List of institutions of higher education in Bihar
Bihar is home to 8 Institutes of National Importance, 4 Central Universities, 20 State Universities, 7 Private Universities, 1 Deemed University and 4 Centrally Funded Eminent Institutes. The following is a list of institutions of higher education in Bihar, India.
Private Universities
Centrally Funded Eminent Institutes
- Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology, Hajipur
- Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Jamalpur
- Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition, Hajipur
- National Institute of Fashion Technology Patna
- National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology
Medical Colleges
As of June 2018, Bihar had 14 functional medical colleges, of which 9 were owned by the state government, 3 were private medical colleges affiliated with BUHS and two autonomous organisations – IGIMS and AIIMS Patna.Ayurvedic, Unani and Homeopathy Medical Colleges Affiliated to BUHS
Dental Colleges Affiliated to BUHS
| Name | Established | City | University | Type | Permanent Campus | Comments | Ref. |
| Patna Dental College | 1960 | Patna | Bihar University of Health Sciences | Government | Available | Dental degree | |
| Buddha Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital | 1984 | Patna | Magadh University | Private | Available | Dental degree | |
| Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital | 1990 | Patna | Magadh University | Private | Available | Dental degree | |
| Mithila Minority Dental College and Hospital | 1989 | Darbhanga | Lalit Narayan Mithila University | Private | Available | Dental degree | |
| Dr. S.M. Naqui Imam Dental College & Hospital | 1989 | Darbhanga | Lalit Narayan Mithila University | Private | Available | Dental degree | |
| Sarjug Dental College, Darbhanga | 1988 | Darbhanga | Lalit Narayan Mithila University | Private | Available | Dental degree |
Pharmacy Colleges Affiliated to BUHS
| Name | Established | City | University | Type | Permanent Campus | Comments | Ref. |
| Government Pharmacy Institute, Patna | 1958 | Patna | Bihar University of Health Sciences | Government | Available | ||
| Chanakya College of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Bhojpur | 2008 | Bhojpur | Bihar University of Health Sciences | Private | Available | ||
| Bihar College of Pharmacy | 1979 | Patna | Magadh University | Private | Available | ||
| Gautam Institute of Pharmacy | 2008 | Nalanda | Bihar University of Health Sciences | Private | Available | ||
| SNS College of Pharmacy | 2019 | Motihari | Bihar University of Health Sciences | Private | Available |
Nursing Colleges
| Name | Established | City | University | Type | Permanent Campus | Ref. |
| AHS Nursing College & Hospital | 2023 | Samastipur | Bihar University of Health Sciences | Private | Available | |
| Alay Fatima Hai College of Nursing | 2023 | Patna | Bihar University of Health Sciences | Private | Available | |
| Narayana Nursing College | 2012 | Rohtas | Gopal Narayan Singh University | Private | Available |
B. Ed. Government College
| Name | Seat | City | University |
| College of Teacher Education, Gaya | 100 | Gaya | Magadh University |
| Patna Training College | 100 | Patna | Patna University |
| Govt. Teachers’ Training College, Near Ghantaghar Bhagalpur | 100 | Bhagalpur | Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University |
| College of Teacher education, Saharsa | 100 | Saharsa | Bhupendra Narayan Mandal University |
| College Of Teacher Education, Turki, Muzaffarpur, Bihar-844127 | 100 | Muzaffarpur | Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University |
| Govt. College of Teacher Education, Samastipur | 100 | Samastipur | Lalit Narayan Mithila University |
Colleges under [Bihar Agricultural University]
The university has ten colleges:| Name | District | Established |
| Bihar agriculture college, sabour | Bhagalpur district | 1908 |
| Bhola Paswan Shastri Agricultural College | Purnia District | 2011 |
| Mandan Bharti Agriculture College, Agwanpur | Saharsa district | 2011 |
| Nalanda College of Horticulture, Noorsarai | Nalanda District | 2006 |
| Dr Kalam Agricultural College | Kishanganj District | 2015 |
| VKS College of Agriculture, Dumraon | Buxar District | 2011 |
| Munger Forestry college | Munger District | 2022 |
| Agriculture Business Management college | Patna District | 2021 |
| College of Agricultural Engineering, Ara | Bhojpur District | 2021 |
| College of Agricultural Biotechnology, Sabour | Bhagalpur District | 2021 |
Fashion, Art and Design
- A N College, Patna
- Footwear Design and Development Institute, Patna
- National Institute of Fashion Technology, Patna
Hotel Management
Law Colleges
- Chanakya National Law University
- Central university of South Bihar, GAYA
- R.M.M. Law College, Saharsa
- Anugrah Memorial Law college, Gaya
- B.M.T. Law College, Purnea
- Bidheh Law College, Madhubani
- Bihar Institute of Law, Patna
- Chanakya National Law University, Patna
- Mahadeo Singh Law College, Bhagalpur
- S.K.J. Law College, Muzaffarpur
- Samastipur Law College, Samastipur
- Vishwanath Singh Law College, Munger
- Narayan School of Law, Jamuhar, Sasaram
- RKA Law College, Begusarai
Research Institutes
- Jagjivan Ram Institute of Parliamentary Studies & Political Research, Patna
- A N Sinha Institute of Social Studies, Patna
- Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna
- Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Patna
- Centre for Development Practice and Research, Patna
- The Kashi Prasad Jayaswal research Institute, Patna
Government Engineering Colleges under Bihar Engineering University
There are a total of 38 government engineering colleges, located in each of the 38 districts of Bihar.State Government-Aided Engineering Colleges
Private Engineering Colleges
- Buddha Institute of Technology, Gaya
- Maulana Azad College of Engineering and Technology, Patna
- Millia Institute of Technology, Purnea
- Moti Babu Institute of Technology, Forbesganj
- Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, Bihta
- Patna Sahib College of Engineering & Technology, Vaishali
- R.P. Sharma Institute of Technology, Patna
- Vidya Vihar Institute of Technology, Purnea
- Vidyadaan Institute of Technology and Management, Buxar
- Sityog Institute of Technology, Aurangabad