Jai Prakash University

Jai Prakash University
Latin: universitas chhapra
Type Public
Established 1990
Chancellor Lalji Tandon
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Harikesh Singh
Location Chhapra, Bihar, India
Campus Urban
Nickname JPU
Affiliations UGC,
Website www.jpu.ac.in

Jai Prakash University (JPU) is one of the state premier universities in Chhapra, Bihar, India. Initially serving the needs of higher and quality education of the people of Saran commissionary, it has completed its 27 years and has entered its 28rd year, With 21 constituent colleges, 11 affiliated colleges and 23 proposed colleges including 10 professional colleges, it is offering courses at the undergraduate level and postgraduate level in most subjects.

It was established by the Government of Bihar in response to the needs of the people of Saran commissionary. The university was named in memory of freedom fighter Loknayak Jai Prakash Narayan.

The university is recognised by the UGC as a state university and is a member of the Association of Indian Universities, having jurisdiction over the Saran Division, comprising the three districts of Saran, Siwan and Gopalganj.

250 acres (1.0 km2) of land has been acquired for a new campus. The university campus is about two km away from the main town.Jai Prakash Vishwavidyala (University) was established on 22.11.90 by the enactment of Section 3(b) of Bihar State Universities Act, 1976 with its Headquarters at Chhapra, after Carving it out from the then, Bihar University (now B.R.A. Bihar University) Muzaffarpur . The territorial jurisdiction of the University is stretched over the whole of Saran Division Comprising three districts of Chhapra, Siwan and Gopalganj. The Colleges situated in these districts were automatically transferred to Jai Prakash University, Chhapra. There are altogether 21 constituent Colleges, 11 affiliated colleges in which 2 are deficit Grant Colleges (including one minority college).

Faculties

The university has four main faculties:

Faculty of Social Sciences

  • Department of Economics
  • Department of Geography
  • Department of History
  • Department of Political Science
  • Department of Psychology

Faculty of Science

  • Department of Botany
  • Department of Zoology
  • Department of Chemistry
  • Department of Physics
  • Department of Mathematics

Faculty of Commerce

  • Department of Commerce

Faculty of Humanities

  • Department of Hindi
  • Department of English
  • Department of Sanskrit
  • Department of Urdu
  • Department of Philosophy

Faculty of Engineering and Technology

  • Department of Civil Engineering
  • Department of Computer science Engineering
  • Department of Electrical Engineering
  • Department of Electronics Engineering
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering

Alumni

1. Vibhuti Narayan Mishra

    Coordinates: 25°47′08″N 84°46′38″E / 25.7856°N 84.7772°E / 25.7856; 84.7772


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