Bihar CM Announces Training of 100 Professors at Global Institutions Including Oxford

Key facts

• Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary announced on September 13, 2026 that the State will send 100 professors for training at prestigious global institutions, including the University of Oxford.
• The announcement was made at the inauguration of an orientation programme for 2,451 newly appointed assistant professors in Patna.
• Bihar allocates 21% of its total budget to the education sector.
• Choudhary urged the new assistant professors to ensure at least 75% student attendance in colleges.
• Bihar became the first State in the country to launch 211 degree colleges in a single day, and 700 'Saraswati Vidya Niketan' model schools are being developed to strengthen school education.