University At A Glance
Lalit Narayan Mithila University Kameshwaranagar, Darbhanga is an outcome of long cherished desire of the people of Mithila. Eminent academicians like Dr. Amarnath Jha, Dr. R. C. Mazumdar, Dr. A. S. Altekar, Dr. Sunil Kumar Chatterjee and many other had expressed their views in favour of the establishment of a modern University at Darbhanga. The demand for establishing University was voiced time and again on the floors of the state legislature and in the parliament. On the 27th January, 1947 (Vasant Panchami Day) at a meeting of some of the leading citizens of Darbhanga and Laheriasarai, after Darbhanga visit by Late Prof. Binodanand Jha, then the Health and L. S. G. Minister, Government of Bihar sometime in January 1947 the Mithila University Committee was constituted with Dr. Amarnath Jha as the President, Pandit Girindra Mohan Mishra and Pandit Gangadhar Mishra, the Vice-Presidents, Pandit Harinath Mishra as the General Secretary, Kumar Kalyan Lal and Professor Quasim Hussain Secretaries, and Late Shri Padmana Prasad as the Treasurer including a few members such as Shri Jyoti Prasad Singh, the late Shri P. N. Mishra and Principal B. M. K. Sinha.
The year 1968 proved as a landmark year in the history of the University when a U.G.C. team visited Darbhanga in order to explore the possibility of establishing a multi-faculty University here. Subsequently the State Government set up a committee to examine the administrative and academic structure of the modern University at Darbhanga, following the recommendations made by the visiting team of the U.G.C.
The Government of India constituted another committee consisting of Shri T. P. Singh, Secretary, Minister of Education and Social Welfare, Shri R. K. Chabra, Secretary U.G.C. and Shri N. D. J. Rao, Education Commissioner, Bihar to look into the matters for establishing a University at Darbhanga. The committee submitted its report that the establishment of a separate and independent University at Darbhanga could be considered on merit basis.
Consequent upon the report of the above mentioned committee and considering the socio-economic background of the region, the Mithila University with its headquarters at Darbhanga was established by an ordinance in 1972 carving out colleges of Darbhanga and Kosi Divisions, from the then two Universities namely Bihar University, Muzaffarpur and Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur respectively.
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, but were transferred to newly established B. N. Mandal University, Laloo Nagar, Madhepura, with vertical separation of the assets and liabilities with effect from 01.01.1992.
Campus
The University started functioning in the year 1972 from Mohanpur House of Darbhanga (Sakri Road). In the year 1975 it was shifted to the palatial unique Raj campus, named as Kameshwaranagar, after the name of Late Maharajadhiraj Kameshwara Singh, to whom the campus previously belonged.
Details of accommodations and setting of various units of the University in different buildings made available earlier to the University are as below mentioned
- Raj Head Office - University Administration Office
- Kalyani Bhawan (Nargauna Palace) - University Departments and Maharajadhiraj Kameshwara Singh Museum.
- Moti Mahal - University Department of Mathematics and residential quarters of Teaching & Non –Teaching.
- Technical School Compound - Office of the NCC, Office of the Non Teaching and Students Association.
- Lalbagh Guest House Compound - Transferred to MRM College and residential quarters of teaching and non-teaching staff.
- Garage Compound - Residence of non-teaching staff.
- