Patna University
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| Latin: Universitas Patna | |
| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1917 |
| Chancellor | D. Y. Patil |
| Vice-Chancellor | Yedla C Simhadri[1] |
| Location |
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India
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| Campus | Urban |
| Colours | Red and white |
| Nickname | PU |
| Affiliations | UGC, |
| Website | www.patnauniversity.ac.in |
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Patna University, the first university in Bihar, was established in 1917 during the British Raj, and is the seventh oldest university of the Indian subcontinent. At that time, the jurisdiction of the university extended to Bihar, Odisha, and the Kingdom of Nepal. The university oversaw examinations for educational institutions ranging from school finals to the postgraduate levels. This continued almost for four decades, until the establishment of the Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, and the Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar.[2]
Colleges
The university has colleges and institutions that cover areas of study including law, teacher training, science, arts, commerce, medicine and engineering. Since 1974, the university has a Directorate of Distance Education.
Some scholars who contributed to the growth of the University include the Rashtrakavi Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar', Mahamahopadhyaya Pandit Ram Avatar Sharma, Pandit Nalin Vilochan Sharma, Pandit Devendranath Sharma, Dr. R. K. Sinha and Sir Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh.
Patna College
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Patna College was founded on 9 January 1863.[3] From 1863 to 1917 the college was affiliated to the University of Calcutta. It then became affiliated to the newly founded University of Patna.[4]
After the partition of Bengal in 1905, the first constituent assembly was held in a seminar hall of this college.[5][6]
Patna Science College
Patna Science College is an institute of higher education in science which began in 1927 as the science department of Patna College. It was formally opened on 15 November 1928 by the then Viceroy, Lord Irwin.[7] As of 2010, the college has five laboratories, in separate buildings, and offers courses in physics, chemistry, botany, zoology, geology, mathematics, statistics and management, as well as vocational courses. Dr Kaveri Ghosh, an alumnus of this college, was Young Scientist Awardee in Life Science in 1992.
It provides three-year B.Sc. (Honours) courses in aforementioned subjects along with M.Sc. course. Earlier, 10+2 courses were available, but these have been discontinued.
It has an in-campus hostel named Newton which was started with college. Other hostels are Faraday, Cavendish, Raman near the college in PU campus. Bhabha is near Rajendra Nagar Stadium. The Girls Hostel is shared with other PU colleges and it is next to college. Students take up residence in nearby private lodges also.
For sports facilities, there is a sports building and three fields.
Each department has its own library as well as its own building. Students have access to the PU library.
The college is between PU main library and NIT, Patna on Ashok Rajpath. Access is by auto, bus and rickshaw from the city.
Bihar College of Engineering
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A survey training school was established in 1886 and this became Bihar School of Engineering in 1900. A graduate level curriculum was introduced in 1924. It was renamed as Bihar College of Engineering in 1932. In 2004 it became known as the National Institute of Technology, Patna as a consequence of a government policy to develop centres of excellence in technical education. At this time it ceased to be affiliated to the university as it gained full autonomy.[8]
College of Arts and Crafts
The College of Arts and Crafts is an institute for advanced training in visual arts. It was established on 25 January 1939 at Govind Mitra Road, Patna by Radha Mohanjee, with Rajendra Prasad (the first President of India) as one of the original members of its management committee. The state government of Bihar took control of the college in 1949. In 1957 the school moved to a new location at Vidyapati Marg, Patna. In 1972 it was renamed as the College of Arts and Crafts and on 12 April 1977 it became a part of Patna University, at which time its diploma course was converted into degree course.
