The Bhagalpur University came into existence in July, 1960, with the enforcement of the Bihar State Universities Act, 1960. It is a teaching-cum-affiliating University with its head quarters at Bhagalpur. The campus of the University is located at a distance of about 3 kms from the Bhagalpur Railway Station and is situated at the bank of holy Ganga. Recently the university has been renamed as Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University after the great freedom fighter Tilka Manjhi.

A n assessment of the working in Agro-Economic empirical studies on the themes assigned to it by the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India has made me glad.

The studies completed so far are 50 in number and all of them have the features of rigorous methodological base, honest field work, apt processing of data and crisp analysis. The conclusions drawn in the studies are pregnant with ready applicability and reassuring future.

I have no hesitation in putting it on record that over a short span of its existence for sixteen years only, AERC has proved to be a "Research Centre Of Excellence". I am sure the centre will produce many more valuable studies and be the dues ex machina in the transformation of Bihar and Jharkhand agriculture.

Prof. (Dr.) Jawahar Lal, Vice-Chancellor, T. M. Bhagalpur University.

Fifty (50) research studies - all  of them in unexplored areas - are a living testimony to the Sincerity and Commitment of AERC for Bihar and Jharkhand, T. M. Bhagalpur University. Many more studies are allotted during the work plan year 2020-21.

The most striking feature of AERC has been strict adherence to quality, time and methodology. Timely completion, along with ensuring the high quality, constitute the hallmark of the studies conducted by AERC for Bihar and Jharkhand.

I wish to put on record the unhesitating co-operation of the university and involvement of AERC team for ensuring quality. 

Dr. Sanjay Kumar Jha, Hony. Director AERC for Bihar & Jharkhand, T. M. Bhagalpur University (Bihar)