Bihar,with its rich culture heritage,has played a pivotal role in shaping the destiny of India.And chhapra one of the state's most important districts,has been in the vanguard of this socio-political change.
A Land of leaders,revolutionaries and thinkers alike,Chhapra-or saran,as call it-is famous for its Bhojpuri heritage.It was constituted a municipality in 1864
It is in history as mentioned in the "Ain-E-Akbari" record Saran as one of the six sarkars (Revenue division) constituting the province of Bihar,The erstwhile Saran and Champaran were later combined to form a single unit name Saran,which later on become Chhapra.
Home to Stalwarts of national stature like Dr,Rajendra Prasad,the President of India,Loknayak Jai Prakash Narayan,the revolutionary who changed the face of India Politics,Bhikhari Thakur,the Shakespeare of Bhojpuri,Mazaharul Haq,the Great freedom fighter,Chitragupta,the famous music composer of Bollywood,elal,Chhapra has a legacy but perhaps the whole country.
Fittingly enough,chhapra has gradually emerged as a great centre of learning in Bihar and East India.It has its own University -The Jai prakash Vishwavidyalaya- that is dedicated to his mission to provide Education to all by offering high quality and international standard courses at different levels,especially to the deprived section of society,at reasonable cost.
Jai Prakash Vishwavidyala was established at Chapra on 22nd
Nov 1990 by the enactment of Section 3(b) of Bihar State Universities
Act 1976. The territorial jurisdiction of the University is stretched
over the whole of Saran Division comprising three districts of Chapra,
Siwan and Gopalganj. The Colleges situated in these districts were under
the territorial jurisdiction of the then Bihar University (now B.R.A.
University), Muzaffarpur. After establishment of J. P. University these colleges were automatically transferred to Jai Prakash Vishwavidyala, Chapra. There are altogether 21 constitutent Colleges, 2 affiliated deficit Grant Colleges (including one minority college) and 10 affiliated Colleges.
J. P. University offers several graduate, post graduate
progammes and PhD in various disciplines. It also facilitates the study
of Intermediate (10+2) programme in its college, which runs by Bihar
Intermediate Council and examination is conducted by Bihar School of Examination Board (BSEB), Patna.
Jai prakash Vishawavidayalay offers teaching and examination
facilities in several discipline like Hindi, Sanskrit, English, Urdu,
Philosophy, Political Science, Economics, History, Psychology,
Geography, Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Commerce etc. These courses are available in Three year degree programmes (Bachelor courses) and Two year Post Graduate Programmes (Master Courses). Graduate courses are available at Honours
level or General level.Beside this university also offers Three year
Degree in Law (L.L.B) in Ganga Singh College (must have a graduation
degree with at least 40% marks).
Jai Prakash University has distance learning council (Directorate of Distance Education) which provides distance education. Currently university offers 3 year degree programme in Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) through distance education mode.
The University also provides several Vocational courses (Under Self - Financing Scheme) like:
B.Sc. (H) in Biotechnology, Industrial Microbiology, Industrial Fish & Fisheries, and Environmental Science.
B.A. (H) in Functional Hindi, Functional English, Communicative English and Advertising, Sales Promotion & Sales Management.
JP University has also going to add following Vocational and Professional courses:
B.B.A, M.B.A, B.Lib, P.G. D.C.A, B.Ed. (One Year and Four Year Integrated) and Mass Communication
Over the past 22 years, J P University has emerged as a seat of Quality learning and as an enabling agent of social change,bearing a fitting tribute to Chhapra,Home of the Learned Dr.Rajendra Prasad,and to its namesake,the Firebrand Loknayak Jai Prakash Narayan.
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