Education in Patna

Patna has attracted students from all over of the country . Especially students from remote areas of Bihar come to Patna to prepare well for competitive examinations such as IIT-JEE, IAS,Civil Services and Mediacal & engineering entrance exam as well as higher education take advantage of the facilities available in the city.

Research

*A N Sinha Institute of Social Sciences,("Estd." October 8, 1964) [http://www.ansiss.org Official site]
ANSISS was established in October 8, 1964 as an autonomous institution by an Act of the Government of Bihar.The institute emphasize on research by four means (i) research on one's own done by the academic staff;(ii) research for the degree of PhD supervised by the faculty members(iii) research projects initiated by the ANSISS ; and (iv) research projects sponsored and financed by ICSSR, Central and state Government

*Rajendra Memorial Research Institute,("Estd." 1963) [http://www.rmrims.org.in Official site]
RMRIMS is was established in 1663 in the memory of the first President of independent India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad.The Institute aims to under take research on Kalazar and other parasitic diseases . RMRIMS is built in with 9 acres. It has having four research blocks, adminstrative block and 54 staff quarters in the premises.It is situated at Agamkuan, Patna.It is one of the permanent Institutes of Indian Council of Medical Research. [http://www.icmr.nic.in/pinstitute/rmri.htm RMRIMS Profile at ICMR website]

*K. P. Jaiswal Research Institute, ("Estd." 1987)
*Bihar Research Institute

Higher education

Univeristy

*Patna University,("Estd." 1917) [http://www.patnauniversity.ac.in Official site] The Patna University, Hindi: पटना विश्वविद्यालय, the first university in Bihar, was established in 1917 , and is the "7th oldest University of the Indian subcontinent". At that time, the jurisdiction of the university extended to Bihar, Orissa, Bhutan and the Kingdom of Nepal. This continued almost for four decades, till the establishment of the Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, and the Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar.

*Magadh University,("Estd." March 2, 1962) [http://www.mudde.org Official site] This university has headquarter at Bodh Gaya but there are some college in Patna which are affiliated from Magadh University.

*Nalanda Open University,("Estd." March, 1987) [http://www.nalandaopenuniversity.com Official site]
Nalanda Open University(NOU) is a university in Patna. The university was established in March, 1987. It is named after the famous Buddhist University of Nalanda, the ancient seat of learning. In 1995 the Nalanda Open University Act was passed, and the University came under the jurisdiction of that law. It is the one of University in Bihar providing education through Distance education and Open education with a vision of providing education to those who have been deprived of formal education.

Colleges

Engineering Colleges

*Indian Institutes of Technology, ("Estd." July 25, 2008) | [http://www.iitp.ac.in Official site] |
Indian Institute of Technology, Patna ("IITP") is the 8th IIT of India. IIT Patna was formally registered as a society on July 25, 2008 and its academic programmes commenced from August 6, 2008.IIT Patna has been placed under the mentorship of IIT Guwahati during its formative period.

*National Institute of Fashion Technology, ("Estd." August 4, 2008) | [http://www.niftindia.com Official site] |
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Patna ("NIFTP") is 9th NIFT of India.NIFT Patna was started on August 4, 2008 with an orientaion and its academic programmes commenced from August 12, 2008. [http://www.hindustandainik.com/news/7097_2150113,008700010014.htm]

*National Institute of Technology, ("Estd." January 28, 2004) | [http://www.nitp.ac.in Official site] | The National Institute of Technology, Patna ("NITP") is the 18th National Institute of Technology, created by the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Govt. of India on January 28, 2004. The origin of NIT Patna can be traced way back to 1886 with establishment of a Survey Training School and subsequent elevation to Bihar School of Engineering, in 1900. Graduate level curriculum was introduced in 1924. It was renamed as Bihar College of Engineering in 1932.

*Maulana Azad College of Engineering and Technology, ("Estd." 1988) | [http://www.macet.net.in Official site] |

*RPS Institute of Technology, ("Estd." 1980) | [http://www.rpsit.org.in Official site] | The College was established in 1980 by Prof. Raghunath Pd. Sharma, (Prof. R.P. Sharma) as Patna Institute of Technology (Now R.P.S. Institute of Technology).The institute is an important constituent of Patna Educational Development Trust, instituted in 1979 and registered in 1980. [http://www.indiaeducation.ernet.in/insitutions/profilenew1.asp?no=U01213]

Medical Colleges

*Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, ("Estd." November 19, 1983) | [http://www.igims.org/ Official site] |
Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences was established on November 19, 1983 as an autonomous organisation on the pattern of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. The estimated budget was 110 Crore rupees which was later revised to 133 Crores .It’s one of the main health care institutions in the state of Bihar. The institute is one of the premier institutions for providing education in medical science and conducting health and medicinal research.

