e Prospectus 2013

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Central University of Rajasthan

Central University of Rajasthan (Established by an Act. of Parliament, 2009)NH-8, Jaipur-Ajmer Highway, Bandarsindri-305801

Distt. Ajmer, Rajasthanwww.curaj.ac.in

Blog: http://mmsalunkhe.wordpress.com

Education for Sustainable Development

Contents

Please click on the Topic to follow:1. From the desk of Vice Chancellor.........................................................................................................52. The University.......................................................................................................................................73. Salient Features.....................................................................................................................................84. Schools & Departments.......................................................................................................................105. Academic Programmes........................................................................................................................116. Fee Structure.......................................................................................................................................177. Admissions..........................................................................................................................................218. Scholarships & Fellowships................................................................................................................229. Integrated Programmes........................................................................................................................2310. Life at CURAJ.....................................................................................................................................2611. Department of English.........................................................................................................................3012. Department of Hindi............................................................................................................................3313. Department of Economics....................................................................................................................3514. Department of Culture & Media Studies.............................................................................................3815. Department of Public Policy, Law and Governance...........................................................................4116. Department of Social Work.................................................................................................................4317. Department of Management................................................................................................................4618. Department of Commerce....................................................................................................................4919. Department of Chemistry.....................................................................................................................5120. Department of Pharmacy......................................................................................................................5421. Department of Computer Science & Engineering...............................................................................5622. Department of Computer Science.......................................................................................................5823. Department of Statistics......................................................................................................................6124. Department of Mathematics................................................................................................................6325. Department of Architecture.................................................................................................................6526. Department of Biotechnology.............................................................................................................6827. Department of Biochemistry...............................................................................................................7128. Department of Microbiology...............................................................................................................7329. Department of Environmental Science...............................................................................................7530. Department of Physics........................................................................................................................7831. Placement & Internships.....................................................................................................................8132. Sports Facilities..................................................................................................................................8233. Other Initiatives..................................................................................................................................83

The Visitor

His Excellency Shri Pranab MukherjeeThe President of India

The Vice Chancellor

Prof. M. M. Salunkhe

From the desk of Vice ChancellorDear Students,

Expressing joy over the rapid expansion and consistent growth of the Central University of Rajasthan which was established on 3rd March 2009 by an Act of Parliament, I would like to give you very warm welcome to the Central University of Rajasthan, the premiere institution of higher studies. Taking pride in being the newly established Central University which is growing at a very fast pace, I would like to share that in the beginning, a unique exercise of using the blog for formulation of the academic and administrative frame work of the newly founded Central University of Rajasthan was done. The University, on the basis of the feedback and views received from the stake holders, academicians and eminent experts on the Concept Paper on Stra-tegic Development of Central University of Rajasthan, placed on the blog http://mmsalunkhe.wordpress.com drafted the roadmap for the University. The academic programmes including the vision, mission and goals of the university were designed on the basis of comments received on the blog.

Keeping in mind the views given by the stake holders and the eminent experts of different fields, the uni-versity has adopted the theme of “sustainable development” that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. All the programmes are designed in such a manner that they leads to the implementation of the theme which is “EDUCATION FOR SUSTAIN-ABLE DEVELOPMENT” as sustainable development strategies give nation around the world the ability “to achieve positive economic and social development without excess environmental degradation, in a way that protects the rights and opportunities of coming generations.” All the courses across disciplines are structured with special emphasis on thrust areas like green chemistry, sustainable architecture, desert studies, enviro-economics, community development, artificial intelligence etc.

Meeting the high academic standards and keeping the pace of its unabated growth, the University is presently running 20 PG pogrammes under 10 schools with Ph.D. in all programmes except Architecture. The univer-sity is all set to start Integrated M. Sc. B. Ed Programmes after 10+2 in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Economics and Integrated M. Sc. Programme in Biotechnology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Environmental Science, Computer Science and Statistics in the upcoming academic session. We have signed MoU’s with various prestigious Indian organizations and foreign universities.

The structure of our courses is primarily learner-centric and they offer great flexibility whereby the students have more choices to opt for disciplines of their liking and potential. The University aims at emerging as the leading centre of comprehensive learning at international level. Most of the courses offered at our University are interdisciplinary and they have been streamlined to meet the emerging demands both in the public and the private sector. All the academic programmes are unique in nature, developed by eminent experts invited from all over the country and offer a high job potential which have resulted in optimum summer internship and final placement of the students in prestigious institutions and organizations.

From the desk of Vice ChancellorBy means of state-of-the-art technology enabled teaching methodology; students are given interactive lec-tures, tutorials, assignments, case studies, quiz, seminars and tea with guests as the regular feature of every department. The University offers choice based credit system with credit transfer feature and several students opted papers from other departments as an elective and audit-course.

There is continuous evaluation system and bridge courses are provided to students for better understanding of the course at the beginning of the session. 1GBPS high speed internet connectivity is available with Wi-Fi connection throughout the campus. With support from Ministry of Communications and Information Tech-nology, the University has developed a Centre for Technology Incubation and Development of Entrepreneurs with the mission to benefit the students and outside community to be an Entrepreneur themselves rather than a job seeker. The huge campus of the University which is spread over 518+ acres of land presently has four well con-structed buildings segmented as academic and administrative blocks and separate hostel for boys and girls. The new construction offers state of the art infrastructure including smart classrooms, good library and ac-cess to a large number of research resources through internet, well furnished accommodation, in-house mess, canteen, sports and gym facilities to the students. The development of infrastructure is well under way with fast pace ongoing construction.

The university aspires to have eco friendly campus with energy efficient buildings. It is already registered under GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment), the National Rating System of India and is following the GRIHA guidelines.

I firmly believe that Central University of Rajasthan will be amongst the top Universities of the country in the times to come and while realizing the mandates of value, equity and access, in higher education shall fulfill the noble mission of imparting quality education. Let me assure you that the university will have only one mission to “SET YOUR MINDS ON FIRE”. We are happy to be with you in this important endeavor and look forward for your rewarding career in future.

Prof. M. M. Salunkhe

The University

The Central University of Rajasthan aspires to be one of India’s most dy-namic and vibrant universities, responsive to the changing global trends, providing unparalleled educational opportunities for the learner commu-nity especially for those coming from the lower socio- economic strata of society seeking quality education. It proposes to offer innovative under-graduate and graduate academic programmes as well as continuing per-sonal and professional enrichment in selected areas that will lead to the formation of a scholarly community by advancing, sharing and applying knowledge and by facilitating the development of thoughtful, creative, sensitive and responsible citizens.

The Central University of Rajasthan has been established by an Act of Parliament, 2009, published in the Gazette of India on 20th March, 2009 as a new Central University. The University is fully funded by the Government of India.

Vision

MissionThe mission of the Central University of Rajasthan is to contribute to and work with a sense of Commitment towards the educational, cultural, eco-nomic, environmental, health and social advancement of the region and the nation at large by providing excellent undergraduate liberal education and quality programs leading to bachelor’s, master’s, professional and doctorate degrees.

QualityStatement

In order to meet the challenges of the knowledge era and to keep pace with the knowledge explosion in Higher Education, the Central Univer-sity of Rajasthan is committed to inculcating and sustaining quality in all the dimensions of Higher Education viz. teaching, learning, research, extension and governance while catering to the regional and global needs.

Salient Features

• The University has 20 Departments under 10 Schools of Studies• The Academic Programmes are learner-centric and futuristic with high job potential• University has build a ‘National Character’ comprising of students from 23 states and also from other

Asian countries• Choice Based Credit System allows student to learn courses of their choice and interest• Credit transfer pertaining to the requirement of academic programmes• Bridge and Remedial Courses• Continous Evaluation• Complete transparency in evaluation• Seven-point grade system• Online feedback from students• Lectures of eminent educationists/scientists/experts are organized regularly• Summer Internship Programmes for all students• Training & Placement Cell• MoUs with Organizations/Universities in India and abroad for short training and visits

• Newly constructed and well furnished buildings• Clean and Eco-friendly campus• University is registered under GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment)• Energy efficient buildings• Seven hostel buildings separate for girls and boys• Three newly constructed academic blocks with spacious classrooms and laboratories• A spacious Auditorium-cum-Library is completed recently • Smart classrooms equipped with LCD projectors, computers and smart boards• State-of-the-art laboratories with hi-tech instruments• Centre for Technology Incubation and Development of Entrepreneurs supported by the Ministry of

Communication and Information Technology

Academics

Infrastructure

Salient FeaturesFaculty• Experienced and Research oriented faculty from reputed universities/IIT’s and other organizations• Many faculty have post-doctoral experience from countries like the USA, Germany, the UK, Australia,

Thailand, Italy etc. • Faculty is also engaged in Community development and Extension programmes in addition to teaching

and research• All faculty members are responsive to students’ career goals and provide guidance for national/interna-

tional competitive examinations such as NET, GATE, GRE etc. • The faculty provides additional coaching to slow learners and develop confidence for further studies.

Others• 1 GBPS high speed internet facility with Wi-Fi connectivity available throughout the campus• Hostel mess run by students• Open access to the library resources• Access to more than 7000 jounals through UGC-INFLIBNET Consortium• University offers comprehensive ‘General and Laboratory Safety Training’ to ensure safety of students• University also offers training in ‘Cyber Safety and Identity Protection’

Schools & Departments•School of Humanities & Languages

• Department of English• Department of Hindi

•School of Social Sciences• Department of Economics• Department of Culture & Media Studies• Department of Public Policy, Law & Governance• Department of Social Work

•School of Commerce & Management• Department of Management• Department of Commerce

•School of Chemical Sciences & Pharmacy• Department of Chemistry• Department of Pharmacy

•School of Engineering & Technology• Department of Computer Science & Engineering

•School of Mathematics, Statistics & Computational Sciences• Department of Computer Science• Department of Statistics

• Department of Mathematics

•School of Architecture• Department of Architecture

•School of Life Sciences• Department of Biotechnology• Department of Biochemistry• Department of Microbiology

•School of Earth Sciences• Department of Environmental Science

•School of Physical Sciences• Department of Physics

Academic ProgrammesIntegrated M. Sc. B. Ed. ProgrammesS. No. Subject Intake Eligibility

1 Physics 25 10 + 2 in Science stream or equivalent of any recognized board in India with Physics and Mathematics as optional subjects having 50% marks or equivalent grade in aggregate for general category and 45% or equiv-alent grade for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates.

2 Mathematics 25 10 + 2 or equivalent of any recognized board in India with Mathematics as one of the optional subjects having 50% marks or equivalent grade in aggregate for general category and 45% or equivalent grade for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates.

3 Chemistry 25 10 + 2 in Science stream or equivalent of any recognized board in India with Chemistry as one of the optional subjects having 50% marks in aggregate for general category and 45% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candi-dates.

4 Economics 25 10 + 2 or equivalent of any recognized board in India with Economics or Mathematics as one of the optional subjects having 50% marks or equivalent grade in aggregate for general category and 45% or equiva-lent grade for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates.

NOTE: 1. 10% relaxation in marks for Kashmiri migrants for deciding minimum eligibility conditions.2. Medium of instruction for all the programmes will be English (Except Hindi)

Academic ProgrammesIntegrated M. Sc. with Diploma in EducationS. No. Subject Intake Eligibility

1 Biotechnology 25 10 + 2 in Science stream or equivalent of any recognized board in India with Biology as one of the optional subjects having 50% marks or equivalent grade in aggregate for general category and 45% or equivalent grade for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates.

2 Microbiology 25 10 + 2 in Science stream or equivalent of any recognized board in India with Biology as one of the optional subjects having 50% marks or equivalent grade in aggregate for general category and 45% or equivalent grade for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates.

3 Biochemistry 25 10 + 2 in Science stream or equivalent of any recognized board in India with Biology as one of the optional subjects having 50% marks or equivalent grade in aggregate for general category and 45% or equivalent grade for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates.

4 Environmental Science

25 10 + 2 in Science stream or equivalent of any recognized board in India with Biology as one of the optional subjects having 50% marks or equivalent grade in aggregate for general category and 45% or equivalent grade for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates.

5 Statistics 25 10 + 2 in any stream or equivalent of any recognized board in India with Mathematics as one of the optional subjects having 50% marks or equivalent grade in aggregate for general category and 45% or equivalent grade for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates.

6 Computer Science

25 10 + 2 in any stream or equivalent of any recognized board in India with Mathematics as one of the optional subjects having 50% marks or equivalent grade in aggregate for general category and 45% or equivalent grade for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates.

NOTE: 1. 10% relaxation in marks for Kashmiri migrants for deciding minimum eligibility conditions.2. Medium of instruction for all the programmes will be English (Except Hindi)

Academic ProgrammesPost-Graduate ProgrammesS. No. Courses Subject Intake Semester Eligibility

1 M.A. EnglishSpecialization in Creative Writing, Script Writing, Writing for Media and Film Appreciation

20 4 Any graduate of recognized University with a minimum of 50% marks in aggre-gate with English as one of the subjects.

2 M.A. Hindi Specialization in Functional Hindi

20 4 A graduate of a recognized University with a minimum of 50 % marks in ag-gregate with Hindi as one of the subjects.

3 M.A. EconomicsSpecialization in Enviro-economics

20 4 Any graduate of a recognized university with a minimum of 50% marks in aggre-gate with Economics/ Statistics/ Math-ematics as one of the subjects.

4 M.A. Culture & Media Studies 20 4 Any graduate of a recognized University with a minimum of 50 % marks in ag-gregate.

5 M.A. Public Policy, Law and Governance

20 4 Bachelor’s degree from a recognized University with 50% marks in aggregate.

6 M.A. Social Work 20 4 Any graduate of a recognized Univer-sity with a minimum of 50% marks or equivalent grade in aggregate for general category and 45% or equivalent grade for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates.

7 MBA Business Administration 30 4 Graduate from any recognized university in any discipline with 50% of marks.

8 M.Com. Specialization in Accounting & Taxa-tion/ HRM/Finance/Marketing

20 4 B.Com. (Hons.)/B.Com. under 10+2+3 pattern securing a minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate including all sub-jects studied at B.Com. level

9 M.Sc. ChemistrySpecialization in Green Chemistry

20 4 Candidate with B.Sc. degree or its equiv-alent of a recognized University with minimum of 50% of marks in aggregate with Chemistry as one of the subject at the third year of the B.Sc. course.

10 M.Pharm. Specialization in Pharmaceuti-cal and Medicinal Chemistry

23 (18 + 05 Full-t i m e S p o n -sored**)

4 A Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy with minimum of 50% marks in aggregate. Candidates with above qualifications but without valid GATE/GPAT Score will have to appear for the Entrance Test. Can-didates with valid GATE/GPAT Score will be preferred and will be exempted from appearing at the Entrance Test.


11 M.Tech. Computer Science and EngineeringSpecialization in In-formation Security

23 (18 + 05 Full-t i m e S p o n -sored**)

4 1. B.E./B.Tech. in any branch of engineering with a valid minimum GATE score in Computer Science and Engg./MCA with a valid minimum GATE score in Computer Science and Engg./MSc with a valid minimum GATE score in Computer Science and Engg.

2. Candidates with above qualifications but without valid GATE score will have to appear for the En-trance Examination.

3. Candidates with valid GATE score will be preferred and will be exempted from appearing at the En-trance Examination.

12 M.Sc. Computer ScienceSpecialization in Ar-tificial Intelligence

20 4 Candidates with any Bachelor’s degree in Science/En-gineering/ Technology/Computer Science Eng. of a rec-ognized University with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate with Computer Science or Computer Applica-tions or Information Technology or equivalent as one of the subjects at the final year of the degree.

13 M.Sc./M.A. StatisticsSpecialization in Ac-tuarial Science

20 4 A candidate with a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university with a minimum of 50% marks and Statistics /Mathematics as one of the papers in the degree course, provided that the candidate has studied the subject of Mathematics at the 12th standard level as prescribed by any recognised board.

14 M.Sc. Tech. Mathematics *Combination of Mathematics and Computer Science* with option to exit with M.Sc. Math-ematics after two years (4 Semesters).

20 6 Any graduate of a recognized University with a mini-mum of 50% marks in aggregate with Mathematics as one of the subjects at graduate level.

**Candidates with requisite qualifications and having at least two years of work experience in Govt./Govt.-recognized organizations (universities/colleges engaged in teaching and research, Govt. R & D institutions or R & D centres of industry) are eligible to apply under the category of sponsored students. The work experi-ence should be in the area mentioned in the requisite qualifications. Sponsored candidates will also have to appear in the Entrance Examination


15 M.Arch. Specialization in Sustainable Archi-tecture

20 4 Bachelor of Architecture degree course or equivalent courses recognized by the Council of Architecture with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate. Candidate with valid GATE Score will be preferred and will be exempted from appearing for the Entrance Test.

16 M.Sc. Biotechnology 20 4 A candidate with a B. Sc. degree in Biology (Botany, Zo-ology, Biochemistry, Microbiology etc.), Chemistry and Physics with minimum of 50% of marks.

