About Magadh University in NH-83, Bodh Gaya

Magadh University is situated in Bodh Gaya, Bihar India. It is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The university is now governed by Bihar State University Act 1976. The university provides facilities for higher learning and research in the faculties of science, social sciences, humanities and commerce.HistoryMagadh University was established in 1962 by Satyendra Narayan Sinha, an educationist and the then Education Minister of Bihar.<K. K. Dutta, the historian, was the founder vice-chancellor. It started functioning from 2 March 1962 with two constituent colleges, 32 affiliated colleges and seven postgraduate departments.In 1992, 17 constituent colleges were transferred to the newly constituted V K. Singh University, Arrah (Bhojpur). The university has grown to consist of 24 postgraduate departments, 44 constituent colleges, and 85 affiliated colleges imparting higher education in Humanities, Social Science, Science, Commerce, Medical, Engineering and Management. Several professional/vocational courses like M.B.A., M.C.A., B.C.A., B.B.M. Environmental Science, Tourism & Travel Management, Counseling & Rehabilitation, Journalism & Mass Communication, etc. are being run in constituent/affiliated colleges. There are two government Medical Colleges, two private Engineering Colleges, one private Dental College and three Law colleges under the university. The university also provides distance learning facilities.FacilitiesThe university has a multi-storied library, the Mannulal Central Library, besides the department libraries. The central library has about 162,245 books, manuscripts and other reading materials. It has a wide range of ancient and modern literature and books as well as national and international journals.

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