Rashtriya Raksha University
Emblem of Rashtriya Raksha University | |
Other name | RRU |
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Former name | Raksha Shakti University |
| Motto | National Security is Supreme |
| Type | Public, INI |
| Established |
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Academic affiliation | UGC, MHA, MOE, IA, IN, CAPF, NSG, BSF, IAF |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. (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 | Pan India |
| Website | rru |
Rashtriya Raksha University (simply RRU; lit. Hindi राष्ट्रीय रक्षा विश्वविद्यालय, formerly Raksha Shakti University) is a central university and an Institution of National Importance which comes directly under the MHA, and is located in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. 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 an act of Parliament of India, the Government of India took over the university from the Government of Gujarat.
The university offers under-graduate, post-graduate, 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 Institute of National Importance through the Rashtriya Raksha University Act, passed by Parliament in October 2020.