17 M.Sc. Biochemistry 20 4 A candidate possessing Bachelor’s degree in Botany/Zool-ogy/Bio Chemistry/Microbiology/Genetics/Medicine/Phar-macy/Agriculture/ Life sciences / Bio technology/Chemis-try/Physics/Mathematics and any other area of Biological sciences as main subject with minimum 50% of marks in aggregate .

18 M.Sc. Microbiology 20 4 A candidate with a Bachelor’s degree in Botany/Zoology/Bio Chemistry/Microbiology/Genetics/Medicine/Pharma-cy /Agriculture/Life sciences /Bio technology/Chemistry/Physics/Mathematics and any other area of Biological sci-ences as main subject with minimum 50 % of marks in ag-gregate .

19 M.Sc. Environmental Sci-ence Specialization in Desert Studies

20 4 A candidate with a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline of Science/Engineering /Agricultural sciences with a mini-mum of 50 % marks in aggregate or an equivalent grade at graduate level from a recognized University.

20 M.Sc. Physics 20 4 A candidate with minimum of 50% of marks or CGPA of 3.0 in the UGC Seven Point scale or equivalent in the Bachelor degree in Science with Physics as one of the major subjects.

NOTE: 1. 5 % relaxation in marks for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates for deciding minimum eligibility conditions.2. 10% relaxation in marks for Kashmiri migrants for deciding minimum eligibility conditions.3. Medium of instruction for all the programmes is English (Except Hindi)

Academic ProgrammesPh. D. ProgrammesThe University offers PhD programmes in all the departments. The University shall decide, on an annual ba-sis, the maximum number of candidates to be admitted to the programme, which shall be announced through notification and on the website. The candidates with at least 55% marks, in aggregate, in their Master’s Degree in the subject concerned / allied / cognate subjects shall appear for a written test conducted by the University to be followed by an interview to be conducted by the concerned Department.

After assessing the appropriateness of the subject in which the candidate has a master’s degree to the field of proposed study, the candidates will be selected according to the merit. Details regarding the admissions to PhD programme and rules related to the award of degree are available in University Ordinance No. 9

Fee StructureFee for I Semester

S.No. Head Programme Fee in Rs.A B

1 Admission Fee 220 2202 Tuition Fee (per Semester) 350 50003 Lab Fee (per semester) 600 6004 Library Fee (per semester) 180 1805 Exam Fee (per semester) 140 1406 Sports Fee (per semester) 110 1107 Internet Charges (per Semester) 160 1608 Student Welfare/Union Fund (per annum) 300 3009 Medical Fee (per annum) 200 20010 Students Aid Fund (per semester) 40 4011 Other Fees 300 30012 Total Rows (1-11) 2600^ 7250^

13 Deposits (Refundable) 1000 100014 Grand Total Cost (12+13) 3600@ 8250@

Programmes A : M.Sc./M.A. Statistics/ M.Sc. Tech. Mathematics / M.Sc. Chemistry / M.Sc. Comp. Science/ M.A. English/ M.A. Economics/ M. A. Hindi/M. A. Culture & Media Studies/M. Sc. Physics/M. Sc. Biotech-nology/ M. Sc. Environmental Science / M. A. Social Work/M. A. Public Policy, Law & Governance/M. Sc. Biochemistry/M. Sc. Microbiology/M. Com. / Integrated M. Sc. B. Ed. / Integrated M. Sc.

Programmes B : M.B.A. / M. Arch./M. Tech. Comp.. Sc. & Eng. /M. Pharm. Sponsored candidates are to pay one-time amount of Rs. 50,000/-

@ Rs. 3000/- Hostel Mess Advance. Mess Charges payable on actual basis and Rs.1800/- Hostel Fee (per semester).

Note: 1. Rs. 2000/- for Rural Education Camp for M. A. Social Work which will be deposited along with the fees

of II semester.2. Admission for Foreign Students: ^ Every foreign student has to pay three times of Programme Fee i.e.Rs.

21750/- for programme B and Rs. 7800/-for programme A and one time Foreign Registration Fee of US $ 100 for all Programmes.

Fee StructureFee for III Semester


1 Admission Fee 220 2202 Tuition Fee (per Semester) 350 50003 Lab Fee (per semester) 600 6004 Library Fee (per semester) 180 1805 Exam Fee (per semester) 140 1406 Sports Fee (per semester) 110 1107 Internet Charges (per Semester) 160 1608 Student Welfare/Union Fund (per annum) 300 3009 Medical Fee (per annum) 200 20010 Students Aid Fund (per semester) 40 4011 Other Fees 300 30012 Total Rows (1-11) 2600^ 7250^

13 Deposits (Refundable) - -14 Grand Total Cost (12+13) 2600@ 7250@







Fee StructureFee for Even Semester


1 Admission Fee - -2 Tuition Fee (per Semester) 350 50003 Lab Fee (per semester) 600 6004 Library Fee (per semester) 180 1805 Exam Fee (per semester) 140 1406 Sports Fee (per semester) 110 1107 Internet Charges (per Semester) 160 1608 Student Welfare/Union Fund (per annum) - -9 Medical Fee (per annum) - -10 Students Aid Fund (per semester) 40 4011 Other Fees 300 30012 Total Rows (1-11) 1880^ 6530^

13 Deposits (Refundable) - -14 Grand Total Cost (12+13) 1880@ 6530@







Fee StructureFee for PhD

S.No. Head Program Fee in Rs.A B C

One-time Fee1 Admission Fee 250.00 250.00 250.002 Tuition Fee * 2000.00 2000.00 8000.003 Exam Fee ** 5000.00 5000.00 5000.00

Total (Rows 1-3) 7250.00 7250.00 13250.00Fee payable every Semester

4 Lab fee 2000.00 660.00 2000.005 Library Fee 200.00 200.00 200.006 Sports Fee 200.00 200.00 200.007 Internet Charges 275.00 275.00 275.008 Students Aid Fund 50.00 50.00 50.00

Total (Rows 4-8) 2725.00 1385.00 2725.00Annual Fee

9 Student Welfare/Union Fund (per annum) 330.00 330.00 330.0010 Medical Fee (per annum) 250.00 250.00 250.0011 Miscellaneous campus amenities fee 500.00 500.00 500.00

Total (Rows 9-11) 1080.00 1080.00 1080.0012 Deposit (Refundable) 2000.00 2000.00 2000.00

* Tuition fee shall be payable for the semester (s) when the student is doing course work. If a student spreads his course work over two or more semesters, he shall pay tuition fee for each such semester.**Exam fee shall be payable at the time of submission of Ph.D. thesis for evaluation.

Category A: PhD in /Chemistry/ Microbiology/ Biochemistry/ Biotechnology/ Physics/ Environmental Sci-ence /Computer Science and other experimental Sciences.

Category B: PhD in Public Policy, Law & Governance/ Economics / Commerce/Social Work/ Statistics/ Culture and Media Studies / Hindi/English /Mathematics and other subjects in Humanities, Social Sciences and non-experimental Sciences.

Category C: Ph.D. in Management/ Comp. Science & Engineering/ Pharmacy / Architecture

AdmissionProcedureAdmission to all programmes will be based on common entrance examination, CUCET-2013, which will be conducted at various centers all over India. Online and offline Application for the entrance test and detailed information regarding CUCET-2013 will be available on the website www.cucet2013.co.in

The weightage to CUCET-2013 score and the performance at the qualifying exam will be in the ratio of 70:30, except for MBA, wherein weightage will be in ratio of 70:20:10 (CUCET 2013 Score: Group Discus-sion: Personal Interview).

For the purpose of computing percentage of weightage of performance at qualifying exam, performance in aggregate at final year (degree) exam will be taken. If the final year result is not declared, aggregate of per-formance at first and second year may be considered.

The list of successful candidates and schedule of counseling will be announced through the website. If a candidate is provisionally admitted during the counseling, he/she will have to deposit the prescribed fee on the same day.

CriteriaAdmission shall be made on the basis of marks/grades in the qualifying examination and performance in the Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET). The test shall consist of Multiple Choice Questions in two parts A and B.

Part A: Consist of 35 questions focused on analytical skills and general awareness.Part B: Consist of 65 questions related to subject concerned.

CUCET 2013Ten Central Universities, namely Bihar, Gujarat, Jammu, Jharkhand, Kashmir, Kerala, Orissa, Punjab, Raja-sthan, Tamil Nadu are the participating universities for common entrance test for admission to programmes offered by the respective universities. The test enables a candidate, as a single window facility, to seek admis-sion to integrated programmes (after 10 +2), under-graduate, post-graduate & research programmes in the above mentioned ten universities.

Scholarships/Fellowships• Scholarships of Rs. 1000/- per month to First Three Toppers in each programme by Central University

of Rajasthan. • Single Girl Child Scholarship of Rs. 2000/ - per month by UGC, Government of India. • M. Tech. GATE Scholarship. • Scholarship for ST/SC/OBC/BPL students by Government of India. • Scholarship for minority students by Government of India• Post-Graduate Merit Scholarship for University Rank Holders at Undergraduate Level of Rs. 2000/- per

month by UGC, Government of India. • Post-Graduate Scholarship for selected SC/ST candidates of Rs. 5000/- per month for M. Tech. student

and Rs. 3000/- per month for other professional courses by UGC.• All Ph.D. scholars not receiving other Fellowship will be getting University scholarship as per UGC

norms.

Reservation Policy• The reservation policy of the Government of India and amendments therein time to time is applicable for

admissions in all programmes.

Integrated ProgrammesLooking to the needs of teacher education in expanding horizons of higher education in the country as well as in the state of Rajasthan, the Central University of Rajasthan offers integrated academic programmes leading to the degree of M.Sc. B.Ed. and M.Sc. programmes with content of education in various subjects.

*After M.Sc. (completion of 10 Semesters (5 Years) a student may also take admission in Ph.D. Programme as per rules/ordinance of Univ.In 6th Year, a student is allowed to take courses related to research in the relevant discipline (proposed)

• The students are able to decide career goals after 10+2 and focus their attention in the area of choice. • The course structure is designed to prepare students for teaching profession in schools as well as in col-

leges/universities.• The integrated programmes are prepared with the approach that the students from non mathematics

background, like Biology, will have mathematics at B.Sc. level, so that they may pursue advanced stud-ies in emerging areas at a later stage. Such integration is not being offered in any institution.

• In the programmes, educational pedagogy and technology will be integrated right from the beginning.• Students may take courses of their choice from other departments as additional credits (Choice based

credit system)

Salient Features

Programme Duration

Integrated Programmes

• Integrated M.Sc. B.Ed. in four subjects (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Economics) Duration : 6 Years ( 12 Semesters)• Integrated M.Sc. with Diploma in Education in six subjects (Biotechnology, Microbiology, Biochemis-

try, Environmental Science, Statistics and Computer Science). Duration: 5 Years (10 Semesters)

Programme StructureThere will be four core subjects in the 1st year and 2nd Year and only one subject as major (like Honors de-gree ) in III year in which the student will pursue the M.Sc. degree. Out of 48 credits of education, 36 credits are spread over from 2nd year to 5th year. While, during the 6th year, only 12 remaining credits of education are allotted. Therefore, students may take courses related to Research Methodology, if they intend to take admission in Ph.D. Programme after B.Ed. As such, time period to be spent for Ph.D. programme is reduced. In last two semesters of Integrated M.Sc., B.Ed. Programme (XI and XII Semesters), the students shall be placed in Schools/College for internship under the supervision of a mentor.

Exit options are available after B.Sc. and M.Sc. degree, if not continuing further for B.Ed. degree/Master’s degree. The candidate will get Certificate in Education along with B.Sc. degree and Diploma in Education with M.Sc. degree if take exit after B.Sc. and M.Sc. respectively.

Exit Options

Integrated Programmes

CoursesThe integrated M.Sc. programmes comprised of following three types of Courses:• Compulsory Courses

• Hindi• English • Environmental Studies• Information and Communication Technology in Education (ICT)• Indian Constitution and Human Rights• Statistical Methods

• Core subjects• Mathematics• Physics• Chemistry• Biology

• Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Environmental Science• Economics• Statistics• Computer Science

• Courses in Education

Audit CoursesIn addition to the common, core and education courses, students may also take audit courses and other courses available in various schools of the university for augmenting the skills and knowledge in the area of their interests.

Change in core subjects during programmeIf some seat(s) in a programme are available at any stage (after 1st year/2nd Year), the students are allowed to change their core subject on the basis of merit and performance in the previous examination. The permission of such changes will be granted by a committee constituted by the Vice Chancellor.

The details of courses and credits are given in the syllabi of Integrated Programmes.

Life at CURAJHostels

• Separate state-of-the-art Gymnasium in Boys and Girls Hostels

• Common reading rooms in Hostels• Proposed common kitchen for students with fa-

cilities like refrigerator, microwave etc.• Central cooling system in hostels (under prog-

ress)• Running hot water in the bathrooms

A home away from home

Cultural FestMaru-Kriti is the Cultural Fest of Central University of Rajasthan. Maru-Kriti cultural fest is the reflection of Rajasthani art, drama and culture where students present and perform rajasthani dances, songs, fashion show, mimicry, mime, rangoli, mehandi and literary activities. In literary events students take part in debate, extempore, just in time, and Group discussions.

Life at CURAJ

Life at CURAJ

Life at CURAJ

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School of Humanities & LanguagesDepartment of EnglishProgramme: M.A. English (Specialization in Creative Writing, Script Writing, Writing for Media and Film Appreciation)Intake: 20 Duration: 4 semester

Preamble & Objective

Nature & ScopeThe course covers:• Literatures and cultures in English or translated into English• Relationship between language and culture (imperial-colonial debates)• Language as a tool for politics of ideas (discourse and hegemony)• Comparative literature across languages and cultures• Appreciation of literature and language across media• Understanding of connection between visual representation and verbal image

M.A. English engages with literatures and cultures in English or translated into English and interprets and formulates cultural theories. It covers several areas with the following objectives in mind:• To impart essential knowledge of literary forms, movements and trends in contemporary theory and in-

terdisciplinary extensions.• To train students to use their expertise for careers in journalism, translation, translation for newspaper

syndics, performative art and film criticism, publishing, scriptwriting and for academic careers in Eng-lish, Comparative Literature and Cultural studies Departments/Centres.

• To equip students for higher specialization in above areas.• To facilitate careers in creative writing.• To equip students for research in interdisciplinary areas such as tribal, diasporic, cultural, historical and

anthropological fields.• To sensitize students towards contemporary areas of conflict and human rights.

Creativity & Sensitivity

Humanitarian Values

Resolves Conflicts

Study of Literature PROMOTES

Sustainable Development

• Madam Rekha Nigam was invited as Guest Faculty for the paper ‘Script Writing for Films’ (305) for the students of Semester III. She was here with us for five days (October 8, 2012 to October 12, 2012).

• Prof. Somdatta Mandal from Vishwa Bharti, Kolkatta was with us from 29th October to 2nd November, 2012 for the paper ‘Contemporary Critical Theory’ (302).

Guest & Invited Lectures

Seminars & Workshops• National Seminar on Rabindra Nath Tagore in collaboration with Sahitya Akademi in Nov.2010• National Workshop on Revisiting Cultural Cartographies of Indian Languages in Jan.2011• International conference on Shifting Paradigms of Comparative Literature in March 2011• International Conference on “Minority Discourses Across Cultures” from 26-28 February, 2012 in col-

laboration with Comparative Literature Association of India (CLAI)

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• Vijayaraj Kumawat and Balveer Poonia (MAEN Sem IV) were invited by Birla International School to judge the Debate & Elocution Competition (13th Oct. 2012)

• Ms Anita Goswami 2010-12 batch qualified the UGC-NET, Dec.2012 Examination• Rajneesh Luhani and Balveer Poonia (MAEN IV) read paper at the International Conference organized

by CLAI at Jadhavpur University (16-18 Jan. 2013)• In the Debate Competition organized by NSS, Curaj Hemantvardhan (MAEN IV) stood Second (17th

Jan. 2013)• Rajneesh Luhani (MAEN IV) was declared Second Runner-Up in the Quiz Competition organized by

CURaj Quiz Club (12th Feb. 2013)• Amiya Ghosh & Bibin Mathew Sebastian (MAEN Sem II) attended the International Conference on

“Voices From the Margin: Society, Culture & Exclusion” at Central University of Jharkhand (20-22 Feb. 2013).

• Batch of 2010-2012 were conferred the degree at the First Convocation of the University on September 1, 2012. The students of the first batch are well placed: Suman Rathore, the gold medallist is working with the software company E-Clinical Works, Ahmedabad as Project Manager, Khushboo Rathore is se-lected for P.G.T, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Shivpuri, Khushbu Kumpawat is working with the N.G.O Kautilya Development Society, Khumbalgarh as Asst. Editor, Annu Yadav is working with the N.G.O Pratham, three students (Sapinder, Sayar and Devendra Gora) are pursuing Ph.D from Central University of Pun-jab and Priya Kumari is enrolled for M.Phil in Banasthali Vidyapeeth.

