What is Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Handicapped University?
Q: What is Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Handicapped University?
A: Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Handicapped University (JRHU) is a university in Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the first university in India and the world which is only for disabled people.
Q: Who started JRHU?
A: JRHU was started on September 27, 2001 by Jagadguru Rambhadracharya.
Q: What organization runs JRHU?
A: JRHU is run by a trust named as Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Viklang Shikshan Sansthan. The trust is responsible for all planned works of the university.
Q: What type of degrees does JRHU offer?
A: The university offers graduate, post-graduate and doctorate degrees in courses such as Sanskrit, Hindi, English, Sociology, Psychology, Fine Arts, Special education, Education, History, Culture & Archeology, Computer & Information Sciences, Vocational Education , Law , Economics , and Prosthetics and Orthotics.
Q: Are there any plans to give courses in Ayurveda and Medical Sciences from 2013 at JRHU?
A: Yes; the university is planning to give courses in Ayurveda and Medical Sciences from 2013.
Q: Who can enter into the university?
A: Permission to enter into the university is limited to only four types of disabled students – those who are blind or have difficulty in hearing; having difficulty in walking; or having some mental illness as defined in the Disability Act (1995) of the Government of India.
Q: How many disabled students have been given degrees at JRHU so far?
A: Various degrees were given to 354 disabled students in the second graduation ceremony of the university which was held in March 2010. In the third graduation ceremony which was held in January 2011 , 388 disabled students were given degrees .
