The Lalit Narayan Mithila University (LNMU), formerly Mithila University, is a

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. Beginning in 1972, the university initially functioned from the Mohanpur House at Sara Mohanpur village on the Darbhanga-Sakri route. In 1975, it was shifted to the campus belonging to

Raj Darbhanga The Darbhanga Raj, also known as Raj Darbhanga and the Khandwala dynasty, was a chieftaincy located within the Mughal province of Bihar which controlled territories, not all contiguous, that were part of the Mithila region, now divided betwee ...

. The university is in

Darbhanga Darbhanga is the fifth largest city and municipal corporation in the state of Bihar in India, and is considered an important city in North Bihar. It serves as the headquarters of the Darbhanga district and the Darbhanga division. Darbhanga ...

town, Mithila, an ancient cultural region of

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that lies between the lower range of the

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and the

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river. The university imparts education in fields such as humanities, social science, life science, commerce, and medicine, with both undergraduate and postgraduate courses. More than 400 faculties are engaged in teaching and research. The institute has a residential campus of about 230 acres with modern facilities and support services for its students and faculty. The university has the privilege of having major Student unions such as

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, JAAP, JDU,

RJD The Rashtriya Janata Dal ( RJD; translation: National People's Party) is an Indian political party, mainly based in the state of Bihar. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav. The party's support base has traditionally been Othe ...

, and

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Student Unions.

Colleges

Its jurisdiction extends over 4 districts -

Begusarai Begusarai is the industrial and financial capital of Bihar and the administrative headquarters of the Begusarai district, which is one of the 38 districts of the Indian state of Bihar. The district lies on the northern bank of the river Gan ...

, Madhubani, and

Samastipur Samastipur is a City and Municipal Corporation in Bihar, India. It is the headquarter of Samastipur district and comes under Darbhanga division. The Burhi Gandak River flows through the city. It is one of the five railway divisions of ECR, H ...

Constituent colleges

Affiliated Colleges

Departments

* Department of Ancient Indian History * Department of Bio-technology * Department of Botany * Department of Physics * Department of Chemistry * Department of Commerce & Business Administration * Department of Economics * Department of English * Department of Hindi * Department of Geography * Department of Home Science * Department of Maithili * Department of Political Science * Department of Psychology * Department of Sanskrit * Department of Sociology * Department of Sports & Culture * Department of Urdu * Department of Zoology * Department of Mathematics * Department of Music and Dramatics * Department of Sports * Department of Philosophy

Major Buildings

* Nagendra Jha Stadium * Jubilee Hall * Nargauna Palace * Gandhi Guest House * Muiltipurpose Hall

Notable alumni

Gopal Jee Thakur Gopal Jee Thakur (born 15 October 1969) is an Indian Politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party, and a Member of Parliament representing 14 - Darbhanga (Lok Sabha constituency) in India. He is a Member of Standing Committee on Railways, Memb ...

, Member of Parliament From

Darbhanga (Lok Sabha Constituency) Darbhanga Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. Currently Gopal Jee Thakur of Bhartiya Janta Party is the Member of Parliament from Darbhanga Loksabha. In 2024 Indian ...

Sharda Sinha Sharda Sinha (1 October 1952 – 5 November 2024) was an Indian folk and classical singer. Hailing from Bihar, she predominantly sang in Maithili and Bhojpuri language and is called ''Bihar Kokila'', the cuckoo of Bihar. Sinha has sung many f ...

Ram Baran Yadav Ram Baran Yadav (; Nepali: डा. राम वरण यादव; born 4 February 1948) is a Nepali politician and physician who served as the first president of Nepal from 23 July 2008 to 29 October 2015, following the declaration of repub ...

, first

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Simon Britto Rodrigues Simon Britto Rodrigues (27 March 1954 – 31 December 2018) was an Indian politician and writer. He was an Anglo-Indian member in the Kerala Legislative Assembly during the term of Left Democratic Front government from 2006 to 2011. Early l ...

, Former Member of the

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Notable faculty alumni * Saket Kushwaha

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Rajiv Gandhi University Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) (formerly Arunachal University) is the oldest university in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. It is located at Rono Hills in Doimukh town, about 28km from the state capital, Itanagar. The foundation stone f ...

and former

of Lalit Narayan Mithila University

References

External links

* Universities in Bihar Mithila Education in Darbhanga Universities and colleges established in 1972 1972 establishments in Bihar {{Bihar-university-stub