University in Nepal
Rajarshi Janak University is a public university of Nepal. A national university of Nepal, it is 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.
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:
- Science & Technology
- Management
- Humanities & Law
- Health Science
Courses offered
Bachelors
- Bahelor in Civil Engineering (BCE)
- Bachelor in Computer Application (BCA)
- Bachelor of Computer Science and Information Technology (BSc CSIT)
- Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Law (BALLB)
- Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA)
- Bachelor Of Science in Medical Laboratory Technician (B.Sc.MLT)
- Bachelor in Public Health (BPH)
Masters
- Masters of Business Administration
Level
|
Course
|
Intake
|
Bachelor
|
Bachelor in Civil Engineering
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48
|
Bachelor in Computer Application
|
30
|
Bachelor in Computer Science and Information Technology
|
20
|
Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Law
|
40
|
Bachelor in Business Administration
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30
|
Bachelor in of Science in Medical Laboratory Technology
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20
|
Bachelor Public Health
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20
|
Masters
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Masters of Business Administration
|
20
|
M. Phill
- M. Phill in Eastern Philosophy
Constituent campuses
The RJU Act had provision on acquiring 3 constituent Campuses of but cute the constituent campus includes:[15]
1. University Campus, Janakpur
2. Gaushala Engineering Campus, Gaushala, Mahottari
See also
References