List of institutions of higher education in Bihar

The following is a list of institutions of higher education in Bihar, India.

Universities

In Bihar there are fourteen state universities, nine (five working, one state and two proposed) central universities, two deemed universities, and one private university.

Since 2005 Bihar has experienced many reforms. Many world-class institutions are developing in the state. Nalanda University and the proposed Vikramshila University will attract students from across the globe. To improve skill development, the central government has decided to build India's first national skill development university in Bihar. Bihar's government has also given its consent to open five private universities.

Universities of Bihar

Sno	University	Location	Type	Established	Specialization	Permanent campus	Sources
1	Bhupendra Narayan Mandal University	Madhepura	State	1992	General	Available	[1]
2	B. R. Ambedkar Bihar University	Muzaffarpur	State	1952	General	Available	[2]
3	Aryabhatta Knowledge University	Patna	State	2008[3]	Technology	Under construction	[4]
4	Chanakya National Law University	Patna	State	2006	Legal	Available	[5]
5	Jai Prakash University	Chhapra	State	1990	General	Available	[6]
6	Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University	Darbhanga	State	1961	Sanskrit	Available	[7]
7	Lalit Narayan Mithila University	Darbhanga	State	1972	General	Available	[8]
8	Magadh University	Bodhgaya	State	1962	General	Available	[9]
9	Maulana Mazharul Haque Arabic and Persian University	Patna	State	2004[10]	Arabic, Persian	Not available	[11]
10	Nalanda Open University	Patna	State	1995	Distance education	Construction proposed at Rajgir	[12]
11	Patna University	Patna	State	1917	General	Available	[13]
12	Rajendra Agricultural University	Pusa	Central	1970 (2015)	Agriculture	Available	[14]
13	Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University	Bhagalpur	State	1960	General	Available	[15]
14	Veer Kunwar Singh University	Arrah	State	1994	General	Available	[16]
15	Bihar Agricultural University	Bhagalpur	State	2009	Agriculture	Available	[17]
16	Central University of South Bihar	Gaya	Central	2009	General	Under construction	[17]
17	Aligarh Muslim University	Kishanganj	Central	2013	General	Under construction	[17]
18	Nalanda International University	Rajgir	Central	2014	Postgraduate	Construction proposed	[17]
19	Nava Nalanda Mahavihara	Nalanda	Deemed	1951 (2006)	Buddhism, Pali	Available	[18]
20	Bihar Yoga Bharati	Munger	Deemed	1994 (2000)	Yoga	Available	[19]
21	Indian Institute of Technology, Patna	Patna	Central	2008	Technology	Available
22	Indian Institute of Management Gaya	Gaya	Central	2015	Management	Construction proposed
23	Mahatma Gandhi Central University	Motihari	Central	2015 ()	General	Proposed
24	Vikramshila University*	Bhagalpur	Central	2016	General	Proposed
25	National Skill Development University*	Bihar	Central	2016	Skill	Proposed
26	Amity University*	Bihta	Private	2016 ()	General	Proposed
27	AlKarim University*	Katihar	Private	2016 ()	General	Proposed
28	C.V Raman University*	Vaishalli	Private	2016 ()	General	Proposed
29	Jogeshwari memorial University*	Muzaffarpur	Private	2016 ()	General	Proposed
30	Sandip University*	Madhubani	Private	2016 ()	General	Proposed

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Institutes of national importance

Universities of Bihar

Sno	Institute	Location	Type	Established	Specialization	Campus	Sources
1	National Institute of Technology	Patna	Central	2004	Technology	New campus proposed
2	Indian Institute of Technology	Patna	Central	2009	Technology	Available
3	Indian Institute of Management	Gaya	Central	2015	Management	Proposed
4	National Institute of Fashion Technology	Patna	Central	2008	Fashion	Available
5	AIIMS	Patna	Central	2012	Medical	Under construction
6	NIPER	Hajipur	Central	2008	Pharmacy	Temporary campus

Institutes of state importance

• Birla Institute of Technology, Patna
• Chanakya National Law University, Patna
• Chandragupt Institute of Management, Patna
• Development Management Institute, Bihar

Engineering colleges

As of April 2016, there are four central government, 13 government engineering colleges in the public sector, and 17 engineering colleges in the private sector in Bihar, including government-aided BIT, Patna and Women's Institute of Technology, Darbhanga. The overall annual intake of these technical institutes offering engineering education to students in Bihar is approx 9000.^[20][21]

