Career Point University, Kota is a state private university in Rajasthan established in 2012. It grew out of the Career Point education group, whose journey began in Kota in 1993 with coaching for competitive examinations under the leadership of Pramod Maheshwari. The university was created through state legislation as Career Point expanded from test preparation and school education into full higher education. Its campus on National Highway 52 near Alaniya in Kota covers about 50 acres and places the institution within one of India's best-known education cities. CPU Kota offers diploma, undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes across engineering, computer applications, management, commerce, law, agriculture, basic sciences, health-related fields and other disciplines. The university follows a credit-based academic structure and emphasizes practical exposure, hands-on learning, projects and employability alongside formal coursework. Its roots in Career Point's long education history are visible in the institution's strong focus on student guidance, professional preparation and structured academic support. The university is recognized under the UGC framework and is listed with the Association of Indian Universities. Research, industry interaction and entrepreneurship have become larger parts of the campus as its academic range has expanded. CPU's location in Kota also connects it with an unusually dense education ecosystem that includes coaching, schools, professional institutions and students from across India. The university's first academic session began in 2012, when it introduced an industry-oriented and research-informed curriculum for its inaugural cohorts. Its profile combines the Career Point group's three-decade education legacy with a residential-style university campus, multidisciplinary degree pathways and career-focused teaching. This evolution from a coaching initiative to a degree-granting university is central to understanding CPU Kota's institutional identity. The university also benefits from Career Point’s long-standing student-support culture, which connects academic guidance, skills development and professional preparation across the Kota campus.