1. Education Ministers of Bihar

2. Schools

3. Higher education
    Engineering  Centre-funded Engg. Colleges  Govt. Engg. Colleges   Private Engg. Colleges   Upcoming 

4. References

5. See also

Bihar has been a major centre of learning and home to the universities of Nalanda (one of the earliest universities of India dating back to the fifth century) and Vikramashila. The tradition of learning which had its origin from the time of Buddha or perhaps earlier, was lost during the medieval period when it is believed that marauding armies of the invaders destroyed these centres of learning.

Bihar saw a revival during the later part of the British rule when they established a University at Patna along with other centres of high learning, namely, Science College, Patna, Prince of Wales Medical College (Now Patna Medical College and Hospital), and Bihar Engineering College (Now National Institute of Technology, Patna). This early lead was lost in the post-independence period when the politicians from Bihar lost out in the race of getting centers of education established in Bihar.

In the 1960s major educational reforms were implemented to streamline the education structure of state by the then education minister and educationist late Satender Narain Sinha;however the phenomenal changes were short-lived as the successive governments failed to implement it{{Clarify|date=December 2014}}.

Modern Bihar has an inadequate educational infrastructure creating a huge mismatch between demand and supply. This problem is further compounded by increases in population. The craving for higher education among the general population of Bihar has led to a migration of the student community from the state. This has led to a "flooding" of students to seek educational opportunities in other states, such as New Delhi and Karnataka, even for graduation level college education. Researchers found out that 37.8% of Bihar's teachers could not be found during unannounced visits to schools, the worst teacher absence rate in India and one of the worst in the world.^[1][2]

In spite of the inadequate investment on education in Bihar, compared to other poorer Indian states, the students have done well. National institutes of learning such as IIT, IIM and AIIMS, IISER, NISER have had a good representation from Bihar. A survey by Pratham^[3] rated the absorption of their teaching by the Bihar children better than those in other states.

According to the government, out-of-school rate in the age group 6-14 was 6.3% in 2007, a big drop from 12.8 per cent in 2006.^[4]

Results from 2017 indicate that over 60% of students in Bihar failed their Class 12 board exams. This was attributed to a corrupt and collapsing education system in the state.^[5]

Education Ministers of Bihar

Schools

From the British times, Bihar has had a system of district schools (called Zila schools), located at of the older districts of Bihar. In addition, there were private and semi aided schools which were run and administered by local village communities. Several of them were known for their high quality education.

During the late 1970s and early 1980s, the state government took over management of most privately run schools. This adversely affected school education in the state since the state government was ill equipped to manage the schools through its bureaucrats who were trained for law and order duties. Though the state accorded them government recognition, the standard started to fall. The state did not take over the schools run by the Christian missionaries and these schools provided a fillip(boost) to quality education in Bihar.

As in other states, the central government runs a number of Kendriya Vidyalayas (Central Schools) and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya for rural students. Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya started by the late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi have been successful in providing quality education to the weaker sections of the society.

The number of private schools, including school-chains and Missionary Schools run by Christian Missionaries as well as Madrasas, or schools run by Muslim clerics, has increased in the post liberalisation era.

Most of the schools in Bihar are affiliated with the Bihar School Examination Board, while the Kendriya Vidyalaya and a few other elite schools including the Christian Missionary Schools are affiliated to the ICSE and CBSE boards. A recent survey by National University of Educational Planning & Administration (NUEPA) has determined that only 21% of all primary school teachers in Bihar have completed the matriculation; or 10th standard.^[19] However, Bihar Government has recently implemented a series of reforms in its Primary Education Sector which includes mandatory digitization of all state-run schools.^[20]

Higher education

Patna has emerged as one of the major centers of learning in India. Schools in Patna are either run by the state government or run by private trusts, organizations, missionaries. Government schools are affiliated with the Bihar School Examination Board and most private schools are affiliated with the ICSE, CBSE or NIOS boards. Some of the prominent old schools Patna like St. Joseph's Convent, St. Michael's High School, St. Xavier's School, were established by missionaries during the British Raj .

Patna imparts education in fields like technology, medicine, management, law, and fashion. Institutions of national repute have opened up in Patna increasing the opportunities in higher education in the state capital. Colleges such as Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Birla Institute of Technology, Patna and National Institute of Technology, Patna are the prominent engineering colleges in Patna. Other colleges include the newly opened National Institute of Fashion Technology Patna and medical schools such as Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna Medical College and Hospital and Nalanda Medical College and Hospital. Anugrah Narayan College and B N College are among the best-known colleges for commerce and humanities besides for a range of PG courses.

After coming to power, the Nitish Kumar led government opened the Chanakya National Law University, a national law university, Aryabhatta Knowledge University, a technological university of Bihar and a B-school called Chandragupt Institute of Management. Both these institutes have attracted students from not just within Bihar but also students from far flung states. An N Sinha Institute of Social Sciences, Rajendra Memorial Research Institute, Bihar Research Institute are the research institutes in Patna. The Patna University, the first university in Bihar, was established in 1917, and is the 7th oldest university of the Indian subcontinent. Patna also houses one of India's world-renowned libraries, the Khuda Baksh Oriental Library, and the Sinha Library, which is one of the largest in the region.

