This is a list of notable alumni and faculty of Patna University.
Notable faculty The following people have taught or held academic posts at Patna University.
Name Field / Affiliation Notability References H. C. Verma Physics Indian experimental physicist; author of popular physics textbooks Nalin Vilochan Sharma Hindi literature Writer and poet Ram Sharan Sharma History Prominent historian and academic Rameshwar Singh Kashyap Bhojpuri literature Playwright and author Kapil Muni Tiwary Linguistics Linguist and academic Hetukar Jha Sociology Sociologist; former head of Sociology Papiya Ghosh History Historian R. K. Sinha English Scholar of English literature Ravindra Kumar Sinha Environmental science / Zoology Environmentalist; Padma Shri recipient
Notable alumni
Politics and law Name Class year / Degree Notability References Abhayanand Educationalist; former IPS officer; co-founder of Super 30 Anugrah Narayan Sinha Nationalist leader; first Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Baccha Prasad Singh Indian Maoist politician Bali Ram Bhagat Former Speaker of the Lok Sabha Balmiki Prasad Singh Scholar; Governor of Sikkim (2008–2013) Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha 6th Chief Justice of India Chhedi Paswan Member of Parliament Dilip Sinha Indian diplomat and ambassador Digvijay Singh Former Union Minister of India Jagdeo Prasad Former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar J. P. Nadda Politician; Former national president (BJP) Krishna Sahi Former Union Minister Shri Krishna Singh First Chief Minister of Bihar Lalit Mohan Sharma Former Chief Justice of India Lalu Prasad Yadav Former Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar Chief Minister of Bihar Ram Deo Bhandary Former Member of Parliament; former RJD General Secretary Ram Dulari Sinha Former Union Minister of State; former Governor of Kerala Ram Vilas Paswan Founder of Lok Janshakti Party; former Union Minister Rajiv Gauba BSc (Physics) 32nd Cabinet Secretary of India Ravi Shankar Prasad Senior advocate; Union Minister (IT; Law & Justice) Sanjay Paswan Professor; former Minister of State; Bihar Legislative Council member Satyendra Narayan Sinha Former Chief Minister of Bihar Sitaram Kesari Former President of the Indian National Congress Srinivas Kumar Sinha 1943 Former Governor of Assam; Army officer Surur Hoda Socialist leader Tejendra Khanna MSc (Physics) Former Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Vijay Kumar Chaudhary Bihar Minister of Water Resources Yashwant Sinha Former Union Finance Minister
Science and technology Name Class year / Degree Notability References Anand Kumar Mathematician; founder of Super 30 Devendra Prasad Gupta Botanist and academic H. C. Verma Indian experimental physicist (also faculty) Ravindra Kumar Sinha Environmentalist (also faculty) Samprada Singh Founder of Alkem Laboratories Sudhanshu Shekhar Jha Condensed-matter physicist Tathagat Avatar Tulsi Physicist; child prodigy Vashishtha Narayan Singh Mathematician
Arts and entertainment Name Class year / Degree Notability References Chandan Roy Actor (known for Panchayat) Sharda Sinha Folk singer SXMRXXT Indian Rapper and Record Producer Rashmi Sharma Indian Tv and Films Producer
Literature Name Class year / Degree Notability References Kalim Ajiz Urdu poet Ramdhari Singh Dinkar Hindi poet Satinath Bhaduri Novelist Samraat Singh Indian author and Novelist
Others Name Class year / Degree Notability References Abdul Bari Academic and social worker Bindeshwar Pathak Founder of Sulabh International Gopal Prasad Sinha Neurologist and politician Indradeep Sinha Economist, writer and communist leader Jayaprakash Narayan Freedom fighter and political leader Md Zabir Ansari Karate player Ram Karan Sharma Scholar of Sanskrit Ram Raj Pant Founder of Nepal Law College; linguist of Nepali Ranjit Sinha Former Director, Central Bureau of Investigation Ravish Kumar News anchor and journalist (NDTV) Rustum Roy Materials scientist and author Shaibal Gupta Economist and social scientist Vikas Jha Author and journalist
See also Patna University
References
External links Patna University – official website