Magadh University was established in 1962 by Satyendra Narayan Sinha, an educationist and the then Education Minister of Bihar. It started functioning from 2 March 1962. The university is now governed by the Bihar State University Act 1976. Magadh University has 44 constituent colleges, 24 PG departments and 85 affiliated colleges. This university has several faculties like Humanities, Social Science, Science, Commerce, Medical, Engineering and Management. Several professional/vocational courses like M.B.A., M.C.A., B.C.A., B.B.M. Environmental Science, Tourism & Travel Management, Counseling & Rehabilitation, Journalism & Mass Communication, etc. are being run in constituent/affiliated colleges.