Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari

Mahatma Gandhi Central University (MGCU) is a central university situated in Motihari, Bihar, India. It was established following the Central Universities (Amendment) Act, 2014, which received presidential assent on 17 December 2014, granting the university territorial jurisdiction over the area north of the River Ganges in Bihar. It is the second central university in the state, after the Central University of South Bihar. The university comprises 7 schools and 20 academic departments, offering programmes in commerce, management, computer science, education, humanities, languages, life sciences, physical sciences, and social sciences. Governance follows the Central Universities Act, 2009, with the President of India as visitor, a ceremonial chancellor, and executive authority vested in the vice-chancellor, supported by the court, executive council, academic council, board of studies, and finance committee. Admissions to UG, PG, and PhD programmes are conducted through an annual entrance exam held at various centres across India. The university's Atal Bihari Vajpayee Central Library, established in 2016, holds over 26,000 books, 13 magazines, 11 newspapers, and more than 125 donated books. The university has faced controversies including faculty terminations, student protests over fee hikes, an attack on a professor, and the resignation of a vice-chancellor over qualification anomalies.