Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University

Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University is a public university in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is named after Rajarshi Purushottam Das Tandon.

U. P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University

Motto	Reaching to Unreached
Type	State University (Government)
Established	1999 (1999)
Chancellor	Anandiben Patel
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. Kameshwar Nath Singh
Location	Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Campus	Shantipuram, Phaphamau Pryagraj
Affiliations	UGC
Website	www.uprtou.ac.in

The university provides access to higher education for large segments of the population and, in particular, disadvantaged groups such as those living in remote and rural areas including working people, homemakers and other adults who wish to upgrade or acquire knowledge through studies. It also makes efforts to promote the acquisition of knowledge in a rapidly developing and changing society and continually offer opportunities for upgrading knowledge, training and skills in the context of innovations, research and discovery in all fields of human endeavor. The university is open to all irrespective of caste, creed or sex and its jurisdiction is all of Uttar Pradesh.

The university Library was established in 2000 with a meagre collection of 279 books. At present, the library holds the collection on different streams of humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and developing sciences. Its collection has reached up to 41387 volumes of books and 92 learned journals besides 5 daily newspapers and 12 other periodicals. The library serves faculty members, supporting staff, research scholars and more than 50,000 students spread all over Uttar Pradesh. It is the apex body to provide library and information services to its students and others. A regional library at Allahabad Regional Centre has opened as its branch library. It is also in planning to establish regional libraries at other regional centers, including Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Bareilly and Lucknow. The library is situated at first and second floor of the academic building, Shantipuram, Sector – F, Phaphamau, Allahabad. The librarian is Dr. T.N. Dubey.

Courses

List of courses offered by university are as under:[1]

First Degree Programmes
Post Graduate Programmes
General Diploma Programme
Certificate Programme
Computer Programmes
Vocational Programmes
Professional Programmes
Awareness Programmes
Adult & Continuing Education Programmes
Research Programme

References

"U.P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University, Allahabad: Students". admission.onlineuprtou.in.

External links

Universities in Uttar Pradesh
Central	Aligarh Muslim University Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Banaras Hindu University Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University University of Allahabad
INIs	Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Indian Institute of Management Lucknow Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Raebareli Footwear Design and Development Institute Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University^† University of Allahabad^† † Declared as an Institute of National Importance
State	Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University Azamgarh State University Banda University of Agriculture and Technology Bundelkhand University Chaudhary Charan Singh University Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University DSM National Rehabilitation University Gautam Buddha University Harcourt Butler Technical University Jananayak Chandrashekhar University Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Urdu, Arabi-Farsi University King George's Medical University Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology Prof. Rajendra Singh University Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences Saharanpur State University Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology Siddharth University U.P. Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Veterinary Science University and Cattle Research Institute University of Lucknow Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University
Deemed	Bhatkhande Music Institute Deemed University Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies Dayalbagh Educational Institute Indian Veterinary Research Institute Jaypee Institute of Information Technology Santosh University Shobhit Institute of Engineering & Technology
Private	Amity University, Noida Babu Banarasi Das University, Lucknow Bareilly International University Bennett University Era University Galgotias University GLA University IFTM University IIMT University Integral University Invertis University J.S. University Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Handicapped University Mangalayatan University Mohammad Ali Jauhar University Monad University Rama University Sanskriti University Sharda University Shobhit University Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University Shiv Nadar University Shri Venkateshwara University Swami Vivekanand Subharti University Teerthanker Mahaveer University

Open Education in India
Recognition Bodies	University Grants Commission All India Council for Technical Education Distance Education Council
Central Universities	Indira Gandhi National Open University School of Open Learning
State Universities	Andhra Pradesh Open University Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University Karnataka State Open University Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University Nalanda Open University Netaji Subhas Open University Pandit Sundarlal Sharma (Open) University Tamil Nadu Open University Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University Uttarakhand Open University
Private Universities	The Global Open University Nagaland

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