Colleges in Patna

Patna is the capital of Bihar that sprawls along the south bank of the Ganges River in Bihar and is considered to be the major educational hub of the country. The colleges in Patna deliver an excellent education atmosphere to nurture the young minds by being an unextinguishable light to wisdom and learning. Most of the colleges in Patna are affiliated to Patna University. The colleges in Patna provide a platform for students for higher education in the field of Engineering, Commerce, Arts and Social Science, Law, Medical Science, Journalism, etc. The colleges in Patna offer various study programmes to students include Department of Arabic, Department of Sociology, Department of Urdu and so on.

Patna is home to some of the well-known colleges in the country. These include Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Patna), Government Pharmacy Institute, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS Patna), Indian Institute of Hardware and Technology (IIHT), Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI), Patna University, Aryabhatta Knowledge University (AKU), L.N.Mishra Institute of Economic Development and Social Change, etc.

The below table showcases the popular streams and types of courses offered by some of the leading colleges in Patna:

Here is the list of some of the top public and private colleges in Patna along with fees:

Note: * indicates first year fees.

Apart from merit-based admission, many colleges in Patna also accept scores of national- and state-level entrance exams. These include IPU CET, MAT, XAT, CAT, ATMA, JEMAT, CMAT, FDDI AIST, EMAT, ACET, NMAT, CLAT, MAH CET, etc.

Top Recruiters for Colleges in Patna

The colleges in Patna offer quality education with high placements. College graduates from any domain are in high demand. All organisations, big or small, private or government, hire college degree holders in various capacities. The median salary offered by IIT, Patna is 10 LPA. Most of the colleges in Patna have placement cells, that help the candidates in getting jobs in reputed/multinational companies. Below is the list of few top companies in India that recruit college graduates from colleges in Patna along with their placement ratings:

Streams offered by Colleges in Patna

Colleges in Patna offer courses in diversified streams in IT and Software, Business and Management Studies, Teaching and Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science, Engineering, Accounting and Commerce, Mass Communication and Media, Medicine and Health Sciences, Banking, Finance and Insurance and so on. The most popular ones are IT and Software followed by Business and Management Studies. Refer to the infographic below to get a detailed overview of the popular streams offered by colleges in Patna:

Listed below are some detailed facts about the top 5 streams offered by colleges/ universities in Patna:

IT and Software: Mentioned below are the statistics of the 67 IT and Software colleges in Patna:

• The maximum number of colleges (24) in Patna have a fee of less than Rs 1 lakh.

• The highest number of courses offered by colleges in Patna in IT & Software stream are BCA (34), followed by Certificate (26) and MCA (15).

• The most prominent specialisations offered by colleges in Patna are .Net (2), Java (2) and J2EE (2).

• The maximum number of colleges in Patna offer degree (43) courses.

Business and Management Studies: Below are the detailed statistics of the 63 Business and Management Studies colleges in Patna:

• The maximum number of colleges (27) in Patna have a fee of less than Rs 1 lakh.

• The highest number of courses offered by colleges in Patna in Business and Management Studies stream are BBA (31), followed by MBA/PGDM (27) and Certificate (18).

• The most prominent specialisations offered by colleges in Patna are Sales and Marketing (17), Human Resources (12) and Finance (11).

• The maximum number of colleges in Patna offer degree (46) courses.

Teaching and Education: Below are the detailed statistics of the 44 Teaching and Education colleges in Patna:

• The maximum number of colleges (4) in Patna have a fee of less than Rs 1 lakh.

• The highest number of courses offered by colleges in Patna in Teaching and Education stream are B.Ed (35), followed by DEd (15) and MEd (2).

• The most prominent specialisation offered by colleges in Patna is Physical Education.

• The maximum number of colleges in Patna offer degree (38) courses.

Humanities and Social Sciences: Below are the detailed statistics of the 44 Humanities and Social Sciences colleges in Patna:

• The maximum number of colleges (10) in Patna have a fee of less than Rs 1 lakh.

• The highest number of courses offered by colleges in Patna in Humanities and Social Sciences stream are BA (33), followed by BA Hons (12) and MA (10).

• The most prominent specialisations offered by colleges in Patna are English (24), Hindi (12) and Ancient History (3).

• The maximum number of colleges in Patna offer degree (40) courses.

Science: Below are the detailed statistics of the 40 Science colleges in Patna:

• The maximum number of colleges (13) in Patna have a fee of less than Rs 1 lakh.

• The highest number of courses offered by colleges in Patna in Science stream are BSc (32), followed by MSc (10) and MSc (3).

• The most prominent specialisations offered by colleges in Patna are Mathematics (26), Physics (24) and Chemistry (21).

• The maximum number of colleges in Patna offer degree (39) courses.