• On the first Convocation of the University, MA English students displayed the achievements of the de-partment through charts. Hon’ble Vice Chancellor Prof. Salunkhe, Chief Guest Shri Kapil Sibal Ji and Shri Sachin Pilot and other dignitaries were present.

Student Achievement

School of Humanities & LanguagesDepartment of English

Faculty• Dr. Supriya Agarwal (Head, Associate Professor) Area of Interest - Gender and cultural Studies, World literature• Dr. Bhumika Sharma (Assistant Professor) Area of Interest - Post Colonial Studies, African American Writing• Dr. Abhigyan Dwivedi (Assistant Professor) Area of Interest – Communication Skills, Contemporary literature, Computational Linguistics• Mr. Devendra Rankawat (Assistant Professor) Area of Interest – Postcolonial studies and Creative writing• Dr. Vinod K.K (Assistant Professor) Area of Interest – Cultures, literatures, histories and per formative arts • Neha Arora (Assistant Professor) Area of Interest – Dalit Writing, Contemporary Literature

• Balveer Poonia and Vijayraj Kumawat of MAEN III were invited by Birla International School to judge the debate and elocution competition held on their campus on October 13, 2012.

• Vijayraj Kumawat of MAEN III qualified UGC-NET June 2012.

School of Humanities & LanguagesDepartment of HindiProgramme: M.A. Hindi (Specialization in Functional Hindi)Intake: 20 Duration: 4 semester

Preamble & ObjectiveStudy of language and literature enriches sociology which helps to understand the ethnic-geographical unity, fellowship of faiths, social institutions and Indian Culture from the different parts of India. Hindi is the sec-ond most spoken language in the world after Mandarin Chinese. It is the National and official language of India. Being the birth place of the famous Hindi mystic and Rajasthani poetess Meerabai of Krishna cult of Hindi literature, the university is proud to establish the Department of Hindi.

Hindi Department aims at providing teaching and research facilities in the various fields - contemporary lit-erature, fiction, Comparative literature of Hindi with other Indian Languages. Present day i.e., in the emerg-ing post Industrial socio-economic and political net-work called globalization and the functional hierarchy between English and other language is likely to increase. Globalization will give impetus to Hindi language in India by increasing its use in new domains in the field of advertising, media, consultancy, information technology, call-centers, travel, transport, hospitality and cross-national networking parallel to English.

Nature & ScopeKeeping in view of the post modern society and the global needs and of communication patterns, the syllabus of Hindi is framed by the University. To train the students in the field of corporate sectors functional Hindi has been introduced in each semester as a compulsory paper which includes computers and its development, Journalism – Web Journalism, mass media etc. Keeping the view of the unemployment problem the Dept. of Hindi also offers the compulsory paper related to the most popular entertainment media the Indian cinema where the students read and learn about the screen play, script-writing, dialogue writing, techniques of pho-tography with the support of other depts.

Special attention is also given to the students by taking U.G.C.(N.E.T/J.R.F) classes as a part of the cur-riculum. The Hindi Dept. focuses not only the study of Hindi language and literature but also other classical languages of India by offering an optional paper at the P.G. level like studying the poems of Tagore (Bangla), Kumaranashan (Malayalam) Subrahmanya Bharathi (Tamil) etc.

Departmental FacilitiesThe Department has been provided with computers and projectors in the class rooms, every staff is offered laptop and Hindi fonts are installed to enrich the contemporary needs. The students of the Dept. are asked to present seminars, P.P.T presentations in every week. Hindi Dept. plans to establish a language lab very soon.

• Prof. Allison Busch, Columbia University• Dr. Imre Bangha , Oxford University

The following scholars have delivered lectures on the topic “samasamayik Alochana: Naree vimarsh-badalte parivesh” :• Dr. Shyam Sakha Shyam, Director, Haryana sahityak Academy• Dr. Sandeep Awasti, Journalist, Ajmer

The Department is planning to organize a 2 day National seminar on “The cultural values in Indian Cin-ema: with reference to Hindi and other languages” in collaboration with Bhasha Sangam, Allahabad and ICSSR, New Delhi on the 14th-15th March 2013.


Faculty• Dr. Lakshmi Aiyar, Associate Professor & Head

Area of Interest: Comparative Literature• Dr. Chandra Shekhar Chaubey, Assistant Professor• Dr. Arvind Singh Tejawat, Assistant Professor

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Workshops & ConferencesTwo days National seminar was conducted by the dept. of Hindi on 14th-15th March on the topic "cul-tural Values in Indian Cinema:With Reference To Hindi and Other Indian Languages in collaboration with ICSSR,New Delhi,Bhasha Sangam,Allahabad.

Student Achievement• So far 8 Hindi students have cleared U.G.C N.E.T/J.R.F

School of Social SciencesDepartment of EconomicsProgramme: M.A. Economics (Specialization in Enviro-Economics)Intake: 20 Duration: 4 semester

Preamble & ObjectiveThe program aims to develop the understanding about the interlinkages between the economy and the envi-ronment. The course is framed with the following objectives to be achieved:• To enable the students to understand the principles, theories and applications of microeconomics, mac-

roeconomics, public economics, development economics, international economics and monetary eco-nomics.

• To develop multidisciplinary skills among the students to tackle the complex environmental and eco-nomic issues.

• To enable the students to apply the mathematical methods and econometric tools to understand the in-teraction between the variables.

• To assist the students in writing the good quality research paper.

Nature & ScopeStudents will have opportunity in;• Government ministries and related agencies undertaking environmental planning and policy analysis

work• Public and private sector companies and consultancy groups conducting analysis of effects of economic

activity on the environment as well as corporations which indulge in implementing programmes to meet goals of social and environmental responsibilities

• Research and educational institutions, involved in environmental management and sustainable develop-ment

• Non- Governmental organizations concerned with economic development and environmental change

Departmental Facilities• Computer lab contains 40 computers with internet connectivity and loaded with softwares named

SPSS, STATA and E Views. • Class-rooms equipped with all modern technologies like Wi-Fi connectivity, LCD-Projectors, and au-

dio-visual system.

• Prof. Dilawar Ali Khan from Pakistan former Dean and Professor of NUST Business School delivered the lecture on various issues during February 18th -20th 2013.

• Prof. Narayan Sinha, University of Botswana on Research Methodology and Econometrics• Prof. Ganesh Kawadia, Dean School of Social Science and Head, School of Economics on the topic,

“FDI in Retail Sector’• Prof. P.K. Chaubey, IIPA, Delhi, on ‘Demystification of the Poverty Line’• Prof. Surjeet Singh, Director, Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur on ‘Budget 2012-13:Some Re-

flections’• Prof. vipin Gupta, on ’Emerging 21st Century Leadership’ under the joint Faculty Seminar by Depart-

ment of Economics and Department of management.• Prof. S. Madheswaran, Special Officer and Adviser, Department of Planning, Programme Monitoring

and Statistics Department, Government of Karnataka, and Professor, Centre for Economic studies and Policy, Institute for Economic and Social Change, Bangalore delivered his lecture on ‘An Overview of Valuation Techniques in Environmental Economics

• Prof. Suparn Sharma, Mata Vaishno Devi University on “Use of SPSS Tools and Techniques in Econom-ics”

• Prof. Sudhir K. Jain, IIT Delhi, delivered the lecture on “Political Economy in India” • Prof. Manju Singh, Council For Social Development, Hyderabad, on “Rural Telephony Under Bharat

Nirman”


Seminars, Workshops & ConferencesA workshop was conducted on “Environmental Economics” to discuss the recent researches and dissertation topics for faculties and students. Chief Guest Hon’ble Justice Shri V.S. Dave inaugurated the workshop and delivered his lecture on “Climate Change”. To equip the faculty and students both, eminent professors were invited as resource persons for this workshop. They gave lectures on various topics like• Prof. A.V. Raja, University of Hyderabad on the Overview of Environmental Economics. • Prof. Jyotish Stayapalan, Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad on Dry Lands in India. • Prof. M.N. Murty, Institute of Economic Growth, New Delhi on Green Accounting for Sustainable De-

velopment • Prof. M.L.Sharma, Central University of Rajasthan on Green Chemistry and Sustainable Development. • Prof. H.S. Sharma on Sustainable Development and Geography. Panel Discussion was held by the eminent panellists Prof. A.V. Raja, Prof. Jyotish Satyapalan, Prof. K.C. Sharma, and Prof. M.N. Murty on “the New Researchable issues For M.A./M.Phil/PhD Dissertations”.

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Faculty• Dr. Anurag Asawa, Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Department Area of Specialization: Energy Economics, applied Econometrics• Dr. Ummed Singh, Assistant Professor Area of Specialization: Public Economics, Micro Finance• Dr. Ranjan Aneja, Assistant Professor Area of Specialization: Development Economics and Regional Economics• Ms Hemlata Manglani, Assistant Professor Area of Specialization: Micro Economics, International Trade and Theory and Money Finance• Ms. Shilpi Gupta, Assistant Professor Area_of_interest : Mathematical Economics , Micro Economics ,Macro Economics, Statistics, Inter national Economics, Development Economics

The courses are designed to develop multi-disciplinary skills among the students to tackle the complex envi-ronmental and economic issues. Apart from the micro, macro, international and monetary economics, there is a special focus on environmental economics, natural resource economics, global and national environmental issues, environmental impact assessment and sustainable development. Besides, econometrics, theories of economic growth, public economics, development economics, economics of human development, environ-mental sociology is also the part of the course curriculum.

The course on Computer Applications in Economics and Statistics enables the students to handle a set of time series and cross section data using the softwares like SPSS, EViews, and STATA. The course curriculum includes lecture notes, tutorials, seminars, self-study and internship/ project report/ dissertations.

Courses

Student’s Achievement• Students have made the web e-group called as ECONOMIC SOCIETY OF CENTRAL UNIVERSITY

OF RAJASTHAN to nurture of interest in economics based on knowledge and cooperation through interaction on the web.

• Geromic George, represented the University along with his team in the 26th inter university west zone youth festival at the Jiwaji University, Gwalior and National Youth Festival in Shri Venketeshvara Uni-versity, Tirupati and stood second and third position respectively.

• Poonam Rathore, performed marvellously along with her team of 9 students in the One-Act-Play at West Zone Youth Festival 2010, Jiwaji University Gwalior

• Geromic George, got first prize in the Debate competition in International Youth festival Bani-Thani2011, organized at M.D.S. University Ajmer, Rajasthan.

• Geromic George was the winner of Debate Competition organized by AMU in Feb 2012.

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School of Social SciencesDepartment of Culture & Media studiesProgramme: M.A. Culture & Media StudiesIntake: 20 Duration: 4 semester

Preamble & ObjectiveIn recent times, the idea of the text has expanded from the merely literary to all forms of cultural production, and media has come to be a powerful means of expressing culture. Media literacy has become an important skill that enables an understanding of society and culture. Hence the conceptual and formal aspects of cul-ture and media need to be studied in order to grasp local, national and global social complexities. The M. A. Programme in Culture and Media Studies is designed to enabling the student to understand how culture shapes individuals and communities and is in turn shaped by them. The programme aims to prepare students who will enter the world of media and culture with a critical perspective and analytical mind and with an introduction to various media technologies and narratives. The department aims following objectives:• To develop a clear grasp of the key concepts of cultural studies and media studies• To help understand the cultural dynamics of society with the help of contemporary theory and to equip

with students the analytical tools to study diverse media and cultural practices;• To provide an exposure to various forms of cultural expression, & a hands on experience of media prod.• To familiarize the student with the rich and complex cultures of Rajasthan;• To develop critical and analytical abilities through case studies focused on cultural sites and practices;• To engage with question of documentation, archiving, curating and conserving folk and indigenous

cultures;• To train students in research methods to produce a research dissertation;• To train students in conceptual and/or practical aspects of radio, photography and documentary from

script writing to post-production.

Nature & ScopeThis course would enable student to pursue further research or careers in craft and heritage related domains and production of films, documentaries, radio and TV programmes. Depending on their individual interests, the students will find openings in the government agencies or international bodies like UNESCO or NGOs related to culture, in publishing houses and electronic media and also as film critics.

• The Department has a full-fledged media lab with following Video production equipments:• Non-Linear Editing facility.• Photography- High-end and cameras for still photography and Video Production.• Advanced studio lighting kit.• Quality and updated sound recording facility.• Collection of Classic documentaries and films related to the syllabus.

Departmental Facilities

• Prof. Kevin Murray, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia on sustainability in craft and designs. • Prof. Ram Sharan Joshi, former vice-chancellor, Makhanlal Chaturvedi, University of Journalism, Bho-

pal, on how to write reportage on sensitive topics like communal violence, nuclear issue, gender related cases.

• Dr. Ryaaz Hasan, Department of Theatre and Film Studies, MGAHV Wardha, on camera and video shooting skills for course paper MAC 105: Photography and Video-production.

• Dr. Shashi Bhatia, Department of Anthropology, Lucknow University, took 5-day intensive lectures on Course paper MAC 303: Indigenous Culture.

• Prof. Sanjeev Bhanawat, Head, Department of Journalism, Rajasthan University, Jaipur, gave 5-day lectures on media ethics and laws.

• Prof. Anjali Monteiro, Dean, School of Media & Cultural Studies & Prof. K.P. Jayasankar, Chairperson, Centre for Critical Media Praxis, School of Media and Cultural Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, has done a teaching module on course paper ‘Visual Culture’ & ‘Documentary Film’.

• Historian-theatre person, author Shri. Ranbir Sinh on Culture policy and history of theatre in India.• Mr. Ramesh Menon, eminent journalist on role of the media in society. • Mr. Nandan Saxena & Mrs. Kavita Bahl, Independent Filmmakers of Top Quark Films Production,

Noida, gave students hands on practical on Photography and Video-Productions. • Prof. Nina Sabnani, Industrial Design Centre, Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, delivered lec-

tures on the life of story-tellers, the different folk art and the importance of folk culture in India.• Late. Prof. C. G Rajurkar, taught the social, political and critical perspectives of Rajasthan for course

paper ‘Understanding Rajasthan’.• Prof. Rima Hooja, a renowned research scholar and anthropologist delivered lectures on the architecture

of famous monuments, palaces, forts in Rajasthan.


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Seminars, Workshops & Conferences• The Department organized two-day workshop on ‘Sustainability in Craft and Design’ special lectures

delivered by Prof Kevin Murray of RMIT University, Melbourne (Australia) on November 29-30, 2012.• The Department jointly organized two-day Faculty Workshop (Regional) with Department of Public

Policy and law Governance on ‘Teaching Media Policy and Law’ by Centre of Culture Media and Gov-ernance (CCMG), Jamia Millia Islamia, A Central University, in Central University of Rajasthan on November 1, 2, 2012.

Faculty• Dr. Ravi Chaturvedi, Professor & Head Area of Interest: Classical and Modern Indian Theatre – Theory and Practice, Multi-Cultural, Thea tre of Asia, Indian Cinema – History and Development• Ms. Junali Deka, Assistant Professor Area of Interest: Cultural studies, New Media, Journalism, Documentary and film Making, Develop ment communication and Women Studies.• Mr. Pranta Pratik Patnaik, Assistant Professor Area of Interest: Cultural Rights, Media Practices, Gender and Sexualities, Research Methodology, Glob alias tion.

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• Mr. Akshat Vasistha, M.A Culture and Media Studies, got second position in West Zone Inter- Univer-sity Youth Festival held in Surat on December 25, 2012.

• Mr. Sarjeet Kajla, M.A Culture and Media Studies, got second position in West Zone Inter-University Youth Festival held in Udaipur (2012).

Student’s Achievement

School of Social SciencesDepartment of Public Policy, Law & GovernanceProgramme: M.A. Public Policy, Law & GovernanceIntake: 20 Duration: 4 semester

Preamble & ObjectiveThe Department of Public Policy Law and Governance was introduced from the academic year 2012-13 to introduce students to the interdisciplinary study of policy, governance and law and their interrelations. The Department strives to inculcate among the students a multidisciplinary research approach with focus on sus-tainability and inclusiveness.

The MA programme seeks to introduce students to the study of policy-making and implementation processes to create improved understanding of events happening in society. It will help students in sharpening their powers of analysis and judgment. The programme will contribute to acquisition of analytical skills that can help in informing policy choices. For this reason democratic context of policy choices will be explored fore-grounding the issues of liberty and justice. In addition, the MA programme should equip the students with skills to evaluate and assess programmes and projects. The core courses will have three streams:

• introduction to concepts and theories of substantive aspects,• integrative understanding of policy-making in the framework of law & institutions of governance &

democracy, and • introduction to evaluation methods and democratic accountability mechanisms.

Nature & Scope• Seeks to introduce to the study of Policy making and implementation process to create improved under-

standing of events happening in society.• The core courses introduce the concepts and theories of substantive aspects, integrative understanding

of policy making in the framework of law and institutions of governance and democracy, introduction to evaluation methods and democratic accountability mechanisms.

• Contribute to the acquisition of analytical skills that can help in informing policy choices for this reason democratic context of policy choices will be explored foregrounding the issues of liberty and justice

• To equip the students with skills to evaluate and assess programmes and projects.

