List of institutions of higher education in Bihar

Bihar is home to 8 Institutes of National Importance, 4 Central Universities, 20 State Universities, 7 Private Universities, 1 Deemed University and 4 Centrally Funded Eminent Institutes. The following is a list of institutions of higher education in Bihar, India.

Summary

TYPE	Number
INI	8
Central	4
State	20
Private	7
Deemed	1
Total	40

Institutes of National Importance

S.No	University	Location	Type	Established	Specialization	Source
1	Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya	Bodh Gaya	Autonomous	2015	Management	[1]
2	Indian Institute of Technology Patna	Patna	Autonomous	2008	Science and Technology	[2]
3	All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna	Patna	Autonomous	2012	Medical	[3]
4	National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hajipur	Hajipur	Autonomous	2007	Pharmacy	[4]
5	National Institute of Technology, Patna	Patna	Autonomous	1886 (1924) (2004)	Science and Technology	[5]
6	Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bhagalpur	Bhagalpur	Autonomous	2017	Science and Technology	[6]
7	Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University	Pusa	Autonomous	1905	Agriculture	[7]
8	Nalanda University	Rajgir	Autonomous	2010	Intellectual, Philosophical, Historical and Spiritual	[8]

Central Universities

S.No	University	Location	Type	Established	Specialization	Permanent campus	Sources
1	Central University of South Bihar	Gaya	Central	2009	General	Available	[9]
2	Nalanda University	Rajgir	Central and International	2010	Intellectual, Philosophical, Historical and Spiritual	Available	[8]
3	Mahatma Gandhi Central University	Motihari	Central	2016	General	Available	[10]
4	Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University	Samastipur	Central	1905 (1970) (2016)	Agriculture	Available	[11]

State Universities

University	Location	Type	Established	Specialization	Permanent campus	Sources
Aryabhatta Knowledge University	Patna	State	2010	Professional	Available	[12]
Bhupendra Narayan Mandal University	Madhepura	State	1992	General	Available	[13]
Bihar Agricultural University	Bhagalpur	State	2009	Agriculture	Available	[9]
Bihar Animal Sciences University	Patna	State	2016	Veterinary	Available	[14]
B. R. Ambedkar Bihar University	Muzaffarpur	State	1952	General	Available	[15]
Bihar Engineering University	Patna	State	2021	Engineering	Temp	[16]
Bihar University of Health Sciences	Patna	State	2022	Medical	Temp	[17]
Chanakya National Law University	Patna	State	2006	Legal	Available	[18]
Jai Prakash University	Chhapra	State	1990	General	Available	[19]
Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University	Darbhanga	State	1961	Sanskrit	Available	[20]
Lalit Narayan Mithila University	Darbhanga	State	1972	General	Available	[21]
Magadh University	Bodhgaya	State	1962	General	Available	[22]
Maulana Mazharul Haque Arabic and Persian University	Patna	State	2004	Arabic, Persian	Available	[23]
Nalanda Open University	Nalanda	State	1987	Distance education	Available	[24]
Patna University	Patna	State	1917	General	Available	[25]
Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University	Bhagalpur	State	1960	General	Available	[26]
Veer Kunwar Singh University	Arrah	State	1992	General	Available	[27]
Patliputra University	Patna	State	2018	General	Temp	[28]
Purnea University	Purnea	State	2018	General	Temp	[28]
Munger University	Munger	State	2018	General	Temp	[28]

Private Universities

S.No	University	Location	Type	Established	Specialization	Permanent campus	Sources
1	Sandip University, Sijoul	Madhubani	Private	2017	General	Available	[29]
2	Amity University, Patna	Patna	Private	2017	General	Available	[29]
3	Dr. C.V. Raman University, Bihar	Vaishali	Private	2018	General	Available	[29]
4	Gopal Narayan Singh University	Rohtas	Private	2018	General	Available	[29]
5	Al-Karim University	Katihar	Private	2018	Medical	Available	[29]
6	Mata Gujri University	Kishanganj	Private	2018	Medical	Available	[29]
7	K. K. University	Biharsharif	Private	2017	General	Available	[29]

Deemed University

University	Location	Type	Established	Specialization	Permanent campus	Sources
Nava Nalanda Mahavihara	Nalanda	Deemed	1951 (2006)	Buddhism and Pali	Available	[30]

