Rashtriya Raksha University

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Rashtriya Raksha University

Motto	National Security is Supreme
Type	Public
Established	2009-20 as Raksha Shakti University 2021 as Rashtriya Raksha University
Academic affiliation	UGC
Director	Prof.(Dr.)Bimal N. Patel[1]
Address	Raksha Shakti University, At. Lavad, Ta : Dahegam , Gandhinagar district , Gujarat , 382305 , India 23°09′16″N 72°53′06″E / 23.1544554°N 72.884999°E / 23.1544554; 72.884999Coordinates: 23°09′16″N 72°53′06″E / 23.1544554°N 72.884999°E / 23.1544554; 72.884999
Campus	Rural area
Website	rru.ac.in

Rashtriya Raksha University, formerly Raksha Shakti University (RSU) is an internal security educational university located in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.^[2] It is the first internal security institute of India, established by the Government of Gujarat, India in 2009. In 2020, vide an act of Parliament of India, the Government of India took over the University from the Government of Gujarat.^[2]

The university offers under-graduate, post-graduate, research degree programmes, and professional diploma and certificate programmes.^[3] The institute was inaugurated by the former Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi on 22 July 2010.^[4]

The university has been upgraded as Rashtriya Raksha University, a National University, as an Institute of National Importance through RRU Bill 2020 presented in Lok Sabha^[5]

History[]

Shri Narendra Modi, Former Chief Minister of Gujarat inaugurated Raksha Shakti University.

Raksha Shakti University (RSU) was established in the year 2009 by the Government of Gujarat when the honourable Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat.^[4][6] The University was set up to provide youth with better academic qualifications in fields of counter-terrorism, Counter-insurgency and cyber security.^[7] It lays great emphasis on professional security, strategy and defence education.^[8][9]

Campus[]

The RSU Campus is located northeast of Ahmedabad, in a village named Lavad, near Dahegam in Gandhinagar district. The site is abutted by a 1.5 km stretch of Meshwo River across 250 acres on the southern boundary. The University has received a 5-star GRIHA rating for Green Campus and acquired Green Campus Award in 2018.^[10]

Research and publication centres[]

Research is an integral part of the activities of RSU. The university conducts researches within its academic programmes under all the schools to study & explore semi-structured & unstructured problems. These researches facilitate scientific, optimal & innovative solutions to maintain peace and harmony in society.^[11]

One of the major researches carried out is by Dr. Sumit Kumar Choudhary, Head of the Department of Forensic Science. It has busted a myth around 'Corrugated Lines as Evidence of Forgery' on which many forensic handwriting experts have relied upon till date.^[12]

RSU regularly organizes Seminars, Conferences, TOTs, Workshops, Awareness Programs and Value-Added Courses among others.^[11] It always keeps a leading position in organizing seminars like National level Research Methodology workshop sponsored by ICSSR, International Conference on Police Science^[11][13] and national seminar on IPR and Cyber Security.^[11]

Publications^[14] by Researchers and Faculties:

• “Wonderful World of the Mounted Police in India” – A Pictorial Narration
• Criminal Justice System in India: Need for Systemic Changes
• Booklets on Police Commemoration Day
• History of Mounted Police in India

Major achievements[]

The union government introduced a bill to upgrade the Gujarat-based Raksha Shakti University as an institution of national importance. G Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of State for Home, introduced the Rashtriya Raksha University Bill, 2020.^{[15][16][17][18]}

Amit Shah, The Union Minister for Home Affairs while speaking at the valedictory session of 47th All India Police Science Congress in December 2019, said that the government will establish 'Raksha Shakti University' and affiliated colleges in the states where there is no police university.^[19][20][21]

Raksha Shakti University had signed an MoU with Israel based ‘HackerU’ for its course of PG Diploma in cyber forensics since 2017–18.^[22]

Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation awarded the Merit trophy to Raksha Shakti University at the 14th National Youth Parliament Competition, 2017–18.^[23]

RSU's Priyank Parmar - a bright student of M.TECH Cyber Security in his third semester, developed a mobile application ‘COPS-G’ for authenticating and identifying fake police in Gujarat^[24] which was mentored by Professor Dr. Ravi Sheth.

Forensic psychologist Reena Sharma while pursuing her Ph.D. from RSU opted for the positive criminology route and assessed violent behaviour of 110 prison inmates convicted under heinous offenses like murder, rape, etc. She convinced the prison authorities to set up a psychological cell in Sabarmati Jail, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.^[25]

RSU has signed an MoU with India Navy for collaboration for innovation and research in the field of defense. RSU was praised by Honourable Defence Minister Shree Rajnath Singh on the occasion.^[26]

Placements[]

Internship & Placement Division of Raksha Shakti University endeavours to facilitate and provide suitable placement in reputed multinationals, government organizations and the private sectors. All students of the university are entitled to placement assistance, need-based training and counselling for employment. The division assures support to the visiting organizations at every stage of the placement by making university infrastructure available to them.

The Internship & Placement Division acts as an interface between the recruiters and the students for primarily enabling the students to select the best available option for their career. The division liaisons with the recruiters to provide suitable jobs to the students completing their study from the University and the section continues to facilitate the students who have already graduated from the University depending upon the requirements of the recruiters and alumni. The division conducts extra classes and mock interviews to enable and prepare the students to become successful professionals.^[27]

Student life[]

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Student accommodation[]

The residences for students are anticipated as not just hostels with long corridors but rather as homes, shared by 25-30 people. These courtyard homes are put together forming a hierarchy of communities. When a cluster of homes come together they start sharing sports facilities such as badminton courts and playgrounds.^[28]

Events[]

Malhaar is the annual cultural festival of RSU which is organized by the student community every year, involves participants in various activities such as Dance, Drama, Skit, Singing, etc.^{[citation needed]}

Sangram is a sports fest of RSU which is organized every year. Various outdoor games such as Kabaddi, Kho-kho, cricket, Badminton, volleyball, athletics, and indoor games like chess and Table-tennis provide an opportunity for sports enthusiasts so that they can show their skills and passion towards sports.^{[citation needed]}

Techno-Castle an annual technical event organized by the School of Information Technology and Cyber Security, RSU. The event consists of analytical questions leading up to the final coding round.^{[citation needed]}

Impact[]

Extension[]

RSU continuously organizes various activities to inculcate the understanding and responsibility of serving the community and the nation amongst everyone to support a series of disciplinary activities. Extension activities are thus, the sum of all the aspects such as disciplinary knowledge, problem-solving ability, leadership, communication and interpersonal skills. These skills are achieved with the evaluation of continuous efforts to bring the necessary change.^[29]

Training[]

Raksha Shakti University is set to define a training module for commandos of elite security units called the ‘Special Protection Group (SPG)’. The SPG protects the Prime Minister, former Prime Ministers and their family members.^[30][31][32]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website