Recent Activities• National Workshop on Teaching Public Policy, Media and Law was organised in collaboration with

CCMG, Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi and Public Policy Law and Governance and Culture and Me-dia Studies, Central University of Rajasthan. Prof. Kuldeep Mathur delivered the key note address.

• National Workshop on Management of University Administration organised in collaboration with As-sociation for Indian Universities, Research Division, New Delhi.

Guest & Invited Lectures• Prof.I. Ramabrahmam, University of Hyderabad on Public Policy and Public Administration• Prof. G Haragopal, Retired Prof. University of Hyderabad on Human Rights, Research Methodology,

Bureaucracy and Nature of State• Prof SriKrishnaDeva Rao, Law and Registrar, National Law University, New Delhi on the Paper Law

and Development• Prof Kuldeep Mathur, Retired Prof. Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Dr. Amit Prakash of JNU, Prof

Avanish Kumar of MDI, Gurgaon, Dr. Kannamma of University of Mumbai interacted with the students• Saurabh Anand, Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar on Property Rights• Prof V S Prasad, Ex- Director NAAC, UGC, on PPLG Opportunities and Recent challengesTea with Guests in the department• Prof. Ramesh K Arora, Chairman, Management Development Academy, Jaipur.• Prof R.K Chaubisa, Public Administration, HCM Rajasthan State Institute of Public Administaration.• Prof. Vinay Pathak, Vice Chancellor, Vardhaman Mahavir Open University, Kota, Rajasthan.• Prof. Naresh Dadich, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Vardhaman Mahavir Open University, Kota, Rajasthan.• Prof. P.C Mathur, Retired Prof, Dept of Political Science Rajasthan University, Jaipur.• Prof. SN Singh, Head, Dept of Political Science and Public Administration, MDS University, Ajmer.

Faculty• Dr. S N Ambedkar, Associate Professor and Head Area of Interest: Local Governance (Panchayati Raj), Rural Development, Indian Government and Administration, Public Policy, Distance Education.• Manish K. Singh, Assistant Professor Area of Interest: Science Policy Analysis, Technology Diffusion Research Area: Governance of Clean Technologies • Jose Almin Cicily, Assistant Professor Area of Interest: Governance-Local & Multilevel, Human Rights, Public Policy Analysis Research Area: Policy Analysis of Goa’s Special Economic Zones Policy (Work in progress) Currently working on a MHRD sponsored UGC Project named e-PG Pathshala

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Departmental Facilities• OHP based teaching and use of latest IT based pedagogic tools.

Niche Areas• Strengthening of democratic decentralised institutions in the framework of sustainable development

using e-governance and emerging information and communication technologies.• Analysing the efficacy of policy goals towards inclusive growth and sustainable development.

School of Social SciencesDepartment of Social WorkProgramme: M.A. Social WorkIntake: 20 Duration: 4 semester

Preamble & ObjectiveThe Department of Social Work established in 2012 is actively involved in academic and field-based prac-tices. It strives to work towards inclusive and sustainable development and believes in promoting maximum human potentials, skill development, equal opportunity, justice, respect for diversity and anti-discriminatory environment within the society. • To impart education and training in professional social work in order to provide man-power in social

welfare, development and allied fields capable of working at various levels of micro, meso and macro systems.

• To help students develop knowledge, skills, attitudes and values appropriate to the practices of social work profession.

• To enable students to develop critical and creative thinking and ability, to apply theoretical knowledge in practice of social work.

• To facilitate interdisciplinary approach for better understanding of social problems, and issues of devel-opment.

• To develop skills related to research, capacity building, policy formulation and planning.

Nature & Scope• Offers curriculum directed towards equipping students with knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to

understand human needs, potentials, resources and services to develop fully humane professionals.• Provides intensive con-current and block field work training to students in the areas of rural develop-

ment, governance and organizational efforts.• Designed compulsory Rural Educational Camp of 10 days duration for students to provide exposure of

rural issues and organized intervention.• Organized Group Conference and Skill Laboratory training/workshop to enhance the micro skill devel-

opment of the students.• Focused on action research, innovative field action project, evidence based practice and promotion of

community colleges in rural areas.• Scope for prospective career lie in NGO, Industry/Corporate, Welfare and Development Department of

Government, International Organization

Departmental Facilities• Well Furnished Classrooms and dedicated Computer Lab with Internet Connection• Audio Visual Facilities and Transport Facilities• Departmental Library

Guest & Invited Lectures, Seminars & Workshops• Day-long workshop on ‘Concept of Community College and Its’ Implementation’ by Dr S. Xavier Al-

phonse, S.J (Director), Indian Centre for Research and Development of Community Education, Chen-nai, Tamil Nadu.

• University Level Poster Competition on Disability to observe ‘International Day of Persons with Dis-abilities’

• Lecture on ‘Disability and Youth’ to observe ‘International Day of Persons with Disabilities’ by Dr.Ajeet Sharma, Deputy Director, Specially Abled Persons Unit, Department of Social Justice and Empower-ment, Rajasthan State.

• One week Orientation programme for Semester-I, 2012. The experts from various educational institu-tions and government welfare departments have been invited to deliberate on different areas of social work intervention

• Poster Exhibition Events on University Convocation Day, the students exhibited the issues of rural ar-eas and social work intervention/activities through display of posters.

• Day-long ‘Exposure Visit’ for Semester-I, 2012 at Mahila Sada Suraksha Kendra (MSSK), Dudu, Ra-jasthan. The exposure visit to MSSK oriented students about the causes and consequences of Domestic Violence, Domestic violence Act 2005 and roles and responsibilities of service providers.

• Day-long ‘General Health Camp’ in collaboration with Mahaveer Cancer Hospital, Jaipur and YN.Hospital, Kishangarh, Rajasthan at Bandarsindri village and the University campus. The event was a huge success with more than 500 people participated and got the benefits of general health check up and free medicine at health camp. The purpose of creating awareness through exhibition amongst the people regarding the cancer importance of lifestyle, physical activity and nutrition in prevention and management of lifestyle-related diseases was fulfilled to a large extent through the health camp.

Research Areas• Sustainable development• Skills and livelihood development• NGOs, Governance and Public Policy Analysis & Implementation • Desert/arid areas and social work• Social Development and Social Work• Social Exclusion and Social Work

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Faculty• Prof. (Dr.) R.R. Patil, Professor & Head

Area of Interest: Social development, Civil Society & International Organizations, Public Policy Analysis and Governance, Skill development, Social exclusion and social work practice

• Dr. Satish Kumar, Assistant Professor Area of interest: Human Resource Management and Labour Laws, Rural Development and Mental Retardation.

• Ms. Bijayalaxmi Panda, Assistant Professor Area of Interest: Health sector, Rural Development, Gender issues and Research.

• A. P. Senthil Kumar, Assistant Professor Area of Interest: Counseling, Specific Learning Disability Intervention, Educational Social Work

Project & Other Achievements• Promotion of Community Radio Scheme (CRS), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govern-

ment of India. In order to introduce the concept and utility of CRS to the target rural population, the preliminary meetings have been conducted at Patan, Bandersindhri and Mundoti villages on 18th and 19th October, 2012. The Head, Faculty members and Students of Department of Social Work, Central University of Rajasthan actively participated in the meeting and played a pivotal role in communicating the importance of Community Radio programme for the overall development of rural areas.

• Establishment of Day Care Centre: In order to understand the need of children between 3-6 years of age, when their parents (University employees) are away from home during day. The Department of Social Work has taken a call and opened a Day Care Centre at Central University of Rajasthan for the children of university employees and other beneficiaries.

• Inception of Community College: In order to follow the mandate of Ministry of Human Resource De-velopment and meet the great demand-supply mismatch in the country as economy needs much more skilled manpower in India. The Department of Social Work, Central University of Rajasthan took lead to start ‘Community College’ through different Educational institutions of Rajasthan from the academic session 2013. Moreover, It also brought together all stakeholders such as industry, business, service sec-tors as well as NGO sector to update on the requirements of skill development and become responsible stakeholders in curriculum development, training of trainers, providing guest faculty, practical training, evaluation and future employment of the learners who graduate from these community colleges.

Programme: M.B.A. (Specialization in Entrepreneurship)Intake: 30 Duration: 4 semester

Preamble & ObjectiveGlobalization and liberalization of Indian economy along with integration of world markets have opened up horizons of prosperity and growth for business. The fast pace of changes has brought out the need to innovate newer ways of establishing and managing business. To address these needs,• To empower students as leaders who can create innovative strategies and execute them in the market. • To develop skills in successfully initiating, expanding and diversifying a business enterprise in new,

up-coming areas. • To provide students with the required tools for decision-making and data analysis • To improve students’ managerial skills through the use of case studies. • To teach students the techniques and tools useful for financial analysis and control in today’s business

climate. • To impart students the skills and knowledge required to ethically manage the business and develop each

student’s strategic thinking. • To develop family business successors as enterprising and knowledgeable owners of the business of

their forefathers.

Nature & ScopeThe primary objective of MBA /Ph.D. programme is to provide quality education in management field as per international standards through inculcation of creative thinking, innovative practices and kaleidoscopic approach of Teaching, Research and Extension. Focus will be on industry institution linkages. The value of any MBA programme lies in the comparisons and contrasts it makes of the admission policies, approaches and future plans of the institution and its bearing on the usefulness of all that an MBA degree stands for to corporate.

We need management education because we need to manage organizations. Future of management pro-grammes is bright until there is existence of corporate organizations. MBAs have prospects everywhere. They can run their own business if they have entrepreneurial instincts. They can join the corporate world in different functional areas like Entrepreneurship, Finance, Marketing, HR, Supply Chain Management, IT, Service Sector Management, International Business etc. Besides this there are ample opportunities in man-agement of NGO Sector too. MBAs are well prepared for all walks of corporate life.

Depatmental Facilities• Computer Lab, Finance Lab, Modern Teaching Aids and Classrooms• SPSS, e-Views, Stata

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MoU’s

Student Achievement & Placement

Guest & Invited Lectures• Prof. R.K. Mishra, IPE Hyderabad• Prof. S.K. Jain , IIT Delhi• Dr Ashish Pareekh Central University of Himachal Pradesh• Prof. B. H. Khondokar University of Dhaka• Dr. P. Sharma ,Mata Vaishnav Devi University Jammu• Prof. Sanjeev Parashar ,IIM Raipur• Prof. P. K. Chaubey , IIPE New Delhi• Prof Ramani IIM Udaipur• Prof N. D. Mathur University of Rajasthan


Seminars & Workshops• Workshop on “Design and tools of research for projects”• Workshop on Recent Trends in Marketing• National Conference on Game Theory• National Seminar on International Business• Workshop on Research methods in Management• During Golden Jubilee Year of The Indian economic Society A National Seminar on Econometric Ap-

plication in all functional areas of management shall be organised during Sept,2013

• MOU with Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad • MOU with Genpact

• UGC - NET Lectureship /JRF : Ist Batch (2010-12) – No: of Students qualified :Eight(8)• UGC - NET Lectureship /JRF : IInd Batch (2011-13) – No: of Students qualified :Six(6)• UGC - NET Lectureship /JRF : IIIrd Batch (2012-14) – No: of Students qualified :One (1)• First batch students are placed in Shri Cement,Bajaj Capital,Axis Bank, Genpact, Shri Ram finance,

Bank of Baroda, State Bank of Hyderabad, Sashastra Sena Bal.

Faculty• Prof. Ramesh C. Sharma • Dr. Maithili R.P. Singh • Dr. Sanjay Kumar Garg • Dr. Tulsee Giri Goswami • Dr. Avantika Singh • Ms. Preeti Saluja


Programme: M.Com. (Specialization in Accounting, Taxation, HRM, Finance, Marketing)Intake: 20 Duration: 4 semester

Preamble & ObjectiveThe corporate world is dynamic and the changes are so severe that a series of new concepts and techniques are fast coming into being and the earlier and traditional ones are becoming obsolete. This situation has given rise to the need for restructuring the curricula of Commerce education at all levels so as to make it meaningful and compatible with the changing business scenario and introduce the concepts and techniques among the commerce teachers to further channelize and streamline their contribution. By introducing more and more professional skills, we need output of graduates and researchers to be of the best quality in the world. To be precise, the objectives of M. Com. programme are as under:- • To provide foundation for further advanced studies and research in the area of Commerce such as M.

Phil. and Ph. D. programmes.• To allow M. Com. graduates to choose for further advanced studies in different specialization of Com-

merce such as Accounting, Taxation, Finance, Human Resource, Marketing etc.• To enable M. Com. graduates for a wide range of career dealing with the flow of money, from accoun-

tant to investment banker, money manager to personal finance consultant.• To enable master graduates in Commerce to qualify UGC-NET/SET and JRF examinations so that they

can take-up the work of teaching or research of high quality.• To impart entrepreneurial skills for starting new business ventures.

Nature & ScopeThe proposed M. Com. programme has a distinct objective to equip the students with knowledge, skills and attitude to become more suitable for the present and emerging job market. The courses are intended to impart intensive knowledge and training in the subject and help the students to acquire wider perspectives both for research and for professional application. The syllabus has been designed student-centered where there is flexibility for the students to have a greater choice of courses appropriate to their interests, needs, sustain-ability and long term goals. The courses are offered with Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) thus facilitat-ing the students to have 24 Courses of 96 Credits spread over 4 semesters for mastering the subject for the award of Master degree in Commerce by acquiring the required depth and at the same time to select elective courses of his/her choice and based on his/her aptitude from four elective group of courses. The syllabus also includes two open courses (each carrying 4 Credits) of inter disciplinary nature out of which each shall be offered in 2nd and 3rd semester in order to suit the needs and interest of the students.

School of Management & CommerceDepartment of Commerce

Departmental Facilities• Library• Computer Lab• Interactive board with projector

School of Management & CommerceDepartment of Commerce

Guest & Invited Lectures• Lecture on Advertising by Prof Navin Mathur, Department of Business Administration, University of

Rajasthan, Jaipur• Lecture on ‘Advertising and Indian Ethos’ by Dr. N.M. Sharma, Department of Business Administra-

tion, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.

• Poster presentation in convocation and on ozone day• Participation in seminar at MLSU, Udaipur in international conference on “Global Business Research”

on 20-23 September, 2012 (Anshuman and Pran)• An Educational Excursion to Tilonia

Departmental Activities

Faculty• Prof. R. K. Chandak, Professor and Head Area of Interest: Marketing Management, Consumer Behaviour, General Management, General Business Environment• Ms. Sushila Kumari Soriya, Assistant Professor Area of Interest: Finance and General Management• Dr. Ruchita Verma, Assistant Professor Area of Interest: Accounting and Finance, General Management• Ms. Neha Seth, Assistant Professor Area of Interest: Finance and Accounting, General Management

• Mr. Pankaj has participated in National Conference Participation on 'Sustainable Rural Development in India: Efforts and Challenges'

• Mr. Anshuman participated in Freshers Party• Participated in Hindi divas celebration 1-14 September, 2012.• Participated in youth fest, 2012 in 27-31 December, 2012

Student Achievement

Salient Features & Course Highlights• High quality teaching with a focus on understanding of fundamental concepts• Well-equipped laboratories for the practical classes of chemical synthesis and instrumentation• Adequate safety & hygiene measures in laboratories for the safety of the students & cleanliness of the

environment• Summer internships at some of the country’s reputed research institutes / Universities / Govt. research

laboratories / pharmaceutical industries• Inviting experienced guest faculty and eminent scientists from renowned institutes/Universities to de-

liver lectures on key topics in semester courses as well as research seminars to give students an exposure commensurate with the latest developments in the field of chemistry

• Allocation of time for students to interact with the faculty to discuss their academic/personal difficulties• Regular weekly seminars by the students• Organization of workshops and conferences in various frontier research fields• Assist & support desiring students to obtain their final placements in leading industries and organizations• Elective papers offered like Materials Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Supramolecular Chemistry, Natu-

ral Products, Safety, Hygiene & Environment, Medicinal Chemistry, Bio-inorganic Chemistry, Asym-metric synthesis, Financial Management, Intellectual Property Rights

• The above courses have been designed with the aim of equipping the students for academia as well as industry

• For detailed syllabus vist http://www.curaj.ac.in/pdf/Preamble_and_Syllabus_MSc_Chemistry.pdf

School of Chemical Sciences & PharmacyDepartment of ChemistryProgramme: M.Sc. (Specialization in Green Chemistry)Intake: 20 Duration: 4 semester

Preamble & ObjectiveThe department of Chemistry is the first of the Science Group Departments to be established – in the year 2010. The choice of Green Chemistry has a bearing on sustainable development which has been a topic of utmost importance for maintenance of quality on this planet. The objectives of the department are:• To adopt a more holistic approach in training the students• To provide a research flavor to the courses, encouraging the students to aspire for a research career• To educate the students with a focus on current trends• To impart the values of sustainable development and create awareness on environmental impact

Research CollaborationsResearch collaborations for students with various industries and institutes are actively underway.

