Jharkhand is home to some of the country's greatest colleges, including XLRI Jamshedpur, Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ranchi, Indian Institute of Mines Dhanbad (Now IIT), and Birla Institute of Technology Mesra.
St. Columba's Institution, Hazaribagh, is the state's oldest Institution, founded in 1859 by the Dublin University Mission. There is one central university, seven state universities, two deemed universities, and two private institutions in Jharkhand.