Can you tell me few things about Nalanda University in Bihar? Also provide me the names of Board of Governors of Nalanda University in Bihar?

Nalanda University began its first academic session on September 1, 2014 with 15 students including five women. It is exclusively a post-graduate and doctoral school.

It offers Master’s degrees in three schools presently- The School of Historical Studies, The School of Ecology and Environment Studies and the School of Buddhist Studies, Philosophy and Comparative Religions

Schools and Departments

Currently three schools have been established:
• School of Historical Studies
• School of Environment and Ecological Studies
• School of Buddhist Studies, Philosophy and Comparative Religion

The following schools will be started later, in a phased manner:
• School of Languages and Literature
• School of International Relations and Peace Studies
• School of Information Sciences and Technology
• School of Business Management (Public Policy and Development Studies)

Admission Process

Admission at Nalanda University is a two tier process:

Any offer of a place in the Nalanda University Graduate Program will depend on:
• Screening/short listing of Application Forms:
o Preliminary short listing based on eligibility, academic performance, and completeness of the Application form.
o Final short listing based on qualitative aspects like SoP, referee’s recommendation, written work etc.
• Personal Interview by the Candidate.

Governing Board

As of July 2015, the Governing Board of Nalanda University consists of:
• George Yeo – University Chancellor and former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Singapore.
• Amartya Sen – Professor at Harvard University.
• Sugata Bose – Professor at Harvard University.
• Wang Bangwei – Professor at Peking University.
• Wang Gungwu – Professor at National University of Singapore.
• Susumu Nakanishi – Professor at Kyoto City University of Arts.
• Meghnad Desai – Emeritus Professor at London School of Economics.
• A. Prapod – Professor at Chulalongkorn University.
• Tansen Sen – Associate Professor at Baruch College, CUNY.
• Nand Kishore Singh – Member of Parliament – Rajya Sabha, India.
• Anil Wadhwa-Secretary (East) Ministry of External Affairs
• Gopa Sabharwal – Vice-Chancellor Nalanda University

Contact Detail:
Nalanda University Interim Campus
Nalanda District, Rajgir,
Bihar 803116, India
+91 84093 26799