Patliputra University

Patliputra University

पाटलिपुत्र विश्वविद्यालय
Official logo of Patliputra University
Motto	योग: कर्मसु कौशलम्Sanskrit
Motto in English	Excellence in the Action
Type	Public
Established	March 18, 2018;7 years ago (2018-03-18)
Affiliation	UGC
Chancellor	Governor of Bihar
Vice-Chancellor	Upendra Prasad Singh
Students	3,50,000 (Approx)
Address	Old Bypass Road, Kankarbagh , Patna , Bihar , 800020 , India 25°36′09″N85°09′33″E / 25.602493°N 85.159128°E / 25.602493; 85.159128
Campus	Urban
Website	ppup.ac.in

Patliputra University (PPU) is a collegiate public state university located in Patna, Bihar, India. It was established in 2018 by the Government of Bihar. The university has jurisdiction over colleges in the Patna and Nalanda districts, except those affiliated with Patna University. As a collegiate university, its functions are shared between the university departments and its affiliated institutions. The headquarters is situated at Kankarbagh, Patna, while a permanent campus is under development near Bakhtiyarpur. ^{[1] [2]}

History

In 2015, Bihar's education minister indicated that Magadh University (MU) might be divided into two or three universities due to the difficulties in managing its large number of affiliated colleges. In July of the same year, the then vice-chancellor of MU, Mohammad Ishtiyaque, decided to strengthen the university's Patna branch office to reduce the need for students to visit the headquarters at Bodh Gaya. As part of this process, a committee was established to oversee the expansion and development of the Patna branch office. ^[3]

On 30 July 2016, the Bihar cabinet approved the Bihar State Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2016, which paved the way for the creation of Patliputra University by bifurcating Magadh University. ^{[4] [5]}

In October 2017, a notice was issued inviting applications for the posts of vice-chancellor and pro-vice-chancellor. ^[6] More than 150 professors applied for these posts. ^[7] On 19 March 2018, Bihar governor Satya Pal Malik appointed Girish Kumar Choudhary as pro-vice-chancellor and Gulab Chand Ram Jaiswal as vice-chancellor of Patliputra University under the Bihar State University (Amendment) Act, 1976. ^[8]

Academics

Admitted students of Magadh University (MU) will be awarded degrees by the MU. ^[9] The university started operating academically from the 2018–19 academic year. ^[10] The programmes being offered at the university be the same as the ones being offered at Magadh University. ^[9]

The university plans to launch postgraduate departments in science, commerce and arts stream at university level after many of the postgraduate departments went to MU after the bifurcation. ^[11] Some of Patna's better institutions come under Patliputra University after its creation. ^[12]

Administration

As of September 2025, Upendra Prasad Singh serves as the vice-chancellor of the university, ^[13] while Ganesh Mahto continues as the pro-vice-chancellor. ^[14]

The Governor of Bihar acts as the chancellor of Patliputra University. ^[15]

Abubakar Rizvi serves as the registrar, ^[16] and Manoj Kumar is the proctor. ^[17]

Campus

The university is headquartered in Patna and administratively operate from Magadh University branch office on Kankarbagh old bypass in the Rajendra Nagar neighbourhood of Patna, ^{[12] [18]} whilst, its permanent campus will be located at Bakhtiyarpur. ^[19]

Patliputra University's PG campus will be built in BS College, Danapur, then Vice Chancellor Prof. RK Singh inspected the BS College regarding the construction of PG campus. ^[20]

Colleges

The university's jurisdiction extends over two districts, Nalanda and Patna.^{[ citation needed ]}

