Rajarshi Janak University

राजर्षिजनक विश्वविद्यालय
Type	Public
Established	2017; 8 years ago
Chancellor	Prime Minister of Nepal
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. Dr. Amar Prasad Yadav
Students	2227+
Location	Janakpurdham, Madhesh, Nepal; 26°43′48.153″N 85°54′58.296″E / 26.73004250°N 85.91619333°E
Website	www.rju.edu.np
	Location in Madhesh Province Rajarshi Janak University (Nepal)
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Rajarshi Janak University is a public university located in Janakpurdham of Dhanusha District, the capital of Madhesh Province. RJU operates through its two constituent campus, the central campuses in Janakpurdham and the other being newly established engineering campus in Gaushala. The university offers bachelor and masters level courses in a variety of fields.

History

The university was founded in October 2017 by the legislature-parliament after passing a bill as per the Constitution under special co-ordination of former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal, Bimalendra Nidhi.^[1]^[2] It is focused in educational development of Madhesh Province.^[3] The central office of the university is in Janakpur.^[4]^[5]^[6] It has its name based on King Janak, the legendary king of Mithila.^[7]

Some of the infrastructure of the university were provided by Tribhuvan University based on the government's decisions while it has established some on its own.^[8]^[9]^[10]

Faculties

The university is involved in agriculture, arts, ayurveda, philosophy, forestry, law, management, medicine and tourism.^[11] The university is planning to offer courses on Oriental Philosophy and Mithila Art to promote the culture and civilization of the ancient Mithila.^[12]^[13]^[14] At the early phase, the university started to offer bachelor's courses on public health and law. There are about 759+ students. The current faculties of the university are:

Science & Technology
Management
Humanities & Law
Health Science

Courses offered

Bachelors

Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA)
Bachelor in Civil Engineering (BE CIVIL)
Bachelor of Computer Science and Information Technology (BSc CSIT)
Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Law (BALLB)
Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA)
Bachelor Of Science in Medical Laboratory Technician (B.Sc.MLT)
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture(BSc.Ag)
Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT)
Bachelor of Journalism and Mass Communication (BJMC)
Bachelor of Digital Business Management (BDBM)

Masters

Masters of Business Administration (MBA)

M.Phil

Masters in Eastern Philosophy (M.Phil)

Level	Course	Intake
Bachelor	Bachelor in Civil Engineering	48
	Bachelor in Computer Application	40
	Bachelor in Computer Science and Information Technology	40
	Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Law	50
	Bachelor in Business Administration	40
	Bachelor in of Science in Medical Laboratory Technology	20
	Bachelor Public Health	20
	Bachelor of Science in Agriculture	30
	Bachelor of Information Technology	30
	Bachelor of Journalism and Mass Communication	30
	Bachelor of Digital Business Management	40
Masters	Masters of Business Administration	20
M.Phil	Masters in Eastern Philosophy	20

