Aryabhatta Knowledge University

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Aryabhatta Knowledge University
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Logo of Aryabhatta Knowledge University
Other names
AKU
Motto
Satyadharmāya dṛṣṭaye (Sanskrit)
Motto in English
For the vision of truth and righteousness
Type Public State University
Established19 March 2010;15 years ago (19 March 2010)
Academic affiliations
 UGC, AIU
BudgetIncrease2.svg ₹33.23 crore
Chancellor Governor of Bihar
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Sharad Kumar Yadav
Location
Patna
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Bihar
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25°35′33″N85°08′06″E / 25.5925°N 85.1350°E / 25.5925; 85.1350
Campus Urban
Language English
Hindi
Colors
Website akubihar.ac.in
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Location in Patna
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Location in Bihar
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Location in India

Aryabhatta Knowledge University (AKU), Patna is a collegiate public state university [1] located in Mithapur, Patna, Bihar, India. It is named after the Father of Indian Mathematics and astronomer Aryabhatta.

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As per 2022-23, it is a statutory requirement for colleges offering any professional programs except medical sciences and engineering 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 on 19th of March 2010 by the Government of Bihar through the Aryabhatta Knowledge University Act, 2008. [2] [3] The first Chancellor of AKU was Governor Devanand Konwar. It was established for the development and management of education and infrastructure related to professional and general higher-education institutions, management, law, journalism and allied professional education in Bihar. It has its jurisdiction over entire state of Bihar [4]

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. [5]

See also

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. ↑ "The Aryabhatta Knowledge University Act, 2008" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "List of Educational Colleges under AKU". akubihar.ac.in. Retrieved 26 February 2020.

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