Rajasthan Technical University (RTU) was set up by the Government of Rajasthan in 2006 as the state's technical education university. Its headquarters and teaching campus sit on Rawatbhata Road in Kota, on the site of the former Engineering College, Kota, on the banks of the Chambal river.
Beyond running its own teaching programmes, RTU functions as the affiliating body for technical education across Rajasthan, affiliating about 68 engineering colleges, 3 B.Arch colleges, 16 MCA colleges, 39 MBA colleges, 31 M.Tech colleges, 1 M.Arch college and 1 hotel management and catering institute, with more than 1.5 lakh students enrolled across these institutions. RTU's own teaching wing, the University Teaching Department (UTD), offers B.Tech, M.Tech, MBA and PhD programmes directly on the Kota campus.
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Type | State technical university (government, affiliating and teaching) |
| Established | 2006 |
| Location | Rawatbhata Road, Kota, Rajasthan 324010 |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Nimit Ranjan Chowdhary |
| Admission routes | REAP (B.Tech/B.Arch), LEEP (lateral entry), CAM (M.Tech/M.Arch), RMAP (MBA), RTU DAT (PhD) |
| Official website | rtu.ac.in |
RTU's UTD campus in Kota offers B.Tech across 11 specializations, 12 M.Tech specializations, an MBA, and PhD programmes across all listed disciplines. B.Tech admission runs through REAP; diploma holders can enter directly into second-year B.Tech via LEEP. M.Tech admission runs through CAM, MBA through RMAP, and PhD through RTU DAT.
RTU does not currently have a verifiable NIRF rank or score published on nirfindia.org. It was not found in the NIRF University Ranking top-100 list or the 101-150 rank-band for 2025, nor in the University top-100 list for 2024, nor in the Management-category participated-institutes list for 2025.
The Kota campus houses seven hostel buildings, five for men, two for women, built across three phases, with combined capacity for about 834 male and 256 female students. Rooms are furnished, with common rooms and access to table tennis, badminton, volleyball and basketball facilities.
RTU is the primary affiliating and regulatory body for engineering, architecture, MCA, MBA, M.Tech and hotel-management education in Rajasthan, coordinating admissions through REAP, LEEP, CAM and RMAP for institutes across the state.
The Kota teaching campus (UTD) runs 11 B.Tech streams and 12 M.Tech streams, plus MBA and PhD, all under one roof.
Several B.Tech branches hold National Board of Accreditation status, including Electronics and Instrumentation Control, Electronics and Communication Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.
The campus has 5 boys' and 2 girls' hostels built across 1992, 1996 and 2016, together housing about 834 male and 256 female students.
M.Tech admission runs through CAM, and every GATE-qualified student admitted is entitled to an MHRD scholarship of Rs 12,400 per month.
36 courses offered. Fees in INR lakhs.
Campus size, faculty strength, hostel facilities, and academic infrastructure.
