Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University

Tilka Majhi Bhagalpur University
Former name
Bhagalpur University
MottoTamso Ma Jyotirgayama (Sanskrit: "Take Me From The Darkness Unto Light")
TypePublic
Established1960
ChancellorGovernor of Bihar
Vice-ChancellorJawaharlal
Location, ,
25°14′56″N 86°57′29″E / 25.249°N 86.958°E / 25.249; 86.958
CampusUrban
AffiliationsUGC
Websitewww.tmbuniv.ac.in

Tilka Majhi Bhagalpur University, formerly Bhagalpur University, is a public university in Bhagalpur, Bihar, India. It was established on 12 July 1960, having local colleges initially associated with Patna University. Its campus is around 264 acres (1.07 km2) in area. The name was changed from Bhagalpur University to Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University in 1991 in commemoration of Tilka Majhi, a freedom fighter.[1]

  1. ^ "Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University at a Glance – Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University – TMBU – Bhagarlpur – Bihar". 17 November 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2020.