PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate Nalanda University in Bihar today

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Sources said External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and ambassadors from 17 partner countries will also attend the event.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bihar on Wednesday, June 19, to inaugurate Nalanda University's new campus near the ruins of the ancient university at Rajgir. The campus is named after the ancient university that attracted scholars from across the world about 1,600 years ago.

Describing the occasion as "historic", the university's interim vice-chancellor Prof. Abhay Kumar Singh told The Hindu: "The prime minister will be accompanied by diplomats from East Asia Summit member countries to make the occasion special." External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will also be there. The festive mood will add vibrancy to Nalanda."


Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Nalanda

PM Modi will visit ancient Nalanda, which was declared a UN World Heritage Site in 2016, at around 9:45 am and the campus will be inaugurated at around 10:30 am. He will also deliver a speech, according to a release from his office. Abhay Kumar Singh said Modi's visit will further increase the popularity of the university across the world, with students from 26 countries studying there.


Bihar Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Alrekar and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will accompany the PM. The university moved to a new campus in 2020, which combines traditional and contemporary architecture. The 455-hectare campus includes a net-zero area with a 100-hectare water body.


History of Nalanda University

In 2007, the Bihar Assembly passed an Act to lay the foundation stone for a new university, based on a proposal by then President APJ Abdul Kalam. The government provided 455 hectares of land for the university, which was established by a special Act of Parliament on November 25, 2010 and designated a national institution, The Hindu reported.


The new university began operations on September 1, 2014, at a temporary location with just 14 students. The interim venue, Rajgir International Convention Centre, 10 km from Old Nalanda, was inaugurated by the then External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in September 2014.

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