Centrally Funded Eminent Institutes

• Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology, Hajipur (CIPET Hajipur)
• Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Jamalpur (IRIMEE Jamalpur)
• Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition, Hajipur
• National Institute of Fashion Technology Patna (NIFT Patna)
• National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT, Patna)

Medical Colleges

As of June 2018, Bihar had 14 functional medical colleges, of which 9 were owned by the state government, 3 were private medical colleges affiliated with BUHS and two autonomous organisations – IGIMS and AIIMS Patna.^[31][32]

Name	Established	City	University	Type	Permanent Campus	Comments	Ref.
Anugrah Narayan Magadh Medical College and Hospital	1969	Gaya	Bihar University of Health Sciences	Government	Available		[33]
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna	2012	Patna	Autonomous	Public	Available		[34]
Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital	1946	Darbhanga	Bihar University of Health Sciences	Government	Available		[35]
Government Medical College, Bettiah	2008	Bettiah	Bihar University of Health Sciences	Government	Available		[36]
Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences	1983	Patna	Autonomous	Public	Available		[37]
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital	1970	Bhagalpur	Bihar University of Health Sciences	Government	Available		[38]
Katihar Medical College and Hospital	1987	Katihar	Al-Karim University	Private	Available		[39]
Lord Buddha Koshi Medical College and Hospital	2012	Saharsa	Bihar University of Health Sciences	Private	Available		[40]
Madhubani Medical College and Hospital	2019	Madhubani	Bihar University of Health Sciences	Private	Available		[41]
Patna Medical College and Hospital	1925	Patna	Bihar University of Health Sciences	Government	Available		[42]
Nalanda Medical College Hospital	1970	Patna	Bihar University of Health Sciences	Government	Available		[43]
Shree Narayan Medical Institute and Hospital	2021	Saharsa	Bihar University of Health Sciences	Private	Available
Narayan Medical College and Hospital	2008	Sasaram	Veer Kunwar Singh University	Private	Available		[44]
Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences	1963	Patna	University of Calcutta	Government	Available	Research Institute	[45]
Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital	1970	Muzaffarpur	Bihar University of Health Sciences	Government	Available		[46]
Vardhman Institute of Medical Sciences	2013	Pawapuri	Bihar University of Health Sciences	Government	Available		[47]
Mata Gujri Memorial Medical College	1990	Kishanganj	Mata Gujri Memorial Medical College	Private	Available
Jannayak Karpoori Thakur Medical College and Hospital, Madhepura	2020	Madhepura	Bihar University of Health Sciences	Government	Available
Netaji Subhas Medical College and Hospital	2020	Bihta	Bihar University of Health Sciences	Private	Available
Radha Devi Jageshwari Memorial Medical College and Hospital	2021	Muzaffarpur	Bihar University of Health Sciences	Private	Available
Government Medical College and Hospital, Purnea	2023	Purnea	Bihar University of Health Sciences	Government	Available		[48]

Ayurvedic, Unani and Homeopathy Medical Colleges Affiliated to BUHS

Name	Established	City	University	Type	Permanent Campus	Comments	Ref.
Government Tibbi College and Hospital, Patna	1926	Patna	Aryabhatta Knowledge University	Government	Available	BUMS
Rajkiya Ayurvedic College & Hospital	1926	Patna	Bihar University of Health Sciences	Government	Available	BAMS
Dayanand Ayurvedic Medical College And Hospital	1972	Siwan	Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University	Private	Available	BAMS
Shri Moti Singh Jageshwari Ayurved College & Hospital	1973	Chhapra	Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University	Private	Available	BAMS
Govt. Ayodhya Shivkumari Ayurved College & Hospital	1946	Begusarai	Bihar University of Health Sciences	Government	Available	BAMS
Swami Raghvendracharya Tridandi Ayurved Mahavidyalaya and Hospital	1972	Gaya	Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University	Private	Available	BAMS
Salfia Unani Medical College & Hospital	1981	Darbhanga	Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University	Private	Available	BUMS
Sufia Unani Medical College Hospital & Research Centre	2010	East Champaran	Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University	Private	Available	BUMS
Z.H.Unani Medical College & Hospital	1979	Siwan	Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University	Private	Available	BUMS
Nezamia Unani Medical College & Hospital	1985	Gaya	Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University	Private	Available	BUMS
G.D. Memorial Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital	2001	Patna	Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University	Private	Available	BHMS
Patna Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital	1961	Patna	Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University	Private	Available	BHMS
R.B.T.S. Govt. Homoeopathic Medical College And Hospital	1958	Muzaffarpur	Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University	Government	Available	BHMS
Maharshi Menhi Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital	1980	Katihar	Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University	Private	Available	BHMS
Magadh Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital Nalanda	1969	Bihar Sharif	Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University	Private	Available	BHMS
Dr. Yadubir Sinha Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital	1968	Darbhanga	Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University	Private	Available	BHMS
R. D. Kedia Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital	1979	Motihari	Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University	Private	Available	BHMS
Muzaffarpur Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital	1979	Muzaffarpur	Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University	Private	Available	BHMS