Constituent colleges

Patna district

#	College	Location
1	Anugrah Narayan College	Patna
2	A.N.S. College	Barh
3	B.D. College	Patna
4	B.S. College	Danapur
5	College Of Commerce, Arts & Science	Patna
6	G.J. College	Bihta
7	Ganga Devi Mahila College	Patna
8	J.D. Women's College	Patna
9	Jagat Narain Lal College	Khagaul
10	M.M. College	Bikram
11	Mahila College	Khagaul
12	Malti Dhari College	Naubatpur
13	R.L.S.Y. College	Bakhtiyarpur
14	R.P.M. College	Patna City
15	Ram Krishna Dwarika College	Patna
16	Ram Ratan Singh College	Mokama
17	S.M.D. College	Punpun
18	Sri Arvind Mahila College	Patna
19	Sri Guru Gobind Singh College	Patna
20	T.P.S. College	Patna

Nalanda district

#	College	Location
1	Government Degree College	Rajgir
2	Kisan College	Nalanda
3	Nalanda College	Biharsharif
4	Nalanda Mahila College	Biharsharif
5	S.P.M. College	Udantpuri
6	S.U. College	Hilsa

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Government colleges

Patna district

#	College	Location
1	Govt. Women's College, Gardnibagh, Patna	Gardnibagh, Patna
2	Rajkiya Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Gulzarbagh, Patna	Gulzarbagh, Patna

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Minority colleges

Patna district

#	College	Location
1	Oriental College	Patna City

Nalanda district

#	College	Location
1	Sogara College, Biharsharif	Biharsharif
2	Allama Iqbal College, Biharsharif	Biharsharif

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Affiliated colleges

Patna district

#	College	Location
1	Awadhesh Prasad Mahavidyalaya	(Nadaul / Patna)
2	B B M B G Kanya College	Patna
3	B L P College, Masaurhi	Masaurhi
4	Bansropan Ram Bahadur Singh Yadav College, Kanhauli	Kanhauli
5	Chandradeo Prasad Verma College, Simri	Simri
6	D N College, Masaurhi	Masaurhi
7	Dr. C P Thakur College, Naubatpur	Naubatpur
8	Jyoti Kunwar College, Fatehpur	Fatehpur
9	Kameshwar Prasad Singh College, Nadwan	Nadwan
10	L P Shahi College, Patna	Patna
11	Nunwati Jagdev Singh College, Bakhtiyarpur	Bakhtiyarpur
12	P L S College, Masaurhi	Masaurhi
13	P N K College, Achhua	Achhua
14	Patna Muslim Science College	Patna
15	R P College, Datiyana, Bikram	Datiyana, Bikram
16	R L S Y College	Anisabad, Patna
17	R L S Y College	Paliganj, Patna
18	R P S College, Bailey Road	Bailey Road, Patna
19	R P S Mahila College, Bailey Road	Bailey Road, Patna
20	Ram Roop Prasad College	(Patna)
21	S K M V College, Fatuha	Fatuha
22	S N A Evening College, Barh	Barh
23	Sant Sandhya Das Mahila College, Barh	Barh
24	Sir Ganesh Dutt Memorial College	Patna
25	Sri Bhuwaneshwari Raja College, Barh	Barh
26	Sri Ram Narayan College, Barh	Barh
27	Trimurti College, Ismailpur	Ismailpur

Nalanda district

#	College	Location
1	L.S.T. Gramin Mahavidyalaya, Aungaridham	Aungaridham
2	B.R. Degree College	(Nalanda)
3	Deo Sharan Women's Evening College, Sohsarai	Sohsarai
4	Dr. Ram Raj Singh Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Chandi	Chandi
5	G D M College, Harnaut	Harnaut
6	K S T College, Sohsarai	Sohsarai
7	Magadh Mahavidyalaya, Chandi	Chandi
8	Mahabodhi Mahavidyalaya, Nalanda	Nalanda
9	Mahatma Budh Hiraman College	(Nalanda)
10	Mata Ashapuri Mahavidyalay	(Nalanda)
11	Nalanda Sodh Sansthan	(Nalanda)
12	P M S College, Paharpura	Paharpura
13	R Lal College, Nalanda	Nalanda
14	RLSY College, Nalanda	Biharsharif
15	R P S College, Harnaut	Harnaut
16	S P College, Hilsa	Hilsa
17	S.P. Verma College, Rajakuan, Biharsharif	Biharsharif
18	Snatak College, Nalanda	Nalanda
19	Vardhman Mahavir College, Pawapuri	Pawapuri

