Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University, formerly Bihar University, popularly known as Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Bihar University (BRABU), is a

public university A public university or public college is a university or college that is in owned by the state or receives significant public funds through a national or subnational government, as opposed to a private university. Whether a national universit ...

located in

Muzaffarpur Muzaffarpur () is a city located in Muzaffarpur district in the Tirhut region of the Indian state of Bihar. It serves as the headquarters of the Tirhut division, the Muzaffarpur district and the Muzaffarpur Railway District. It is the fourth m ...

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 India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. Established in 1960, the university has 38 constituent colleges and 40 affiliated colleges. It offers education from undergraduate to postgraduate and research level, as well as

Distance education Distance education, also known as distance learning, is the education of students who may not always be physically present at a school, or where the learner and the teacher are separated in both time and distance. Traditionally, this usually in ...

. It is named after

B. R. Ambedkar Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956) was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and political leader who headed the committee drafting the Constitution of India from the Constituent Assembly debates, served a ...

, social reformer and the architect of

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History

The University of Bihar was established in 1952 through the ''University of Bihar Act, 1951'', which split the

Patna University Patna University is a public state university in Patna, Bihar, India. It was established on 1 October 1917 during the British Raj. It is the first university in Bihar and the seventh oldest university in the Indian subcontinent in the modern er ...

, giving jurisdiction over all colleges situated outside the municipal limits of

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. ...

to the newly formed university, which was still headquartered from Patna. In 1960, the ''Bihar State Universities (Patna, University of Bihar, Bhagalpuir and Ranchi) Act, 1960'' changed the division of universities in the states giving jurisdiction over the

Patna division Patna Division is one of the nine administrative units of Bihar, a state in the east of India. Patna is the headquarters of the division. Established in 1829, it is one of the oldest divisions of the state. History of administrative districts i ...

to Patna University, and dividing the rest of the state jurisdiction between three universities, University of Bihar, with headquarters at

, with jurisdiction over Tirhut division, Bhagalpur University with jurisdiction over

Bhagalpur division Bhagalpur division is an administrative geographical unit of Bihar state of India, with Bhagalpur as the administrative headquarters of the division. , the division consists of Bhagalpur district, Banka district and is located on the bank of Ga ...

, and

Ranchi University Ranchi University is a public state university in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. It was established in 1960 by an Act of the Bihar legislature. Ranchi University offers degrees in undergraduate, post-graduate, M.Phil. and doctorate programs. History ...

with jurisdiction over Chotanagpur division (present day

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...

). The university was further bifurcated in 1962, through the ''Bihar University Act, 1961'', creating

Magadh University Magadh University is a public state university and institution of higher education in Bodh Gaya, Bodhgaya, Bihar, India. It is recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The university is governed by the Bihar State University Act 197 ...

with jurisdiction over

Magadh division Magadh division is an administrative geographical unit of Bihar state of India. Gaya is the administrative headquarters of the division. Currently (2005), the division consists Gaya district, Nawada district, Aurangabad district, Jehanabad dist ...

, in 1972 through an ordinance, creating Mithila University, which was given jurisdiction over colleges from the

Darbhanga Darbhanga is the fifth-largest city and municipal corporation in the Indian state of Bihar situated centrally in Mithila region. Darbhanga is the headquarters of the Darbhanga district and the Darbhanga division. It was the seat of the erstw ...

and Kosi divisions, and finally in 1990, creating

Jai Prakash University Jai Prakash University (JPU) is a state university located in Chhapra, Bihar, India. Initially serving the needs of higher and quality education of the people of Saran commissionary, it has completed its 29 years and has entered its 30th year. ...

with jurisdiction over

Saran division Saran division is an administrative geographical unit of Bihar state of India. Chhapra is the administrative headquarters of the division. Currently (2005), the division consists of Saran District, also called Chhapra District, Siwan District, Go ...

. In 1992 the university was renamed Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University, after

Colleges

Its jurisdiction extends over the six districts of Tirhut division. , the university has 38

constituent college A collegiate university is a university in which functions are divided between a central administration and a number of constituent colleges. Historically, the first collegiate university was the University of Paris and its first college was the C ...

s and 40

affiliated college An affiliated school (also affiliated college, federated school, federated college or federated university) is an educational institution that operates independently, but also has a formal collaborative agreement with another, usually larger institu ...

s. The constituent colleges are: *

Langat Singh College Langat Singh College, commonly known as L. S. College, is a college in Muzaffarpur, in the Indian state of Bihar. It was established on 3 July 1899, and is one of the city's oldest colleges. It is named after its founder Langat Singh. It is affi ...

Mahant Darshan Das Mahila College Mahant Darshan Das Mahila Mahavidyalaya is a college of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University. It was founded in 1946 and accepts only women students. Founding The college was established on 15 August 1946 near Chapman Girls' High Sch ...

