About > The University
Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University
is Chhattisgarh's largest and oldest
institution of higher education, founded in
1964, and named after the first chief
minister of erstwhile Madhya Pradesh. The
University has a sprawling campus in the
western part of the capital of Chhattisgarh,
Raipur. The campus of University is spread
in 207 acres of land. There are Twenty-Nine
teaching departments in the University. Out
of which six departments buildings have
been constructed recently. A variety of self
financed courses have been initiated in
some departments. The total number of
employees is 700, who provide the
administrative support at different levels.
Attracted by the opportunity to
study and conduct advanced research with
renowned professors and fellow scholars in
one of the Chhattisgarh's most dynamic
cities, students also come from the
neighboring States. There are 5000 students
enrolled for variety of courses offered by the
departments who are steered under the
guidance of more than 100 faculty
members. Jurisdiction of RSU covers entire
central and southern part of Chhattisgarh.
There are 180 educational institutions
affiliated to the University. In the academic
year 2005-06, about 1,25,000 students
were enrolled, both for undergraduate and
postgraduate courses. The University plays a
major role in the educational, cultural and
economic life of the region.
Access to the City
Raipur can be accessed conveniently from
most of the metropolitan cities of India. It
has a domestic airport (Air India website
http://www.airindia.com; Indian Airlines
website http://www.indian-airlines.nic.in).
There are daily direct flights from New Delhi
and Mumbai. In addition there are four
flights/week from Chennai. It is also
indirectly connected with Kolkata via Nagpur
and Mumbai.
Raipur is an important railway junction
(Indian Railways website http://
www.indianrail.gov.in). It is located about
300 kilometers from Nagpur in the East on
the Mumbai-Kolkata (Howrah) trunk line.
How to reach the University
The University is of about 5 km from the
Raipur Railway Station and of about 15 km
from the Raipur airport. The transportation
to the university both from the Airport and
the Railway Station is easily available.
Time Zone
(GMT+05:30) Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, New
Delhi You may contact for detailed information
through :
Mail:
Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University
Amanaka G.E.Road
Raipur (Chhatisgarh) India - 492010