Guest & Invited Lectures• Prof. S. D. Samant, ICT Mumbai and Prof. M. S. Wadia, University of Pune – key concepts of organic

chemistry & spectroscopy• Dr. Shraedha Tiwari, VJTI, Mumbai – course lectures on “Thermodynamics & Kinetics”• Prof. M. S. Balakrishna, IIT Bombay – research seminar• Prof. Nand Kishore IIT Bombay – course lectures on “Molecular Spectroscopy”• Prof. N. V. Thakkar (Ex-OSD, CURAJ) – course lectures on “Group Theory”• Prof. Peter Coloe and Prof. Suresh Bhargava from RMIT, Melbourne, Australia – research seminars• Prof. E. D. Jemmis, Director, IISER Thiruvananthapuram – research seminar• Prof. Tulsi Mukherjee, BARC Mumbai – research seminar and safety lecture• Prof. Sudha Srivastava, TIFR Mumbai & Dr. Subash Kushoo, DRDO Delhi – research seminars on

NMR spectroscopy

School of Chemical Sciences & PharmacyDepartment of Chemistry

Conferences & Workshops

• Ravindra Prajapati (2010-’12 Batch) cleared CSIR-JRF-NET with an All India rank of 62and is now in a graduate program at IIP Dehradun

• Sohan Lal (2010-’12 Batch) qualified GATE and is now pursuing Ph.D. at IIT Bombay• Monica Jain (2010-’12 Batch), Meeta Bhati & Deepak Badgurjar (2011-’13 Batch) qualified GATE• Sohan Lal (Batch 2010-12): “Best Poster Presentation” award - “National Conference on Omics in Bio-

technology” Central University of Rajasthan, Feb 2012• Sohan Lal (Batch 2010-12) attended “Frontier Excellence in Photovoltaic Cell-Solar Cell & Dye Sensi-

tized Solar Cell” at IIT Bombay, Jan 2012• Chhavi Prakash Saini (Batch 2010-12) presented a poster at the Intenational Conference ICETCS-2013

organized by Central University Gujarat, March 2013• Disha Soni, Sonu Soni & Priyanka Meena (Batch 2010-12) – participated in Inter West Zonal University

volleyball tournament, Amaravati, Oct 2011• Ramavtar Meena, Sohan Lal, Arvind Yadav (2010-’12 batch), Narasimha & Sreenivasulu (Batch 2011-

’13) – participated in North Zone Kabaddi tournament, Barkatullah University, Bhopal, Nov 2011

• The department organized the Indo-Korean Workshop on “Nanomaterials & Health Care”. The Korean delegation was led by Prof. Haiwon Lee, Hanyang University; other members of the delegation were Prof. Jinho Ahn (Hanyang University), Prof. Kang (Sogang University), Prof. Ahn (Korea University), Prof. Choi, C-J (KIMS), Prof. Choi, J (KIST). Seminars on synthesis of nanomaterials and their appli-cations in sensing, medicine and energy harvesting were the highlights of the workshop:

• The Department also celebrated Science Day by organizing and demonstrating scientific experiments to students from nearby schools

Student Achievements & Awards

School of Chemical Sciences & PharmacyDepartment of Chemistry

• Prof. M. M. Salunkhe Area of interest: Organic Synthesis• Prof. R. T. Pardasani Area of interest: Organic and Heterocyclic Synthesis• Dr. Sunil Naik, Associate Professor Area of interest: Inorganic, Bioinorganic & Biophysical Chemistry• Dr. Raghu Chitta, Asst. Professor Area of interest: Dye-sensitised solar cells• Dr. Easwar Srinivasan, Asst. Professor Area of interest: Asymmetric Synthesis & Organocatalysis• Dr. Srinivasarao Yaragorla, Asst. Professor Area of interest: Total Synthesis and Synthetic Methodologies• Dr. Pravin Ingole, Asst. Professor Area of interest: Nano-structured materials; Synthesis and Electrochemical Investigations

• Hiteshwar & Arun Kumar (2010-’12) – participated in North Zone cricket tournament, Barkatullah University, Bhopal, Nov 2011

• Akshay Prem Chairwal (2010-’12 Batch) qualified NET (for lectureship) in the CSIR-UGC-NET ex-amination held in Dec 2012

Departmental Facilities• State-of-the-art laboratories complete with fume hoods and safety showers for carrying out advanced

chemical synthesis with an emphasis on GLP & safety aspects.• A number of sophisticated instruments available for the scientific benefit of the students:

• UV-Visible absorption spectrophotometer• Atomic absorption spectrophotometer• Fluorimeter and Gas Chromatograph• Polarimeter and Bench-top NMR (45 MHz)

The purchase of several other instruments is in the pipeline:• 500 MHz NMR and HPLC (with chiral columns)• GC-MS-MS and Potentiostat• Guoy balance and Glove box• Surface Area Analyzer and TGA-DSC

• Best possible infrastructural facilities for research workers in various fields, with an emphasis on Green Chemistry and interdisciplinary fields

Faculty

Programme: M.Pharm. (Specialization in Pharmaceutical & Me-dicinal Chemistry)Intake: 23 Duration: 4 semester

Preamble & ObjectiveAmong the many branches in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry may be regarded as a pillar of Pharmacy. However, unlike other basic sciences, Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry is an interdependent science that is a combination of applied medicine and basic sciences. Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry provides pharmacy students with a comprehensive understanding of the mechanism of drug action, the relationship between the structure of drugs and the differences in activity which is referred to as QSAR, the relationship between physicochemical properties of drugs and its impact on activity, absorp-tion, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity (ADMET). An understanding of the chemical basis of drug action gives pharmacy students the ability to answer rationally the “why” and “how” of drug action, and to modulate the activity by fine tuning various attributes of the drugs. This knowledge puts the pharmacist in a unique position among the various health care professionals. By imparting an exclusive knowledge base, Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry plays a vital role in providing critical thinking and evidence-based problem-solving skills to pharmacy students, enabling them to make optimal decisions in this area of phar-macy.

The objectives of the course will be to provide students will an up-to-date knowledge in receptor theories, en-zyme kinetics, principles of drug action, modern methods of drug design, metabolism and pharmacokinetics and advanced organic chemistry. The skill sets imparted during this course will make students competent in a research setting both in the corporate world and in an academic environment. We believe that this course will create a strong foundational knowledge of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry and will allow students to imbibe lifelong learning skills.

Salient Features• The intended research programs have a bearing on the drug and prodrug synthesis based on green and

sustainable technologies using biocatalytic and biotechnological methods.• The department has a well qualified faculty from the fields such as peptide chemistry, computer aided

drug design and synthetic organic chemistry. • Summer training programmes and visits to the top pharmaceutical research/industrial centres are

planned after the second semester examination to expose the students to the latest developments in the field of pharmaceutical/medicinal chemistry.

School of Chemical Sciences & PharmacyDepartment of Pharmacy

Faculty• Prof. M.L. Sharma, Professor Area of interest: Organic Synthesis• Dr. Sachin Suresh Narkhede, Assistant Professor Area of Interest: Pharmaceutical & Medicinal Chemistry• Dr. Chhuttan L. Meena, Assistant Professor Area of Interest: Medicinal Chemistry (Peptide Chemistry)

Departmental FacilitiesTo begin with the School of Chemical sciences and Pharmacy has well equipped laboratories for practical classes and also a number of the latest sophisticated instruments such as UV-Visible spectrophotometer, I. R., polarimeter, Table top NMR, GC, Atomic absorption spectrophotometer, Fluorescence Spectrophotometer etc. The process has been started to acquire GC-MS, 500 MHz NMR, HPLC, semi-preparative HPLC and other advanced analytical instruments. The department will also have a well equipped modern animal house and other necessary facilities needed for the drug discovery research.

School of Chemical Sciences & PharmacyDepartment of Pharmacy

Projects & Achivements• Sachin Narkhede, Assistant Professor, have got Department of Biotechnology project- Discovery of

novel KCNQ2/Q3 potassium channel activators as potential therapeutics for epilepsy as Principal Inves-tigator (2011-2013 for Rs. 21.4 lakhs).

• C. L. Meena, Assistant Professor has successfully completed J. William Foreign Fulbright Scholarship (USIEF).

Programme: M.Tech. (Specialization in Information Security)Intake: 23 Duration: 4 semester

Preamble & ObjectiveInformation security is an emerging area in the field of Computer Science & Engineering. M.Tech in Com-puter Science with specialization in Information Security is aimed at producing the much needed highly skilled manpower in the area of Information Security. • To prepare trained manpower needed for academics, R & D of ICT and related industries and research

organizations. • To sensitize and train young students as future researchers in the frontier areas of information security. • The approach shall be both multi-disciplinary and inter disciplinary.

Nature & ScopeThe Department of Computer Science and Engineering offers 2-year M.Tech programme in Computer Sci-ence specialized in Information Security. The Department has an active Doctoral programme.

There are many ways of gaining entry into this field as career. It offers many areas for specialization includ-ing: securing network(s) and allied infrastructure, securing applications and allied databases, security testing, information testing, information systems auditing, business continuity planning and digital forensics science etc. Keeping all the facts in view this program is designed to create professionals trained in both computer science and information security with best of technical talent.

Depatmental FacilitiesWe have two well equipped labs with around 50 computers. All are Linux-based systems installed with various simulation environments and softwares like MATLAB, Mathematica and others. Access to sub-scribed resources IEEE Online, ACM Digital Libraries and many more.

School of Engineering & TechnologyDepartment of Computer Science & Engineering

• Prof. Dheeraj Sanghi, Professor and Dean (Academic Affairs), IIT Kanpur• Prof. Devesh C. Jinwala, Professor, Dept. of Computer Engineering, SVNIT Surat• Prof. Manoj Singh Gaur, Professor, Dept. of Computer Science, MNIT Jaipur• Dr. K.V.Arya, Associate Professor, ABV-IIITM Gwalior• Dr. Mayank Pandey, Assistant Professor, Dept. of CSE, MNNIT Allahabad• Dr. Bruhadeshwar Bezawada, Assistant Professor, Center for Security, Theory and Algorithm Re-

search, IIIT Hyderabad• Dr. Gaurav Gupta, Assistant Professor, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi


Conferences & Workshops• Specialized Workshop on AI Research Directions (SWARDS 2012)” was organized in collaboration

with Department of Computer Science. The Invited lectures were by-Ravi Prakash Gorthi, Ph D, Pro-fessor of Computer Science and Engineering, LNM-IIT, Jaipur and Dr. Lokendra Shastri, AVP & GM – Research, Infosys Labs, Head, Center for Knowledge Driven, Information Systems, Infosys Limited

• National Workshop on e-Governance was organized in collaboration with the Department of Comput-er Science with the theme of “Awareness and Communication Campaign for National e-Governance Plan (NeGP)”. The workshop was sponsored by the Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Government of India. Eminent speakers of the field of e-governance delivered their talk during the workshop

School of Engineering & TechnologyDepartment of Computer Science & Engineering

Faculty• Gaurav Somani, Assistant Professor and Coordinator

Areas of Interests: Distributed Systems, Computer Networks, Ad hoc networks, Cloud computing, Virtualization and Open source technologies.

• Ravi Saharan, Assistant Professor Area of interest: Algorithms, Computer Graphics, image processing, Digital watermarking, Steganog-raphy.

• Arpita Sharma, Assistant Professor Area of interest: Databases, Software Engineering, Software Testing and Software Reuse

• Vikas Kumar Sihag, Assistant Professor Areas of Interests: Computer Networks, Information Security, Social Networks.

• Ginika Mahajan, Assistant Professor Areas of Interests: Software Engineering, UML, Software Project Management, Data Structures & C

Programme:M.Sc.(SpecializationinArtificialIntelligence)Intake: 20 Duration: 4 semester

Preamble & ObjectiveThe M.Sc. Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) is designed to provide a specialized program to train future generations of students in both theoretical and practical aspects of AI. This will be a rigorous study program at postgraduate level covering both depth and breadth of all relevant areas, and providing substantial research training. The aim is to produce graduates who will be leaders in the field and full fill the need of both in AI industry, research and academic organizations.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a fascinating field of study in modern science and engineering faculties. Its aims are twofold: developing a theory of understanding intelligence and building programs that exhibit human-like behaviors. Since its inception 1956, this field has been studied as a core element of computer science and engineering programs around the world. It is envisioned that the AI will remain a challenging field in the 21st century too. The M.Sc. Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) is designed to provide a special-ized program to train future generations of students in both theoretical and practical aspects of AI. This will be a rigorous study program at postgraduate level covering both depth and breadth of all relevant areas, and providing substantial research training. The aim is to produce graduates who will be leaders in the field and full fill the need of both in AI industry, research and academic organizations.

Nature & ScopeArtificial Intelligence (AI) is a fascinating field of study in modern science and engineering faculties. Its aims are twofold: developing a theory of understanding intelligence and building programs that exhibit human-like behaviors. Since its inception 1956, this field has been studied as a core element of computer science and engineering programs around the world. It is envisioned that the AI will remain a challenging field in the 21st century too.

School of Maths, Stats & Computational SciencesDepartment of Computer Science

• A well equipped Lab of 25 students as well as two classes with LCD projectors.• Students have unlimited access to Computer Laboratory with Internet and the required software for

practical work. Laboratory is equipped with advanced multi and many core machines, graphics work-station, Wi-Fi network setup etc.


Guest & Invited Lectures• Prof. A.K. Nagawat, University of Rajasthan on the Basics & trends of Computer Science.• Prof. A. S. Gaur, Tagore College, Kota, discussed about the Introduction to Digital Components.• Dr. Neeraj Bhargava, MDS University, lectured in detail the Formal Language and Automata Theory.• Prof. R.K. Kamat, ShivajiUniv. Kolhapur, discussed the Architecture of RISC and digital circuits.• Prof. Manoj Kr. Gupta, from DTU, Delhi delivered few lectures on Prolog and also introduced the

students “How to work in Prolog” in a workshop conducted by the Department of Computer Science.• Mrs. Chhaya Somani, Johnson & Johnson, on the trends and Motivation of Current Industrial scenario.• Dr. Vishal Garg, IIIT, Hyderabad delivered a lecture on Intelligent Buildings.• Prof. S. C. Jain, Deptt. of CSE RTU Kota delivered lectures on Operating system.• Mr. Manoj Panda Deptt. of Electronics, Research Associate IIT Roorkee on Neural Network.• Prof. Rajesh Kumar, Deptt. Of EE, MNIT Jaipur delivered lectures on Evolutionary Algorithm.• Prof. Manish Srimali, LNMIT Jaipur delivered lectures on Neural Network.

Seminar & Workshops• Specialized Workshop on AI Research Directions (SWARDS 2012)” was organized in collaboration

with Department of Computer Science & Engineering. The Invited lectures were by-Ravi Prakash Gor-thi, Ph D, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, LNM-IIT, Jaipur and Dr. Lokendra Shastri, AVP & GM – Research, Infosys Labs, Head, Center for Knowledge Driven, Information Systems, Infosys Limited

• National Workshop on e-Governance was organized in collaboration with the Department of Computer Science & Engineering with the theme of “Awareness and Communication Campaign for National e-Governance Plan (NeGP)”. The workshop was sponsored by the Department of Information Technol-ogy, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Government of India. Eminent speakers of the field of e-governance delivered their talk during the workshop

• A Three Day Workshop on Recent trends of Computer Science & Computer Science & Engineering. The invited lectures were by Prof. Prakash, NIT Surathkal, Mangalore on Multicore & Optimization and 3D Animation, Prof. Alwin Pais, NIT Surathkal, Mangalore on the basics of Internet Security & Hacking, Prof. Ananthanarayana VS, NIT Surathkal, Mangalore on Data Mining and Application.


Faculty


• Dr. Mamta Rani, Associate Professor & Head (CS) Area of Specialization: Fractal Graphics and Chaos

• Dr. Nishtha Kesswani, Assistant Professor Area of Specialization: Wireless Networks.

• Dr. Nagaraju Aitha, Assistant Professor Area of Specialization: Mobile Computing, Grid & Cloud Computing

• Mr. Sanjay Kumar Anand, Assistant Professor Area of Specialization: AI, Natural Language Processing & Soft Computing

• Mr. Mehul Mahrishi, Assistant Professor Area of Specialization: DBMS, Advance Databases, Data Warehousing and Mining

MoU’sMoU with California State university San Bernardino. The objective of this MoUs are-

• Study abroad programs for CURAJ students to study at CSUSB for full academic years, one or two academic quarters, or short term;

• Study abroad programs for CSUSB students to study at CURAJ for full academic years, one or two academic quarters/semesters, or short term

• Exchange of faculty members for research, lectures, and discussions;• Collaborative projects, research, conferences, and workshops.

Students Achievement• Devendra Kumar Mahawer, A. Nagaraju, Metamorphic Malware Detection By Support Vector Machine

with Histogram Intersection Kernel by using Op-Code distance, Accepted to publish in InderScience Journal, IJPSI,(2013).

