The Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (Jobner), Jaipur is a state veterinary university established to strengthen education, research, training, and extension in veterinary and animal sciences. Its statutory foundation comes from the Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (Jobner) Jaipur Act, 2023, enacted as Rajasthan Act No. 27 of 2023. The legislation created a second dedicated veterinary and animal-sciences university structure in Rajasthan, with the objective of expanding specialized capacity for livestock health, animal production, allied sciences, and field-oriented services. The university’s mandate is broader than classroom instruction. The Act specifically provides for systematic teaching, training, research, and extension in modern veterinary and animal sciences through constituent and affiliated colleges, institutions, and units. This framework is designed to connect professional veterinary education with the practical needs of livestock owners, animal-health systems, breeding and production programmes, and rural development. Its public-university character also places it within Rajasthan’s state higher-education and animal-husbandry ecosystem. Jobner and the Jaipur region have long-standing agricultural and livestock links, making the university strategically positioned for work relevant to arid and semi-arid production systems. The institution is expected to support veterinarians, researchers, extension specialists, and other professionals who work across animal health and husbandry. State records list the university among Rajasthan’s funded public universities and identify its establishment date in September 2023. The Governor of Rajasthan serves as Chancellor under the state-university framework, while the university administration is responsible for building academic and research systems under its establishing Act. As a recently created institution, its significance lies in developing new veterinary capacity while coordinating education, research, and outreach around the livestock economy of Rajasthan. As the institution matures, its statutory design provides scope for coordinated veterinary hospitals, laboratories, field research, extension programmes, and professional training linked directly to Rajasthan’s livestock sector.