M. Phill

M. Phill in Eastern Philosophy

Constituent campuses

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

1. University Campus, Janakpur

2. Gaushala Engineering Campus, Gaushala, Mahottari

3. Pandit Mangal Kumar Upadhyaya Multiple Campus, Gaur

4. Mahagadhimai Campus, Bariyarpur 5. Rajarshi janak School of Health Science, Janakpurdham

References

^ Republica. "Parliament sends three elections-related bills for clause-wise deliberations". My Republica. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
^ Sureis (2017-12-01). "Nidhi refutes 'talk' of his becoming National Assembly member". The Himalayan Times. Archived from the original on 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
^ "राजर्षि जनक विश्वविद्यालय, दुई दशकदेखिको सपना साकार हुने अवसर". Lokaantar (in Nepali). Retrieved 2023-04-27.
^ Bajracharya, Hridaya Ratna (2020). "Nepal's Higher Education System and Policy". In Padma M. Sarangapani; Rekha Pappu (eds.). Handbook of Education Systems in South Asia. Global Education Systems. Singapore: Springer. pp. 1–27. doi:10.1007/978-981-13-3309-5_63-1. ISBN 9789811333095. S2CID 226634174.
^ राजर्षिजनक विश्वविद्यालय ऐन, २०७४ (PDF), archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-10, retrieved 2021-06-10
^ "Parliament approves proposal seeking consideration on two bills". Archived from the original on 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
^ "Rajarshi Janak University". Edusanjal. Archived from the original on 2021-06-17. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
^ "Edu Minister Poudel promises to resolve long-running dispute". Archived from the original on 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
^ "Watch and wait". Archived from the original on 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
^ "House passes bill to set up varsity in Province 2". kathmandupost.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
^ Chaudhary, Manoj Kumar; Dhakal, Ajay Prasad (2021-03-01). "An Existing Leadership Styles Among Scholarly Leaders in Nepalese Higher Education". Psychology and Education Journal. 58 (3): 1172–1179. doi:10.17762/pae.v58i3.3461 (inactive 12 July 2025). ISSN 1553-6939. Archived from the original on 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-06-10.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link)
^ "Rajarshi Janak University offering courses in public health and law". GorakhaPatra. Archived from the original on 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
^ "Rajarshi Janak University offering courses in public health and law". Radio Nepal. Archived from the original on 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
^ EduKhabar. "राजर्षि जनक विश्वविद्यालय विधेयक पारित | EduKhabar". Archived from the original on 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
^ Aryal, Bishnu Prasad. "Rajarshi University Act under flak over transfer of TU assets, accreditation". My Republica. Retrieved 2023-04-27.

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[1] Republica. "Parliament sends three elections-related bills for clause-wise deliberations". My Republica. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

[2] Sureis (2017-12-01). "Nidhi refutes 'talk' of his becoming National Assembly member". The Himalayan Times. Archived from the original on 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2021-06-11.

[3] "राजर्षि जनक विश्वविद्यालय, दुई दशकदेखिको सपना साकार हुने अवसर". Lokaantar (in Nepali). Retrieved 2023-04-27.

[4] Bajracharya, Hridaya Ratna (2020). "Nepal's Higher Education System and Policy". In Padma M. Sarangapani; Rekha Pappu (eds.). Handbook of Education Systems in South Asia. Global Education Systems. Singapore: Springer. pp. 1–27. doi:10.1007/978-981-13-3309-5_63-1. ISBN 9789811333095. S2CID 226634174.

[5] राजर्षिजनक विश्वविद्यालय ऐन, २०७४ (PDF), archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-10, retrieved 2021-06-10

[6] "Parliament approves proposal seeking consideration on two bills". Archived from the original on 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-06-10.

[7] "Rajarshi Janak University". Edusanjal. Archived from the original on 2021-06-17. Retrieved 2021-06-10.

[8] "Edu Minister Poudel promises to resolve long-running dispute". Archived from the original on 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-06-10.

[9] "Watch and wait". Archived from the original on 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-06-10.

[10] "House passes bill to set up varsity in Province 2". kathmandupost.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2021-06-11.

[11] Chaudhary, Manoj Kumar; Dhakal, Ajay Prasad (2021-03-01). "An Existing Leadership Styles Among Scholarly Leaders in Nepalese Higher Education". Psychology and Education Journal. 58 (3): 1172–1179. doi:10.17762/pae.v58i3.3461 (inactive 12 July 2025). ISSN 1553-6939. Archived from the original on 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-06-10.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link)

[12] "Rajarshi Janak University offering courses in public health and law". GorakhaPatra. Archived from the original on 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-06-10.

[13] "Rajarshi Janak University offering courses in public health and law". Radio Nepal. Archived from the original on 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-06-10.

[14] EduKhabar. "राजर्षि जनक विश्वविद्यालय विधेयक पारित | EduKhabar". Archived from the original on 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-06-10.

[15] Aryal, Bishnu Prasad. "Rajarshi University Act under flak over transfer of TU assets, accreditation". My Republica. Retrieved 2023-04-27.

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