Lalit Narayan Mithila University

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Lalit Narayan Mithila University

Motto	आत्मा वा अरे द्रष्टव्यः
Motto in English	Only this soul is worthy of knowing
Type	Public
Established	1972 (52 years ago) (1972)
Chancellor	Governor of Bihar
Vice-Chancellor	Dr. S.P. Singh
Location	Darbhanga, Bihar , India
Campus	Urban
Website	www.lnmu.org.in

The Lalit Narayan Mithila University (LNMU), formerly Mithila University, is a public university in India. 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.^[1]

The university is in Darbhanga town, Mithila, an ancient cultural region of North India that lies between the lower range of the Himalayas and the Ganges 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.