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The environment faces many threats that harm human health. To tackle these issues, Anastas and Warner introduced Green Chemistry. This concept helps people find safer ways to use and dispose of chemicals. This study investigates the level of green chemistry knowledge, awareness, and attitudes among college students of Rajasthan. It also explores the relationships between these constructs. Using a survey design, data were collected from 305 college students in Udaipur and Dungarpur districts of Rajasthan state through a 45-question questionnaire, consisting of 15 questions (right/wrong type) on green chemistry knowledge and 30 Likert-scale questions on awareness and attitudes. Descriptive analysis revealed high levels of green chemistry knowledge and attitudes, and very high levels of awareness. Pearson correlation analysis showed small correlations between knowledge, awareness, and attitudes. Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) indicated no significant differences between urban and rural students regarding their green chemistry knowledge, awareness, and attitudes. The multiple-choice questions on green chemistry knowledge were converted into a new instrument to further analyze university students' knowledge levels, enabling a deeper study of green chemistry knowledge, awareness, and attitudes.