Patna University, the first college in Bihar, was created in 1917 amid the British Raj, and is the seventh most seasoned college of the Indian subcontinent. Around then, the locale of the college reached out to Bihar, Odisha, and the Kingdom of Nepal. The college regulated examinations for instructive foundations going from school finals to the postgraduate levels. This proceeded with just about for four decades, until the foundation of the Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, and the Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar.

The university is accredited by UGC [University Grants Commission (India)]. The college has a few schools and organizations which cover regions of study including law, educator preparing, science, expressions, business, drug and building. Since 1974, the college has likewise a Directorate of Distance Education.

A few researchers who helped the development of the University incorporate the Rashtrakavi Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar', Mahamahopadhyaya Pandit Ram Avatar Sharma, PanditNalinVilochan Sharma, PanditDevendranath Sharma, R. K. Sinha. furthermore Sir Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh.The Patna University has played a major role in developing the education system of the state of Bihar and can also be held responksible for the recent major developments in the educational sphere of the state og Bihar. The University works in this prospect in direct collaboration with the state government of Bihar.