Rajasthan is the largest state of India with a geographical area of 34.2 million ha. It represents 10.4% land area and about 1% of total inland water resources available for fisheries development in the country. Besides the 3.3 lakh ha of known cultivable waters there are unknown and uncharted stretches of waters in Rajasthan. In Rajasthan, per hectare fish production in waters of <10 ha is 532.6 kg, while in larger waters (>10ha to 500 ha) it is 181.83 kg/ha.

The fisheries research and teaching activities came into existence in 1979 with the creation of Limnology and Fisheries Department. This was the first of its kind in the Northern and Western states of India . The College of Fisheries , Udaipur was established in November 2003 by upgrading the Department of Limnology & Fisheries. This was created with the primary aim of providing professional education in fisheries science at undergraduate and postgraduate levels for furthering knowledge in this field through systematic research and for faster dissemination of research findings to field workers and end users for scientific exploitation of research findings to fisheries resources in the state of Rajasthan.

Campus location:
The location of the College is such that it provides at one place the necessary facilities for academic instruction and practical / research facilities in freshwater fish culture, limnology, etc. The main campus is located in the heart of Udaipur City at Surajpole-Airport Road .