Amity University, Patna is a state private university located in Patna, the capital of the Indian state of Bihar. It is part of the Amity network of private universities promoted by the Ritnand Balved Education Foundation (RBEF), the sponsoring body of the Amity group of educational institutions. The university offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes across disciplines such as engineering and technology, management, computer applications, sciences, humanities, and law.
| Name | Amity University, Patna |
|---|---|
| Type | State private university |
| Location | Patna, Bihar, India |
| Country | India |
| Sponsoring body | Ritnand Balved Education Foundation (RBEF) |
| Network | Amity Education Group |
The Amity Education Group operates a number of private universities across Indian states, each established under a separate state legislation. Amity University, Patna was set up under an enactment of the Bihar state legislature, which gave it the status of a self-financed private university empowered to award its own degrees. As with other universities in the group, it functions under the broader academic and administrative framework of the Amity system, while being governed locally in accordance with Bihar's higher education laws.
The university organises its teaching and research through several constituent institutes and schools. Typical areas of study at Amity universities, reflected at the Patna campus, include:
Programmes are offered at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels, with curricula designed to align with the standards followed across the Amity network.
As a private university recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under the relevant state Act, Amity University, Patna is headed by a Chancellor and a Vice-Chancellor, supported by statutory bodies such as the Board of Management and the Academic Council. The Ritnand Balved Education Foundation, a not-for-profit trust, serves as the sponsoring body responsible for the establishment and continuing support of the institution.
The establishment of Amity University, Patna added to the growing number of private universities in Bihar, a state that has historically relied largely on public institutions for higher education. It contributes to the expansion of professional and technical education options within the state and is part of a broader trend of national private university chains setting up campuses in eastern India.