Magadh University

Magadh University is a public state university and institution of higher education located in Bodhgaya, Bihar. It provides facilities for higher learning and research in the faculties of science, social sciences, humanities and commerce. With 39 affiliated colleges, 19 constituent colleges and 22 departments. History The university was initially established under Magadh University Act 1961 (Later Bihar State University Act,1976) by Satyendra Narayan Sinha, an educationist and the then Education Minister of Bihar in 1962. K. K. Dutta, a renowned historian, was the founder vice-chancellor. It started functioning on 2 March 1962 with two constituent colleges, 32 affiliated colleges and seven postgraduate departments. In 1992, 17 constituent colleges were transferred to the newly constituted Veer Kunwar Singh University, Arrah (Bhojpur). After years of discussion and thought, Magadh University was finally split in 2018 and another university i.e. Pataliputra University came into being which covered under its jurisdiction all colleges located within the geographic area of Patna and Nalanda district that were earlier under Magadh University. Due to division of the university and other associated issues examination of the university were delayed. For this, MULEA CAMPAIGN was launched. Facilities The university has the Mannulal Central Library with 162,245 books, manuscripts, and journals, alongside departmental libraries. All science departments, including Psychology and Geography, have well-equipped labs for teaching and research. There are eight hostels on campus with accommodation for 1,500 students, including a girls' hostel. The University Health Centre provides 24-hour medical care. The campus also has a Central Bank of India branch and a post office. A large sports complex supports various athletic and indoor games. The university is developing a modern Computer Lab for MCA courses, and constituent colleges have their own computer and language labs. It offers professional courses like MBA, MCA, BCA, and Journalism, and has two medical colleges, two private engineering colleges, one dental college, and three law colleges. Distance learning is also available. Colleges Its jurisdiction extends over five districts: Arwal, Aurangabad, Gaya, Jehanabad, and Nawadah. Affiliated Colleges Sanjay Singh Yadav College, Rafiganj Aurangabad Janta College, Aurangabad K P S College, GAYA K P S College, HULASGANJ, JEHANABAD K P S College, KINJAR, ARWAL M S Y College, KINJER, ARWAL MAA Bageshwari College, GAYA Magadh Mahavidyalaya, Sakurabad, Jehanabad S G M College, GAYA V S College, BODH GAYA Mahavir College, GAYA Mahabodhi college, belaganj PP Mahavidya, Jehanabad Buddha Institute of dental sciences and hospital, Patna Jehanabad College, Jehanabad Constituent Colleges Gaya College, Gaya Anugrah Memorial Law college, Gaya Sachchidananda Sinha College, Aurangabad Gautam Buddha Mahila College, Gaya S.N. Sinha College, Jehanabad, Jehanabad RLSY College Aurangabad, Aurangabad A.N.S College, Nabinagar, Aurangabad Daudnagar College, Daudnagar, Aurangabad Fatehpur Sanda College, Fatehpur Sanda, Arwal Jagjiwan College, Gaya K.L.S. College, Nawada S.M.S.G. College, Sherghati, Gaya S.N.S. College, Tekari, Gaya S.N.S College, Warisaliganj, Nawada Notable alumni Khan Sir, a famous Educator Surendra Prasad Yadav, current MP, ex-MLA. Pankaj Tripathi, Indian actor Giriraj Singh current MP, ex-MLA. Akhtarul Iman, MLA Jitan Ram Manjhi, MP, former Chief Minister of Bihar Mangal Pandey Rajiv Pratap Rudy current MP, ex-MLA. Prem Kumar, MLA Satish Kumar Yadav, ex MLA Binod Kumar Roy, Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court, Ex-Chief Justice of Gauhati, Punjab and Haryana High Court Gopal Prasad, Indian-American mathematician Ram Kripal Yadav, current MP, ex-MLA Pankaj Kumar Singh, MLA Khagen Murmu, MP References External links Magadh University, Bodhgaya, Bihar MU Information Archived 25 June 2024 at the Wayback Machine Gaya College, Gaya Daudnagar College, Daudnagar, Aurangabad S S College, Jehanabad Archived 29 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine มูลนิธิมคธพุทธคยา (Magadh Buddhagaya Foundation - MBF) [[1]](Magadh Alumni Association of Thailand - MAAT) สมาคมศิษย์เก่ามคธแห่งประเทศไทย [[2]] และองค์กรส่งเสริมวิชาการ ศาสนา วัฒนธรรม และการพัฒนาสังคม (Organization for Academic, Religious, Cultural and Social Development - OARCSD) [[3]]