PU Becomes Spoke Institution Under Centre's Upgradation Programme

Bihar's premier Patna University has been made a Spoke institution under the Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad, which is the Hub institution, under the Centre's flagship initiative, Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF).

- Arun Kumar

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ANRF supports 18 Hub institutions and 106 partnering Spokes in two categories under the Partnerships for Accelerated Innovation and Research (PAIR) programme 'Strengthening India's Research Ecosystem Through Strategic Mentorship and Collaboration' in keeping with the vision of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 to encourage research and innovation through strategic partnership and mentoring.

PU, set up in 1917, was the only state university to figure in the National Institutional Framework Ranking (NIRF) in the category of state public universities in 2024. It is the only institution in the list published on Friday.

Once an aspirant for the central university status, the seventh oldest university of the country was ranked in the range of 51-100 among state public universities.