In Bihar, there are 17 state universities, 1 IIT and other 4 central universities operating in Bihar while Vikramshila Central University and National Skill Central University are proposed, 2 deemed universities, and 5 private universities are currently functional with 1 more proposed.
| University | Location | Type | Established | Specialization | Permanent campus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aligarh Muslim University | Kishanganj | Central | 2013 | General | Under Construction |
| Aryabhatta Knowledge University | Patna | State | 2008 | Technology | Available |
| Bhupendra Narayan Mandal University | Madhepura | State | 1992 | General | Available |
| Bihar Agricultural University | Bhagalpur | State | 2009 | Agriculture | Available |
| Bihar Animal Sciences University | Patna | State | 2016 | Vet | Available |
| Bihar Yoga Bharati | Munger | Deemed | 1994 | Yoga | Available |
| B. R. Ambedkar Bihar University | Muzaffarpur | State | 1952 | General | Available |
| Central University of South Bihar | Gaya | Central | 2009 | General | Available |
| Chanakya National Law University | Patna | State | 2006 | Legal | Available |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Patna | Patna | Central | 2008 | Technology | Available |
| Jai Prakash University | Chhapra | State | 1990 | General | Available |
| Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University | Darbhanga | State | 1961 | Sanskrit | Available |
| K. K. University | Nalanda | Private | 2017
|
General | Temp |
| Lalit Narayan Mithila University | Darbhanga | State | 1972 | General | Available |
| Magadh University | Bodhgaya | State | 1962 | General | Available |
| Mahatma Gandhi Central University | Motihari | Central | 2015 | General | Temp |
| Maulana Mazharul Haque Arabic and Persian University | Patna | State | 2004 | Arabic ,Persian | Available |
| Nalanda Open University | Patna | State | 1987 | Distance education | Available |
| Nalanda University | Rajgir | Central | 2014 | Postgraduate | Under Construction |
| Nava Nalanda Mahavihara | Nalanda | Deemed | 1951 | Buddhism, Pali | Available |
| Patna University | Patna | State | 1917 | General | Available |
| Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University | Samastipur | Central | 1970 | Agriculture | Available |
| Sandip University, Sijoul | Madhubani | Private | 2017 | General | Temp |
| Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University | Bhagalpur | State | 1960 | General | Available |
| Veer Kunwar Singh University | Arrah | State | 1994 | General | Available |
| Amity University, Patna | Patna | Private | 2017 | General | Temp |
| Dr C V Raman University | Vaishali | Private | 2018 | General | Temp |
| Patliputra University | Patna | State | 2018 | General | Temp |
| Purnea University | Purnea | State | 2018 | General | Temp |
| Munger University | Munger | State | 2018 | General | Temp |
| Gopal Narayan Singh University | Rohtas | Private | 2018 | General | Temp |
Institutes of national
- Chanakya National Law University
- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hajipur
Engineering colleges
Central government
- Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology, Hajipur (CIPET)
- Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bhagalpur
- Indian Institute of Technology Patna
- IRIMEE, Jamalpur
- National Institute of Technology, Patna
- ICAR- National Research Centre on Litchi, Muzaffarpur
State government
- Bhagalpur College of Engineering, Bhagalpur(BCE BHAGALPUR)
- Bakhtiyarpur college of engineering, Patna(BCE PATNA)
- B. P.Mandal College of Engineering, Madhepura
- Darbhanga College of Engineering, Darbhanga
- Gaya College of Engineering, Gaya
- Katihar Engineering College, Katihar
- Loknayak Jai Prakash Institute of Technology, Chhapra
- Motihari College of Engineering, Motihari
- Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology, Muzaffarpur
- Nalanda College of Engineering, Chandi
- Purnea College of Engineering, Purnea (PCE PURNEA)
- R.R.S.D. College of Engineering, Begusarai
- Saharsa College of Engineering, Saharsa
- Shershah College of Engineering, Dehri
- Sitamarhi Institute of Technology, Sitamarhi
- Supaul College of Engineering, Supaul
- GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE Vaishali, Vaishali
- GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE Banka, Banka
- GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE Jamui, Jamui
- GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE Samastipur, Samastipur
- GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE Munger, Munger
- GOERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE Nawada, Nawada
- GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE Kaimur, Kaimur
- GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE Sheohar, Sheohar
- GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE Siwan, Siwan
- GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE Madhubani, Madhubani
- GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE Gopalganj, gopalganj
- GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE West Champaran, west champaran
- GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE Lakhisarai, Lakhisarai
- GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE Jehanabad, Jehanabad
- GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE ARWAL, Arwal
- GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE Kishanganj, Kishanganj
- GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE Bhojpur, Bhojpur
- GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE Buxar, Buxar
- GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE AURANGABAD, Aurangabad District, Bihar
- GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE SHEIKHPURA, SHEIKHPURA
- GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE ARARIA, ARARIA
- GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE KHAGARIA, KHAGARIA
State Govt.-Aided
- BIT Mesra Extension Centre, Patna
- Women’s Institute of Technology, Darbhanga
Private
- Adwita mission Institute of Technology, Banka
- Azmet Institute of Technology, Kishanganj
- Buddha Institute of Technology
- EXALT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, Vaishali
- KK College of Engineering and Management, Nalanda
- Maulana Azad College of Engineering and Technology, Patna
- MILLIA KISHANGANJ COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, Kishanganj
- Millia Institute of Technology, Purnea
- Mother’s Institute of Technology, Patna
- Moti Babu Institute of Technology, Forbesganj
- Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, Patna
- Patna Sahib College of Engineering & Technology, Vaishali
- R.P. Sharma Institute of Technology, Patna
- Sityog Institute of Technology, Aurangabad
- Siwan College of Engineering and Technology, Siwan
- Vidya Vihar Institute of Technology, Purnea
- Vidyadaan Institute of Technology and Management, Buxar
Government Polytechnic
- Government Polytechnic Patna
- New Government Polytechnic Patna
- Government Polytechnic Darbhanga, Darbhanga
- Kameshwar Narayan Singh Govt. Polytechnic Samastipur, Samastipur
- Government Polytechnic BARUNI, Begusarai
- Government Polytechnic Bhagalpur, Bhagalpur
- Government Polytechnic Chapra, Chapra
- Government Polytechnic Muzzafarpur, Muzzafarpur
- Government Polytechnic Purnea, Purnea
- Government Polytechnic Katihar, Katihar
- Government Polytechnic Lakhisarai, Lakhisarai
- Government Polytechnic Dheri-on-sone, Rohtas
- Government Polytechnic Saharsha, Saharsa
- Government Polytechnic Gopalgang, Gopalganj
- Government Polytechnic Vaishali, Vaishali
- Government Polytechnic Asthawan, Nalanda
- Government Polytechnic West Champaran, West Champaran
- Government Polytechnic Sheohar, Sheohar
- Government Polytechnic Arwal, Arwal
- Government Polytechnic Buxar, Buxar
- Government Polytechnic Jehanabad, Jehanabad
- Government Polytechnic Bhojpur, Bhojpur
- BKNS Government Polytechnic, Gopalganj, Gopalganj
- Government Polytechnic Motihari, Motihari
- Government Polytechnic Araria, Araria
- Baddiuzama Khan Polytechnic Institute Sitamarhi, Sitamarhi
- Government Polytechnic Aurangabad, Aurangabad
- Government Polytechnic Madhepura, Madhepura
- Government Polytechnic Raghopur, Supaul
- Government Polytechnic Gaya
- Government Polytechnic Madhubani, Madhubani
- Government Polytechnic Munger, Munger
- Government Polytechnic Seikhpura, Seikhpura
- Government Polytechnic Jamui, Jamui
- Government Polytechnic Banka, Banka
- Government Polytechnic Tekari, Gaya
- Government Polytechnic Kaimur, Kaimur
