Magadh University is a public state university located in Bodh Gaya, Bihar. It functions as an institution of higher education and research, serving students from the surrounding region and beyond.
The university provides facilities for higher learning and research across the faculties of science, social sciences, humanities and commerce. Its academic structure includes a range of postgraduate departments alongside affiliated and constituent colleges, which together offer undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in multiple disciplines.
Magadh University comprises 22 departments, 19 constituent colleges and 39 affiliated colleges. The constituent and affiliated colleges extend the university's academic reach across parts of Bihar, while the departments based at the university support teaching and research activities in their respective subject areas.