*Patna Medical College and Hospital, ("Estd." 1925) | [http://www.pmch.net Official site] |
Patna Medical College, established in 1925 and originally known as "Prince of Wales Medical College", is a medical college located in Patna, the state capital of Bihar, India.It is located on the southern bank of the river Ganges and is affiliated to Patna University.The exact location is on Ashok Rajpath which is home to many other notable colleges of Patna University.

*Nalanda Medical College and Hospital
*Patna Dental College
*Bihar College of Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy
*Ayurvedic College

Management Colleges

*Chandragupt Institute of Management
*L N Mishra Institute of Economic Development & Social Change

Law Colleges

*Chanakya National Law University
*Patna Law College

Commerce Colleges

*College of commerce
*Vanijya Mahavidyala

Art Colleges

*College of Arts and Crafts
*Patna College

Multi-Stream Colleges

*Patna Science College
*Bihar National College
*Patna Women's College
*Magadha Mahila College
*A. N. College, Patna

Primary and secondary education

Public schools

* Sir G. D. Pataliputra High School
* Patna Collegiate
* Kendriya Vidyalaya

Private and Parochial schools

* St Karen's School
* Don_Bosco_Academy
* St Michael's Higher Secondary School
* Notre Dame Academy
* St. Xavier's High School
* Delhi Public School
* Mount Carmel High School
* D.A.V. Public School
* Gyan Niketan
* Krishna Niketan
* Loyola High School
* Miller High School
* S.T. Severin's High School
* St. Joseph's Convent High School

Coaching Hub

The coaching classes of Patna, have year after year produced exceptionally high success rates in the all-India entrance exams to the IITs as well as in entrance exams medical colleges. However, the educational institutions have charging relatively low fees and train to prepare for entrance exams. Many IIT faculty and some alumni also feel that the IIT-JEE should not be prepared for so intensely and in such a grueling atmosphere. Even so, a large number of students, from all over the country prefer to undergo training at these institutions because of the generally high success rates they boast of. This is also due to the overall, albeit often misguided zeal among students and parents to pursue professional courses, especially engineering and that too at IITs.

*Super 30

Libraries

*Khuda Baksh Oriental Library, ("Estd." October, 1891) | [http://kblibrary.bih.nic.in/ Official site] | One of the national libraries of India, it has a rare collection of Persian and Arabic manuscript. It also host paintings during Rajput and Mughal rule in India. [http://kblibrary.bih.nic.in/ Khuda Baksh Oriental Library]
*Sinha Library

Museums

* Patna Planetarium, ("Estd." March 21, 1993) | [http://dst.bih.nic.in/ Official site] |
Patna Planetarium is one of the largest planetariums in Asia. [http://patna.bih.nic.in/html/planetarium.htm Patna Planetarium] The Patna Planetarium was dedicated to the Nation and opened for the public from April 1, 1993 [http://dst.bih.nic.in/Planetarium.htm Patna Planetarium] .

* Patna Museum, ("Estd." 1917) | [http://forest.bih.nic.in/SGBPark.htm Official Page] | is the state museum of Bihar. It was built by the British during the British Raj in the year 1917 to house the historical artefacts found in the vicinity of Patna [ [http://www.thebharat.com/tourism/museum/patna.html The State Museum - [Patna Museum] ] .

* Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik Udyan, ("Estd." 1972) | [http:http://yac.bih.nic.in/ Official site] |
Patna Zoo is classified as one of the 16 large zoos in the country and is also known as Sanjay Gandhi Botanical and Zoological Garden, Patna or Patna Zoo.This is situated near Bailey Road in [Patna] . [http://forest.bih.nic.in/SGBPark.htm Patna Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik Udyan]

* Srikrishna Science Centre", (Estd." 1978) | [http://ncsm.gov.in/index.aspx Official site] | This institution forms an unit of the National Council of Science Museums, an autonoums body under the ministry of Culture. It is located at south-western corner of the Gandhi Maidan. [ [http://ncsm.gov.in/exibits_5.aspx Exhibits / Facilities at Srikrishna Science Centre ]

ee also

*Literacy in Patna
*Education in Bihar
*Literacy in Bihar
*Education in India
*Literacy in India

References

External links

[http://www.gov.bih.nic.in/Profile/Institutions.htm Education in Bihar & Patna]