Rashtriya Raksha University
Emblem of Rashtriya Raksha University | |
Other name | RRU |
|---|---|
Former name | Raksha Shakti University |
| Motto | Rashtriya Suraksha Sarvopari |
Motto in English | National Security is Supreme |
| Type | |
| Established | 2009 (as Raksha Shakti University) 2020 (as Rashtriya Raksha University) |
Parent institution | Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India |
| Accreditation | |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr. Bimal N. Patel |
| Address | RRU Campus, Lavad-Dahegam , , , 382305 , 23°09′16″N 72°53′06″E / 23.1544554°N 72.884999°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | |
| Website | rru |
Rashtriya Raksha University (simply RRU; lit. Hindi राष्ट्रीय रक्षा विश्वविद्यालय, formerly Raksha Shakti University) is a public central university and an autonomous institute located in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. Ajit Doval is one of the board members of this university. It is recognized as an Institution of National Importance under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India, by an act of the Indian Parliament. RRU specializes in national security, cyber security, digital forensics, and internal security.
It was established by the Government of Gujarat, India, in 2009. In 2020, via Act 31 of Parliament of India, the Government of India took over the university from the Government of Gujarat.
The university offers undergraduate, postgraduate, research degree programmes, and professional diploma and certificate programmes. The institute was inaugurated by the former chief minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi on 22 July 2010.
The university has been upgraded as Rashtriya Raksha University, a national university, as an Institution of National Importance through the Rashtriya Raksha University Act, passed by Parliament in October 2020.