Vivekananda Global University (VGU) is a state private university located in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan, India. It is a multidisciplinary institution offering programmes across engineering, management, law, design, agriculture, sciences, commerce, humanities, and allied fields. The university takes its name from the 19th-century Indian monk and philosopher Swami Vivekananda.
| Name | Vivekananda Global University |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | VGU |
| Type | State private university |
| Location | Jaipur, Rajasthan, India |
| Country | India |
| Named after | Swami Vivekananda |
VGU operates under the framework of state private universities in Rajasthan, established through an Act of the Rajasthan State Legislature. Such universities are empowered to award degrees in accordance with the provisions of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956, and are listed by the UGC among the recognised private universities of India.
The campus is situated on the outskirts of Jaipur, a major educational hub in northern India which hosts a number of public and private universities. The institution caters primarily to students from Rajasthan and neighbouring states, while also drawing enrolment from across India.
The university is organised into faculties and schools that broadly cover the following areas of study:
Programmes are typically offered at undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels, with admissions conducted through national entrance examinations as well as institutional tests, depending on the discipline.
As one among several private universities established in Rajasthan during the expansion of higher education in the state, VGU contributes to the regional supply of professional and technical graduates. Jaipur's emergence as a centre for higher learning has been associated with the growth of such state private universities alongside older public institutions.