Nalanda College, Biharsharif (Bihar) is the oldest college of the Magadh University. It was established a century back as the Bihar English High School. The first batch of students appeared in the year 1871 from the Calcutta University. Thanks to the munificent donation made by the late Rai Bahadur Edal Singh, its founder, it blossomed into a full-fledged college in 1920. The institution takes its name after the famous and ancient Nalanda University. The institution worked as a school upgraded into a school-cum-intermediate college and renamed 'Nalanda College'. In the year 194, the inatitution was upgraded into a degree college. It is presently a degree college affiliated to the Magadh University (Gaya) catering to both arts and science with about 2,000 students on the roll.
Nalanda college celebrated its centenary week in the last week of March, 1970. In recognition of its 100 years of useful service to the cause of higher education. The University Grants commision sanctioned a sum of Rs. 1 lakh for the construction of a Centenary Block in the college. On this memorable occasion, the Posts and Telegraphs Department brought out a special postage stamp to commemorate this event.
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