Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University was established in the year 1964 and it is the oldest and largest institution for higher education, which got its name in honor of the first chief minister of the state of Madhya Pradesh, Pandit Ravishankar Shukla. The university plays an important role in the development of economic, cultural and educational life of the people of the neighboring region. It is situated in a campus spread over an area of 270 acres at Raipur, the capital city of Chhattisgarh.

The teaching departments of the university are divided into 29, of which buildings for 6 departments were constructed recently. Entire southern and central part of Chhattisgarh is coming under the jurisdiction of Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University and more than 200 colleges are affiliated to the university. The list of colleges affiliated to the university is given below:

Government and private colleges affiliated to the university:

• Govt. J. Yaganandam Chhattisgarh College, Raipur

• Govt. Nagarjun P.G., Science College, Raipur

• Durga Colllege, Raipur

• SKTD Law College, Raipur

• Govt. DSV Sanskrit College, Raipur

• Govt. NPA Ayurvedic College, Raipur

• Govt. Education College, Raipur

• Govt. D.B. Girls PG College, Raipur

• PT. J.L.N.M. Medical College, Raipur

• Govt. DBDK College, Balodabazar

• Govt. K.L. Arts/ Com. College, Bagbahara

• Govt. G.N.A. College, Bhatapara

• Govt. B.P. Arts/ Com. College, Arang

• Govt. Mahaprabhu Vallabhacharya P.G. College, Mahasamund

• Govt. Late CLS College, Dhamtari

• Govt. R.L. College, Rajim

• Govt. Late Shri Virendra Bahadur Singh College, Saraipali

• Arts/ Com. Girls College, Devendra Nagar, Raipur

• Govt. Arts/Sc. College, Kohka (Tilda)

