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Veer Kunwar Singh University

state public university in Bhojpur, Bihar, India

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionAug 8, 2026
Entity authorityQ7918104 ↗
Source-derived summary

Veer Kunwar Singh University is an Indian public university established on 22 October 1992, headquartered at Arrah, under the Bihar University Act 1976 (as amendment Act 9 of 1992). It is named after Kunwar Singh, a national hero and freedom fighter.

It is in the list of recognized universities under section 2(f) of the U.G.C. Act. All of its 17 constituent colleges and one affiliated college receive final assistance from U.G.C. by virtue of being constituent/affiliated colleges of the erstwhile Magadh University in Gaya, Bihar. It is in the list of recognized universities under the AICTE with ID-1-44497171004 for Master of Business Administration and Master in Computer Science. It is in the list of university under the Department of Higher Education, Government of India with code-U-0077 and under Institution's Innovation Council with ID-IC202431006. It is in the list of recognized university under National Council for Teacher Education with Code No-APE00529 for B.Ed course.

Academics

The university conducts teaching and learning in areas such as physics, chemistry, botany, zoology, biotechnology, mathematics, computer science, commerce, history, economics, management, law, sociology, geography, etc. It also runs exchange programs in affiliation with colleges and institutes in and around the state.

Colleges

Its jurisdiction extends over four districts, Bhojpur, Buxar, Kaimur and Rohtas.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Veer Kunwar Singh University” as state public university in Bhojpur, Bihar, India. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Veer, Kunwar and Singh.

Editorial reviewA useful synthesis for locating the documentary relationships between formal authority, participants and affected communities. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1992, 1976—that can be checked directly. The authority record carries competing date values—1994, 1992—which should remain separate until their references and qualifiers are resolved. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Veer, Kunwar and Singh providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Veer Kunwar Singh University”, the useful work is to connect “state public university in Bhojpur, Bihar, India” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Contemporary correspondence, administrative files and participant testimony can test how later narratives organized the event or institution. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 8, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7918104. Authority coordinates are 25.552, 84.653. 4 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 1 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1992 and 1976.

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This entry incorporates text from “Veer Kunwar Singh University” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.