Dental Colleges Affiliated to BUHS

Name	Established	City	University	Type	Permanent Campus	Comments	Ref.
Patna Dental College	1960	Patna	Bihar University of Health Sciences	Government	Available	Dental degree
Buddha Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital	1984	Patna	Magadh University	Private	Available	Dental degree
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital	1990	Patna	Magadh University	Private	Available	Dental degree
Mithila Minority Dental College and Hospital	1989	Darbhanga	Lalit Narayan Mithila University	Private	Available	Dental degree
Dr. S.M. Naqui Imam Dental College & Hospital	1989	Darbhanga	Lalit Narayan Mithila University	Private	Available	Dental degree
Sarjug Dental College, Darbhanga	1988	Darbhanga	Lalit Narayan Mithila University	Private	Available	Dental degree

Pharmacy Colleges Affiliated to BUHS

Name	Established	City	University	Type	Permanent Campus	Comments	Ref.
Government Pharmacy Institute, Patna	1958	Patna	Bihar University of Health Sciences	Government	Available
Chanakya College of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Bhojpur	2008	Bhojpur	Bihar University of Health Sciences	Private	Available
Bihar College of Pharmacy	1979	Patna	Magadh University	Private	Available
Gautam Institute of Pharmacy	2008	Nalanda	Bihar University of Health Sciences	Private	Available
SNS College of Pharmacy	2019	Motihari	Bihar University of Health Sciences	Private	Available

Nursing Colleges

Name	Established	City	University	Type	Permanent Campus	Ref.
AHS Nursing College & Hospital	2023	Samastipur	Bihar University of Health Sciences	Private	Available
Alay Fatima Hai College of Nursing	2023	Patna	Bihar University of Health Sciences	Private	Available
Narayana Nursing College	2012	Rohtas	Gopal Narayan Singh University	Private	Available

MBA Colleges

Name	Established	City	University	Type	Permanent Campus	Ref.
Lalit Narayan Mishra Institute of Economic Development and Social Change, Patna	1973	Patna	Aryabhatta Knowledge University	Government	Available
L.N. Mishra College of Business Management	1973	Muzaffarpur	Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University	Government	Available
A N College	1956	Patna	Patliputra University	Government	Available
Gaya College	1944	Gaya	Magadh University	Government	Available
Vaishali Institute of Business and Rural Management	1983	Muzaffarpur	Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University	Private	Available
International School of Management, Patna	2011	Patna	AICTE	Private	Available
Catalyst Institute of Management and Advance Global Excellence	2009	Patna	Patliputra University	Private	Available
Chandragupt Institute of Management	2011	Patna	AICTE	Government	Available
College of Commerce, Arts and Science, Patna	1949	Patna	Patliputra University	Government	Available
J.D. Women's College	1971	Patna	Patliputra University	Government	Available
Development Management Institute	2014	Patna	AICTE	Government	Available
Nalanda College, Biharsharif	1870	Biharsharif	Patliputra University	Government	Available
Magadh Professional Institute	2022	Patna	Aryabhatta Knowledge University	Private	Available

B. Ed. Government College

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Name	Seat	City	University
College of Teacher education (CET), Saharsa	100	Saharsa	Bhupendra Narayan Mandal University
College Of Teacher Education, Turki, Muzaffarpur, Bihar-844127	100	Muzaffarpur	Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University
Govt. College of Teacher Education, Samastipur	100	Samastipur	Lalit Narayan Mithila University
College of Teacher Education, Gaya	100	Gaya	Magadh University
Patna Training College	100	Patna	Patna University
Govt. Teachers’ Training College, Near Ghantaghar Bhagalpur	100	Bhagalpur	Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University