• Govt. Late D.R.S. College, Kasdol

• Govt. Veer Surendra Say College, Gariyaband

• Govt. College, Kurud

• Govt. Sukharam Nage Mahavidyalaya

• Yatan Mahila College, Mahasamund

• DR. Radha Bai Govt. Navin Kanya Mahavidyalaya, Raipur

• Smt. P.G. Daga Girls College, Raipur

• Govt. PT. SHYAMACHARAN SHUKLA COLLEGE, SHANKAR NAGAR

• Govt. Kavyopadhyay Hiralal College, Abhanpur

• Govt. Brijlal Verma College, Palari

• Govt. Rajmahant Nayandas Mahilang College, Bhatgaon

• Late Jaidev Satpathi Govt. College, Basana

• Govt. Minimata Girls College, Balodabazar

• Rajiv Gandhi Govt. College, Simga

• Chandrapal Dadsena Govt. College, Pithora

• Govt. Shahid Veer Narayan Singh College, Bilaigarh

• Govt. Vishwanath Yadav Tamaskar Autonomus College, Durg

• Seth R.C.S. Law College, Durg, Dist. Durg

• Kalyan Post Graduate College, Bhilainagar, Dist. Durg

• Seth R.C.S. Arts/Commerce College, Dist. Durg

• Govt. PT. J.L.N. Arts/Commerce College, Bemetara

• Govt. N.C.J. College, Dallirajhara

• Kalyan Law College, Bhilai Nagar

• G.S. Arya Kanya College, Durg

• Bhilai Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Bhilainagar

• Govt. Dr. Vaman Vasudev Patankar Girls College,

• Govt. College, Bhilai

• Govt. Ghanshyam Singh Gupt College, Balod

• St. Thomas College, Bhilai

• Nagrik Kalyan College, Nandininagar

• Govt. College,  Arjunda

• Govt. College,  Patan

• Govt. Danveer Tularam College, Utai

• Govt. College, Dhamdha

• Govt. College, Vaishalinagar

• Govt. Koduram Dalit College, Nawagarh

• Pt. Devi Prasad Chaubey Govt. College, Saja

• Institute Of National & Foreign Languages, Bhilai

• Govt. Digvijai College, Rajnandgaon

• Govt. K.D. Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Rajnandgaon

• Govt. JLN College, Dongargarh

• Pt. K.L.S. Law College, Rajnandgaon

• Govt. LC.S. College, Ambagarh Chowki

• Acharya Panth Shri G.M.N.S. Govt. College, Kawardha

• Govt. College, Khairagarh

• Govt.  Degree College, Dongargaon

• Veerangana Avanti Bai Govt.  College,  Chhuikhadan

• Govt.  Shivnath Science College, Rajnandgaon

• Govt.  Gajanand Madhaw Mauktibodh College, Sahaspur-Lohara

• Govt.  Kunj Bihari Choubey College, Lalbahadur Nagar

• Govt.  Degree College, Ramatola

• Govt.  Rani Suryamukhi Devi College, Chhuriya

• Govt.  Lal Shyam Shah College, Manpur

• Govt.  College, Ghumka

• Late Shri Devi Prasad Ji Choubey Govt.  College, Gandai

• Govt.  Kaktiy P.G. College, Jagdalpur

• Govt.  B.P. Dev PG College, Kanker

• Govt.  Danteshwari Girls College, Jagadalpur

• Govt.  Arvind College, Kirandul

• Govt. Gundadhur College, Kondagaon

• Govt.  Shahid Bapurao College, Sukma

• Govt.  Danteshwari P.G. College, Dantewada

• Govt.  Maharshi Valmiki College, Bhanupratappur

• Govt. Swami Atmanand College, Narayanpur

• Govt. Veer Gaind Sing College, Pakhanjur

• Govt. Indrawati College Bhopalpatanam

• Govt. Indru Kewat Girl’s College, Kanker

• Govt. Gend Singh College, Charama

• Vivekanand Mahavidyalaya, Raipur

• Shantribai Arts/Comm. College, Mahasamund

• Seth Phool Chand Agarwal Smriti College, Nawapara

• St. Vincent Palloti College, Raipur

• Adarsh Arts/Comm. College, Nai Ganj Mandi, Raipur

• Pt. Harishankar Shukla Memorial College, Shankar Nagar

• Govt. Narayan Rao Meghawale Girls College, Dhamtari

• Dhamtari Nursing College, Dhamtari

• Beliram Mahavidyalaya, Bhilainagar

• Vipra Arts/Comm. College, Raipur

• Sant Raja Ram Sadani Nagrid Mahavidyalaya, Dondilohara

• Om Shri Sainath Mahavidyalaya, Parastarai

• Shri Shankaracharya Mahavidyalaya, Sector-6

• Mahant Laxminarayan Das College, Raipur

• Nanakchand Ramesh Chandra Agrawal Mahavidyalaya, Kharora

• Chhattisgarh Mahatari Mahavidyalaya, Bhakhara

• Shri Krishana College, Maroda-Bhilai

• Raipur Homeo Chikitsa Mahavidyalaya, Raipur

• Smt. Kumari Devi Choubey Girls College, Bemetara

• Pragati College, Raipur

• Capital College Of Information Technology, Bhilai

• Maharaja Pravir Chand College, Jagadalpur

• Bhilai Nayar Samajam College, Bhilai

• Mayur College Bhatapara

• B.I.I.T., Durg

• Rungta College Of Science & Technology, Durg

• M.J. College of Information Technology, Bhilai-Durg

• M.J. College Of Nursing, Kohka, Bhilai

• Disha College Of Information Technology, Raipur

• G.S. Mahavidyalaya, Kurud Road, Kohka

• Central College Of Information Technology, Fafadih

• Crist College, Jagdalpur

• Gurukul Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Kalibadi, Raipur

• DR. Rajendra Prasad Arts/Comm. Mahavidyalaya, Risali-Bhilai

• Shanti Niketan Mahavidyalaya, Tatya Para Chowk, Raipur

• Shri Rameshwar Gahira Guru Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Samar Vardurgapara-Jashapur

