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Patna University is the seventh oldest Indian university, which has a glorious history of offering quality education. The article discusses about the history of Patna University, departments and the colleges affiliated to Patna University. Patna University is one of the oldest universities in India, which were established during the British rule. The university started functioning in the year 1917, and at that time, its jurisdiction was not limited only to Bihar, but also Orissa and the Kingdom of Nepal. The university conducts examinations for the educational institutions initiating from the schools up to post graduation courses. Patna University was functional in the Kingdom of Nepal and Orissa for around four decades until the opening of the Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, and the Utkal University, Bhubaneswar. Patna University is its own glorious past, with a number of notable alumni passing out from the university. It hosts the richest of academic traditions and takes the pride to produce a number of best students from the Eastern Region. The university has undergone a number of developments, which have added to modernization, and all-round development of the university. Departments Following are the departments at Patna University - • Department of English • Department of Hindi • Department of Sanskrit • Department of Bengali • Department of Maithili • Department of Persian • Department of Philosophy • Department of Arabic • Department of Urdu • Department of History • Department of Psychology • Department of Ancient Indian History and Culture & Archaeology • Department of Economics • Department of Sociology • Department of Personnel Management & Industrial Relations • Department of Geography • Department of Political Science • Department of Applied Economics & Commerce • Department of Physics • Department of Chemistry • Department of Zoology • Department of Botany • Department of Mathematics • Department of Statistics • Department of Geology • Department of Education • Department of Law • Department of Biochemistry • Department of Home Science Colleges A number of colleges and institutions hold affiliation from the Patna University, and cover a number of areas of study such as science, arts, commerce, medical education, engineering education, legal studies, teacher training, etc. Patna University also started a Directorate of Distance Education in the year 1971. Following is the list of colleges that are affiliated to Patna University • Patna College • Patna Science College • Bihar College of Engineering • College of Arts and Crafts • Bihar National College • Patna Women's College • Patna Medical College and Hospital • Patna Dental College • Magadh Mahila College • Patna Law College • Patna Training College • Patna Women's Training College • Vanijaya Mahavidyalaya Under the recent developments, Patna University is planning to start up five new postgraduate departments, which include: Science Faculty: Biotechnology & Environmental Science. Social Science Faculty: Rural Studies &Women's Studies. Humanities Faculty: Journalism & Mass Communications. These subjects are being taught at the Master’s level and from now onwards they will be run under independent departments. Patna University is offering quality higher education in all types of streams at all levels, be it graduate, post-graduate or doctoral studies. Research and development programs have been introduced to raise the bar of the educational standards in Bihar and with an aim to stop the brain drain. Patna University is now being transformed to a 21st Century institution. Patna University is aimed to offer excellent educational environment, which ensures top quality educational standards and research atmosphere. Author Bio: Rashmi Karan writes for Shiksha.com, a foremost name in the arena of education, offering solution to all education related queries and dilemmas. Explore to learn about professional courses like Photography Courses, Medical Courses and many more.
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