Who among the following is ex-officio Chancellor of the State Universities?

In most Indian States, the Universities Act(s) passed by the State Legislature designate the Governor of the State — the constitutional head appointed under Article 155 — as the ex-officio Chancellor of the universities established under that Act. "Ex-officio" means the chancellorship is attached automatically to the office of Governor, with no separate appointment or election required.

Rajasthan's State Universities Act follows this same convention: the Governor of Rajasthan is the ex-officio Chancellor of the State Universities. This is also confirmed by RSSB's official Shift-II answer key for Patwar 2025, which marks Governor as the correct response to this question.

• Chief Minister: heads the Council of Ministers and runs the state government's day-to-day administration, but this office carries no statutory link to university chancellorship.

• Education Minister: administers the state's education department and policy, but does not hold ex-officio chancellorship under the Universities Act.

• Governor: holds the ex-officio chancellorship of the State Universities under the Universities Act — the correct answer here.

• Chief Justice of High Court: heads the state's judiciary; this office has no defined role in university governance under the Universities Act.