• Shrinivas Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya - Bilaspur

• Bhilai College Of Information Technology, Neharu Chowk Neharu Nagar

• Pragya Arts/Comm. College, Ratnabandha, Dhamtari

• Chhattisgarh Dental College & Research Institute, Sundara, Rajnandgaon

• Maulana Abul Kalam College, Civil Line, Raipur

• Bhilai Maitry Mahavidyalaya, Risali, Bhilai

• Anand Mahavidyalaya

• Physiotheropy College, Raipur

• Agrasen Mahavidyalaya, Purani Basti

• Karma Mata Arts, Comm. & Science College, Jamgaon

• Shri Mahavir Prakritic & Yoga Vigyan Mahavidyalaya

• Appolo College of Physiotheropy G.E. Road, Durg

• Escort Physiotherophy College, Dhamtari

• College Of Nursing, Bhilai

• Vivekanand Mahavidyalaya, Durg

• Comptech College, Dhamtari

• MA Bahadur Kalarin Arts & Science College, Gurur

• MATA Karma Arts/Comm. College, Gunderdehi

• Vindhyavasini College, Sanod-Bohara

• Gurukul Mahavidyalaya, Magarlod

• Pannu Bai Dhanraj Jain Arts/Comm. College Doundi

• Rajiv Lochan Ayurvedic Medical College & Hospital, Khedamara

• Maharana Pratap Homeopethic Medical College, New Rajendra Nagar

• Rajnandgaon College Of Information Technology Rajnandgaon

• Raipur College Of Gemology

• Arts College G. Jamgaon, Distt. Dhamtari

• Manasa College Of Physical Education, Kohaka Road

• Shreyas College Of Nursing Shreyas Medical Centre

• Shiksha Snatak Mahavidyalaya Mandhar

• Udanti Mahavidyalaya, Deobhog

• Shri Pairi Ganga Mahavidyalaya Mainpur

• Ramchandi Mahavidyalaya, Saraipali

• Chhattisgarh Commerce & Science Mahavidyala Sect.-6, Bhilai

• Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Raipur

• Shri Mahaveer Jain Arts & Comm. College, Pulgaon, Durg

• Maa Banjari Gurukul College, Rawabhata

• Mohsin E Millat Unani Medical College & Hospital

• Confluence College Of Higher Education, Rajanandgaon

• Santvana Manopchar & Anusandhan Sansthan P.G. Institute Of Vihaviyral & Medical Sciences, Raipur

