Rajasthan Technical University (RTU) is an

affiliating university A collegiate university is a university where functions are divided between a central administration and a number of constituent colleges. Historically, the first collegiate university was the University of Paris and its first college was the Col ...

in Kota in the state of

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...

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. It was established in 2006 by the

Government of Rajasthan The Government of Rajasthan is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Rajasthan and its districts of Rajasthan, 41 districts. It consists of an executive branch, led by the governor of Rajasthan, as well as judiciary and legis ...

to enhance technical education in the state. It has many affiliated colleges under its umbrella. RTU is on the campus of the University Engineering College, Kota, previously Engineering College of Kota and now University Teaching Department which is now an autonomous institute. The university affiliates about 130 engineering colleges, 4 B.Arch colleges, 41 MCA colleges, 95 MBA colleges, 44 M.Tech colleges and 03 hotel management and catering institutes. More than 2.5 lakh students study in the institutes affiliated to the university. The university offers Bachelor of Technology, Master of Technology, Master of Business Administration, Master of Computer Applications, and Bachelor of Hotel Management and Catering Technology.

Campus

Rajasthan Technical University is on the campus of University Engineering College, Kota (formerly Engineering College, Kota). The lush green campus is at the bank of river Chambal in an area of more than 385 acres. The campus is on the Rawatbhata Road, about 14 km from Kota Railway Station and 10 km from Kota bus stand. It is approximately from

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, and about from the state capital

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Organisation and administration

Governance

The

Governor of Rajasthan The governor of Rajasthan is the nominal head of the Indian state of Rajasthan. The governor's powers are mostly ceremonial and the executive powers of the governor are exercised by the chief minister, who is the head of the executive of the st ...

is the chancellor of the university. Santosh Kumar Singh was appointed

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(VC) in August 2022 replacing Ram Avatar Gupta.

Departments

* Aeronautical Engineering * Ceramic Engineering * Civil Engineering * Chemical Engineering * Computer Science & Engineering * Electronics & Communication Engineering * Electrical Engineering * Electronics Instrumentation & Control Engineering * Humanities and English Studies * Information Technology Engineering * Mathematics * Mechanical Engineering * Nano Technology * Petroleum Engineering * Petrochemical Engineering * Production & Industrial Engineering * Physics Studies * Management Studies

Academics

RTU is an

. Its affiliated colleges offer the degrees of

Bachelor of Technology A Bachelor of Technology (BTech) is an undergraduate degree that is awarded for a higher education program in engineering. Countries Australia In Australia, the Bachelor of Technology degree is offered by RMIT University, Edith Cowan Univ ...

(B.Tech),

Master of Technology A Master of Engineering (abbreviated MEng, ME, M.E. or M.Eng.) is a professional master's degree in the field of engineering. International variations Australia In Australia, the Master of Engineering degree is a research degree requiring com ...

(M.Tech),

Master of Business Administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a professional degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration; elective courses may allow further study in a particular ...

(MBA),

Master of Computer Applications A Master of Science in Information Technology (abbreviated M.Sc.IT, MScIT or MSIT) is a master's degree in the field of information technology awarded by universities A university () is an educational institution, institution of tertiar ...

(MCA) and Bachelor of Hotel Management and Catering Technology (BHMCT). , RTU affiliates 202 colleges. B.Tech degrees are offered at nine government aided institutes and 109 are private ones. MBA degrees are offered at seven government aided institutes and 122 are private ones. MCA degrees are offered in at seven government aided institutes and 25 are private ones. M.Tech is offered in 24 colleges and BHMCT in four colleges. In addition, two colleges offer Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) degrees.

References

External links

* {{Coord missing, Rajasthan Universities and colleges in Kota, Rajasthan Universities in Rajasthan All India Council for Technical Education Educational institutions established in 2006 2006 establishments in Rajasthan