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Medical & Paramedical colleges

Patna district

#	College	Location
1	Indian Institute of Health Education & Research	Patna

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Education colleges

Patna district

#	College	Location
1	A B C College of Education, Neura, Patna	Neura, Patna
2	Al-Fatima Educational Society B.Ed. College, Gonpura, Phulwarisharif	Gonpura, Phulwarisharif
3	Baldeo College of Education, Fatehpur	Fatehpur
4	Bibi Aasia Begum Teacher's Training College	Patna
5	Bihar College of Teacher Education, Samanpura, Raja Bazar	Samanpura, Raja Bazar
6	Deo Nagina Teacher Training College, Mohiuddinpur, Masaurhi	Masaurhi
7	Islamia Teacher's Training (B.Ed.) College, Phulwarisharif	Phulwarisharif
8	K.S College of Professional Education, Neura, Danapur	Neura, Danapur
9	Kamleshwari Prasad Singh Teacher Training College, Bakhtiyarpur	Bakhtiyarpur
10	Krishna College of Teacher's Training, Nagwan, Naubatpur	Nagwan, Naubatpur
11	L N M College of Education, Lodipur, Maner	Lodipur, Maner
12	Leeds Training College, Mahuli, Parsa Bazar	Mahuli, Parsa Bazar
13	M.S Institute Of Education (MSIE), Khagaul	Khagaul
14	Maa Bidhya Maa Kusum Teacher's Training College, Paliganj	Paliganj
15	Maa Tara Institute of Technology Education, Beldarichak	Beldarichak
16	Mirza Ghalib Teacher's Training College, Raja Bazar	Raja Bazar
17	Mothers International T.T. College, Phulwarisharif	Phulwarisharif
18	National Teacher's Training College, Khajanchi Road	Patna
19	Nezamia College of Education, Jamaluddin Chak, Khagaul	Khagaul
20	Patliputra Teacher's Training College, Alinagar, Anisabad	Anisabad
21	Pratibha Pallvan Teacher's Training College, Masaurhi	Masaurhi
22	R.P.S. Teacher's Training College, New Beli Road	Patna
23	Raghunandan Teacher's Training College, Mathiyapur, Danapur	Danapur
24	Ram Dei Ram Chandra Memorial Shikshan Sansthan, Dhanarua	Dhanarua
25	Ram Rup Prasad B.Ed. College, Bhergawan, Dhanarua	Dhanarua
26	Sanjay Singh B.Ed. College, Bikram	Bikram
27	Sattar Memorial College of Education, Phulwarisharif	Phulwarisharif
28	Sattayam International Institute of Higher Studies, Gaurichak	Gaurichak
29	Scholars College Education, Bihta	Bihta
30	Shivam College of Higher Studies, Phulwaria	Phulwaria
31	Shivam Teachers Training College	Patna
32	Shivpuri Devi Teacher's Training College, Bihta	Bihta
33	Sushila Sujata B.Ed. College, Gonpura	Gonpura
34	Tagore Teacher's Training College, Bikram	Bikram
35	Takshila College of Education, Phulwarisharif	Phulwarisharif
36	Tapindu Institute of Higher Studies, Khagul	Khagual / Patna
37	Vidya College of Professional Studies, Rasulpur, Varuna	Rasulpur
38	Vidya Niketan Teacher's Training College, Charman, Masaurhi	Masaurhi
39	Vitthal College of Education, Baily Road	Baily Road, Patna

