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Brij University, Bharatpur was established in 2012 by the Government of Rajasthan through Brij University, Bharatpur Act, 2012^[3] and K. D. Swami was appointed as the founder Vice Chancellor (VC).^[4] The Chancellor of the institute is the Governor of Rajasthan.^[5] In 2014, in commemoration of Maharaja Surajmal, it was renamed Maharaja Surajmal Brij University, Bharatpur through Brij University, Bharatpur (Change of Name) Act, 2014.^[6] In April 2016 Swami quit his position, citing harassment by Vijay Bansal as the cause, while Bansal accused Swami of "administrative and financial irregularities".^[4] Ashwini Kumar Bansal was appointed VC in February 2017^[7] and R.K.S. Dhakarey replaced him in February 2020.^[8]