Prime Minister Narendra Modi to dedicate to nation NIT-P’s Bihta campus

Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation the NIT-Patna’s Bihta campus via videoconferencing on Oct 4, the institute’s director P K Jain said here on Friday.

“Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Union minister of state for education, Jayant Chaudhary, will also join the event through videoconferencing, while Union minister of state for education Sukanta Majumdar will remain present at the NIT Patna’s Bihta campus,” Jain said while addressing a press conferencing here.

He added this is a significant moment for the institute, and a major step forward in enhancing the infrastructure and opportunities for technical education in the region.

The land for the additional campus at Bihta was allotted by the state govt in 2016. The Union ministry of education released a grant of around Rs 500 crore for the development of 1,10,000sqm of built-up area to accommodate 2,500 students in Phase 1. The construction work started on Aug 2, 2022, the institute director said.