Aryabhatta Knowledge University

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Aryabhatta Knowledge University Patna
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Other name
AKU Patna
Mottoसत्यधर्माय दृष्टये
Type Public
Established2010(14 years ago) (2010)
Academic affiliations
UGC, AICTE
Chancellor Governor of Bihar
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Sharad Kumar Yadav
Location, ,
India

25°35′33″N85°08′06″E / 25.5925°N 85.1350°E / 25.5925; 85.1350
CampusUrban
Website akubihar.ac.in
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Aryabhatta Knowledge University (AKU Patna) is a collegiate public state university [1] located in Mithapur, Patna, Bihar, India. It was named after the Indian astronomer Aryabhatta.

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Apart from a few notable exceptions, It is recognised and approved by AICTE. It is a statutory requirement for colleges offering any program in professional courses in the state to be affiliated with the university. It also has four schools:

Campus

The university operates from its own office in Mithapur, Patna.

History

The university was established in 2010 by the Government of Bihar through the Aryabhatta Knowledge University Act, 2008. [2] [3] It was established for the development and management of educational infrastructure related to technical education, medical, management and allied professional education in Bihar.

Affiliated colleges

In the session 2022–23, university has 33 educational colleges, 8 community colleges and 11 vocational colleges .

Educational colleges

  • St. Xavier's College of Education, Patna
  • Amaltas College of Education, Rohtas
  • Trident BEd College, Giddha
  • Hari Narain Singh Institute of Teacher's Education, Sasaram
  • Kingway Technical Institute, Kaimur
  • Radhakrishnan College of Education, Patna
  • Maitreya College of Education & Management, Vaishali
  • Harakhdeo Singh College of Education Ramanuj Bag, Nalanda
  • Maa Aranya Devi BEd College, Bhojpur
  • R.L. Mahto Institute of Education, Samastipur
  • Mundeshwari College for Teacher Education, Patna
  • Raj Mata Madhuri Devi Teacher’s Training College, Khagaria
  • Ganga Global Institute of Teacher Education, Begusarai
  • S. S. College of Teacher Education, Patna
  • Surendra BEd Teacher Training College
  • Himalaya Teacher’s Training College, Patna
  • Veerayatan BEd College, Nalanda
  • Mamta Institute of Education, Siwan
  • Acharya Sudarshan BEd College, Sitamarhi
  • KGI School of Education, Patna
  • Janardan Prasad Singh Teachers Training College, Saran
  • Kamla Bhubneshwer BEd College, Begusarai
  • Deshratna Rajendra Prasad Shikshak Prashikshan Mahavidyalaya, Patna
  • Bhagawati Singh Memorial BEd Mahavidyalaya, Bhabhua
  • R.S. Sharda Devi Education College, Vaishali
  • Government Women's College, Gardanibagh
  • Tarkeshwar Narayan Agrawal Teacher's Training College, Harigaon
  • Chanakya Foundation, Patna
  • Tapeshwar Singh Teacher's Training College, Bhojpur
  • Maryada Purushotam College of Education, Buxar
  • Bhuwan Malti Teachers Training College, Motihari
  • Gyan Prakash Swami Vivekanand Teacher's Training College, Khushrupur
  • Gautam College of Education, Chapra
  • Indrakali Ramjee Singh BEd College, Gopalganj

Vocational & professional college

The Vocational and Professional colleges under Aryabhatta Knowledge University include. [4]

See also

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References

  1. "List of State Universities as on 29.06.2017" (PDF). University Grants Commission. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  2. "The Aryabhatta Knowledge University Act, 2008" (PDF). Government of Bihar. 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  3. "Tech cradles fail to shift to permanent campus". The Times of India. Times News Network. 3 January 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  4. "List of Educational Colleges under AKU". akubihar.ac.in. Retrieved 26 February 2020.

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