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Nālandā University (NU; ISO: Nālandā Vishwavidyalaya) is a premier research university located in the ancient city of Rajgir in the state of Bihar, India.
Dec 19, 2011 · Profile. During the first millennium CE, India was not only the world’s richest economy, it was also a seat of learning like no other on the face of the earth. And at the head and summit of it all crowned the ancient Nalanda.
Located in the town of Rajgir [ancient Imperial capital city] in the northern province of Bihar in India, Nalanda University is a post-graduate, research-intensive international university established on 25th November 2010, as “an institution of national importance”, by a special Act [No. 39 of 2010] of the Parliament of India, aiming to ...
Jun 19, 2024 · Nalanda stands out as the most ancient university on the Indian Subcontinent. It was founded by Kumar gupta of the Gupta dynasty in Bihar in the early 5th century, and it flourished for 600 years until the 12th century. During the era of Harshavardhan and the Pala monarchs, it rose to popularity.
Feb 22, 2023 · Founded in 427 CE, Nalanda is considered the world's first residential university, a sort of medieval Ivy League institution home to nine million books that attracted 10,000 students from...
Mar 8, 2023 · Nalanda University, an ancient centre of higher learning, was founded in the 5th century CE and became one of the most renowned universities in the world, attracting scholars from all over India, China, Tibet, Persia, and other parts of Asia.
The first residential university of the world founded at Nalanda by the magnanimity of Emperor Kumaragupta in 427CE and sustained by the conscientiousness of the learned monks and teachers, flourished for over 800 years till the end in 12th century CE.
Nalanda University is a postgraduate, research-exquisite international university supported by the countries of the East Asia Summit. It is approved by UGC. Nalanda University offers PG, Doctoral and PG Diploma curriculums in a handful of specialisations.
Jun 22, 2024 · 22 Jun 2024. 6 min read. Tags: Quick Facts For Prelims. Why in News? Recently, the campus of Nalanda University was formally inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India. It is spread across 455 acres, located in Rajgir, Bihar. The site is only 12 km away from the ruins of the ancient Buddhist monastery of the same name.
Sep 16, 2020 · Founded in 427 C.E., Nalanda Mahavihara, or Nalanda University, lasted for over 700 hundred years. It survived political waves, the rise and fall of civilizations, religious wars, and the birth of intellectual greats for almost a millennium before the Turks destroyed it.
