Historically, Bihar has been a major centre of learning. Bihar was a major educational hub in the ancient times. It was home to two renowned universities of India namely the Vikramshila University and the Nalanda University.

At present, Bihar houses many Universities.  To name a few are  Patna University, Magadh University, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University, Bihar Yoga Bharati, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhupendra Narayan Mandal University, BRA Bihar University, Jai Prakash Vishwavidyalaya Chapra, Lalit Narayan Mithila University Darbhanga, Nalanda Open University Reshmi Complex, Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University Kameshwar Nagar Darbhnaga, Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University Bhagalpur, Veer Kunwar Singh University Arrah, Maulana Mazharul Haque Arabic and Persian University and Rajendra Agricultural University.

The capital city of Bihar, Patna is blessed with a rich historical past. Patna also houses some of the reputed educational institutes in India like Bihar College of Engineering ( now National Institute of Technology, Patna),  Prince of Wales Medical College (Now Patna Medical College and Hospital),   Science College, Patna College, Patna Womens College.

You can get a categorized list of educational institutions in Bihar from the links on the left side of this page.