Introduction

Nālandā University, an Institute of National Importance, is a central research university in Rajgir, Bihar, India. Its Hindi name is नालन्दा विश्वविद्यालय. Amartya Sen and A. P. J. Abdul Kalam proposed it, and the eighteen East Asia Summit nations endorsed it. It was founded in 2010 by a parliamentary act and only provides postgraduate courses. The campus is one of the biggest and priciest educational facilities in India, covering 485 acres at a cost of ₹1,800 crores.

Bihar

Created to resurrect the historic Nalanda Mahavihara, Nalanda University received endorsement from ASEAN in 2009 and was approved at the 2007 East Asia Summit. The design competition was won by the company of architect BV Doshi, and Bihar contributed the site. The institution relocated to its new 455-acre campus in 2020, having only 15 students in 2014. This is the first campus in Bihar to run entirely on glass bottles for water and generate biogas.

Nalanda University Act

President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam suggested reviving Nalanda University on March 28, 2006. A bill to establish the university was passed by the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 2007. On August 21 and August 26, respectively, the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha approved the Nalanda University Bill, 2010, which was subsequently signed into law by the President on September 21. Nov. 25, 2010, was the formal founding day of the university.

Governance

The guest of the university is the President of India. Prof. Abhay Kumar Singh is vice-chancellor, while Prof. Arvind Panagariya is chancellor and chair of the governing board. The Ministry of Human Resource Development, the Bihar government, distinguished academics, and representatives from member nations make up the board. Amartya Sen and George Yeo were the previous chancellors; Vijay Pandurang Bhatkar was appointed in 2017. In 2017, Professor Sunaina Singh took over as acting vice-chancellor in lieu of Pankaj Mohan.

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