Central government

• Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology, Hajipur (CIPET)
• Indian Institute of Technology Patna
• IRIMEE, Jamalpur
• National Institute of Technology, Patna

State government

• Bhagalpur College of Engineering, Bhagalpur
• Darbhanga College of Engineering, Darbhanga
• Gaya College of Engineering, Gaya
• Lok Nayak Jayprakash Institute Of Technology, Chhapra^[22]
• Motihari College of Engineering, Motihari
• Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology, Muzaffarpur
• Nalanda College of Engineering, Chandi
• B. P. Mandal College of Engineering, Madhepura
• Government Engineering College, Bakhtiyarpur
• Government Engineering College, Katihar
• Government Engineering College, Sasaram
• Ram Dhari Singh Dinkar College of Engineering, Begusarai
• Sitamarhi Institute of technology, Sitamarhi

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• Adwaita Mission Institute of Technology (AMIT), BANK
• Azmet Institute of Technology, Kishanganj
• BIT Mesra Extension Centre, Patna
• Budha Institute of Technology, Gaya
• Exalt College of Engineering & Technology, Hajipur
• K.K. College of Engineering & Management, Nalanda
• Kishanganj College of Engineering & Technology, Kishanganj
• Maulana Azad College of Engineering and Technology, Patna
• Millia Institute of Technology, Purnea
• Moti Babu Institute of Technology, Forbesganj
• Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, Patna
• Patna Sahib College of Engineering & Technology, Vaishali
• R.P. Sharma Institute Of Technology, Patna
• Sityog Institute of Technology, Aurangabad
• Siwan Engineering and Technical Institute, Siwan
• Vidya Vihar Institute of Technology, Purnea
• Vidyadaan Institute of Technology and Management, Buxar
• Women's Institute of Technology, Darbhanga
• Mirza Ghalib National College, Autonomous Institute of Higher Education,Siwan

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Medical colleges

• A N Magadh Medical College and Hospital, Gaya
• All India Institute of Medical Sciences Patna
• Bettiah Government Medical college, Bettiah
• Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital, Darbhanga
• Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna
• Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Bhagalpur
• Nalanda Medical College Hospital, Patna
• Narayan Medical College and Hospital, Sasaram
• Patna Medical College and Hospital, Patna
• Sri Krishna Medical College, Muzaffarpur
• Vardaman Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS), Pawapuri, Nalanda

Private

• Katihar Medical College & Hospital, Katihar
• Lord Buddha Koshi Medical College and Hospital, Saharsa
• Mata Gujri Memorial Medical College & Hospital, Kishanganj
• Narayan Medical College and Hospital, Sasaram

MCA colleges

• LN Mishra Institute of Economic Development and Social Change
• A N College, Patna
• BS College,Danapur

MBA colleges

• LN Mishra Institute of Economic Development and Social Change,Patna
• A N College, Patna
• A.N. Sinha Institute of Social Sciences, Patna
• AMITY Global Business School, Patna Campus
• Arcade Business College, Patna
• BS College,Danapur
• Catalyst Institute of Management and Advance Global Excellence, Patna
• Chandragupt Institute of Management, Patna
• Cybotech campus, Patna
• Dept. of Business Administration, Gaya College, Magadh University, Gaya
• Dept. of Commerce & Business Admn., L.N. Mithila University, Darbhanga
• Development Management Institute, Patna^[25]

Agricultural institutes

• Bihar Agricultural University, Sabaur, Bhagalpur
• Rajendra Agricultural University, Samastipur

Fashion, art and design

• A N College, Patna
• National Institute of Fashion Technology Patna

Hotel management

• Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition, Hajipur

Law institutes

• Chanakya National Law University, Patna

Research

• National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hajipur (NIPER)
• Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna

Teacher training

• Dr. S. P. Singh College Of Teacher Education
• St. Xavier's College of Education

Others

• A. M. B.Ed. College, Gaya
• Bihar National College, Patna
• Bihar School of Yoga, Munger
• C.M. Science College, Darbhanga
• Science College, Patna
• Simtorg Public School, Suitha, Parsa, Patna
• St. Xavier's College, Patna

See also

• List of educational institutions in Patna

References

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24. http://epaper.jagran.com/ePaperArticle/12-dec-2015-edition-Patna-Nagar-page_4-4171-7149-84.html
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