Veer Kunwar Singh University was established on 22 October 1992 with its headquarters at Arrah, under the Bihar University Act 1976 [as amendment Act 9 of 1992]. It is named after Kunwar Singh, the well-known national hero and a distinguished freedom fighter of 1857.

It is in the list of recognized universities under section 2(f) of the U.G.C. Act. All of its 17 constituent colleges and one affiliated college receive final assistance from U.G.C. by virtue of being constituent/affiliated colleges of the erstwhile Magadh University in Gaya, Bihar. It is in the list of recognized universities under the AICTE with ID-1-44497171004 for Master of Business Administration and Master in Computer Science. It is in the list of universities under the Department of Higher Education, Government of India with code-U-0077 and under the Institution's Innovation Council with ID-IC202431006. It is on the list of recognized universities under the National Council for Teacher Education with Code No-APE00529 for a B.Ed course. 

VKS University, Ara named after the well-known national hero and legendary freedom fighter Veer Kunwar Singh, is a public university in the city of Arrah in the state of Bihar, India. It was established by the Bihar Universities Act 1976. More details can be found on the official website of University at https://vksu.ac.in/ 

Ranked among the Top Universities of Bihar, the university has earned recognition as a hub of higher learning and research in the frontier disciplines of science, humanities and social sciences. Over the years, through its progressive academic and extension activities, the University has played a vital role in the generation and dissemination of knowledge, and in the enhancement of human skills.

Affiliated colleges
Sumitra Mahila College Dumraon
K.K Mandal College Buxar
P.C College Buxar
T.S.I.M College, Ara, Bhojpur
Jan Sahkari College (Barap), Garhani Bhojpur
D.K college dumrao , buxer jila

Constituent colleges
Constituent colleges of Veer Kunwar Singh University[2]

Harprasad Das Jain College, Ara
Maharaja College, Ara
S.B. College, Ara
Jagjiwan College, Arrah
M.M. Mahila College, Ara
M.V. College, Buxar
D.K. College, Dumraon
Shersah College, Sasaram
S.P. Jain College, Sasaram
Rohtas Mahila College, Sasaram
Sri Shankar College, Sasaram
A.S. College, Bikramganj
J.L.N. College, Dehri-on-sone
S.N. College, ShahmalKhairadeo
Mahila College, Dalmianagar
S.V.P. College, Bhabhua
Gram Bharti College, Ramgarh