Manipur University


Manipur University is a central university located in Imphal, Manipur, India. It was established on 5 June 1980, under the Manipur University Act, 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 Imphal, the capital city of the Indian state of Manipur. The campus is spread over in historic Canchipur, the old palace of the kingdom of Manipur.

Organisation and administration

Governance

The visitor of the university is the president of India and the chief rector is the Governor of Manipur., the chancellor is Professor T. Tirupati Rao and the vice-chancellor is Professor Naorem Lokendra Singh

Affiliated colleges

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:

Rankings

The university was ranked 151-200 overall in India by the NIRF in 2024.