Bihar University of Health Sciences

Bihar University of Health Sciences

बिहार स्वास्थ्य विज्ञान विश्वविद्यालय
Logo of Bihar University of Health Sciences
Other name	BUHS, Patna
Motto	Swasthyam Sarvārtha-Sādhanam (Sanskrit)
Motto in English	Health is the means to all achievements
Type	Public Medical University
Established	1 July 2022;3 years ago (1 July 2022)
Chancellor	Nitish Kumar
Vice-Chancellor	Dr. Bindey Kumar (acting)
Location	Patna , Bihar , India 25°35′33″N85°08′06″E / 25.592382°N 85.134976°E / 25.592382; 85.134976
Campus	Urban
Language	English Hindi
Affiliations	UGC AIU Government of Bihar
Website	buhs.ac.in

Bihar University of Health Sciences, Patna

Bihar University of Health Sciences (abbreviated as BUHS) ^[1] is a Public medical university in Patna established w.e.f. 1 July 2022 by the Government of Bihar through the enactment of The Bihar University of Health Sciences Act 2021 (Bihar Act No. 19 of 2021) ^[2] to affiliate all the existing health science colleges and institutions, set up by the Government and/or Trust or Society, which were earlier affiliated to the conventional universities in Bihar with a purpose of ensuring proper, systematic and uniform instruction, teaching, training and research in modern and Indians systems of medicine.

Administration

Governance

The Chief Minister of Bihar Mr. Nitish Kumar is the chancellor of the BUHS. This university became active with the appointment of Dr. Surendra Nath Sinha as the first vice-chancellor of BUHS. ^{[3] [4]}

Affiliations

The Bihar University of Health Science is an affiliating university and has jurisdiction over all the medical, nursing ^[5] , and paramedical colleges of the entire state of Bihar. The BUHS ^[6] is currently operating from the office of AKU.

Government Medical Colleges (Allopathy)

S.No	College name	Location	District	Established year	No. of Seats(MBBS)	Stream
01	Patna Medical College and Hospital	Patna	Patna district	1925	200	Allopathy
02	Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital	Darbhanga	Darbhanga district	1946	120	Allopathy
03	Anugrah Narayan Magadh Medical College and Hospital	Gaya	Gaya district	1969	120	Allopathy
04	Nalanda Medical College and Hospital	Patna	Patna district	1970	150	Allopathy
05	Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital	Muzaffarpur	Muzaffarpur district	1970	120	Allopathy
06	Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Bhagalpur	Bhagalpur	Bhagalpur district	1971	120	Allopathy
07	Government Medical College, Bettiah	Bettiah	West Champaran district	2013	120	Allopathy
08	Bhagwan Mahavir Institute of Medical Sciences	Pawapuri	Nalanda district	2013	120	Allopathy
09	Jannayak Karpoori Thakur Medical College and Hospital, Madhepura	Madhepura	Madhepura district	2020	100	Allopathy
10	ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Patna	Bihta	Patna district	2021	100	Allopathy
11	Government Medical College and Hospital, Purnea	Purnea	Purnea district	2023	100	Allopathy
12	Shri Ram Janki Medical College and Hospital	Sarairanjan	Samastipur district	2024	100	Allopathy
13	Government Medical College and Hospital, Chapra	Chapra	Saran district	2025	100	Allopathy

Private Medical Colleges (Allopathy)

S.No	College name	Location	District	Established year	No. of Seats(MBBS)	Stream
01	Lord Buddha Koshi Medical College and Hospital	Saharsa	Saharsa district	2012	150	Allopathy
02	Madhubani Medical College and Hospital	Madhubani	Madhubani district	2018	150	Allopathy
03	Netaji Subhas Medical College and Hospital	Bihta	Patna district	2020	150	Allopathy
04	Radha Devi Jageshwari Memorial Medical College and Hospital	Muzaffarpur	Muzaffarpur district	2021	150	Allopathy
05	Shree Narayan Medical Institute and Hospital	Saharsa	Saharsa district	2021	150	Allopathy

Nursing Colleges

S.No	College name	Location	District	Established year	No. of Seats(B.Sc Nursing)	Type
01	AHS Nursing College & Hospital	Samastipur	Samastipur district	2023	60	Private
02	Alay Fatima Hai College of Nursing	Patna	Patna district	2023	60	Private

Pharmacy Colleges

S.No	College name	Location	District	Established year	No. of Seats(B. Pharma)	Type
01	Government Pharmacy Institute, Patna	Patna	Patna district	1958	100	Government
02	Chanakya College of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Bhojpur	Chanakya Nagar	Bhojpur	2008	100	Private

References

1. "BUHS logo color interpretation" (PDF).
2. "Bihar University of Health Sciences Act 2021" (PDF). 2023-03-15. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
3. "BUHS चिकित्सा एवं पैरामेडिकल परीक्षाओं में तेजी लाएगा". The Times of India. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
4. "बिहार स्वास्थ्य विज्ञान विश्वविद्यालय को मिला पहला कुलपति" . Retrieved 28 June 2023.
5. "पटना हाईकोर्ट का बड़ा फैसला: बिहार स्वास्थ्य विज्ञान विश्वविद्यालय को मिला नर्सिंग पाठ्यक्रमों की परीक्षा और संबद्धता का अधिकार". Jagran. 19 October 2025.
6. "CM नीतीश ने BUHS और BEU परिसरों का किया दौरा, निर्माण कार्य समय पर पूरा करने का दिया निर्देश". Patna Press. 24 December 2025.

Affiliated colleges

• Affiliated colleges under Bihar University of Health Sciences