Other Degree Colleges

Name	Established	City	University	Type	Permanent Campus	Ref.
Patna College	1863	Patna	Patna University	Government	Available
T.N.B. College, Bhagalpur	1883	Bhagalpur	Tilka Majhi Bhagalpur University	Government	Available
R.D.& D.J.College,Munger	1898	Munger	Munger University	Government	Available
Marwari College, Bhagalpur	1941	Bhagalpur	Tilka Majhi Bhagalpur University	Government	Available
Sunderwati Mahila College	1949	Bhagalpur	Tilka Majhi Bhagalpur University	Government	Available
Patna Science College	1927	Patna	Patna University	Government	Available
Bihar National College	1889	Patna	Patna University	Government	Available
Jagat Narain Lal College	1960	Patna	Patliputra University	Government	Available
Mahila College, Khagaul	1972	Patna	Patliputra University	Government	Available
B.D. College, Patna	1970	Patna	Patliputra University	Government	Available
Mirza Ghalib College	1969	Gaya	Magadh University	Government	Available
Sardar Patel Memorial College	1974	Biharsharif	Patliputra University	Government	Available
Nalanda Mahila College	1975	Biharsharif	Patliputra University	Government	Available
G.J. College, Bihta	1958	Bihta	Patliputra University	Government	Available
TPS College, Patna	1960	Patna	Patliputra University	Government	Available
ANS College, Barh	1951	Patna	Patliputra University	Government	Available
BS College, Danapur	1954	Patna	Patliputra University	Government	Available
Ganga Devi Mahila College	1971	Patna	Patliputra University	Government	Available
MM College, Bikram	1961	Patna	Patliputra University	Government	Available
Maltidhari College, Naubatpur	1956	Patna	Patliputra University	Government	Available
RPM College, Patna	1970	Patna	Patliputra University	Government	Available
Ram Krishna Dwarika College, Patna	1964	Patna	Patliputra University	Government	Available
Sri Guru Gobind Singh College, Patna	1960	Patna	Patliputra University	Government	Available
RLSY College, Bakhtiyarpur	1964	Patna	Patliputra University	Government	Available
Ram Ratan Singh College	1957	Patna	Patliputra University	Government	Available
SMD College, Punpun	1958	Patna	Patliputra University	Government	Available
Kisan College, Nalanda	1957	Hilsa	Patliputra University	Government	Available
SU College, Hilsa	1957	Hilsa	Patliputra University	Government	Available
Paras Nath Kushwaha College	1978	Achhua	Patliputra University	Government	Available
Gautam Buddha Mahila College	1953	Gaya	Magadh University	Government	Available	[usurped]
RLSY College Aurangabad	1971	Aurangabad	Magadh University	Government	Available
S.N. Sinha College, Jehanabad	1970	Jehanabad	Magadh University	Government	Available
S.S. College, Jehanabad	1955	Jehanabad	Magadh University	Government	Available
Sachchidananda Sinha College	1943	Aurangabad	Magadh University	Government	Available
Langat Singh College	1899	Muzaffarpur	Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University	Government	Available
Mahant Darshan Das Mahila College	1946	Muzaffarpur	Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University	Government	Available
Raj Narain College, Hajipur	1952	Hajipur	Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University	Government	Available
Vaishali Mahila College	1971	Hajipur	Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University	Government	Available
Jamuni Lal College	1969	Hajipur	Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University	Government	Available
Deo Chand College, Hajipur	1968	Hajipur	Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University	Government	Available
Rajendra College, Chapra	1938	Chhapra	Jai Prakash University	Government	Available
Murarka College	1955	Sultanganj	Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University	Government	Available

Colleges under Bihar Agricultural University

The university has ten colleges:^[50]

Name	District	Established
Bihar agriculture college, sabour	Bhagalpur district	1908
Bhola Paswan Shastri Agricultural College	Purnia District	2011
Mandan Bharti Agriculture College, Agwanpur	Saharsa district	2011
Nalanda College of Horticulture, Noorsarai	Nalanda District	2006
Dr Kalam Agricultural College	Kishanganj District	2015
VKS College of Agriculture, Dumraon	Buxar District	2011
Munger Forestry college	Munger District	2022
Agriculture Business Management college	Patna District	2021
College of Agricultural Engineering, Ara	Bhojpur District	2021
College of Agricultural Biotechnology, Sabour	Bhagalpur District	2021

Fashion, Art and Design

• A N College, Patna
• Footwear Design and Development Institute, Patna (FDDI Patna)
• National Institute of Fashion Technology, Patna (NIFT Patna)

