Bhartiya Skill Development University is a private university in Jaipur, Rajasthan, created specifically around skill-integrated higher education. The university is sponsored by the Rajendra and Ursula Joshi Charitable Trust and was established through the Bhartiya Skill Development University Jaipur Act, 2017, notified in the Rajasthan Gazette on March 30, 2017. Its educational model draws inspiration from the Swiss Dual System, combining academic instruction with extensive occupational practice, workshops, laboratories and industry exposure. The university’s exclusive knowledge partnership with the Rajendra and Ursula Joshi Foundation in Switzerland supports this practice-oriented approach. BSDU offers programmes in areas such as engineering and technology, computing, business, hospitality, fashion and design, manufacturing and other skill-focused disciplines. Its teaching model is structured around learning by doing, with practical training intended to develop measurable occupational competence rather than relying only on classroom theory. The university’s main campus is in Mahindra World City, Jaipur, placing students within an industrial and business environment suited to internships, industry projects and employer interaction. Workshops and skill laboratories are central to the campus, reflecting the institution’s vocational and applied character. Research, innovation and multidisciplinary study are increasingly integrated with the original skill-education mission. The university is recognized under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, with UGC approval recorded in 2020. BSDU’s distinctive contribution to Indian higher education lies in adapting a dual vocational model to degree-level university study. Its focus on practice, employability and industry alignment gives it a different academic structure from conventional private universities and connects course design closely with workplace competencies. A defining feature is the high proportion of time devoted to hands-on practice, where students use machinery, laboratories and simulated workplace environments to build occupational confidence. This structure seeks to narrow the gap between a university qualification and the competencies employers expect from graduates entering technical and service-sector roles.