Department of Philosophy

The Department established in 1961, is one of the oldest departments of the university, imparting quality teaching of philosophy to the students of Northern and Eastern Bihar. The Department has made rapid progress since its inception with a number of publications to its credit , a rich departmental library for students, researchers and teachers, a large number of Ph.ds produced and many NET JRF qualified students. The Department enjoys the rare privilege of being headed by eminent scholars of philosophy

Courses Offered

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

D. Litt.

Master of Arts (M.A.)Philosophy(Previous)
=> Ethics (Indian)
=> Ethics (Western)
=> Logic (Indian)
=> Logic (Western)
=> Epistemology (Indian)
=> Epistemology (Western)
=> Metaphysics (Indian and Western)
=> Essay and Group Discussion

Master of Arts (M.A.)Philosophy(Final)

=> Modern Indian Thought
=> Linguistic Analysis
=> Phenomenology and Existentialism
=> Phenomenology and Existentialism

Group A - Samikhya-Yoga and Vedanta

=> Samkhya
=> Yoga
=> Advaita Vedanta
=> Vivistadvaita Vedanta

Group B- Religion

=> Philosophy of Religion – I
=> Philosophy of Religion – II
=> Comparative Religion – I
=> Comparative Religion – II

Group C - Applied Ethics, Peace and Environmental Studies

=> Applied Ethics – I
=> Applied Ethics - II
=> Peace Studies
=> Environmental Studies (credit based course)

Research & Development / Topic

Major Focus Areas

Teaching/Research : Specialization

=> Samkhya - Yoga and Vedanta
=> Epistemology (Indian & Western)
=> Ethics (Indian & Western)
=> Philosophy of Religion
=> Philosophy of Science
=> Jain,Budha and Vaisheshika Philosophy
=> Yoga Philosophys

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• AGRO-ECONOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE FOR BIHAR & JHARKHAND
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• DEPARTMENT OF ANCIENT INDIAN HISTORY CULTURE & ARCHAEOLOGY
• DEPARTMENT OF ANGIKA
• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE & BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
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• DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
• DEPARTMENT OF MAITHILI
• DEPARTMENT OF RURAL ECONOMICS & CO-OPERATION
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• Department of Anthropology
• Department of Bengali
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• Department of Business Administration
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• Department of English
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• Department of Mathematics
• Department of Music
• Department of Persian
• Department of Philosophy
• Department of Physics
• Department of Political Science
• Department of Psychology
• Department of Sanskrit
• Department of Sociology
• Department of Statistics & Computer Applications
• Department of Urdu
• Department of Zoology
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