Nalanda district

#	College	Location
1	D P Singh Institute of Education, Gautam Nagar, Sohsarai	Sohsarai
2	Gautam T.T. College, Bhaganbigha, Sohsarai	Bhaganbigha, Sohsarai
3	J. P. Teacher's Training College, Viyawan, Biharsharif	Biharsharif
4	Maa Bachchan Devi Teacher's Training College, Arawa	Arawa
5	Maha Bodhi Mahavidyalaya Teacher's Training (B.Ed.)	Nalanda
6	Mata Sushila Institute Of Education, Hilsa	Hilsa
7	Nalanda Mahila Shikshak Prashikshan Mahavidyalaya, Deepnagar	Biharsharif
8	Nalanda Teacher's Training College, Deepnagar, Biharsharif	Biharsharif
9	Ram Kripal Singh Teacher's Training College, Harnaut	Harnaut
10	Rural Teacher's Training College, Shekhpura, Chandi	Shekhpura
11	S.A. College of Education, Sikandara, Silao	Silao
12	Shanti memorial College of Education, Pirpar, Begampur	Begampur
13	Sukhdeo Narayan Lal Bahadur Sitaram Memorial B.Ed. College, Mustafabad Malti	Mustafabad Malti
14	V S Group of Colleges, Parwalpur	Parwalpur
15	Vikramaditya College of Education, Parwalpur	Parwalpur

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Law colleges

Patna district

#	College	Location
1	Ambedkar Law College	Patna
2	Bihar Institute of Law	Patna
3	College Of Commerce, Law College (Cocas)	Patna
4	Himalaya Law College	Patna
5	Impact College of Law	Patna
6	M.G.M. College Of Law	Patna
7	R P S Law College, New Bailey Road, Danapur	Danapur

Nalanda district

#	College	Location
1	J. P. College of Law	Biharsharif

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Vocational colleges

Patna district

#	College	Location
1	Admerit College, Western Campus, Sri Krishnapuri, Boring Road	Patna
2	Arcade Business College, Khagaul Road	Patna
3	Arcade Business College, Rajendra Nagar	Patna
4	Catalyst College	Patna
5	Catalyst Institute of Management & Advanced Global Excellence, S.K. Puri	Patna
6	International Business College	Patna
7	M.G.M. College	Patna
8	Maa Sharda College of Technical Education & Research	Patna
9	Oxford Business College	Patna
10	Swatantrata Senani Shankarlal Agarwal Prabandhan Sah Takniki Mahavidyalay	Patna

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Controversies

• In August 2018, an investigation committee of 5 members was constituted by Vice Chancellor Prof. Gulab Chand Ram Jaiswal to probe the charges of misbehaviour and irregularities against the then registrar of university Col. (Retd.) Kamesh Kumar. The committee was formed due to non-satisfactory reply of a showcause notice issued to the registrar previously. Rather than answering, he questioned several decisions taken by the university at that time. He allegedly confronted the VC and pro-VC on various issues related to academics and outsourcing of the security staff for the university. The committee was asked to submit its report in a day or two so that it could be finally sent to the Raj Bhavan for necessary directives in the matter from then chancellor cum Governor of Bihar, Satya Pal Malik. ^[29]
• On October 15, 2019, the university issued notice to JD Women's College, asking it to make arrangements for starting PG department on the third floor of arts block of the college - a college fully reserved for girls. The university's letter caused unrest among college students. Hundreds of students staged protest demonstrations in college premises against the university's decision to admit male students in post-graduation courses from current academic session in a fully reserved girls' college. Soni, then president of JD Women's Students Union, said, “Entry of male students in the college campus would hamper safety and peaceful environment of the college. Various Student's Unions like Chhatra JDU, AISF etc of other colleges also supported the protest. University's pro-vice-chancellor Girish Kumar Choudhary said, “The building selected for PG department has a separate entrance gate. The university was looking for space in all constituent colleges to start PG courses. JD women's college has a newly constructed building which has vacant space. University asked for this only for temporary instance. For zero interference of PG department into college campus, the university is ready to barricade the space. Also, class timings will be coordinated so that PG classes should start after departure of UG classes". He accused politically affiliated students’ unions for politicising the decision for grabbing attention. ^[29]

• India portal

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External links

• Official website