Patna University, the first university in Bihar, was established on 1 October 1917 during the British Raj. In its initial days, the jurisdiction of Patna University extended to Bihar, Odisha, and Nepal. This continued almost for four decades until the establishment of the Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, and the Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar. Most of the university buildings are built on the bank of River Ganges and in the Saidpur Campus. Patna University has 30 departments organised into eight faculties: science, humanities, commerce, social sciences, education, law, fine arts and medicine. The university and its affiliated colleges and institutions offer undergraduate and postgraduate courses in different areas like law, teacher training, science, arts, commerce, medicine and engineering.