Rajarshi Janak University

Rajarshi Janak University is a national university of Nepal. It was founded in October 2017 by the legislature-parliament after passing a bill as per the Constitution under special co-ordination of former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal, Bimalendra Nidhi.[1][2] The university is focused in Madhesh Province.[3] The central office of the university is in Janakpur.[4][5][6] The name of university is based on King Janak, the legendary king of Mithila.[7]

Rajarshi Janak University
राजर्षि जनक विश्वविद्यालय
TypePublic
Established2017 (2017)
ChancellorPrime Minister of Nepal
Vice-ChancellorBharat Jha, PHd
Students193
Location
Janakpur
,
Madhesh
,
Nepal
Websitewww.rju.edu.np

Some of the infrastructure of the university were provided by Tribhuvan University based on the government's decisions.[8][9] The Ramsworup Ramsagar Multiple Campus, previously run by Tribhuvan University, was transferred to Rajarshi Janak University.[10]

Faculties

The university is involved in agriculture, arts, ayurveda, philosophy, forestry, law, management, medicine and tourism.[11] The university is planning to offer courses on Oriental Philosophy and Mithila Art to promote the culture and civilization of the ancient Mithila.[12][13][14] At the early phase, the university started to offer bachelor's courses on public health and law. There are about 200 students. The current faculties of the university are:

  • Science & Technology
  • Management
  • Humanities & Social Sciences

Courses offered

Bachelors
  • Bachelor in Computer Application (BCA)
  • Bachelor in Computer Science and Information Technology (BSc CSIT)
  • Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Law (BALLB)
  • Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA)

Masters
  • Masters of Business Administration
Level Course Intake
Bachelor Bachelor in Computer Application 30
Bachelor in Computer Science and Information Technology 20
Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Law 40
Bachelor in Business Administration 30
Masters Masters of Business Administration 20

Constituent campuses

The RJU Act had provision on acquiring following TU's constituent campuses:[15]

1. Ramswarup Ramsagar Multiple Campus, Janakpur

2.Surya Narayana Satya Narayan Marwaita Multiple Campus, Siraha

3. Mahendra Bindeshwori Multiple Campus, Rajbiraj

See also

References
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  11. Chaudhary, Manoj Kumar; Dhakal, Ajay Prasad (2021-03-01). "An Existing Leadership Styles Among Scholarly Leaders in Nepalese Higher Education". Psychology and Education Journal. 58 (3): 1172–1179. doi:10.17762/pae.v58i3.3461 (inactive 31 December 2022). ISSN 1553-6939. Archived from the original on 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-06-10.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of December 2022 (link)
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