Anugrah Narayan College, Patna (popularly known as A N College) is a co-educational institution of the state of

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...

, India. It is located in

Patna Patna ( ), historically known as Pataliputra, is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Patna had a population of 2.35 million, making it the 19th largest city in India. ...

, the state capital city, on a site. A Constituent unit of

Patliputra University Patliputra University (PPU) is a collegiate public state university located in Patna, Bihar, India. It was established by an act of the state legislature in 2018. As a collegiate university, its main functions are divided between the acade ...

, the college was established in January, 1956 and its first principal was economist Dr. Gorak Nath Sinha. The college has 22 Undergraduate departments and 23 Postgraduate departments. The college has been selected for Chancellor Award 2021 in Best College and Best Principal of Bihar. Science Block, A N College, Patna

History

The institution was founded in 1956 as Gardanibagh College. It was located then at Patna High School and operated as an evening school to further the education of employees. It was subsequently renamed as Anugrah Narayan College in honour of Bihar Vibhuti Dr.

Anugrah Narayan Sinha Anugrah Narayan Sinha (18 June 1887 – 5 July 1957), known as '' Bihar Vibhuti'', was an Indian nationalist statesman, participant in Champaran Satyagraha, Gandhian & one of the architects of modern Bihar, who was the first Deputy Chief Minis ...

, one of the founders of modern Bihar, In 1959 the college moved to a rented building in Anisabad. The college moved to its present site when the Patna Improvement Trust provided it with of land, following the intervention of Sinha. Many prominent figures have been associated with the college, and its governing body has also featured notable people such as Chief Justice of Bihar Justice K.B.N. Singh,

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, Justice Birendra Pratap Singh, Sheo Narayan Singh and

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.The Union Minister Shri

is a lecturer in economics at the A.N. College. While maintaining its traditional educational courses, the college has introduced a number of technology- and industry-driven courses. Many new courses in fields such as electronics and environmental sciences were introduced during the 1980s on the initiative of the University Grants Commission and the Government of Bihar,

Notable alumni

* Amitabh Singh, Deputy Project Director and Operations Director, Chandrayaan 2 Mission,

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, former Union

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Minister. * Sanjay Nirupam, politician *

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, Rajya Sabha MP

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* {{authority control Constituent colleges of Patliputra University Educational institutions established in 1956 Universities and colleges in Patna 1956 establishments in Bihar