Patna University is a public state university in Patna, Bihar, India. It was established on 1 October 1917 during the British Raj.[1] It is the first university in Bihar and the seventh oldest university in the Indian subcontinent in the modern era. It offers different undergraduate and postgraduate degree level courses.
Patna University was established by an Act of the Imperial Legislative Council passed in September 1917.[2] It started the journey in October 1917 as an affiliating and examining body when JG Jennings took charge of this university as the first vice-chancellor. In the modern era of India, it is one of the oldest universities in this region. Later in 1919, the governing bodies of the university—the Senate and the Syndicate—were formed. The iconic Wheeler Senate House of the Patna University was built in 1926 for which Raja Devaki Nandan Prasad of Munger donated the money.[3] When the university was first established it had jurisdiction over all higher educational institutes of Bihar, Odisha, and the Kingdom of Nepal. It oversaw examinations for educational institutions ranging from school finals to the postgraduate levels. This situation continued almost for four decades, until the establishment of the Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, and the Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar.[4] On 2 January 1952, it was converted into a purely teaching-cum-residential university with territorial jurisdiction over only metropolitan Patna. The university buildings are mostly located on the bank of the River Ganges and in the Saidpur Campus.[5][6][7][8] Patna University, which is 107 years old,[9] was established on the lines of the University of London. When it was established in the year 1917, it was the only university in the three regions of Nepal, Bihar and Orissa.
The Chancellor of the Patna University is the governor of Bihar. The Vice-chancellor of the Patna University is the chief executive officer of the university, currently K. C. Sinha. Dr. Ajay Kumar Singh is current Pro Vice Chancellor.
Faculties and departmentsedit
Patna University has 30 departments organised into eight faculties: Science, Humanities, Commerce, Social Sciences, Education, Law, Fine Arts and Medicine.[10]
Faculties of Law, Education, Commerce, Fine Arts, and Medicine: Each of these faculty comprises only one department, namely, Law, Education, Commerce, Fine Arts, and BDS.
Affiliationsedit
The university is an affiliating institution and has jurisdiction over the Patna city. Eleven colleges are affiliated with this university.[11]
The university and its affiliated colleges and institutions offer undergraduate and postgraduate courses in fields including law, teacher training, science, arts, commerce, medicine, and engineering. Admission in these courses is mainly based on the result of common entrance test (CET) conducted by Patna University. The aspirants for research-level programs have to sit for a qualifying test (RET) followed by an interview. Since 1974, the university also has a Directorate of Distance Education for conducting postgraduate studies in distance education.[12]
Librariesedit
Central Library of the Patna University was set up in 1919. Besides the central library, there are also departmental libraries in each department of the university. The university library has a collection of more than 4,00,000 volumes which include books, journals, manuscripts, patents, and other valuable collections.[13]
Ranking and accreditationedit
Patna University is recognized under Section 12B of the UGC Act.[14] In 2019, the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) awarded 'B+' grade to the Patna University in the first cycle of the university's accreditation.[15][16]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Patna University news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2011 Learn how and when to remove this message Patna University is a public state university in Patna Bihar India It was established on 1 October 1917 during the British Raj 1 It is the first university in Bihar and the seventh oldest university in the Indian subcontinent in the modern era It offers different undergraduate and postgraduate degree level courses Patna UniversityLatin Universitas PatnaMottoThe Desire To Seek The Truth Should Be Your Defined QuestTypeState universityEstablished1 October 1917 106 years ago 1917 10 01 ChancellorGovernor of BiharVice ChancellorProf K C SinhaLocationPatna Bihar India25 36 28 77 N 85 10 03 06 E 25 6079917 N 85 1675167 E 25 6079917 85 1675167CampusUrbanColours Red amp WhiteAffiliationsUGCWebsitepup ac in Contents 1 History 2 Organisation and administration 2 1 Governance 2 2 Faculties and departments 2 3 Affiliations 3 Academics 3 1 Traditional and distance education 3 2 Libraries 3 3 Ranking and accreditation 4 Notable people 5 References 6 External linksHistory edit nbsp Patna University depicted on a 2017 stamp Patna University was established by an Act of the Imperial Legislative Council passed in September 1917 2 It started the journey in October 1917 as an affiliating and examining body when JG Jennings took charge of this university as the first vice chancellor In the modern era of India it is one of the oldest universities in this region Later in 1919 the