Bihar National College
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Bihar National College was established in 1889. As of 2010 it is near the Gandhi Maidan. It caters for about 3,500 students following multi-disciplinary courses in science, arts and commerce.[9]
Patna Women's College
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Patna Women's College was founded on 14 September 1940 by Bishop B.J. Sullivan and Mother M. Josephine, the superior general of the Apostolic Carmel. It was the first college for women in the state of Bihar. Originally operating from Sullivan's residence, it relocated to premises at Bailey Road which were given to it by Sir Thomas George Rutherford, governor of Bihar, in 1945. The relocation did not take place until 1948 due to the desire to construct buildings which were in keeping with the High Court which is opposite to the college.[10]
The college is run by the Sisters of the Apostolic Carmel. It was allowed initially to teach up to intermediate level in arts, but in 1941 was accredited to offer degree courses. It became a part of Patna University in 1952. The college has been offering science courses since 1988.
Patna Medical College and Hospital
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Patna Medical College was established in 1925 as the Prince of Wales Medical College. It is on Ashok Rajpath. The college saw a decline in its stature from 1988 to 1998 during the period roughly coinciding with the government of Lalu Prasad Yadav but has recovered since.[citation needed] The hospital has 1,700 beds.[citation needed]
Patna Dental College
Patna Dental College is an institute for dental science which was established by Dr R. P. Lall on 9 September 1960 in the premises of Patna Medical College and Hospital.
Magadh Mahila College
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Magadh Mahila College is one of the best college of East India. It is NAAC Accredited 'A' Grade college of Patna University.
Other institutions
Patna Training College, Patna Law College, Vanijya Mahavidyala, the Bihar College of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, and the Women’s Training College also form part of the University of Patna.
Notable faculty
- Ram Sharan Sharma, historian,[11] also alumnus[12]
- Kapil Muni Tiwary, linguist[13]
- Hetukar Jha, sociologist,[14] also alumnus[citation needed]
- Prof Hari Mohan Jha
- Papiya Ghosh, historian,[15] also alumnus[citation needed]
- R. K. Sinha, scholar of English[16]
Notable alumni
- Anugrah Narayan Sinha, nationalist & first Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar[17]
- Bali Ram Bhagat, former speaker of Lok Sabha[18]
- Balmiki Prasad Singh, scholar, Governor of Sikkim (2008–present)[19]
- Bindeshwar Pathak, founder of Sulabh International
- Devendra Prasad Gupta, Indian botanist and academician
- Dilip Sinha, Indian Diplomat and Ambassador
- Digvijay Singh (Bihar) Former Union Minister of India[20]
- Gopal Prasad Sinha, neurologist, politician
- Indradeep Sinha, economist, writer and veteran communist leader
- Jayaprakash Narayan, a freedom fighter
- Krishna Sahi, Former Union Minister
- Krishna Sinha, first Chief Minister of Bihar
- Lalit Mohan Sharma, former Chief Justice of India
- Lalu Prasad Yadav, former Chief Minister of Bihar
- Lieutenant General Srinivas Kumar Sinha, former Vice Chief of Army Staff, Governor of Assam, Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Ambassador of India to Nepal
- Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister of Bihar[21]
- Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, wrd minister of bihar[22]
- Ram Dulari Sinha,[23] Former Union Minister of state,former Kerala Governor and a Freedom Fighter
- Ram Karan Sharma, scholar of Sanskrit
- Ram Raj Pant, Founder of Nepal Law College and pioneering linguist of Nepali language
- Ravi Shankar Prasad, senior advocate, Supreme Court of India, Former Union Minister and National Spokesperson of Bharatiya Janata Party
- Rustum Roy, influential material scientist, Professor and Author
- Satinath Bhaduri, novelist
- Surur Hoda, Socialist Leader
- Sweta Singh, News anchor and Deputy Editor of Aaj Tak.
- Tejendra Khanna, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi[24]
- Ranjit Sinha, Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation
- Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha, 6th Chief Justice of India
- Lalit Mohan Sharma, 24th Chief Justice of India
- Birbal Jha, author, academician, social thinker and entrepreneur
- Vashishtha Narayan Singh, Mathematician
- Abhinav Anand,Entrepreneur
See also
References
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