College of Commerce, Arts and Science, Patna

COCAS means Commerce, Arts and Science College, Patna, which is the prestigious constituent college formed in 1949. This co-educational institution is spread over 6 acres with its location at Kankarbagh in Patna, Bihar. This college is well known in providing various academic streams that are available within it. COCAS has been granted approval by AICTE, New Delhi, hence offer 53 courses in 19 degrees.

It has an ideal student-faculty ratio, with 14,790 enrolled students and 170 faculty members. COCAS is well facilitated for the development of students both academically and personally. The laboratories and the library are well-equipped with resources in their prescribed books and publications. The institution is fitted with modern IT infrastructure with very high-speed internet connectivity and Wi-Fi.

Other facilities provided to the students include: girls' hostel, sports for indoor and outdoor games, gymnastics, and cafeteria. There is also a medical facility available on campus and an auditorium. The college offers an exhaustive array of academic courses and programmes: 53 courses at undergraduate, postgraduate, and diploma levels in the streams of Arts , Commerce and Science .

The institution facilitates full-time and part-time courses to cater to the varied needs of the students. Admission to this college is completely merit-based, wherein selection in based on marks in the qualifying examination and entrance test conducted, in tune with policies laid down by the State Government and the University.

It accepts the scores of common entrance exams such as CAT - Common Admission Test and MAT - Management Aptitude Test for admission to the MBA course. For B. Ed, the institute follows a stipulated admission process dependent upon the merit of the candidates in the qualifying examination or Entrance Test in accordance with State and University guidelines.