governing bodies of the university the Senate and the Syndicate were formed The iconic Wheeler Senate House of the Patna University was built in 1926 for which Raja Devaki Nandan Prasad of Munger donated the money 3 When the university was first established it had jurisdiction over all higher educational institutes of Bihar Odisha and the Kingdom of Nepal It oversaw examinations for educational institutions ranging from school finals to the postgraduate levels This situation continued almost for four decades until the establishment of the Tribhuvan University Kathmandu and the Utkal University Bhubaneshwar 4 On 2 January 1952 it was converted into a purely teaching cum residential university with territorial jurisdiction over only metropolitan Patna The university buildings are mostly located on the bank of the River Ganges and in the Saidpur Campus 5 6 7 8 Patna University which is 107 years old 9 was established on the lines of the University of London When it was established in the year 1917 it was the only university in the three regions of Nepal Bihar and Orissa Organisation and administration editGovernance edit nbsp Narendra Modi Nitish Kumar Upendra Kushwaha and others at centenary celebration of Patna University The Chancellor of the Patna University is the governor of Bihar The Vice chancellor of the Patna University is the chief executive officer of the university currently K C Sinha Dr Ajay Kumar Singh is current Pro Vice Chancellor Faculties and departments edit Patna University has 30 departments organised into eight faculties Science Humanities Commerce Social Sciences Education Law Fine Arts and Medicine 10 Faculty of Science This faculty consists of the departments of Physics Chemistry Mathematics Botany Zoology Statistics and Geology Faculty of Humanities This faculty consists of the departments of English Hindi Bangla Sanskrit Maithili Persian Philosophy Arabic and Urdu Faculty of Social Sciences This faculty consists of the departments of History Geography Psychology Ancient Indian History and Archaeology Economics Personnel Management amp Industrial Relations Sociology Political Science and Public Administration Faculties of Law Education Commerce Fine Arts and Medicine Each of these faculty comprises only one department namely Law Education Commerce Fine Arts and BDS Affiliations edit The university is an affiliating institution and has jurisdiction over the Patna city Eleven colleges are affiliated with this university 11 Main page Template Patna UniversityAcademics editTraditional and distance education edit The university and its affiliated colleges and institutions offer undergraduate and postgraduate courses in fields including law teacher training science arts commerce medicine and engineering Admission in these courses is mainly based on the result of common entrance test CET conducted by Patna University The aspirants for research level programs have to sit for a qualifying test RET followed by an interview Since 1974 the university also has a Directorate of Distance Education for conducting postgraduate studies in distance education 12 Libraries edit Central Library of the Patna University was set up in 1919 Besides the central library there are also departmental libraries in each department of the university The university library has a collection of more than 4 00 000 volumes which include books journals manuscripts patents and other valuable collections 13 Ranking and accreditation edit Patna University is recognized under Section 12B of the UGC Act 14 In 2019 the National Assessment and Accreditation Council NAAC awarded B grade to the Patna University in the first cycle of the university s accreditation 15 16 Notable people editMain article List of Patna University peopleReferences edit A university with a glorious past but a perilous present The Times of India Archived from the original on 15 September 2017 Patna University Act 1917 PDF Retrieved 23 June 2021 Patna University turns 100 www ptinews com Retrieved 23 June 2021 Mishra B K 17 November 2008 Other Side of the Coin The Times of India Archived from the original on 15 September 2017 Retrieved 28 March 2009 History of the Patna University patnauniversity ac in Retrieved 23 June 2021 Patna University celebrating 103 years patnabeats com 7 October 2020 Retrieved 23 June 2021 Books on the History of Patna University PDF Retrieved 23 June 2021 In its 100th year Patna University to set up archives cell www business standard com Retrieved 23 June 2021 Patna University turns 107 years old Prabhat Khabar 1 October 2023 Retrieved 1 October 2023 Faculty Council for Post Graduate Studies Courses offered Patna University Archived from the original on 6 August 2016 Retrieved 26 July 2016 Affiliated Colleges of the Patna University patnauniversity ac in Retrieved 23 June 2021 Programmes at the Patna University PDF patnauniversity ac in Retrieved 23 June 2021 Patna University Library patnauniversity ac in Retrieved 23 June 2021 University Grants Commission 12B list PDF ugc ac in NAAC accreditation of Patna University www assessmentonline naac gov in Retrieved 23 June 2021 Patna University VC unsatisfied with NAAC grade The Times of India 27 August 2019 Retrieved 23 June 2021 External links edit nbsp 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