• Asish Tiwari, A.Nagaraju,Mehul Marshi, An Optimized Scheduling Algorithm for Cloud Broker using an Adaptive Cost Model, Published in the Proceedings of 3rd IEEE International Advance Computing Conference (IACC-2013), held on February 22-23, 2013,Ghaziabad, India, paper can download from IEEE-Xplore,(2013).

• Mehul Marshi , A.Nagaraju Optimizing Cloud Service Provider Scheduling by Using Rough Set Model, Published in the Proceedings of International Conference on Cloud Computing Technologies, Applica-tion & Management, Organized by BITS, Dubai, Proceedings being published by IEEE-Xplore, http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/tocresult.jsp?isnumber=6488050,(2012).

Nature & ScopeA post graduate statistics course oriented towards Actuarial Statistics is not available in many educational institutes in India. Expertise in Actuarial Statistics is globally appreciated and provides immense opportuni-ties for employment in insurance and financial sectors. Graduates in Statistics with adequate background in actuarial science are in great demand globally.

The M.Sc./M.A. Statistics course of the Central University of Rajasthan is expected to provide requisite knowledge of probability, statistics and actuarial science thus helping one to acquire analytical skills to pur-sue a profession in insurance / financial sector.

Programme: M.Sc. Statistics (Specialization in Actuarial Sciences)Intake: 20 Duration: 4 semester

Preamble & ObjectiveActuarial Science is the discipline that applies mathematical and statistical methods to assess risk in the insurance and finance industries. In view of the uncertainties involved, probability theory, statistics and economic theories provide the foundation for developing and analyzing actuarial models. Using an appro-priate stochastic model, simulation and high speed computing, it has become possible to construct various tables and objectively determine the premiums of different types of insurance contracts, even in the presence of uncertainties associated with the prevailing risk factors. In such a decision making process, statistical techniques play a central role. A strong statistical background provides a good foundation for the integrated aspects of finance, economics, risk management and insurance.

School of Maths, Stats & Computational SciencesDepartment of Statistics

Departmental ActivitiesThe Department of Statistics has celebrated the World Statistics day by organizing a quiz competition for the students of all the departments of the University. The quiz had been organized in three difference groups depending upon their background of Statistical knowledge. The response of this quiz was very much en-couraging. Department is organizing such activities on various occasion relation to statistics.

Guest & Invited Lectures• Mr. Liyaquat Khan (Presidet, Institute of Actuaries of India )• Prof. Frank Ashe (Macquarie University, Sydney Australia )• Prof. B.L.S. Prakasa Rao (University of Hyderabad)• Prof. Maniklal Adhikary (Burdwan University)• Prof. S. K. Upadhyay (Banaras Hindu University)• Prof. R.L. Shinde (North Maharashtra University)• Prof. S.R. Deshmukh (University of Pune)• Prof. J.V. Jahanvi (Banglore University)• Prof. A. K. Yogi (Former Additional Director NSSO) • Dr. Vivek Vijay (IIT, Jodhpur)• Prof. Kanchan K. Jain (Panjab University)• Dr. Sayaji Hande (Consultant, New Delhi)• I. Venkat Appal Raju (Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore)

School of Maths, Stats & Computational SciencesDepartment of Statistics

The Department of Statistics not only provides placement assistance to the students in relevant organization but it also helps the students in their career planning, preparation for selection tests, summer placement/internship and final placements. The Placement Cell of University is working on liaisoning with the senior executives of reputed organizations for the development of the effective communication links with many prominent industrial and professional organizations. The placement cell is making all the efforts to match student's career aspirations with the requirements of the organizations. Keeping in view the demand and preference of the various industries, the cell is also looking for the development of the students. In this direc-tion, various activities like Aptitude test, Group Discussion, Guest Lectures from corporate personalities are organized from time to time by the placement cell for the students of the University.

Placements

• Prof. R. N. Rattihalli Area of Specialization: Distribution Theory, Statistical Quality Control, Inference.• Prof. H. J. Vaman, Area of Specialization: Sequential Analysis, Survival Analysis and SPC• Mr. Deepesh Bhati Area of Specialization: Financial Mathematics, Actuarial Mathematics • Mr. Sanjay Kumar Area of Specialization: Sampling Theory, Statistical Inference • Mr. Ramprawesh Singh Gautam Area of Specialization: Reliability, Survival analysis, Bayesian inference, Statistical inference

Faculty

Nature & ScopeThe programme is very flexible giving scope for audit courses and also open electives where in the student can take courses from other departments and complete the requisite number of credits. Also there is scope for a student to opt out of the programme after completing 4 semesters with M. Sc. Mathematics Degree or complete six semester whereby getting M. Sc. Tech. Mathematics degree.

Guest & Invited Lectures• On “Stochastic processes” by Prof. S. Dharmaraja, IIT Delhi• On “Application of algebraic system in cryptography” by Prof. V. K. Bhatt, SMVDU Katra, Jammu

Programme: M.Sc. Tech. MathematicsIntake: 20 Duration: 6 semester (Exit option after 4 semes ter with M. Sc. Mathematics degree)

Preamble & ObjectiveThe M. Sc. Tech. mathematics is a post-graduate course of three years duration. It is equivalent to M. Sc. (Maths) and M. Sc.(Computer Science), for the appointment of teacher’s posts in colleges and universities, as its syllabus comprises of core subjects both from M. Sc. Maths and M. Sc. Computer Science. The proposed syllabus is designed in such a manner that if a student having B. Sc with Mathematics wants to opt out after four Semesters, he will be awarded M. Sc. Mathematics degree, and if completes six semesters, he is awarded M. Sc. Tech. Mathematics degree. The objectives of the courses are:• To prepare trained manpower needed for R & D of ICT and related industries & research organizations.• To prepare higher mathematics teachers for applied mathematics especially for I.T. and Engineering.• To sensitize and train young students as future researchers in the frontier areas of applied mathematics.• The approach is both multi disciplinary and inter disciplinary.

School of Maths, Stats & Computational SciencesDepartment of Mathematics

Departmental FacilitiesDepartment has a computer lab with all required software for mathematics students.

Seminars, Conferences & Workshops• 21st Annual Conference of Rajasthan GaintaParishad on “Recent trends in Mathematics and Actuarial

Sciences”, 20 - 21 February 2010.• National Seminar on “Advances in Complex Analysis and Special Functions”, 12-13 March, 2011.• Advanced Training in Mathematics Workshop on “Complex Analysis and Related Topics” 15-19 March

2013.• Organizing an Advanced Training in Mathematics School for Lecturerson “Advanced Complex Analy-

sis”, 24th June 2013 to 13th July 2013.

School of Maths, Stats & Computational SciencesDepartment of Mathematics

• Prof. A. P. Singh, Professor and Head of Department Area of Interest: Complex Dynamics, Iteration and Composition of analytic functions, Functional equations in the complex domain, Nevanlinna theory, Value Distribution Theory• Dr. D. C. Sharma, Associate Professor Area of Interest: Operation Research, Numerical Analysis.• Dr. J. K. Prajapat, Associate Professor Area of Interest: Geometric Function Theory, Complex Inequalities and Fractional Calculus.• Dr. Anand Kumar, Assistant Professor Area of Interest: Fluid Dynamics, Magnetohydrodynamics, Boundary Layer Theory• Dr. Amit Chakraborty, Assistant Professor Area of Interest: Mathematical and theoretical biology, Dynamical systems, quantitative ecology, environmental modeling and simulations.• Dr. Vidyottama Jain, Assistant Professor Area of Interest: Fuzzy Optimization, Decision Making under Risk and Uncertainty, Applications of Game Theory, Perception Based Modeling & Financial Mathematics.

Faculty

MoU’s & AchievementsDepartment has a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the department of Mathematics, GornoAl-taisk State University, Russian Federation. In this MOU both the university agreed to establish academic cooperation for promoting cultural, Educational and Scientific exchange. The cooperation between both the universities will be developed in the fields of Fractal Geometry, Complex Analysis and Mathematical Education Problem. Both the universities had the following agreements:• Joint scientific and research projects and themes• Exchange of visiting academic staff• Exchange of undergraduate, postgraduate & research students among this agreement and other projects• Organization of joint scientific conferences and workshops• Exchange of publications, university editions, books and cooperation in communication networks.

MoU’s & AchievementsTwo research projects are running in the department

• UGC Major project “Solid waste Management System” by Dr. D. C. Sharma• UGC Minor project “Investigation of Geometric Properties of Certain classes of Analytic Functions” by

Dr. J. K. Prajapat.

Nature & ScopeThe course is highly relevant for Architects who want to pursue a professional career in Architectural and Planning practice, or in construction industry, or in the field of rural and urban development or academics and multidisciplinary research or at policy making levels in government and other organizations.

This is a two year full time programme divided into four consecutive semesters of 18 weeks each including 2 weeks for exams. The first three semesters will be blend of theory and project courses and the fourth semester will be equip the participants with managerial knowledge skills for managing sustainable projects as they prepare a Masters design thesis. Additional courses can be taken during summer / winter breaks.

Programme: M.Arch. (Specialization in Sustainable Development)Intake: 20 (as per AICTE) Duration: 4 semester

Preamble & ObjectiveThis Masters programme aims to train Architects – to understand issues associated with Sustainable Archi-tecture, including environmental concerns, assessment methods, energy consumption, construction materi-als, health, economic and social concerns, and management of buildings and other construction projects in a life-cycle perspective. This programme encompasses residential, commercial and public architecture and planning of sites and layouts as well as their effect on the urban and rural built environment. The students also get an opportunity to have live experience of the campus design of CURAJ

School of ArchitectureDepartment of Architecture

Departmental Facilities• Design Studio• Workshop/Building Material Lab• Computer Lab with Autodesk Building Design Suit 2012 and Adobe Master Suite CS 5.5• A0 Size Plotter cum Scanner

Student Visit• Visit to IIT- Kanpur• Visit to Barefoot College- Tilonia


• Full day Workshop by Ar. Sanjay Prakash • A design workshop on Building Physics has been conducted by Ar. Sanjay Prakash, an eminent architect

from India, specialized in Sustainable Habitat.Activities proposed in the near future• An Academic tour for the students to study the Architectural Marvel and settlement pattern of Jodhpur

(Marwar Region), Rajasthan, focus would be on watershed management.• Important procurement and submissions• To establish the Building Science and Simulation Lab department is doing a sincere effort.

Seminars & Workshops

• Prof. Nilkanth Shinde (Kolhapur University)• Prof. Jyotirmay Mathur• Ar. Kalpana Pandit (MNIT, Jaipur)• Dr. Sanjay Paltnikar• Er. Mahesh Rathi (XEN, PHED)• Sudheer Mathur (Consultant, BES)• Ar. Abhishek Jain (EDS)• Ar. Anup Rathi (Kalpakrit Sustainable Environments Pvt. Ltd. )• Ar. Usha Kasana (Chief Architect, PWD,Rajasthan)• Sh. NK Khare (CTP, GOR)• Sh UC SHrivastav (Ret. CTP, GOR)• Ar. Sanjay Prakash (Practising architect- Delhi)• Ar. Mekhla Chauhan• Ar. Pushpak Pandit• Ar Sameer Rai (Practicing architect, Jaipur)


Projects• Faculty of School of Architecture constitutes part of Working Group on ‘Future Settlement Pattern, Ur-

ban Form and Urbanization’ and ‘Working Group on Rights of Pedestrians’ under IDM, Jaipur.• Department is studying the new construction of university which is done with advanced construction

materials and techniques in following aspect:• Thermal Performance• Building Services and Infrastructural facilities• Water Management and Harnessing Renewable Energy Such as Solar energy as well Wind Energy

• School has proposed Energy Park and 1 MW Solar Farm for the University in guidance with Prof. Nil-kanth Shinde, Kolhapur University.


• Prof. Neeraj Gupta, Professor Area of Interest : Sustainable Neighborhood, Project Management, • Ms. Ritu B. Rai, Associate Professor Area of Interest : Sustainable Neighborhood, water front Architecture• Mr. Vivekanand Tiwari, Assistant Professor Area of Interest: Environmental Planning, Watershed Management• Ms. Shraddha Jain, Assistant Professor Area of interest : Policy Perspectives for Sustainable Habitat, Neighborhood Planning

Faculty

School of Life SciencesDepartment of BiotechnologyProgramme: M.Sc. BiotechnologyIntake: 20 Duration: 4 semester

The Department of Biotechnology came into being under the School of Life Sciences at Central University of Rajasthan in July 2011. The Masters program in Biotechnology was started as the department’s flagship program with immediate effect, with the first batch of 20 students selected through an all India entrance test.The department was shifted to the permanent campus of CURAJ at Bandarsindri, NH-8, Rajasthan, in Febru-ary, 2012. The M.Sc. Lab was re-established at the new campus building and was inaugurated by the Honor-able Vice Chancellor, Dr. M. M. Salunkhe, on 5th March, 2012.

The department has also initiated Ph.D. program from the academic year 2012-13. Admissions to the pro-gram involved a National Level Entrance Test (CUCET for Ph.D. admission) followed by a rigorous 2-stage interview involving an external expert Dr. Hemant K. Gautam, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biol-ogy, Mall Road, University Campus, Delhi-110 007 India. Thus, with highly qualified and enthusiastic young faculty already on board, the department aims to become one of the shining beacons of the University in the near future. The postgraduate course covers several areas with the following objectives in mind:

• Survey of core concepts in biochemical, genetic, molecular and cellular basis of biological phenomena and their applications in biotechnology.

• To employ mathematical, physical, chemical & computational (bioinformatics)approaches in biotech-nology.

• To provide strong hands–on laboratory training.• To develop human resource for biotechnology research, industry and governance

Preamble & Objective

The science of Biotechnology has tremendous potential for application in agriculture and medicine. The link between basic & applied research as well as new discoveries & innovations can find direct applications in agriculture and human health. The breakthroughs in modern biotechnology mainly include our ability to produce useful organisms through genetic engineering and cell fusion techniques and improved bioprocess technology to purify novel molecules generated by such processes. It also involves targeting drugs, develop-ment of delivery systems and vaccines. Considering this background, the program is designed in such a way so as to focus on diverse areas from Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Immunology and Genetics with significant laboratory experiments to enable the students to have research oriented experience.The program can broadly be grouped as Basic Sciences, Plant Biotechnology, Food Sciences, Environmen-tal Biotechnology, Medical Biotechnology, Biodiversity, Industrial Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Human Resource Development.

Nature & Scope


School of Life SciencesDepartment of Biotechnology

The Department has been making rapid progress in establishing the Master’s lab as well as in setting up state-of-the-art infrastructure. Over the past year, plant tissue culture lab and animal tissue culture lab with fluorescent inverted microscope have been established. Also, the following equipments have been procured for the M. Sc. lab:UV trans-illuminator, Dry bath, Horizontal electrophoresis units, Vertical electrophoresis units, Refrigerator (Samsung), Deep quick freezer (Remi), Colony counters, Digital pH meter (Systronics), Visible spectropho-tometer (Systronics), Microscopes 20i, Microscope 21i, Hot air oven (Sonar), Incubator (Sonar), Autoclave (Sonar), Laminar air flow, Water baths, Mini dual vertical electrophoresis units, Electrophoresis power packs, Digital hot plates, Magnetic stirrer hot plates, Vortex shakers, Weighing balance (Sartorius and Precisa), Mini immune-electrophoresis unit, Vacuum pump, Microwave oven (ordered), BOD incubator with shaker, lyophi-lizer, Ice Flake Machine, Trinocular Microscope with digital camera attachment, ELISA reader, temperature controlled centrifuge, PCR machine Gel Documentation system, UV-Visible Spectrophotometer, etc. Many more sophisticated instruments and facilities are in the process of being procured / established.

• Prof. A. K. Gupta, Madurai Kamaraj University delivered series of lectures as part of the Develop-mental & Stem Cell Biology and Plant Biotechnology courses.

• Prof. K. J. Mukherjee, Dean, School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, on Fermentation technology course.

• Professor D. Deobagkar, Ex Vice Chancellor Goa University, and Dr. Deepti Deobagkar, Professor, Centre of advanced studies (Zoology Department), Director Bioinformatics Centre, University of Pune, on “Environmental modulation of the vector competence in Dengue disease transmission” and “Epigenetics: A novel method to access genome wide methylome using microarrays”


The department organized National Conference on OMICS in Biotechnology (NCOB-2012) The conference was inaugurated by Prof. P. Pushpangadan, PadmaShri Awardee. The two day conference was attended by many distinguished scientists, viz. Prof. Dinakar Salunke, NII, New Delhi; Prof. Santosh Kar, JNU, New Delhi; Prof. Shailendra Saxena, CCMB, Hyderabad; Prof. Surendra Ghaskadbi, Agharkar Research Institute, Pune; Prof. R. P. Sharma, University of Hyderabad; Prof. Rajiv Bhat, JNU, New Delhi; Prof. A.K. Gupta, MKU, Madurai; Prof. Suman Kapoor, BITS, Hyderabad etc.

