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 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 NSUI, AISF, JAAP, JDU, RJD, and ABVP Student Unions.

Colleges

Its jurisdiction extends over 4 districts - Begusarai,

, Madhubani, and

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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, Member of Parliament From Darbhanga (Lok Sabha Constituency) * Sharda Sinha * Ram Baran Yadav, first president of Nepal * Simon Britto Rodrigues, Former Member of the

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* Subrata Roy Notable faculty alumni * Saket Kushwaha

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of Rajiv Gandhi University 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