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.

Centrally funded eminent institutes

 * Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology, Hajipur (CIPET Hajipur)
 * Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Jamalpur (IRIMEE Jamalpur)
 * Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition, Hajipur
 * National Institute of Fashion Technology Patna (NIFT Patna)

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.

Colleges under Bihar Agricultural University
The university has ten colleges:

Fashion, art and design

 * A N College, Patna
 * Footwear Design and Development Institute, Patna (FDDI Patna)
 * National Institute of Fashion Technology, Patna (NIFT Patna)

Hotel management

 * Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition, Hajipur
 * Institute of Hotel Management, BodhGaya

Law institutes

 * Chanakya National Law University
 * Central university of South Bihar (school of law and governance), 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

Research institutes

 * Jagjivan Ram Institute of Parliamentary Studies & Political Research, Patna (JRIPSPR Patna)
 * A N Sinha Institute of Social Studies, Patna (ICSSR - ANSISS Patna)
 * Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna (ICMR - RMRIMS)
 * Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Patna (C-DAC Patna)
 * Centre for Development Practice and Research, Patna (TISS - CDPR 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

 * BIT Mesra Extension Centre, Patna
 * Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Women's Institute of Technology, Darbhanga

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