Further centres include Telhara in Bihar [39] (probably older than Nalanda [40] ), Kanchipuram , in Tamil Nadu , Manyakheta , in Karnataka , Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh Nagarjunakonda , in Andhra Pradesh , Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh (eighth century to modern times), Abhayagiri Vihāra , and Jetavanaramaya , in Sri Lanka .
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Nalanda [ edit ] Nalanda University ruins Nalanda (Sanskrit: नालंंदा) was an ancient Mahavihara , a revered university which served as a renowned centre of learning, in the ancient kingdom of Magadha (modern-day Bihar ) in India. [14] The university of Nalanda obtained significant fame, prestige and relevance during ancient times, and rose to legendary status due to its contribution to the emergence of India as a great power around the fourth century. [15] The site is located about 95 kilometres (59 mi) southeast of Patna , and was one of the greatest centres of learning in the world from the fifth century CE to c. 1200 CE . [16] Today, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site . [17] [18] Mithila University [ edit ] University of Mithila was famous for Nyaya Sutra and logical Sciences. It was gradually started from the philosophical conferences held by Janaka, the king of Mithila at his court. These ph...
Important ancient institutions of learning in ancient India are Takshashila, Kashmir Smast, Nalanda, Valabhi University, Sharada Peeth, Pushpagiri Vihara, Odantapuri University, Vikramashila, Somapura Mahavihara, Bikrampur Vihara, Jagaddala Mahavihara. Takshashila [ edit ] The University of ancient Taxila was a renowned Brahmanical and later Buddhist ancient institute of higher-learning located in the city of Taxila as well. According to scattered references that were only fixed a millennium later, it may have dated back to at least the fifth century BC. [1] Some scholars date Takshashila's existence back to the sixth century BC. [2] The school consisted of several monasteries without large dormitories or lecture halls where the religious instruction was most likely still provided on an individualistic basis. [1] Ruins of University of Taxila Takshashila is described in some detail in later Jātaka ...
List of Founders of Indian Universities Year University Name Name of Founder Location 1818 Serampore College William Carey, Joshua Marshman, and William Ward West Bengal 1847/1949 Indian Institute of Technology (Thomason College of Civil Engineering) University of Mumbai Roorkee 1857 University of Mumbai University of Madras University of Calcutta Sir Charles Wood’s Mumbai Chennai Kolkatta 1875 Aligarh Muslim University Syed Ahmad Khan Uttar Pradesh 1875 Allahabad University (Oxford of East) Sir William Muir Uttar Pradesh 1880 Deccan Education Society Vishnushastri Chiplunkar, Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak Pune 1881 St Stephen’s College Rev. Samuel Scott Allnet Delhi 1882 Panjab University, Chandigarh Chandigarh 1885 Fergusson College Bal Gangadhar Tilak Pune 1887 Nizam College Syed Hussain Bilgrami Hyderabad 1900 Christian Medical College Dr. Ida Sophia Scudder Vellore 1909 Indian Institute of Science Jamsetji Tata Bengaluru 1916 Benaras Hindu University Madan Mohan Malaviya Vara...