'''The Patna University''',[[[Website]]: '''http://puonline.bih.nic.in'''] the first [[university]] in [[Bihar]], was established in [[1917]], and is the 7th oldest University of the [[Indian subcontinent]]. At that time, the jurisdiction of the university extended to Bihar, [[Orissa]], and the [[Nepal|Kingdom of Nepal]]. To begin with, the university conducted examinations for educational institutions under its jurisdiction right from [[High school|school finals]] to the [[postgraduate|postgraduation levels]]. This continued almost for four decades, till the establishment of the [[Tribhuvan University]], [[Kathmandu]], and the [[Utkal University]], [[Bhubaneshwar]].