As on date, there are six engineering colleges for boys and one for girls in public sector and nine others in the private sector in Bihar. The overall annual intake of these technical institutes offering engineering education to students in Bihar is merely 4,559. The process to create infrastructure for three new engineering colleges—one each at Madhepura, Begusarai and Sitamarhi—has started.^[21]

Bihar government is also supposed to launch new medical college in Bihar.^[22]

Patna has emerged as a major center for engineering and civil services coaching. The major private IIT-JEE coaching institutes have opened up their branches in Bihar and this has reduced the number of students who go to, for example, Kota and Delhi for engineering/medical coaching. Engineering colleges in Bihar at present are India has the highest number of illiterate adults. 287 million adults of India cannot read or write. This number is four times of the population of France and 39% of all illiterate adults worldwide. In these 287 million adults there is a large number of youth population, age between 15-24 years; and amongst them, 39% are boys and 61% are girls. As far as access to education beyond higher secondary schooling is the concern, it is a mere 10% among the university-age population in India. If we want to emerge as the World Leader we will have to get rid of this situation. In the light of these facts we have set some goals for us under the guidance of our Chairman Mr. Awais Amber:

It is our dream to provide technical education to all deprived, yet deserving students of our society. And certainly, with that aim, our contribution will be helpful to increase the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education in India. We are educating, facilitating and counseling candidates without any discrimination of caste, creed, and religion. Simply you need 50% marks and you have to bear your food and lodging expenses, rest you need not to spend a single rupee for your studies. Not only this, if any candidate is orphan (yateem) or comes from BPL family we offer even 100% scholarship for such students.

Do you know, how dream come true… Can you say, how the vision of an individual turns into a social movement, have you ever imagined, which are the qualities we should have to connect ourselves to a great soul like Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. All such questions can be answered with one person and thy name is Awais Amber, the Founder and Chairperson of Rosemine Charitable & Educational Trust. Today Rosemine is the synonym of Educational Revolution in India. It has been accepted as the only ray of hope for thousands of students who have the urge to educate themselves but have no means.

Rosemine, conceived with the idea of making a difference in the world of education in 2005, took shape as a registered institution on 30th August 2007. Today, it is a self-reliant force both as a creator and a shaper of any dream which lies in the eyes of students who passed 10th, 12th or Graduation and find no way to step ahead.

In past one decade Rosemine has earned more than 6000 success stories and canvas of its tireless effort has touched more than dozen states of India, namely Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu & Andaman and the Nicobar Islands. As far as successful students are a concern we have 1500+ Students After 10th, 2500+ Students After 12th and 2000+ Students After Graduation Level to our credit. They are the Flag Bearers of Rosemine.

We are glad to say that every year thousands of students are benefitted under our scholarship program and after completion of their courses; they will be techno citizens of India. It gives us immense satisfaction that we have a role in making the citizens of tomorrow and shaping the future of our country. We have a goal to provide education to 1 lakh students by 2020 and this goal can only be achieved by an indomitable will, concrete action plan & dynamic leadership and we can proudly say that we have all these things because we are working under the aegis of a charismatic personality like Mr. Awais Amber.

Engineering

Centre-funded Engg. Colleges

• Indian Institutes of Technology, Patna (IIT Patna)
• National Institute of Technology, Patna (NIT Patna)

Govt. Engg. Colleges

• Bakhtiyarpur college of engineering,Patna
• Bhagalpur College of Engineering, Bhagalpur
• Darbhanga College of Engineering, Darbhanga
• Gaya College of Engineering, Gaya
• Motihari College of Engineering, Motihari
• Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology, Muzaffarpur
• Nalanda College of Engineering,
• Lok Nayak Jayprakash Institute Of Technology, Chapra(Saran)^[27]

Private Engg. Colleges

• Azmet Institute of Technology, Kishanganj
• BIT Mesra Extension Centre, Patna
• Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology, Hajipur(CIPET)
• College of Agricultural Engg, Pusa, Samastipur
• Maulana Azad College of Engineering and Technology, Patna
• Millia Institute of Technology, Purnea
• Moti Babu Institute of Technology">Moti Babu Institute of Technology,Forbisganj Araria By Awais Amber www.rosemine.in
• Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, Patna
• Patna Sahib College of Engineering & Technology, Vaishali
• R.P. Sharma Institute of Technology, Patna
• Sanjay Gandhi Institution of Dairy Science & Technology, Patna
• Sityog Institute of Technology, Aurangabad, Bihar
• Siwan Engineering and Technical Institute, Siwan
• Vidyadaan Institute of Technology and Management(VITM), Buxar
• Vidya Vihar Institute of Technology, Purnea
• Women's Institute of Technology, Darbhanga

Other colleges in Bihar are

• Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Institute_of_Management_Bodh_Gaya
• Araria College Araria
• College of Arts and Crafts, Patna
• Cybotech campus,Patna
• Information Computer Training College Darbhanga
• International School of Management
• IMPACT College Patna
• Jagdam College, Chhapra
• Jai Prakash Narayan All India Institute of Medical Sciences
• Patna Women's College
• Radiance Institute of IT & Management (RIIM), Chhapra
• Rajendra College, Chhapra
• St. Xavier's College of Education
• St. Xavier's College, Patna

Upcoming

• ROSEMINE ENGINEERING COLLEGE BY AWAIS AMBER
• ROSEMINE MANAGEMENT COLLEGE
• ROSEMINE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
• National Child Development Centre (NCDC) Narsiha Aurangabad Bihar^[28]

References

See also

• List of educational institutions in Bihar
• List of educational institutions in Patna
• List of schools in Patna

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