Bihar to Send Teachers to Oxford for Training Amid 100 New Colleges Rollout

Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary confirmed on Sunday that some of the newly appointed assistant professors could soon find themselves walking the corridors of Oxford University. As part of the state's ambitious plan to improve higher education and boost teacher confidence.

The government will select 100 teachers in the first lot from among its 1,000-odd degree colleges, including 211 opened on Sunday. The move aims to bring rural students, particularly young women, out of the bind of travelling long distances for higher education.

Government's Higher Education Plan

Bihar became the first state in the country to open that many colleges simultaneously. The 211 colleges, all set up in block towns that previously had no degree college of their own, is aimed at introducing smart classes, AI, and inter-college, national, and international exposure for both teachers and students.

With the state allocating 21.7% of its budget (Rs 68,216 crore) to education in the current 2026–27 fiscal year. We are giving education a bigger push, with higher education receiving fresh momentum shared a higher education department official.

Teacher Training at Oxford

"We will identify professors and faculty members to send them for training and orientation courses to the world's best universities, including Oxford," said Chaudhary during the orientation programme. The government plans to send selected professors to premier international universities as part of its ambitious plan.

"Sending our teachers to foreign universities including Oxford and Harvard for interactions is a part of our ambitious plan to further improve and bolster higher education and boost the teacher’s confidence," said Bihar higher education minister Sanjay Singh Tiger.

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Bihar's total tally of state-recognised degree colleges now stands at over 1,000, up from around 800. The move has also found approval within Bihar’s older academic establishments. It is a welcome move that long-neglected higher education is trying to balance quantity and quality shared Tiger.

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The government aims to introduce smart classes, AI, and inter-college, national, and international exposure for both teachers and students. The 211 colleges opened on Sunday are part of this plan.

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Key Background and Context

On Sunday, as 2,451 newly appointed assistant professors gathered for an orientation programme spread across 211 brand-new colleges, Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary announced from the podium that some of the very teachers filling these classrooms could, before long, find themselves walking the corridors of Oxford. "We will identify professors and faculty members to send them for training and orientation courses to the world's best universities, including Oxford," said Chaudhary during the orientation programme as the Bihar higher education department plans to send selected professors to premier international universities.

The government will select 100 teachers in the first lot from among its 1,000-odd degree colleges, including 211 opened on Sunday. "Sending our teachers to foreign universities including Oxford and Harvard for interactions is a part of our ambitious plan to further improve and strengthen higher education and boost the teacher’s confidence.

We will soon have a detailed plan and a definite selection process," Bihar higher education minister Sanjay Singh Tiger told The Indian Express. Bihar also became the first state in the country to open that many colleges simultaneously.

The 211 colleges, all set up in block towns that previously had no degree college of their own, is aimed at bringing rural students, particularly young women, out of the bind of travelling long distances for higher education. With the rollout of these new colleges.

Bihar's total tally of state-recognised degree colleges now stands at over 1,000, up from around 800. "With the state allocating 21.7% of its budget (Rs 68,216 crore) to education in the current 2026–27 fiscal year. We are giving education a bigger push, with higher education receiving fresh momentum.

While we are now ensuring 75% attendance and biometric tracking for teachers. We also aim to introduce smart classes. AI, and inter-college, national, and international exposure for both teachers and students," said a higher education department official.

The move has also found approval within Bihar’s older academic establishments. "It is a welcome move that long-neglected higher education is trying to balance quantity and quality On Sunday. As 2,451 newly appointed assistant professors gathered for an orientation programme spread across 211 brand-new colleges.

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Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary announced from the podium that some of the very teachers filling these classrooms could. Before long, find themselves walking the corridors of Oxford.

"We will identify professors and faculty members to send them for training and orientation courses to the world's best universities, including Oxford," said Chaudhary during the orientation programme as the Bihar higher education department plans to send selected professors to premier international universities. The government will select 100 teachers in the first lot from among its 1,000-odd degree colleges, including 211 opened on Sunday.

"Sending our teachers to foreign universities including Oxford and Harvard for interactions is a part of our ambitious plan to further improve and strengthen higher education and boost the teacher’s confidence. We will soon have a detailed plan and a definite selection process," Bihar higher education minister Sanjay Singh Tiger told The Indian Express.

Bihar also became the first state in the country to open that many colleges simultaneously. The 211 colleges, all set up in block towns that previously had no degree college of their own, is aimed at bringing rural students, particularly young women, out of the bind of travelling long distances for higher education. With the rollout of these new colleges.

Bihar's total tally of state-recognised degree colleges now stands at over 1,000, up from around 800. While we are now ensuring 75% attendance and biometric tracking for teachers. We also aim to introduce smart classes.

AI, and inter-college, national, and international exposure for both teachers and students," said a higher education department official. The move has also found approval within Bihar’s older academic establishments. "It is a welcome move that long-neglected higher education is trying to balance quantity and quality.