Administration in Bihar Bihar are like sub-districts. There are 101 subdivisions in Bihar. The Indian state of Bihar is divided into 534 administrative subdivisions called blocks. The Patna High Court () is the High Court of the state of Bihar. It was established on February 3, 1916, and later affiliated under the "Government of India Act, 1915". The court is headquartered in Patna, the administrative capital of the state. A proclamation was made by the Governor-General of India on 22 March 1912. The foundation-stone of the High Court Building was laid on 1 December 1913 by His Excellency the late Viceroy and Governor-General
Education in Bihar and collapsing education system in the state. From the British times, Bihar has had a system of district schools (called Zila schools), located at of the older districts of Bihar. In addition, there were private and semi aided schools which were run and administered by local village communities. Several of them were known for their high quality education. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, the state government took over management of most privately run schools. This adversely affected school education in the state since the state government was ill equipped to manage the schools through its bureaucrats who were