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| Motto | The Desire To Seek The Truth Should Be Your Defined Quest |
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| Type | State university |
| Established | 1 October 1917 |
| Chancellor | Governor of Bihar |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Ajay Kumar Singh |
| Location | , India 25°36′28.77″N 85°10′03.06″E / 25.6079917°N 85.1675167°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colours | Red & White |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | pup.ac.in |
Patna University is a public state university in Patna, Bihar, India. It was established on 1 October 1917 during the British Raj.[1] It is the first university in Bihar and the seventh oldest university in the Indian subcontinent in the modern era. It offers different undergraduate and postgraduate degree level courses.
- ^ "A university with a glorious past, but a perilous present". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017.