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Consider the following regarding 'Nalanda University'

1) Nalanda was established during the reign of the Gupta emperor Kumaragupta.

2) The reopened University seeks to revive historical Buddhist learning techniques.

3) Amartya Sen is the first Vice Chancellor of the university.

Which of the given above statement (s) is/ are correct?

1 Only

1 and 2

2 and 3

1, 2 and 3

2nd and 3rd statements are incorrect.

Nalanda University-

Nalanda University is revived version of ancient Nalanda University located at Rajgir in Nalanda District of present Bihar.
It is non-state, non-profit, secular and self-governing international institution.
Its idea was mooted by former President APJ Abdul Kalam in 2006.
It was established through Nalanda University Act, 2010 on basis of Joint Press Statement at 4th East Asia Summit held in Thailand in October 2009.
It functions under Ministry of External Affairs.
It is mandated to be engaged in pursuit of intellectual, philosophical, historical and spiritual studies.
Teaching in this university was inaugurated in September 2014.
At present, it has 116 students in three schools of studies namely School of Ecology and Environment Studies, School of Historical Studies and School of Buddhist Studies.
This includes 35 international students from 21 foreign countries.