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Central Universities

University	Location	Type	Established	Specialization	Permanent campus	Sources
Central University of South Bihar	Gaya	Central	2009	General	Available	[1]
Nalanda University	Rajgir	Central	2014	Postgraduate	Under Construction	[1]
Mahatma Gandhi Central University	Motihari	Central	2015 ()	General	Temp
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University	Samastipur	Central	1970 (2016)	Agriculture	Available	[2]

. Vikramshilaa central university bhagalpur (proposed).

Institute of National Importance

Deemed Universities

University	Location	Type	Established	Specialization	Permanent campus	Sources
Bihar Yoga Bharati	Munger	Deemed	1994 (2000)	Yoga	Available	[9]
Nava Nalanda Mahavihara	Nalanda	Deemed	1951 (2006)	Buddhism, Pali	Available	[10]

Center funded imminent institute

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

State Universities

In Bihar there are seventeen state universities, 1 IIT and other four central universities operating in Bihar while Vikramshila Central University and National Skill Central University is proposed, AMU Kishanganj is off-campus center of AMU, two deemed universities, and five private universities are currently functional with 1 more proposed.

University	Location	Type	Established	Specialization	Permanent campus	Sources
Aryabhatta Knowledge University	Patna	State	2008[11]	Technology	Available	[12]
Bhupendra Narayan Mandal University	Madhepura	State	1992	General	Available	[13]
Bihar Agricultural University	Bhagalpur	State	2009	Agriculture	Available	[1]
Bihar Animal Sciences University	Patna	State	2016 ()	Vet	Available	[14]
B. R. Ambedkar Bihar University	Muzaffarpur	State	1952	General	Available	[15]
Chanakya National Law University	Patna	State	2006	Legal	Available	[16]
Jai Prakash University	Chhapra	State	1990	General	Available	[17]
Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University	Darbhanga	State	1961	Sanskrit	Available	[18]
Lalit Narayan Mithila University	Darbhanga	State	1972	General	Available	[19]
Magadh University	Bodhgaya	State	1962	General	Available	[20]
Maulana Mazharul Haque Arabic and Persian University	Patna	State	2004	Arabic, Persian	Available	[21]
Nalanda Open University	Patna	State	1987	Distance education	Available	[22]
Patna University	Patna	State	1917	General	Available	[23]
Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University	Bhagalpur	State	1960	General	Available	[24]
Veer Kunwar Singh University	Arrah	State	1992	General	Available	[25]
Patliputra University	Patna	State	2018 ()	General	Temp	[26]
Purnea University	Purnea	State	2018 ()	General	Temp	[26]
Munger University	Munger	State	2018 ()	General	Temp	[26]

Private Universities

University	Location	Type	Established	Specialization	Permanent campus	Sources
Sandip University, Sijoul	Madhubani	Private	2017 ()	General	Temp
Amity University, Patna	Patna	Private	2017 ()	General	Temp	[27]
Dr. C.V. Raman University, Bihar	Vaishali	Private	2018 ()	General	Temp	[27]
Gopal Narayan Singh University	Rohtas	Private	2018 ()	General	Temp	[26]
Al-Karim University	Katihar	Private	2018 ()	Medical	Temp	[26]
Mata Gujri University	Kishanganj	Private	2018 ()	Medical	Temp	[26]

Medical Colleges

As of June 2018, Bihar has 14 functional medical colleges, out of which 9 are owned by the state government, 3 are private medical colleges and two autonomous organisations – IGIMS and AIIMS Patna.^[28][29]

Dental colleges

Government

• Patna Dental College

Private

• Buddha Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Kankarbagh, Patna
• Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Patna
• Mithila Minority Dental College and Hospital, Laheriasarai, Darbhanga
• Dr. B.R Ambedkar Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Patna
• Dr. S.M. Naqui Imam Dental College & Hospital, Darbhanga
• Sarjug Dental College, Darbhanga

MCA colleges

• L.n Mishra institute of economics development and social change patna
• A N College, Patna
• Gaya College, Gaya
• L.N Mishra College, Muzaffarpur
• Vaishali College, Muzaffarpur

MBA colleges

• L.N.Mishra College of Business Management,Muzaffarpur(oldest in Bihar)
• A N College, Patna
• International School of Management, Patna
• Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya, Gaya
• Catalyst Institute of Management and Advance Global Excellence, Patna
• Chandragupt Institute of Management, Patna
• College of Commerce, Arts and Science, Patna
• Cybotech campus, Patna
• J.D. Women’s College, Patna
• L.N. Mishra Institute of Economic Development and Social Change, Patna
• Narayan School of Managerial Excellence, Jamuhar, Sasaram

Agricultural institute

Agricultural College Dumraon

Horticulture college Noorsarai

Agricultural engineering college Arra

Agricultural Business Management college Patna

Agricultural Biotechnology college Sabour

Bhola Pashwan Sastri Agricultural College Purnea

Dr Abdul Kalam Agricultural College Kisanganj

Fishery college Dholi

• Mandan Bharti Agricultural College, Saharsa
• Bihar Agricultural University, Sabaur, Bhagalpur
• Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Samastipur
• Dr. Deen Dayal Upadhyay College of Horticulture and Forestry, Pipra Kothi
• Narayan School of Agricultural Science, Jamuhar, Sasaram
• Munger Forestry college, Munger

Fashion, art and design

• A N College, Patna
• Footwear Design & Development Institute,(FDDI), Amhara, Bihta
• National Institute of Fashion Technology Patna

Hotel management

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

Law institutes

• 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

Research

• A N Sinha Institute of Social Studies, Patna, [ANSISS]
• National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hajipur (NIPER)
• Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna

Paramedical College

• HC Paramedical College, Madhubani, Bihar
• Max Institute of Health Science & Technology
• Shyamlal Chandra Shekhar Nursing College
• Delhi Paramedical & Management Institute
• Bihar Institute of Nursing and Paramedical

Engineering and Management Colleges

As of July 2018, there are 6 central government, 38 government engineering colleges in the public sector, and 17 engineering colleges in the private sector in Bihar, and 2 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 10000. Notable examples are listed below.

Central government

• Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology, Hajipur (CIPET)
• IRIMEE, Jamalpur Munger
• IiIT Bhagalpur

State Government[edit]

State Govt.-Aided[edit]

• BIT Mesra Extension Centre, Patna
• Women’s Institute of Technology, Darbhanga

Private[edit]

• 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