Ranchi University

Ranchi University came into existence on 12th of July 1960 as an autonomous institution as it was carved out of erstwhile Bihar University.(RU Gazette Notification Certificate 1960_framed.) The University started with ten Postgraduate Departments, one Constituent College and 20 affiliated Colleges; today, it has 22 Postgraduate Departments, 19 Constituent Colleges and 47 affiliated Colleges which are catering to the needs of nearly 1.6 lacs of students. With a view to making Higher Education accessible to a vast population of a predominant tribal region, this University has been rendering valuable services to a big chunk of marginalized young generation since its establishment. Though it underwent tetra-furcation with creation of Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribag (1992), Nilambar Pitambar University, Medini Nagar (2009), Kolhan University, Chaibasa(2009), and Dr Shyama Prasad Mukharjee University, Ranchi (2019), its catchment area continues to be quite vast, expanding through five major Districts of Jharkhand, bordering West Bangal, Odisha and Chattisgarh.