Magadh University

About Magadh University

Magadh University is today one of the largest universities of Bihar and India. The University has developed horizontally and vertically having 24 post Graduate Departments, 44 Constituent and 85 affiliated Colleges, altogether with above 2 lakh students and 2 thousand teachers. The university expands over an area comprising of Gaya, Jehanabad, Patna, Nalanda, Nawada and Aurangabad districts. The areas of Bhojpur, Buxar and Rohtas and Kaimur districts have been separated under a new University - Veer Kunwar Singh University, with its headquarters at Ara in October 1992. The headquarters of the University locates at Bodhgaya but all the feedings colleges are located in Gaya and other adjacent towns. Moreover, Gaya is the main market and residential centre of the teachers, students and other staff of the University who are daily commuters.

The University owes it very name Magadh from the ancient Empire "Magadh" which has got its historic identity and also represents the Magadh region as the core of historic - cultural apex of the state. At the time of independence, Patna University was the only university of state which was imparting postgraduate teaching. In 1952 Patna University was given a status of teaching - cum residential University with the selected colleges established in Patna along the Ashok Raj Path. The other colleges of the state were brought under the control of Bihar University, a newly University created. Consequently several colleges were established to impart education to the remote areas a separated Bihar has today 12 Universities - Patna, Bihar, Magadh, Bhagalpur, Mithila, JP, VKS, BN Mandal, Nalanda Open, Sanskrit, Arabic and Chankya. Magadh University is the largest and the most popular one.

Magadh University came into existence after the Government of Bihar passed act for this University in 1961 .The functioning started since the 2nd March 1962, initially in Red House of Gaya for the official purposes and the teachings in two rented buildings - Jamuar Kothi and Dora Kothi. In the beginning teachings were introduced only in seven subjects - English, Economics, Geography, History, Mathematics, Hindi and Philosophy. The present campus was founded by Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, the then president of our Republic of India on the August 20,1964. The Post Graduate teachings in Sciences - Physics, Chemistry, Botany, and Zoology - were started in 1966 in the buildings of Gaya College. After three and four years the office and departments were shifted on the present campus in 1969 and 1972. Again the university kept expanding with the passage of times when other subjects i.e. Psychology, Pol. Science, AIAS, Applied Economic and Commerce, Sanskrit, Pali, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Sociology, Labour and Social Welfare, Journalism and Buddhist studies were added. Most recently teachings of Distant Education has been started. Moreover, a few colleges of the Universities, - Gaya College, Gaya, Nalanda College, Biharsarif, S. Sinha College, Aurangabad, College of Commerce, Patna, A. N. College, Patna , J. D. Women's College, Patna, B. D. Evening College, TPS College and RLSY College, Bakhtiarpur are imparting also Post Graduate and other professional and vocational educations. The teachings in Medical, Engineering Education and law are also done here. Thus the university rsitv serves the greater cause of the society and the nation.

Constituent Colleges

• A.M. College, Gaya
• A.N.S College, Nabinagar
• A.N. College, Patna
• Arvind Mahila College, Patna
• B.D Evening College, Patnai
• B. S College, Danapur, Patna
• College of Commerce, Patna
• A.N.S College , Barh , Patna
• Daudnagar College, Daudnagar
• G. B M College, gaya
• Gaya College, Gaya
• Ganga Devi Mahila College, Patna
• G. J College Rambagh , Bihta, Patna
• J. J college , Gaya
• J. D Womens College , Patna
• J. N.L College , Khagaul, Patna
• Kishori Sinha Mahila College , Aurangabad
• K.L.S College , Nawadah
• Kisan College , Sohsarai
• Mahila College , Khagaul, Patna
• M. D College , Naubatpur, Patna
• M. M College , Bikram , PatnaPatna
• Nalanda College , Biharsarif
• Nalanda Mahila College , Biharsarif
• R.L. S. Y College , Aurangabad
• R. M.W College , Nawadah
• R.K.D College , Patna
• R P M College , Patnacity
• R R S College , Mokamah, Patna
• R L S Y College , Bakhtiapur, Patna
• S N S College , Tekari, Gaya
• S M S G College , Sherghati, gaya
• S.S. College , Jehanabad
• S. N S College , jehanabad
• S B A N College , Darhatalari
• S D College , Kaler
• S Sinha College , Aurangabad
• S N S College , Warsaliganj, Nawadah
• S P M College , Udantpuri, Biharsarif
• S U College , Hilasa
• S M D College , Punpun, Patna
• S G G S College , Patnacity
• T S College , Hisua, Nawadh
• T.P.S College , Patna

