Central University of South Bihar
One of the fifteen new central universities established by the Government of India as per the Central Universities Act of 2009, is the magnificent Central University of South Bihar (CUSB). These new central-funded universities are set up in those States of India, located in regions all across the country, which had no any central university for proper educational and intellectual, social, cultural, and economic development and progress in the respective States. At present, this highly ambitious Central University of South Bihar, is functioning from the premises of the Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Patna; which is situated at Samanpura. Its permanent and world-class campus will soon be well-established at Panchanpur, which is just about 10 Km from the city of Gaya. The aims and objectives of CUSB are listed in the Section 5 of the Central Universities Act of 2009, which collectively seek to nurture and promote top-notch higher education at diverse academic levels; create highly competent and innovative professionals, technocrats, and managers as per the needs of the concerned industrial fields; and to contribute significantly to the industrial, social, economic, and cultural uplift of Bihar, and the nation at large.
At present, this Central University of South Bihar patna, is richly embellished with the following major and magnificent academic schools:
- School of Earth, Biological and Environmental Sciences - Center for Biological Sciences; and Center for Environmental Sciences
- School of Human Sciences - Center for Psychological Sciences
- School of Languages and Literature - Center for Foreign Languages (English); and Center for Indian Languages (Hindi, Urdu)
- School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science - Department of Computer Science; Department of Mathematics; Department of Statistics
- School of Media, Art & Aesthetics - Centre for Mass Communication and Media
- School of Social Sciences and Policy - Centers for Development Studies, Economic Studies and Policies, Political Studies, and Sociological Studies
- School of Education -Centre for Education
- School of law and governance - Centre for Law and Governance
With highly efficient, dedicated, and excellent support of the above-mentioned academic schools and the centers of studies contained therein, this Central University of South Bihar india, offers the following educational and professional courses - Five-year Integrated Programs in Law [BA. LLB/B. Sc. LLB (Hon's)]; Four-year Dual Degree programs [B.A. Ed/B. Sc. Ed]; and Postgraduate programs in almost all disciplines. This visionary Central University of South Bihar is well-equipped with all adequate infrastructure support, innovative pedagogies, and necessary resources and facilities to forge ahead to achieve its goals; these include hostels, scholarship schemes, library, transport facilities, medical aid, psychological counseling, training and placement, anti-ragging arrangement, and so on. The selection of the right, meritorious, and bright candidates for its highly qualitative courses, is based on the marks and ranking obtained in the Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET), which is conducted every year on all India level. For more information about this university or its courses, readers are requested kindly to visit its website: www.cusb.ac.in.
Some more faculty schools will be added to the above list of schools at this fast progressing and reputed Central University of South Bihar, including the schools of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Technology, Health Sciences, Management, Vocational Studies, and Agriculture and Development, in order to make this university one of the internationally reputed and top universities in bihar, in the nearest future years.