Department of College Education, Rajasthan
The Department of College Education was set up in 1958 for the administration and development of higher education in the State of Rajasthan. However, there were only 40 Colleges (24 Government, 13 Aided and 3 Unaided) then and the department is now managing 338 Government Colleges, 1852 Unaided Private Colleges and 1407 BEd colleges (Session 2020-21).
The administration is headed by the Commissioner, College Education, Government of Rajasthan, Jaipur. A significant role is being played by the department in bringing about quantitative and qualitative improvement in the higher education in the State.