Location and Transportation - It is located at Bodh Gaya where Lord Buddha attained enlightenment.Bodhgaya. The Gaya - Dobhi National Highway No. 83 passes by and gives it passage to east - west connections with other urban centres of the country. It is 16 Km from Gaya, linked with Railways communication getting linkages with Delhi - Kolkata and also from Patna - the Capital city of the state.Gaya and Bodhgaya are two towns not as twin but definitely behaving like so. These are separated by the Brahmayoni Hills but connected by two passages, one almost from the middle and the second by the side of the river Phalgu. These passages are well developed as metal led roads.The main road is the National Highway No. 83 which connects Gaya and Bodhgaya by the prominent National Highway No. 2 or the old G. T. Road at Dobhi about 30 km in the straight south. This National Highway gives passage to Gaya & Bodhgaya and connects Dhanbad, Kolkata from the east, and Varanasi, Allahabad and Delhi from the west. From north Gaya is linked with Patna, the capital and cosmopolitan town of the State from where it takes passages upto Kathmandu J Nepal and N. E. parts of the country. The recently developed Gaya International Aerodrome facilitates tourists to visit the towns comfortably. The riverside passage directly connects Gaya from Bodhgaya about 15 km in the south. The recently built up International Airport will further facilitate its academic importance to countries like Thailand, Srilanka, Myanmar, Colombia, Vietnam, Japan, Korea, China, Singapore and others.

Faculty

1. Science
2. Social Science & Commerce
3. Humanities
4. Law
5. Medicine
6. Management Studies
7. Distance Education
8. Vocational /Professional
9. Institute of Physiotherapy
10. Academy of Foreign Languages and Cultural Cooperation

Facilities

Library - There are two big well furnished auditorium which have made this library most unique. One auditorium has 350 seating capacity arrangement with a big dias and audio arrangement. The other has 192 seating capacity. Seminars, conferences and meets of both National and International Level are frequently held in these auditoriums. Other facilities such as providing drinking water to the users of the library. Newspaper and periodical reading facilities, lift facilities and other essential facilities are made available in all the floors of the Library. The central Library contains 162161 books 10 types of journals 1381 manuscripts. Not only this , peculiarly enough, this library has made a provision to accommodate lacs and lacs of reading materials which may be purchased in future. The Library contains some rare manuscripts and paintings

Hostel - There are eight big hostels on the University campus having accommodation facilities for 1500 students. One Girls' Hostel is also available to accommodate 150 girl students on the University campus.

Placement Cell - A placement cell comprising of some senior teachers of the university and headed by CCDC, MU, Bodh-Gaya is working. The Objective of the cell is to guide university students of all faculties to get jobs as per their qualification and attitude. E_mail : [email protected].

Sports Facilities - Special care is being taken to develop modern sports facilities on the campus. A large Sports Complex is located on the campus for different outdoor and indoor games particularly athletic events. With the assistance of Sports Authority of India, New Delhi a sports training centre is to be established in near future.

Grievances Cell - The cell is working for the redressal of grievances of teachers and non teaching staff as well as students of the university. Teachers, non teaching staff and students may contact Dr Singh personally at his office at M.U, Bodh-Gaya.

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Information compiled from: Magadh University Website