- Government Polytechnic Sitamarhi, Sitamarhi
- Government Polytechnic Kishanganj, Kisanganj
- Government Polytechnic Nawada, Nawada
- Government Polytechnic Siwan, Siwan
- Government Polytechnic Khagaria, Khagaria
- Government Women’s Polytechnic Muzzafarpur, Muzzafarpur
- Government Women’s Polytechnic Patna
Medical Colleges
| Name | Established | City | University | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anugrah Narayan Magadh Medical College and Hospital | 1969 | Gaya | Aryabhatta Knowledge University | Government |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna | 2012 | Patna | Autonomous | Public |
| Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital | 1946 | Darbhanga | Lalit Narayan Mithila University | Government |
| Government Medical College, Bettiah | 2008 | Bettiah | Aryabhatta Knowledge University | Government |
| Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences | 1983 | Patna | Autonomous | Public |
| Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital | 1970 | Bhagalpur | Aryabhatta Knowledge University | Government |
| Katihar Medical College and Hospital | 1987 | Katihar | Purnea University | Private |
| Purnea Medical College and Hospital | Under Construction | Purnea | Purnea University | Government |
| Lord Buddha Koshi Medical College and Hospital | 2012 ‘Affiliation cancelled from 2015’ | Saharsa | Bhupendra Narayan Mandal University | Private |
| Patna Medical College and Hospital | 1925 | Patna | Aryabhatta Knowledge University | Government |
| Nalanda Medical College Hospital | 1970 | Patna | Magadh University | Government |
| Narayan Medical College and Hospital | 2008 | Sasaram | Veer Kunwar Singh University | Private |
| Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences | 1963 | Patna | Calcutta University | Government |
| Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital | 1970 | Muzaffarpur | Aryabhatta Knowledge University | Government |
| Vardhman Institute of Medical Sciences | 2013 | Pawapuri | Aryabhatta Knowledge University | Government |
| Mata Gujri Memorial Medical College | 1990 | Kishanganj | Aryabhatta Knowledge University | Private |
Dental colleges
Government
- Patna Dental College
Private
- Buddha Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Kankarbagh, Patna
- Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Patna
- Mithila Minority Dental College and Hospital, Laheriasarai, Darbhanga
- Sarjug Dental College, Darbhanga
- Dr. B.R Ambedkar Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Patna
- Dr. S.M. Naqui Imam Dental College & Hospital, Darbhanga
MCA colleges
- A N College, Patna
- Gaya College, Gaya
- L.N Mishra College, Muzaffarpur
- Vaishali College, Muzaffarpur
MBA colleges
- A N College, Patna
- International School of Management, Patna
- Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya,Gaya
- Catalyst Institute of Management and Advance Global Excellence, Patna
- Chandragupt Institute of Management, Patna
- College of Commerce,Arts and Sciences, Patna
- Cybotech campus, Patna
- J.D. Women’s College, Patna
- L.N. Mishra Institute of Economic Development and Social Change, Patna
Agricultural institute
- Bihar Agricultural University, Sabaur, Bhagalpur
- Rajendra Agricultural University, Samastipur
- Bhola Ram Shastri Agriculture College, Purnea
- Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Dairy Technology, Patna
- Veer Kuwar Singh Agriculture College Dumraon Buxar
Fashion, art and design
- A N College, Patna
- National Institute of Fashion Technology Patna
Hotel management
- Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition, Hajipur
- NIM Durgapur information cum admission center chhapra, Bihar
Law institutes
- Chanakya National Law University, Patna
- S.K.J. Law College, Muzaffarpur
- Anugrah Memorial Law college, Gaya
- B.M.T. Law College, Purnea
- Bihar Institute of Law, Patna
- Bidheh Law College, Madhubani
- Mahadeo Singh Law College, Bhagalpur
- Samastipur Law College, Samastipur
Research
- A N Sinha Institute of Social Studies, Patna, [ANSISS]
- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hajipur (NIPER)
- Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna
Veterinary Colleges
- Bihar Animal Science University, Patna
- Bihar Veterinary College