Lalit Narayan Mithila University

About Lalit Narayan Mithila University

Lalit Narayan Mithila University with headquarters at Darbhanga was established by an ordinance in 1972 carving out colleges at Darbhanga division and Kosi division from the then two Universities – Bihar University, Muzaffarpur and Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur respectively. The university is an outcome of the cherished desire of the people of this region and eminent academicians like Dr. Amarnatha Jha, Dr. R.C. Mazumdar, Dr. A. S. Altekar, Dr. Sunit Kumar Chaterjee and many others. After repeated efforts for it's formation in state legislatures and in the Parliament, the year1968 became a landmark in the history of the University when a UGC team visited Darbhanga in order to explore the possibility of establishing a multi faculty University here. Subsequently State Government set up a committee to examine the administrative and academic structure of a modern University at Darbhanga, following the recommendations made by the visiting team of the U.G.C. This led to the establishment of a separate and independent University at Darbhanga

After the sad demise of Pt. Lalit Narayan Mishra in January, 1975, the name of Mithila University was amended as Lalit Narayan Mithila University. But it was soon reversed to the original name through an ordinance. However in 1980, the name Lalit Narayan Mithila University was restored through an ordinance. The colleges of Kosi Division which were initially attached to this University in 1972 were transferred to newly established B. N. Mandal University, Laloonagar, Madhepura, with vertical separation of the assets and liabilities with effect from 10.01.1992. 1986 was another important year in the history of L. N. Mithila University, when the University got much needed recognition of the University Grants Commission

Constituent Colleges

1. Acharya Narendra Dev College - Shahpur Patori, Samastipur
2. A.P.S.M. College - Barauni
3. B.M.A. College - Baheri
4. B. M. College - Rahika
5. Bali Ram Bhagat College - Samastipur
6. Co-operative College - Begusarai
7. Chandradhari Mithila College - Darbhanga
8. Chandramukhi Bhola College - Deorh, Ghoghardiha, Madhubani.
9. C. M. J. College - Donwarihat
10. Chandradhari Mithila Science College - Darbhanga
11. Chandradhari Mithila Law College - Darbhanga
12. D. B. College - Jainagar
13. D. B. K. N. College - Narhan
14. Dr. Lohia Karpoori Bishweshwar Das College - Tajpur, Samastipur
15. G. D. College - Begusarai
16. G. M. R. D. College - Mohanpur
17. H. P. S. College - Madhepur
18. Janta Koshi College - Biroul, Darbhanga
19. J. M. D. P. L. College - Madhubani
20. Jagdish Nandan College - Madhubani
21. J. N. College - Nehra
22. Kunwar Singh College - Darbhanga
23. K. V. Science College - Uchchaith, Benipatti
24. L. N. Janta College - Jhanjharpur
25. Maharani Kalyani College - Laheriasarai
26. M. K. S. College - Trimuhan
27. M. L. S. College - Sarisabpahi
28. M. L. S. M. College - Darbhanga
29. M. R. M. College - Darbhanga
30. Marwari College - Darbhanga
31. Millat College - Laheriasarai, Darbhanga
32. R. B. College - Dalsingsarai
33. R. B. S. College - Andaur, Mohiuddinnagar
34. R. C. S. College - Manjhaul
35. Ram Krishna College - Madhubani
36. R. N. A. R. College - Samastipura
37. Rash Narayan College - Pandaul (Madhubani)
38. S. K. Mahila College - Begusarai
39. Samastipur College - Samastipur
40. Uma Pandey College - Pusa
41. U. R. College - Rosera
42. Vishweshwar Singh Janta College - Rajnagar
43. Women's College - Samastipur

Departments

1. University Department of Bio-technology
2. University Department of Botany
3. University Department of Chemistry
4. University Department of Commerce & Business Administration
5. University Department of Economics
6. University Department of English
7. University Department of Geography
8. University Department of Hindi
9. University Department of History
10. University Department of Home Science
11. University Department of Maithili
12. University Department of Mathematics
13. University Department of Music & Dramatics
14. University Department of Philosophy
15. University Department of Physics
16. University Department of Political Science
17. University Department of Psychology
18. University Department of Sanskrit
19. University Department of Sociology
20. University Department of Urdu
21. University Department of Zoology

Facilities

Minority Coaching Institute - For career counselling and feed back for preparation for competitive exams for SC/ST students, a “Minority Coaching Institute” runs in the University in which services of various faculty members are taken for benefit of S.C./S.T. students.

Hostel - Hostel facilities are available in different constituent colleges of the University, there are four (three for boys and one for girls) hostels, with all essential amenities.

Library - The University is the proud possessor of a magnificent library which has as its nucleus 70,935 volumes of rare books, journals and manuscripts donated by the liberal Darbhanga Raj in 1975. It is gathered from oral tradition that the Raj library was built around the acquisitions made through auction purchase of the personal library of the former British Prime Minister Gladstone, whose signature and notings can indeed be seen on the pages of many books. Besides these collections the University during the course of last over thirty years has acquired over 1,60,000 volumes of Books and Journals. Hawards British Parliamentary Debates, Gould’s sets of Pictorial Books, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, volumes of the Journals of the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal, the Asiatic Researcher, The Puneh are some notable collections in the Raj library.

Medical Facility - The University has its own health centre with duly appointed full and part time medical personnel

Sports - The University, within its premises, possess two grade A – playgrounds

Information Bureau - The bureau runs in the University to provide feed back to students.

Employment Cell - There is a an employment cell with a Government staff deputed but is not functioning properly.

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Information compiled from: Lalit Narayan Mithila University Website