Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University, popularly known as B.R. Ambedkar Bihar University, was established in 1960. It is a state university located in the Muzaffarpur city of North Bihar. The university has 39 constituent colleges. The affiliated colleges of the university include two Business Management colleges along with other colleges in the fields of Law, Homeopathy, Ayurvedic, Unani, etc. The university offers various vocational, undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral courses in the fields of Mass Communication, Business Management, Law, Computer Application, Humanities, Sciences, etc. It also offers distance education to students in the steams of Arts, Science and Commerce.

All courses offered by the university are approved by the University Grants Commission (UGC). BR Ambedkar Bihar University is also accredited by the NAAC. In addition, it is also a member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) and has collaboration with many national and international institutes for its outreach programmes. The first President of India, Dr Rajendra Prasad was one among many eminent personalities who studied at this university.

The departments of BR Ambedkar Bihar University are presented below:

The campus of the university is spread over an area of 504 acre, and is equipped with advance resources such as Wi-Fi facility, computerised library and hostel.

The major highlights of the BR Ambedkar Bihar University are mentioned below:

BR Ambedkar Bihar University Courses

BR Ambedkar Bihar University offers a total of 105 courses under 25 departments of the university. It offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral level courses in the streams of Humanities, Law, Business Management, Mass Communication, Homeopathy, Science, etc.  It also offers vocational and professional courses that are specifically designed to prepare students for employment in their chosen field of study. Some other course-related details are mentioned below:

• University offers both full-time and part-time courses
• The university conducts its own entrance test for admission to courses such as B.Ed. and M.Ed.
• In addition to this, the university offers PGD courses in Mass Communication, Yogic Studies, Computer Application, etc.
• For doctoral courses, candidates need to appear for an entrance test followed by a PI round

The list of top BR Ambedkar University courses along with the eligibility criteria is presented below:

Note: The fee structure provided here is based on the information available on internet, and the figures are speculative in nature.

BR Ambedkar Bihar University Admission

BR Ambedkar Bihar University accepts online mode of application for admission to various courses. Candidates need to visit the official website of the college for applying to the course of their choice. Admission to various courses offered by BR Ambedkar Bihar University is done basis All-India entrance test, internal entrance test or basis marks obtained in the qualifying examination.

The BR Ambedkar Bihar University admission procedure for different courses is mentioned below:

• For undergraduate and postgraduate courses, admission is done purely on merit basis
• For PG courses such as MBA and MCA, candidates need to clear and have a valid score in national-level entrance exams like CAT/ XAT/ MAT
• Candidates seeking admission to PhD programmes need to appear for entrance exam conducted by the university followed by a PI round
• Admission to teaching courses such as B.Ed. and M.Ed. are done basis internal entrance exam

BR Ambedkar Bihar University Placements

There is a dedicated placement cell at the university. According to Shiksha-verified reviews, the placement of this university is average as nearly 20% students find good placement offers. The highest package offered is Rs 3-4 LPA. Apart from this, 60 percent of students studying at the university secure internship offers.

Note: There is no information available regarding BR Ambedkar Bihar University placements on the official website.

BR Ambedkar Bihar University Scholarships

BR Ambedkar Bihar University scholarships are offered to deserving students. However, information regarding type of scholarships offered by BR Ambedkar University is not mentioned on the official website.

The university provides financial assistance to needy and deserving students. According to the state government scholarship schemes, differently-abled and reserved category students are eligible to get financial help as well. Students from other categories are also eligible to get scholarships and financial assistance under several schemes of UGC, ICSSR and ICPR scholarships. Students can also avail scholarship under Rajiv Gandhi PG/Ph.D. scholarships scheme.