The Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education (LNIPE), formerly Lakshmibai National University of Physical Education, is a higher education institute deemed-to-be-university, located in

Gwalior Gwalior() is a major city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh; it lies in northern part of Madhya Pradesh and is one of the Counter-magnet cities. Located south of Delhi, the capital city of India, from Agra and from Bhopal, the s ...

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

, India. Under the aegis of

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is a branch of the Government of India which administers the Department of youth affairs and the Department of Sports in India. Anurag Thakur is the current Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports followed ...

and committed for excellence in

physical education Physical education, often abbreviated to Phys Ed. or P.E., is a subject taught in schools around the world. It is usually taught during primary and secondary education, and encourages psychomotor learning by using a play and movement explorat ...

, coaching and sports in the country. The campus is on the Agra–Mumbai Highway, at a walking distance of around 500m from Gwalior railway station, Shaktinagar, Gwalior.

History

Lakshmibai National University of Physical Education began its life in 1957, in the form of Lakshmibai College of Physical Education (LCPE), in memory of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi, as a college of physical education, affiliated to

Vikram University Vikram University is located in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India. The university was named after the ruler Vikramaditya. It was established in 1957. It was evaluated by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council and was awarded B++ grade ...

. In 1964, the college was shifted to

Jiwaji University Jiwaji University (JU) is a public affiliating university in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. The name comes from Jivajirao Scindia of Gwalior. The university was established on 23 May 1964 and Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the President of India, ...

. In 1973, the college was renamed to Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education (LNCPE) and nine years later, in 1982, was upgraded as an autonomous college. A further name change occurred in 1995, to Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education. In 2000, the name Lakshmibai National University of Physical Education was accepted when it was declared, by the Government of India, as a deemed university, handing over the affairs to the

, which is funding all its activities. In 2017, it was renamed as Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education after a UGC order to not use the word "University" in deemed universities' names.

Campus

LNIPE is in Shaktinagar, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, on the

Agra - Mumbai Highway National Highway 3 (old number), or Old national NH 3, commonly referred to as the Agra–Bombay Road or just Agra Road in Bombay, was a major Indian National Highway that ran through the states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and ...

, on land measuring 153 acres, which houses a faculty block, auditorium, research block, laboratories and administration building.

Organisation and administration

The institute operates through the following departments: * Department of Physical Education Pedagogy * Department of Exercise Physiology * Department of Sports Psychology * Department of Sports Biomechanics * Department of Health Sciences and Fitness * Centre for Sports Coaching and Management * Centre for Advanced Studies It also established three subsidiary centres: the Academic Staff College, the North East Regional Centre and the PYKKA Resource Centre.

Accreditation

Like all universities in India, LNIPE is approved by the University Grants Commission (UGC). It is also accredited by

National Assessment and Accreditation Council The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is a government organisation in India that assesses and accredits Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). It is an autonomous body funded by the University Grants Commission and headquarte ...

(NAAC).

Publications

LNIPE publishes the ''Indian Journal of Physical Education, Sports Medicine and Exercise Science'', an online magazine called ''LNUPE@Glance'' and two monthly newsletters, ''Reflections'' and ''LNUPE Talk''.

References

External links

* {{authority control Sports universities and colleges Sport schools in India Physical education in India Deemed universities in India Universities and colleges in Gwalior Physical Education and Sports universities in India Educational institutions established in 1957 1957 establishments in Madhya Pradesh