Conference

School of Life SciencesDepartment of Biotechnology

Prof. Manuel Carmona Delgado and Prof. Amaya Zalacain from the University of Castilla La Mancha, Spain visited the department in Oct 2012 to forge a deep and long lasting relationship with CURAJ. An initial pact has been inked in the form of an AMU to develop inter-University exchange program for students as well as faculty

MoU’s

• Dr. Suman Tapryal, Assistant Professor Area of Research Interest : Antibody engineering and Structural Biology• Dr. Tarun Kumar Bhatt, Assistant Professor Area of Research Interest : Biophysics and Infection biology• Dr. Janmejay Pandey, Assistant Professor, Area of Research Interest: Microbial Physiology, Microbial Genetics, Molecular Microbial Ecology

Additional Faculty likely to be joining the Department of Biotechnology in near future:Professor (Prof. A. K. Gupta); Associate Professor (Dr. Pankaj Goyal); Assistant Professor (Dr. Jay Kant Yadav)

Establishment of Solid Waste Management Facility using Vermicompost technology at CURAJ Campus to manage the solid waste generated on the campus Vermicompost facility was established by our department on the campus.

Achievements

Faculty

School of Life SciencesDepartment of Biochemistry

Nature & Scope

Programme: M.Sc. BiochemistryIntake: 20 Duration: 4 semester

Preamble & ObjectiveThe scientific discipline of ‘Biochemistry’ is at the heart of all modern day biological sciences. It also consti-tutes an important section of study of chemical science at various levels of graduate and post-graduate educa-tion. Study of biochemistry offers tremendous potential in basic as well as industrial sciences. Department of Biochemistry, Central University of Rajasthan came into existence in July 2012 under the School of Life Sciences. The department is currently running in close association of other departments within School of Life Sciences i.e. Department of Biotechnology & Department of Microbiology. Objectives of the department of Biochemistry are:• To ignite young minds, from different backgrounds, to understand the world of biochemical reactions

through application based learning. This learning would develop their reasoning power and train them for future career in research as well qualify highly competitive national level examination like CSIR-UGC NET, ICMR and GATE.

• To provide high quality teaching to the students through traditional classroom teaching as well as varied exposure to audio-visual aids and hands on training on various aspects of biochemistry and allied bio-logical subjects.

• More emphasis is given on understanding the subject rather than rote learning. • The students are also encouraged to broaden their potential by opting for extra audit courses offered by

other departments.• The programme is based on integrated multidisciplinary approach such that the students are kept abreast

of newest advances in the field of biochemistry as well as other relevant subjects.• Impart skills for helping students to develop into independent teachers/ researchers.• To identify slow and fast learner student and provide additional guidance to weak student through tuto-

rial classes.• Department is also offering doctoral studies related to various aspects of Biochemistry including Struc-

tural Biology, Proteomics and Biophysics.

• The master level course focuses on providing comprehensive training to the students in Biochemistry and allied disciplines. The department is following a multidisciplinary approach towards teaching and makes use of traditional as well as audio-visual assisted class-room teaching and practical training. The course curriculum is designed to train our students in basic Biochemistry as well as in allied biological subjects including Proteomics, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Biophysics, Bioinformatics, Recombinant DNA technology, Virology, Genetics and Cell Biology etc. The curriculum also provides essential training on supportive courses of Biostatistics, Physics, and Mathematics etc.

School of Life SciencesDepartment of Biochemistry

• Semester- I: (Biochemistry; Genetics; Microbiology; Analytical techniques in Biology; Biochemistry Laboratory; Microbiology and Genetics Laboratory; Supportive courses like Communication Skill, Mathematics, Physics for Biologists, Biology-1 and Biology-2 for those who would not have read re-lated subject in their 12th standard . Total credit-24)

• Semester- II: (Cell Biology; Molecular Biology; Immunology; Computational Biology and Biosta-tistics; Enzymology; Virology; Biosafety and IPR issues; Immunology and Cell Biology Laboratory; Molecular Biology and Enzymology Laboratory. Total credit 24)

Comprise of several basic and advanced equipments including: • UV trans-illuminator, Dry bath, Water bath, Electrophoresis units, Deep quick freezer and Refrig-erator, Colony counters, Digital pH meter, Visible spectrophotometer and Microscopes 20i, 21i, Hot air oven, Incubator, Autoclave, Laminar air flowand Digital micro-weighing balance, Mini immune-electro-phoresis unit, Vacuum pump, BOD incubator with shaker, Lyophilizer, Trinocular Microscope with digital camera attachment, ELISA Plate Reader, Gradient PCR machine, Millipore Water Purification System.• Proteomics Facility including High Resolution Mass Spectrometers (orbitrap), Nano-LC, UHPLC, 2-D electrophoresis, Gel Image Scanner (under process of procurement)• Circular Dichroism, Ultracentrifugation, Real Time PCR, Isothermal Calorimeter, Differential Calo-

riemeter and Stopped-Flow Spectrometer (under process of procurement)


Course Highlights

• The Ph.D. program envisions providing detailed research specialization in applied areas of Biochemistry e.g. Proteomics, Conformational studies of Biomolecules, Microbial Drug Resistance, In-silico study of biomolecules ligand interaction, etc. The course curriculum for doctoral studies is designed to meet the guidelines of the University Grant Commission e.g. candidates are selected the basis of thorough selec-tion procedure which consists of entrance exam and two rounds of personal interviews. The selected candidates are required to successfully complete a ‘Pre-Ph.D. course-work’.

• The courses offered by department of Biochemistry, C.U. Rajasthan are designed to be in accordance with the requirement of the academic and industrial job market.

Faculty

Student Achievement

• Dr. Vishvanath Tiwari, Assistant Professor & Coordinator Area of Research : Proteomics; Biochemical & Biophysical studies of Proteins; Bacterial Resistance Mechanism * Other faculty member of the department will be joining shortly.

Ms. Manoj Khokhar has been selected for IASc-INSA-NASI Summer Research Fellowship, 2013.

School of Life SciencesDepartment of MicrobiologyProgramme: M.Sc. MicrobiologyIntake: 20 Duration: 4 semester

Preamble & Objective• The scientific discipline of ‘Microbiology’ is one of the most critical components of basic and applied

life science studies. • A high quality education in microbiology offers tremendous employability in academia as well as in-

dustrial setup. • Department of Microbiology, Central University of Rajasthan came into existence in July 2012 under

the School of Life Sciences. The department is operating in close association of other departments within School of Life Sciences viz., Department of Biotechnology and Department of Biochemistry.

• The objectives of the department are to undertake world-class teaching and research at post-graduate and doctoral level with detailed training of various basic and applied aspects of microbiology.

• The department also envisions preparing our students for fiercely competitive job markets by arranging interactive sessions with faculty members and visiting experts from academia and industry.

Nature & Scope• The department is currently offering Master level (M.Sc.-Microbiology) and Doctorate level (Ph.D.

-Microbiology) courses. • The master level course focuses on providing comprehensive training to the students in various dis-

ciplines of basic and applied microbiology. The course curriculum is designed to train our students in basic Microbiology as well as in allied biological subjects including Biochemistry, Genetics, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Recombinant DNA technology, Virology, Enzymology, and Bioinformatics etc. The curriculum also provides essential training on supportive courses of Bio-safety, Intellectual Property Rights, Biostatistics, Physics, and Mathematics etc.

• The Ph.D. program envisions providing detailed research specialization in applied areas of Microbiol-ogy e.g. Microbial Genomics, Microbial Metabolism & Physiology, Agriculture- Microbiology, Envi-ronmental Microbiology and Industrial Microbiology etc. The course curriculum for doctoral studies is designed to meet the guidelines of the University Grant Commission e.g. candidates are selected the basis of thorough selection procedure which consists of entrance exam and two rounds of personal interviews. The selected candidates are required to successfully complete a ‘Pre-Ph.D. course-work’.

• The courses offered by department of Microbiology, C.U. Rajasthan are designed to be in accordance with the requirement of the academic and industrial job market.

Department of Microbiology currently share the common laboratory space and equipments with other depart-ments of School of Life Science. The school has 4 well equipped spacious labs dedicated for ‘microbiologi-cal’, ‘biochemical’, ‘plant cell/tissue culture’ and ‘animal cell culture’ work. These labs comprise of several basic and advanced equipments including:

* In addition to the above instruments, the laboratories are also equipped with appropriate Lab- Safety Sup-plies and Equipments., e.g. First Aid Kit, ABC-type fire extinguisher, Emergency Shower and Emergency Eye Wash Station.


School of Life SciencesDepartment of Microbiology

• Laminar air flow and Digital hot plates• Hot air oven and Incubator • Magnetic stirrer hot plates• Vortex shakers and Digital micro-weighing balance• Mini immune-electrophoresis unit • Microwave oven and BOD incubator with shaker • Lyophilizer and Ice Flake Machine• Trinocular Microscope with digital camera attachment • ELISA Plate Reader and Gradient PCR machine• Millipore Water Purification System• Microbial Genome Sequencer (proposed for purchase)

• UV trans-illuminator• Dry bath and Water bath• Horizontal electrophoresis units• Vertical electrophoresis units• Mini dual vertical electrophoresis units• Electrophoresis power packs• Refrigerator and Deep quick freezer• Colony counters and Digital pH meter• Visible spectrophotometer• Microscopes 20i, 21i • Autoclave and Vacuum pump

Guest & Invited Lectures• “Bioprocess development for starch-hydrolyzing thermo-stable biocatalysis and their applications”-

Prof. T. Satyanarayana, University of Delhi- South Campus.

Student Achievement• Ms. Preeti Verma, (Ph.D. scholar) qualified the UGC-CSIR NET examination and she has been awarded

the JRF fellowship under UGC scheme.• Mr. Deepesh Nilam, (Ph.D. scholar) has been selected for UGC sponsored, Rajiv Gandhi Research Fel-

lowship for SC/ST.

**Please visit the following web-link for details about the course: (http://www.curaj.ac.in/pdf/syllabus/Syl-labus%20Microbiology%20I%20and%20II%20Sem.pdf)

• Dr. Pawan Kumar Dadheech, Associate Professor & Head• Dr. Arvind Pratap Singh, Assistant Professor Area of Research: Genetics & Functional Genomics, Microbial Genomics, Host-Pathogen Interactions• Dr. Anuj Rana, Assistant Professor

Area of Researh Interest: Agricultural Microbiology and Molecular Biology

Faculty

School of Earth SciencesDepartment of Environmental ScienceProgramme: M.Sc. Environmental Science (Specialization in Desert Studies)Intake: 20 Duration: 4 semester

Preamble & ObjectiveObjective is to stimulate intellectual curiosity and excitement essential for learning in developing environ-mental thinking and its application in protecting the Earth planet for humanity and sustainability.

The curriculum is focussed on regional and global issues of the environment like Pollution control tech-nology, Climate change and Green technologies, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Environmental Modeling and Remote Sensing, Environmental Biotechnology, Restoration, Desert environment etc. An em-phasis has been given to the emerging areas of environment such as Environmental analyses, Climate change and EIA. The curriculum also includes the course of Desert Environment – Adaptations, Desertification and Arid land resource management.

Nature & Scope• Teaching in Universities/Colleges/Schools.• Consultancy: Environmental Clearance and EIA studies• Industries and Organizations (PCBs, NEERI, UNEP etc)• World Bank aided Government Projects• Environmental Scientist, Managers, Analysts • Environmental Journalism• Environmental Auditing and Planning, Law• Eco-tourism, Wildlife and Forests• NGO’s : WWF, CSE, TERI etc.

Departmental Facilities• Air quality lab: Respirable Dust High Volume Sampler; Gaseous Pollutants sampler; Noise level meter;

Organic Vapor Sampler; Personal Sampler with cyclone attachment; Handy Sampler • Automatic Air quality monitoring (CO, NOx, HC, SOx, O3) & Weather Station • Soil and Water Quality Lab: Digital Balanced Cell Colorimeter; Leaf Area meter; Digital pH meter;

Visible Double Beam Spectrometer; Turbidity Meter; Moisture Analyzers; Water and soil analyses kit; Flame photometer; Microscope Bionocular with attachment; Water analyser; Magnetic stirrer with hot plate; BOD incubator; Water bath shaker; Hot air oven; Weighting balances; Centrifuge machine; Incu-bator shaker; Digital colony counter.

• Remote Sensing and GIS lab: ArcGIS 10.1, ERDAS IMAGINE, ENVI• Computer lab: Separate computer lab, Wi-Fi connectivity

The department organizes guest lectures from experts regularly throughout the year. In the previous year, lectures were delivered by eminent scholars from Universities and institutions such as JNU, New Delhi; Pon-dicherry University; Central University of Jammu; University of Rajasthan; NIIT GIS; Alfatech Services, etc.

The department has also organized lectures of scientists from Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Sweden.

Seminars & Workshops


• Two days National Workshop on “Climate Change: Adaptation and Mitigation for Sustainable Develop-ment” on 10th & 11th October, 2011

• Training programme on Remote sensing and GIS softwares (ArcGIS, ENVI) • Training on soil and water quality kits, air quality monitoring equipments and Noise Pollution instru-

ments by reputed organizations

Student Achievement• Ms. Nitika Mundotia has qualified the UGC NET/JRF (AIR-25)• Mr. Anshuman Gunawat has qualified CSIR UGC JRF (AIR – 61)• Mr. Manish Beniwal has qualified CSIR NET (Rank- 25).• Mr. Shashi Ranjan has cleared the UGC NET

• Mr. Shashi Ranjan and Mr. Pankaj Gupta, presented paper in ICAB international conference at IIT, Kharagpur (Jan, 2013)

• Five students of IV semester participated in training workshop titled “Hydrological investigations for conservation and management of lakes at NIH, Roorkee (15 – 18 Jan, 2013)

• Mr. Suresh Chandra, Ph.D. Scholar, presented a paper entitled “Urban Environment Setting of Dha-ruhera, Haryana, using Remote Sensing” in the International Conference on Geoinformatics for Biodi-versity and Climate Change (March 14-16, 2013)

MoU’s & Collaborations• The Department of Environmental Science and Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute

(SMHI), Sweden has jointly received a grant of Rs 1.6 crore for an Indo-Swedish collaboration project entitled ‘Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources in the Luni River Basin, Rajasthan, India.

• Students visit for Minor study from Uppsala University, Sweden

Conferences & Training

School of Earth SciencesDepartment of Environmental Science

School of Earth SciencesDepartment of Environmental Science• Mr. Manoj Kumar Saini, student of 3rd semester, won the three gold medals in the University athletic

event in 100m, 200m, 400m and declared best athlete of the year• Mr. Manoj Saini represented as captain of cricket team (CURAJ) in west zone cricket tournament which

held in M.S. University, Vadodara, Gujarat, in Dec. 2012• Mr. Manoj Kumar Saini, represented as Captain in 73rd All India Atheletic meet which held in Kalyani

University, Kalyani (West Bengal)• Ms. Binita Kumari, represented as Captain of CURAJ Volleyball team in West zone Volleyball tourna-

ment which organized by Amrawati University, Maharashtra.

Summer Internship & Placement• 100% summer internship in various organizations like IITs, Nuclear Power Plant; Hindustan Zinc Lim-

ited; Agriculture Universities; Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Science; JM Enviro Pvt Ltd; Hindu-stan Coca Cola Plant

• During the study period, students are getting good response from environmental laboratories/consul-tants/industries and some of them have shown their interest in providing the jobs after completion of the Master degree.

Faculty• Prof. K.C. Sharma, Professor & Head Area of Interest: Ecology of Arid and Semi-arid region, Biodiversity, Water Pollution, Environmen tal Impact Assessment• Dr. Devesh Sharma, Assistant Professor Areas of Interest: Water Resources Modelling and Management, Hydrology, Climate Change• Dr. Garima Kaushik, Assistant Professor Area of interest: Bioremediation, Wastewater Treatment, Process Optimization, Biomedical Waste Management• Dr. Sharmila, Ray, Assistant Professor Areas of Interest: Environmental Chemistry, Soil Pollution, Metal, Persistant Organic Pollutants

New faculty members are to join the department soon

School of Physical SciencesDepartment of Physics

Nature & Scope

Programme: M.Sc. PhysicsIntake: 20 Duration: 4 semester

Preamble & ObjectivePhysics interacts with society in many important ways. Within the university, the department teaches post-graduate classes needed for future physicists and for many other professions.

The University Department of Physics, Central University of Rajasthan established in the year 2011, offers postgraduate program leading to Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree awarded by the Central University of Rajasthan. The M.Sc. Physics course is a rigorous study program at post graduate level covering both depth and breadth of all relevant areas, and providing substantial research training. It is designed to impart a thor-ough knowledge of the fundamental principles of the several branches of physics, as mathematically and experimentally demonstrated; and also to execute with their own hands various experiments to have hands-on experience with the tools and methods of physics, not simply with the concepts. In addition Ph.D. degree programmes has been started by the Department.

Experienced faculty of the Department is devoted to research in their respective areas of specialization. Re-search and teaching are given equal importance by the faculty. Extra care is taken to pay individual attention to the students in their laboratory work and tutorial sessions. Project work and problem sessions are encour-aged to develop innovative and analytical approach to physics learning. The program aims to train future generations of physicists with specialization in one of the frontier areas of research, that is, either in Material Science or Condensed Matter Physics.

