Manipur University () is a central university located in

Imphal Imphal (; , ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Manipur. The metropolitan centre of the city contains the ruins of Kangla Palace (officially known as Kangla Fort), the royal seat of the former Kingdom of Manipur, surrounded by a ...

Manipur Manipur () is a state in northeastern India with Imphal as its capital. It borders the Indian states of Assam to the west, Mizoram to the south, and Nagaland to the north and shares the international border with Myanmar, specifically t ...

, India. It was established on 5 June 1980, under the ''Manipur University Act, 1980'' (Manipur Act 8 of 1980), as a teaching cum-affiliating university with territorial jurisdiction over the state of Manipur. It was converted into a central university under the ''Manipur University Act, 2005'' w.e.f. 13 October 2005.

Campus

The university is in Canchipur, about 7 km from

, the capital city of the Indian state of

. The campus is spread over in historic Canchipur, the old palace of the kingdom of Manipur.

Organisation and administration

Governance

The

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of the university is the

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and the chief rector is the

Governor of Manipur A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the type of political region or polity, a ''governor'' ma ...

. , the

chancellor Chancellor () is a title of various official positions in the governments of many countries. The original chancellors were the of Roman courts of justice—ushers, who sat at the (lattice work screens) of a basilica (court hall), which separa ...

is Professor T. Tirupati Rao and the

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is Professor Naorem Lokendra Singh

Affiliated colleges

* Biramangol College * Chanambam Ibomcha College, Bishnupur *Churachandpur College *Churachandpur Medical College * Don Bosco College, Maram * Hill College, Tadubi * Ideal Girls' College, Imphal *Imphal College * Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences *Jiri College, Jiribam *

Kha-Manipur College Kha-Manipur College, established in 1966, is a general degree college in Kakching, Manipur. It offers undergraduate courses in science, arts and commerce. It is affiliated to Manipur University. Departments Science *Physics *Chemistry *Mathe ...

* Kamakhya Pemton College * Liberal College, Imphal * Lilong Haoreibi College *The Maharaja Bodhachandra College, Imphal * Manipur College * Manipur Institute of Technology * Mayai Lambi College * Modern College, Imphal *Moirang College *Nongmeikapam Gopal College, Imphal *Nambol L. Sanoi College *Oriental College, Imphal *Pettigrew College * Presidency College, Motbung * Rayburn College * Regional Institute of Medical Sciences * Shija Academy of Health Sciences *Standard College, Kongba *Tamenglong College *Thoubal College *United College, Lambung * Yangambam Kumar College, Wangjing * Moreh College

Centres

* Computer Centre * Educational Multimedia Research Centre * The Center for Manipur Studies * Centre for Developmental Studies: conducted three-month intensive diploma/certificate course as Basic-I and three-month intensive diploma course as Basic-II in Japanese language from time to time.

Schools

The university has eight schools: * Education * Humanities * Human & Environmental Sciences * Life Sciences * Mathematical & Physical Sciences * Social Science * Medical Sciences * Engineering

Rankings

The university was ranked 151-200 overall in India by the NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) in 2024.

References

External links

* {{Authority control Universities in Manipur Central universities in India Education in Imphal 1980 establishments in Manipur Universities and colleges established in 1980