Rajarshi Janak University

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Rajarshi Janak University
राजर्षि जनक विश्वविद्यालय
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TypePublic
Established2017;7 years ago (2017)
Chancellor Prime Minister of Nepal
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Amar Prasad Yadav
Students759+
Location, ,
26°43′43″N85°55′30″E / 26.72861°N 85.92500°E / 26.72861; 85.92500
Website www.rju.edu.np
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Location in Madhesh Province
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Rajarshi Janak University (Nepal)

Rajarshi Janak University is a public university located in Janakpur of Dhanusha District, the capital of Madhesh Province. RJU operates through its two constituent campus, the central campuses in Janakpur and the other being newly established engineering campus in Gaushala. The university offers bachelor and masters level courses in a variety of fields.

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History

The university 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] It is focused in educational development of Madhesh Province. [3] The central office of the university is in Janakpur. [4] [5] [6] It has its name based on King Janak, the legendary king of Mithila. [7]

Some of the infrastructure of the university were provided by Tribhuvan University based on the government's decisions while it has established some on its own. [8] [9] [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 759+ students. The current faculties of the university are:

Courses offered

Bachelors

Masters

LevelCourseIntake
BachelorBachelor in Civil Engineering48
Bachelor in Computer Application30
Bachelor in Computer Science and Information Technology20
Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Law40
Bachelor in Business Administration30
Bachelor in of Science in Medical Laboratory Technology20
Bachelor Public Health20
MastersMasters of Business Administration20

M. Phill

Constituent campuses

The RJU Act had provision on acquiring 3 constituent Campuses of TU but the current constituent campus includes: [15]

1. University Campus, Janakpur

2. Gaushala Engineering Campus, Gaushala, Mahottari

3. Pandit Mangal Kumar Upadhyaya Multiple Campus, Gaur

4. Mahagadhimai Campus, Bariyarpur

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