Hotel Management

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

Law Colleges

• Chanakya National Law University
• Central university of South Bihar (school of law and governance), GAYA
• R.M.M. Law College, Saharsa
• Anugrah Memorial Law college, Gaya
• B.M.T. Law College, Purnea
• Bidheh Law College, Madhubani
• Bihar Institute of Law, Patna
• Chanakya National Law University, Patna
• Mahadeo Singh Law College, Bhagalpur
• S.K.J. Law College, Muzaffarpur
• Samastipur Law College, Samastipur
• Vishwanath Singh Law College, Munger
• Narayan School of Law, Jamuhar, Sasaram
• RKA Law College, Begusarai

Research Institutes

• Jagjivan Ram Institute of Parliamentary Studies & Political Research, Patna (JRIPSPR Patna)
• A N Sinha Institute of Social Studies, Patna (ICSSR - ANSISS Patna)
• Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna (ICMR - RMRIMS)
• Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Patna (C-DAC Patna)
• Centre for Development Practice and Research, Patna (TISS - CDPR Patna)
• The Kashi Prasad Jayaswal research Institute, Patna (KPJRI - Patna)

Government Engineering Colleges under Bihar Engineering University

There are a total of 38 government engineering colleges, located in each of the 38 districts of Bihar.

Name	District	Established
Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology	Muzaffarpur district	1954
Gaya College of Engineering	Gaya district	1958 (2008)
Bhagalpur College of Engineering	Bhagalpur district	1960
Motihari College of Engineering	East Champaran district	1980 (2008)
Darbhanga College of Engineering	Darbhanga district	1982 (2008)
Nalanda College of Engineering	Nalanda district	2008
Loknayak Jai Prakash Institute of Technology	Saran district	2012
Sitamarhi Institute of Technology	Sitamarhi district	2016
Bakhtiyarpur College of Engineering	Patna district	2016
Rashtrakavi Ramdhari Singh Dinkar College of Engineering	Begusarai district	2016
Katihar Engineering College	Katihar district	2016
Shershah College of Engineering	Rohtas district	2016
BP Mandal College of Engineering	Madhepura district	2016
Saharsa College of Engineering	Saharsa district	2017
Supaul College of Engineering	Supaul district	2017
Purnea College of Engineering	Purnia district	2017
Government Engineering College, Vaishali	Vaishali district	2018
Government Engineering College, Banka	Banka district	2018
Government Engineering College, Jamui	Jamui district	2018
Government Engineering College, Bhojpur	Bhojpur district	2018
Government Engineering College, Siwan	Siwan district	2018
Government Engineering College, Madhubani	Madhubani district	2019
Government Engineering College, Arwal	Arwal district	2019
Government Engineering College, Aurangabad	Aurangabad district	2019
Government Engineering College, Jehanabad	Jehanabad district	2019
Government Engineering College, Khagaria	Khagaria district	2019
Government Engineering College, Buxar	Buxar district	2019
Government Engineering College, Sheikhpura	Sheikhpura district	2019
Government Engineering College, Lakhisarai	Lakhisarai district	2019
Government Engineering College, Kishanganj	Kishanganj district	2019
Government Engineering College, Sheohar	Sheohar district	2019
Government Engineering College, Kaimur	Kaimur district	2019
Government Engineering College, Gopalganj	Gopalganj district	2019
Government Engineering College, Munger	Munger district	2019
Government Engineering College, West Champaran	West Champaran district	2019
Government Engineering College, Nawada	Nawada district	2019
Government Engineering College, Samastipur	Samastipur district	2019
Shri Phanishwar Nath Renu Engineering College	Araria district	2019

State Government-Aided Engineering Colleges

• BIT Mesra Extension Centre, Patna
• Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Women's Institute of Technology, Darbhanga

Private Engineering Colleges

• Buddha Institute of Technology, Gaya
• Maulana Azad College of Engineering and Technology, Patna
• Millia Institute of Technology, Purnea
• Moti Babu Institute of Technology, Forbesganj
• Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, Bihta
• Patna Sahib College of Engineering & Technology, Vaishali
• R.P. Sharma Institute of Technology, Patna
• Vidya Vihar Institute of Technology, Purnea
• Vidyadaan Institute of Technology and Management, Buxar
• Sityog Institute of Technology, Aurangabad

See also

• List of educational institutions in Patna
• List of educational institutes in Bhagalpur