• Indira Gandhi Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Ram Nagar

• Maitri College Of Nursing, Anjora

• Late Thakur Bhav Singh Arts/Science College, Narharpur

• Jai Hind Mahavidyalaya, Mahasamund

• Shri Shankaracharya College Of Nursing, Amadi Nagar

• Sai Kalyan Mahavidyalaya, Shankar Nagar

• C.G. Institute Of Medical Sciences, Sec.-2, Bajaj Colony

• College Of Nursing, Sec.-2, Bajaj Colony

• Sai Mahavidyalaya, Bhilai

• Pt. Ramsakha Upadhyay Mahavidyalaya, Ekta Nagar, Gudhiyari

• Sarasvati Mahila Mahavidhyalaya, Sundar Vihar

• Samrat Ashok College Of Information Technology

• Gresius College Of Nursing, Sunder Nagar

• Gresius College Of Education, Belbhata, Abhanpur

• Chhattisgarh Kalyan Siksha Mahavidhyalaya

• Shiva College, Maitri Vihar, Radhika Nagar, Supela

• Kantidarshan Mahila Mahavidhyalaya, Kosanagar

• Kachana Dhurawa Mahavidhyalaya, Chhura

• G.H. Raisoni National College, Boriya Road

• Swami Swarupananda Institutes Of Education, Hudco

• Govt. Shahid Koushal Yadav College, Gundardehi

• Govt.  Mata Karma Kanya Mahavidyalaya

• Govt.  Rajmata Vijiyaraje Sindhiya Girls College

• Govt. College, Thankhamhariya, Via- Bemetara

• Maitri College Of Dentistry & Research Center

• C.M. Nursing Institute, Chandulal Chandrakar Hospital

• Shri Ram Shiksha Mahavidyalaya, Digvijay Stadium Campus

• Mahatma Gandhi Mahavidhyalaya, Station Road, Raipur

• Vikas Siksha Mahavidhyalaya, C-191, Near RDA Store

• Govt. College of Nursing

• Shri Vedmata Gayatri Shiksha Mahavidyalaya

• Sawa International College Of Higher Education

• Shri Rawatpura Sarkar Sansthan, Kumhari

• Takshashila Mahavidyalaya

• Vishwabharti Institute

• Rungta College of Dental Sciences & Research

• Aryabhatta Arts & Science College

• Vignan College Of Education

• Vivekananda Mahavidhyalaya

• Dr. C.V. Raman College Of Education, N-3, Sector-2, Avanti Vihar

• Govt. Kachana Dhurwa College, Chhura

• Kawa Global Institute, Gujrati School Campus

• Chhattisgarh Ayurved Medical College

• Surya Mahavidyalaya, Gidam Road

• Eligent College, Motinath Mandir Campus, Bharkapara

• Pt. Pyarelal Tiwari Mahavidyalaya, Narayanpur

• Bhoramdev Arts/Commerce College, Chandani Chowk

• Angil’s College Of Commerce

• Mata Sundari Kanya Mahavidyalaya

• Jenesis College Of Higher Education

• Uday Mahavidyalaya, Chhavani Area

• Attar Singh Mahavidyalaya

• Mahaveer Academy Of Technology & Sciences

• Sarvahitkarini Vigyan, Vanijya Mahavidyalaya

• Netaji Subhash Mahavidyalaya

• Vandemantaram Mahavidyalaya

• Maharaja Agrasen International College

• Shri Ramkrishna Physiotherapy Sansthan

• Institute Of Technology & Sciences, Devbhog Road

• Govt. Shahid Venkat Rao College

• Govt. Lal Kalind Singh College

• Govt. Kangla Manjhi College

• Govt. Medical College, Jagdalpur

• Vivekanand Siksha Sansthan, Ramkrishna Paramhansa Nagar

• Aviva Info.Tech. College

• Vishwabharati Institute, S.B.I. Road, Konta

• G.D. Rungta College Of Science & Technology, Kohka-Kurud Road, Bhilai

• Century Cement College, Baikunth (Tilda)

• Gurukul Institute, Devbhog Road, Gariyaband

• Al-Shamsh Infotech College, Nagari (Dhamtari)

• Govt. Dandkaranya College

• Ramkrishna Vidyapeeth College Of Physiotherapy

• Dev Sanskriti Mahavidyalaya, Sector-6, Bhilai

• R.K.S. Mahavidyalaya

• Govt. Eklavya College

• A.K.S. College, Bhendra

• Govt. College, Devbhoge Dist.

• Govt. College Mohla Dist.

• Govt. Navin College Gurur

• Govt. Girls College Dantewada

• Navin Govt. College Bodla

• Srishti College Of Nursing

• Unique Educational Socity

• Jay Dhaneshwari Shiksha Mahavidyalay, Siyadehi, Dhamtari

• Jay Dhaneshwari Shiksha Mahavidyalay, Mana, Raipur

• Rastogi College Of Nursing, Bhilai

• Ramkrishna Institute Of Education

• Seth Sugan Chand Surana College

• Jagtguru Shankaracharya College Of Education Bhilai Dist.

• Central India College Of Nursing

• Shri Chandra Nursing Institute

• Bodhani Devi Nursing Insti.

• Aadeshwar Nursing Institute

• Adarsh nursing insti. Telibandha

• Bethani College Of Nursing, Borsi

• Navin Govt. College Berla

• Navin Govt. College, Bhakhara Dist

• Navin Govt. College Khertha

• Navin Govt. College Bhanpuri

• Platinam College Of Professional Studies

• Indian College Of Education, Station Road, Mahasamund

• Kalindi Mahavidyalaya

Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University is situated about 15km from Raipur Airport and 5km from Raipur Railway Station. The campus of the university includes several facilities like library, computer center, etc…The university library is named after Pt. Sundarlal Sharma, who was a social reformer and freedom fighter.

In addition to providing all conventional service to satisfy the readers ranging from students to scholars, the library is also connected with computer network facility and seven computers have been dedicated for the purpose of e-reading. Library also includes reprographic section fully equipped with microfilm readers, scanners and digital photocopiers for the convenience of the readers. University campus includes hostel facilities separately for girls and boys, where 2 hostels are meant for boys and one for girls.