The regular laboratory meetings give students hands-on experience with the physical concepts being dis-cussed in lecture, and introduce the principal methods of scientific investigation. The department has two well-maintained laboratories including an electronics lab in which the students can carry out their project work, play around with the concepts of electronics/physics and exhibit their creative skills which have been upgraded recently with new equipments. There is a parallel computing HPC Laboratory to aid the learning process and meet the practical needs of the students.

Course HighlightsM.Sc courses covered basic fundamental physics such as Classical mechanics, Quantum Mechanics etc and advance courses on Condensed Mater Physics, Experimental Physics etc. There are few elective courses such as computational Physics and Materials Science.

Topical seminars and guest lectures by scientists of reputed research institutes are arranged to create research-awareness amongst students. Guest Lectures delivered by eminent people such as: Prof. Jean Claude Pivin, Batiment, France • Prof. K .L. Chopra, former-Director IIT Kharagpur •Prof. D. Kumar, JNU New Delhi • Prof. K. Pal Singh, Panjab University • Prof. D. S. Joag and Prof. K. Adhi, Pune University • Prof. S. Kulkarni, IISER Pune, India • Prof. R. Prasad,University of Sydney, Australia

The Department also has plan for a departmental library with more than 500 books covering different fields of physics. Efforts are made by faculty members to update the holdings on a year-to-year basis.


Guest Lectures

ConferencesInternational conference on Science of Clusters, Nanoparticles and Nanoscale Materials (SOCNAM) orga-nized by Department of Physics from 4 March to 7 March 2013.



Student Achievement

MoU’s & CollaborationsIn order to retain the focus of the students on the academic programmes and to compliment it with relevant practical work experience during the two-month long summer break, the department introduced a scheme of summer internship to all its students. The main objective is to provide an edge to the students to ensure better placement opportunities for themselves on completion of their degrees.

• S. K. Pareek and M. K. Roj qualified Lectureship (LS) UGC-CSIR NET 2012. • A. Sharma is Awarded Master Scholarship by Sitaram Jindal Foundation, New Delhi, • A. Sharma, P. S. Shekhawat and K. K. Parashar participated in Symposium on Physics at Punjab Univer-

sity, Chandigarh and National Conference ‘Energy Meet-2012’ at, University of Kota, Kota• Sajal, Konjengbam, Vikas, Bikas, Archana and Suresh participated in Intra-University Chess competi-

tion• Suresh Kumar participated in zonal level cricket team and in all India Athletics Meet (held at Kalyani

university, West Bengal).• All M.Sc students are well placed for summer internship in various institute like IITs, HRI, IGCAR,

PRL, IUAC etc.

Faculty• Dr. Dilip G. Kanhere ( Prof. and Head): Condensed matter theory• Dr. Veenu Sisodia: Thin films, Semiconductor device technology• Dr. Manas Ranjan Parida: Nanotechnology, Photonics• Dr. Manish Kumar: Nanostructured materials and thin films for functional applications• Dr. Ajit Kumar Patra: Nanomagnetism and Spintronics• Dr. R. K. Verma: Fiber Optic Sensors, Surface Plasmons, Plasmonics

Web Link: http://www.curaj.ac.in/Default.aspx?PageId=119

Placement & Internship

Mega Placement Fair was organized by the University. Visits were made to various companies in Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, New Delhi, Noida , Gurgaon and Bangalore to invite them for recruitment of students in the placement fair. Students from various colleges and Universities all over the Rajasthan / Outside Rajasthan were invited for participation in the placement fair. Around 58 students of CURAJ were shortlisted/ selected by different companies during the placement fair.

Around 30 companies like Shree Cements, Muthoot Fincorp, Bajaj Capital, Indusind Bank, ING Vysya Life Insurance, KDK Software, Metacube Software, Bank of India, United Breweries, ICICI Bank, ICICI Pru-dential Life Insurance, Aegis Ltd., A3 Logics, Pratham, Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance, Pravah, Devi Resorts, Bosch, Acetech, Crest Containers, Systema IT, Nexus Business Solutions, Ashiana Housing, HDFC Finance, Carry on entertainment, Merck , S.P Biotech etc. visited during the placement fair to recruit the students.

• Before completion of the PG degree, students have started getting National as well as International Job placement.

• Students of all programmes have got permanent placements in many renowned institutes like Customer First, Genpact, Shree Cement, Muthoot Fincorp, A3 Logics, Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance, ING Vysya Life Insurance, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, Shree Ram Finance etc.

• Students of all programmes have got summer placements in many renowned institutes like Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad, NCL Pune, University of Hyderabad, IISER Kolkata, Genpact etc.

Career Councelling CellThe Career Counseling Cell of the University not only provides placement assistance to the students in rel-evant organization but it also helps the students of the University in their career planning, preparation for se-lection tests, summer placement, internship and final placements. Keeping in view the demand and preference of the various industries, the Cell is also looking for the development of the students. In this direction various activities like Aptitude test, Group Discussion, Guest Lectures from corporate personalities are organized from time to time by the placement cell for the students of the University.

Career Counseling Cell of the University organized a two day workshop on Resume writing in the Campus.

Mega Placement Fair

Sports FacilityThe university has excellent facilities for sports and games. There are four tennis courts, two basket ball courts, two volley ball courts in the campus. Besides, there are four badminton courts in boys and girls hostel. Recently, a Kabbadi ground is also developed in the university campus. One cricket ground is under con-struction. Students take part in inter university sports competition as well as youth festivals. Many Indoor games facilities are also available in both girls and boys hostel.

Other InitiativesStudent DisciplineEach student is expected to maintain a very high standard of discipline and show respect to the teachers, be very co-operative with the fellow students and become brand ambassadors to the Society.1. Discipline includes the observance of good conduct and orderly behavior by the students of the Univer-

sity;2. The following and such other Rules as framed by the University from time to time, shall strictly be ob-

served by the students of the University;• Every student of the University shall maintain discipline and consider it his/her duty to behave de-

cently at all places; • No student shall visit places or areas declared by the University as “Out of Bounds” for the students;• Every student shall always carry on his/her Identity Card issued by the competent authority;• Every student, who has been issued the Identity Card, shall have to produce or surrender the Identity

Card, as and when required by the University• Any student found guilty of impersonation or of giving a false name shall be liable to disciplinary

action;• The loss of the Identity Card, whenever it occurs, shall immediately be reported in writing to the com-

petent authority; and• If a student is found to be continuously absent from Classes without information for a period of 15

days in one or more Classes, his/her name shall be struck off the rolls. He/she may, however, be read-mitted within the next fortnight by the Dean on payment of the prescribed readmission fee etc. He/she will not be readmitted beyond the prescribed period.

3. Indiscipline shall include:• Irregularity in attendance, persistent idleness or negligence or indifference towards the work assigned;• Causing disturbance to a Class or the Office or the Library, the auditorium and the Play Ground etc.; • Disobeying the instructions of teachers or the authorities;• Misconduct or misbehavior of any nature at the time of elections to the student bodies or at meetings

or during curricular or extra-curricular activities of the University;• Misconduct or misbehavior of any nature at the Examination Centre;• Misconduct or misbehavior of any nature towards a teacher or any employee of the University or any

visitor to the University;• Causing damage, spoiling or disfiguring to the property/equipment of the University;• Inciting others to do any of the aforesaid acts;• Giving publicity to misleading accounts or rumor amongst the students;• Mischief, misbehavior and/or nuisance committed by the residents of the hostels;• Visiting places or areas declared as ‘out of bounds’ for the students;• Not carrying the Identity cards issued by the Proctor;• refusing to produce or surrender the Identity Card as and when required by - Proctorial and other Staff

of the University;

• Any act and form of sexual harassment, ragging or discrimination on the basis of caste, category, religion, race;

• Engaging in unlawful activities that includes membership of banned organizations, organizing meet-ings and processions without due permission of the competent authorities; and

• Any other conduct anywhere which is considered to be unbecoming of a student.4. Students found guilty of breach of discipline shall be liable to such punishment, as prescribed below:

• Fine;• Campus Ban;• Expulsion; and• Rustication.

However, no such punishment shall be imposed on an erring student unless he / she is given a fair chance to defend himself/herself. This shall not preclude the Vice-Chancellor from suspending an erring student during the pendency of disciplinary proceedings against him /her.5. All powers relating to discipline and disciplinary action in relation to the student shall vest in the Vice-Chancellor. However, the Vice-Chancellor may delegate all or any of his powers as he deems proper to the competent authority or to the Discipline Committee as the case may be or any functionary of the University.6. (i) Without prejudice to Section 11(5) and also Statute 28(1), there shall be a Discipline Committee com-prising of the following members:

• Vice-Chancellor’s nominee or Pro-Vice-Chancellor• Dean Students’ Welfare• Deans of the Schools• Warden, who shall be invited, when the matter concerning his/her Hall of Residence is required to be

placed before the Committee for consideration• Proctor (Member/Secretary)•

(ii) Subject to any powers conferred by the Act and the Statute on the Vice-Chancellor, the Committee shall take cognizance of all matters relating to discipline and proper standards of behavior of the students of the University and shall have the powers to punish the guilty as it deems appropriate.(iii) The said Committee shall, make such Rules as it deems fit for the performance of its functions and these Rules and any other Orders under them shall be binding on all the students of the University.(iv) The recommendations of the Discipline Committee shall be submitted to the Vice-Chancellor whose decision will be final and binding. However, the Vice- Chancellor, if he is of the opinion that the case mer-its’ review, may refer the case back to the Discipline Committee for reconsideration.(v) Appeal against the decision of the Vice-Chancellor will be dealt in accordance with the provisions of Section 34 of the Central Universities Act 2009.(vi) One-third of the total members shall constitute the quorum for a meeting of the said Committee.

Other Initiatives

Other InitiativesGeneral Laboratory Safety Training• In the light of the risks/ hazards associated with working in the academic and research laboratories,

the Central University of Rajasthan has developed a comprehensive ‘General and Laboratory Safety Program’.

• This program encompasses of class room teaching, hands on training – demonstration and online quiz about the general and laboratory safety procedures.

• This safety training program is developed in accordance with suggestions from experts of leading academic and industrial institutions (e.g. BARC- Mumbai, & BASF the chemical company- Mumbai).

• It is envisioned that students undergoing this training will be able to ensure safety of themselves and other during their academic/ research careers.

• It is anticipated that this training will significantly improve the employability for our students.

Cyber Safety Policy• Educate CURAJ family about cyber safety issues.• Provide guidance regarding the safe and responsible use of Information and Communication Tech-

nologies (ICT) at CURAJ.• Educate them of their obligations and responsibilities with regards to the safe and responsible use of

ICT in accordance with the cyber safety policy.• Outline the nature of possible consequences associated with breaches of the CURAJ cyber safety

policy which may undermine the safety of the CURAJ’s environment.

PlagiarismPlagiarism means presenting another person's ideas, work, copying or reproducing the work without due acknowledgment of the source. Work submitted for assessment may also be regarded as plagiarized where significant portions of an assignment have been reproduced from the work of another student. Hence the stu-dents are advised to not to resort to plagiarism in their work. The Central University of Rajasthan is opposed to and will not tolerate plagiarism.

Academic HonestyThe role of the Central University of Rajasthan is to create, preserve, transmit and apply knowledge through teaching, research and creative works. The university is committed to academic excellence and high stan-dards of ethical behavior as the corner stones of scholastic achievement and quality assurance. The university requires all students to act honestly, ethically and with integrity in their dealings with the university employ-ees, the other students and public.

Anti-Sexual Harassent CellOther Initiatives

As per the guidelines of UGC and the Supreme Court to avoid Sexual Harassment at workplace a Cell was established by the Central University of Rajasthan to provide a healthy and congenial atmosphere to the staff and students of the University. The first Meeting of the Apex Body of SPARSH (Sensitization, Prevention and Redressal of Sexual Harassment) was held on 5th November, 2012. The cell was constituted to meet the four basic objectives:• To develop the guidelines and norms for a policy against sexual harassment• To develop principles and procedures for combating sexual harassment• To work out details for the implementation of the policy• To prepare a detailed plan of action, both short and long term

Anti-Ragging CellAny disorderly conduct whether by words spoken or written or by an act which has the effect of teasing, treat-ing or handling with rudeness any other student, indulging in rowdy or undisciplined activities which causes or is likely to cause annoyance, hardship or psychological harm or to raise fear of apprehension thereof in fresher’s or junior students or asking the students to do any act or perform something which such students will not do in the ordinary course and which has the effect of causing or generating a sense of shame or embarrass-ment so as to adversely affect the physique or psyche of a fresher or a junior student.

The Central University of Rajasthan is opposed to and will not tolerate ragging. All cases of ragging will be strictly dealt with as per provision under ORDINANCE 22 Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Educa-tional Institutions (Act Section 28 (n). You may use 24x7 Anti Ragging Helpline, Toll free No. 1800-180-5522 or E-mail- [email protected] .

Student AdvisorEvery student admitted to any programme of the university will have a faculty member from the concerned department as his advisor (called ‘student advisor’). The student advisor will track and monitor the student’s regularity in the class room attendance, performance in tests and in completing other assignments in all the courses the student is required to pursue. Based on the assessment of the student’s progress and conduct he will be suitably advised and guided so as to ensure that the student remains focused on his primary academic objective. Problems due to any extra ordinary situation will be discussed with the Head and resolved at the department level. Every student will keep in touch with his advisor and meet him periodically, as prescribed by the advisor, and strive to improve his / her performance. A student may also seek advice regarding appearance at the professional examination and participation in outside seminars and other co/extra-curricular activities in a way that does not affect his primary objective.

Other Initiatives

National Social ServiceAims:The overall aim of National Service Scheme as envisaged earlier, is to give an extension dimension to the higher education system and orient the student youth to community service while they are studying in educa-tional institution. The educated youth who are expected to take the reins of administration in future are found to be unaware of the problems of the village/slum community and in certain cases are indifferent towards their needs and problems. Therefore it is necessary to arouse the social conscience of the students, and to provide them an opportunity to work with the people in the villages and slums. It is felt that their interaction with the common villagers and slum dwellers will expose them to the realities of life and bring about a change in their social perception.

The Motto:The motto or watchword of the National Service Scheme is :‘NOT ME BUT YOU’. This reflects the essence of democratic living and upholds the need for selfless service and appreciation of the other person’s point of view and also to show consideration for fellow human beings. It underlines that the welfare of an individual is ultimately dependent on the welfare of society on the whole. Therefore, it should be the aim of the NSS to demonstrate this motto in its day-to-day programme.

Incentive (s) to the students:The NSS volunteers may get appropriate weightage if he/she completes 2 years in NSS and gets the certifi-cate signed by the Vice-Chancellor of the university.Universities may give preference to such NSS volunteers in matters of admission, promotion and other privi-leges as decided by them.NSS volunteers should be honored at university level for their excellent and outstanding work in NSS. The universities may prepare guidelines for such incentives.The states may also institute state level/district level awards for outstanding NSS volunteers.NSS volunteers may be nominated for Indira Gandhi Awards at National Level.

TransparencyIt is the policy of the University that all processes, including evaluation at various stages will be fully transpar-ent. The answer scripts of all tests and EoSE are shown to the students on the stipulated date announced by the concerned departments and shortcomings in the answers are pointed out and guidance is given for improving future performance. A student on his/her own can seek guidance for improvement in performance from the teacher in-charge of the particular course.

Other InitiativesNSS Activities:The central University of Rajasthan initiated NSS as an extra curriculum activity for the students. During the first phase of this program we have done tree plantation at boys hostel located temporarily at BSNL quarters, Kishangarh, Ajmer

• Campus Cleaning : One day camp was organized for campus cleaning at Bandar Sindari campus of CURAJ under the activity of NSS on 20th September 2011. Around 150 students participated in the camp. The task was assigned to the students to clean the sports ground of boys hostel Badminton and volley ball area.

• Blood Donation Camp: Central University of Rajasthan organized a blood donation camp under the two days camp of NSS along with the medical help and association of Jawaharlal Lal Nehru Medical college and Hospital Ajmer. The camp was organized on 13th and 14th October 2011 at Kishangarh and Bandar Sindari campus of CURAJ respectively. Around 150 students including teaching and non –teaching staff donated the blood and more than 300 were registered an examined by the team of doctors for donation.

• NSS cell celebrated Youth Week in the university campus from January 16th to 18th, 2013. Following activities are planned to be organized under the event:• Essay Competition (Topic:-The continuing introduction of new technologies and new media adds

little to the quality of education)• Poster Competition (Topic:-Youth Involvement in Social Activities)• Debate Competition (Topic: Facebook: A social Network, a Revolution or A time waste and a diver-

sion from Indian culture and Values)• Motivational Lecture For Youth, by Dr. Satish Batra (University of Rajasthan)

• Celebration of Women’s Day: NSS cell celebrated Women’s day and organized cooking competition on March 8th 2013 on special theme “A Cooking without Gas: Nutritious Food”.

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