*R.D.S. College, Muzaffarpur * Dr. R.M.L.S. College, Muzaffarpur * M.P. Sinha Science College, Muzaffarpur *R.B.B.M. College, Muzaffarpur] * Nitishwar Singh College, Muzaffarpur * Rameshwar Singh College, Muzaffarpur * L.N.T.College, Muzaffarpur * M.S.K.B. College, Muzaffarpur * Jiwachh College, Motipur, Muzaffarpur * R.C. College, Muzaffarpur * S.R.P.S. College, Muzaffarpur * Raj Narain College, Hajipur, R.N College,

Hajipur Hajipur (, ) is the headquarters and largest city of Vaishali district of the state of Bihar in India. Hajipur is the 16th most populous city of Bihar, besides being the second-fastest developing city, next to Patna. It had a total population ...

, Vaishali * Vaishali Mahila College,

, Vaishali *

Jamuni Lal College Jamuni Lal College, commonly known as JL College, is a college in Hajipur in the Indian state of Bihar. It is a constituent college of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur Muzaffarpur () is a city located in Muzaffarpur ...

, Vaishali *

D.C. College, Hajipur D.C. College, Hajipur is a Constituent College of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University. It is located in Hajipur, Vaishali district, Bihar, India.Bettiah Bettiah is a city and administrative headquarters of West Champaran district ( Tirhut Division) - (Tirhut), near Indo-Nepal border, north-west of Patna, in Bihar state of India. History In 1244 A.D., Gangeshwar Dev, a Bhumihar Brahmin of ...

West Champaran West Champaran is an administrative district in the Indian state, state of Bihar in India, located just west of Birgunj. It is the largest district in Bihar with an area of 5,228 km²(2,019sq mi). It is a part of Tirhut Division. The distri ...

* T.P. Verma College, West Champaran * C.N. College, Sahebganj, Muzaffarpur * J.B.S.D. College, Bakuchi * R.P.S. College, Chakeyaj, Vaishali

Alumni

Ajit Anjum Ajit Anjum is an Indian journalist. He has worked as managing editor at News 24 and India TV news channels. He was awarded the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards in 2010. Early life Anjum, named Ajit Kumar at birth, was born in the B ...

Sanjeev K Jha Sanjeev K Jha (born 1988) is an Indian screenwriter based in Mumbai. He started his career as a freelance journalist and worked with The Indian Express, Jansatta, Hindustan HT Media, Dainik Jagran and Outlook. His first Hindi feature as Story ...

Mridula Sinha Mridula Sinha (27 November 1942 – 18 November 2020) was an Indian writer and politician who served as Governor of Goa from August 2014 to October 2019. She was the first woman Governor of Goa. Mridula Sinha was also a former president of BJP ...

Renu Devi Renu Devi (born 1 November 1958) is an Indian politician who served as the 5th Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar from 16 November 2020 to 9 August 2022. She became the fifth female Deputy Chief Minister of India from Bihar in 2020. A former nati ...

Radha Mohan Singh Radha Mohan Singh (born 1 September 1949) is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Since September 2020, he has been one of the national vice-presidents of the party. From 2014 to 2019, during the First Modi ministry he served ...

* Arjun Roy * Rama Devi * Ritu Jaiswal *

Ajay Nishad Ajay Nishad is an Indian politician and the current member of parliament from Muzaffarpur. He won the 2014 and the 2019 general election being a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate. He is the son of former Minister Jai Narain Prasad Nishad. Nisha ...

Rama Kishore Singh Rama Kishore Singh is an Indian politician and is a former member of the Indian Parliament from Vaishali, Bihar. He won the 2014 Indian general election as a Lok Jan Shakti Party candidate. He defeated vice-president of RJD Raghuvansh Prasad ...

Upendra Kushwaha Upendra Singh Kushwaha (born 6 February 1960) is an Indian politician and Member of Legislative Council of Bihar assembly. He was the former Minister of State for Human Resources and Development in the Government of India. He is former MP fro ...

* Umadhar Singh *

Ravindra Prabhat Ravindra Prabhat (born 5 April 1969) is a Hindi novelist, journalist, poet, and short story writer from India. Early life and education Prabhat was born on 5 April 1969 in the village of Mahindwara, Sitamarhi, India. He was raised and receive ...

Nayab Singh Nayab Singh Saini (born 25 January 1970) is a member of the Lok Sabha from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who represents the Kurukshetra constituency in Haryana, India. Early life and education Nayab Singh Saini was born in a small village ...

* Renu C. Laskar * Abdul Hakeem Azhari *

Shamim Ahmad Shamim Ahmad (born 6 January 1972, Hindi: शमीम अहमद) is an Indian politician belonging to Rashtriya Janata Dal. He was elected as a member of Bihar Legislative Assembly The Bihar Legislative Assembly, also known as the Bihar ...

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