Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University

The Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, also known as Bhagalpur University, is a premier institution for providing higher education in the state of Bihar. The university is situated in Bhagalpur town of Bihar State in India and is named after famous freedom fighter Tilka Manjhi. Established on 12 July 1960, it is a public university sprawled within 264 acres of lush green campus ideal for teaching and learning. The university has 9 Faculties, 36 Teaching Departments, 5 Research Centres and 30 Constituent Colleges, besides affiliated to it 24 Colleges and 15 B.Ed. Colleges. The university harbours a sound academic ambience with its highly qualified and dedicated faculty staff to provide quality teaching and research in various disciplines of humanities, arts, social sciences and modern science. Great scientists of international repute like Prof. K.S. Bilgrami, Prof. J.S Datta Munshi and the famous poet and writer PadmaVibhshan Shri Ramdhari Singh Dinkar have served this university in various capacities.

Being a premier institution of higher learning in Bihar, this university has great role to play in transforming Bhagalpur region, Bihar, the neighbouring states and the Indian nation through higher and multidisciplinary education. Education is a dynamic process that changes and grows with time and responds to societal needs. Higher education in the 21st century is emerging as the resource of basic and primary production. It is a key component in the development of human resource which can further lead to social, economic and scientific developments. To meet the knowledge challenges of the 21st century, it is essential to build excellence in higher education.

This university aims at providing affordable quality education to youth to develop their scholarly and professional skills, to make them fully competent in their chosen professions. It tends to accomplish status of quality research-intensive university addressing regional and national needs and to have integration with other teaching and research institutions. A change is needed in the mind-set of the teachers, employees and students for promoting better academic ambience with better work culture. The university is committed to inculcate and nurture a culture of performance. Dedicated faculty and staff can shape up the new generation of students. Commitment, dedication, diligence, devotion to duty with deep sense of human values should serve as ethos of the university. The governance structure of the university needs to be more democratic and efficient in functioning. It needs to be managed with a high level of professionalism, competence, transparency and quality assurance.

The university intends to achieve excellence in higher education by offering most relevant, up-to-date programme of studies considering the needs of present and future developments and nation building. Course curriculum has to be regularly revised and updated considering local, national and international needs and incorporating latest developments in the area. Teaching in interdisciplinary areas needs to be promoted by introduction of fully evolved semester system based on comprehensive continuous internal assessment. In addition to conducting research in fundamental disciplines of humanities, science, social science, law, commerce, management, etc. researches of high order are to be more focused in frontier/interfacial/ cutting edge areas. To serve as centre for creation of knowledge a lot of premium is be placed on research in this university. To improve quality of research faculty members must have regular Projects from national and international funding agencies. Enhanced number of quality publications in well referred journals should serve as criteria of research excellence. The university intends to benchmark each of its activities with the best universities of the country. Working conditions, work ethics, work culture and services should promote welfare of all stakeholders - the students, faculty and the staff.