Universities in Bihar

Bihar lies in the eastern part of the country. It is a landlocked state with Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. It is said that here at Bodh Gaya, the Lord Buddha got enlightenment. In the ancient old days Bihar was known for world famous universities, the likes of Nalanda University and Vikramshila University, however owing to various reasons including changing political landscape both institutions got vanished. Considering the need for high quality education and training and to remember the level of education for that Bihar was renowned, in 2014, a new institution name Nalanda University was established again.Capital city Patna holds the highest literacy rate in Bihar with 63.82%, Kishangang ranks the lowest with 31.02%.

Of late, the central Government as well as the state Government have taken lots of projects in hand to restore the prevailing condition of the Bihar education. The concept of development regarding education would not be fulfilled without the introduction of specialized courses in the field of science and technology. Thus, special attention has been given to this field by the Government.

The history of education in India upholds Bihar as one of the towering states of India which conceptualized the need for education in ancient India. Presently the state has a large number of universities that came up with varied courses to cater students from all over India. Among the Bihar universities the Patna University is the 7th oldest university of India. With the growing need for education this university came into existence in the year 1917. Eventually, one after another universities started to emerge in Bihar thereafter to meet the need for education.

Find below the links to the various universities in Bihar: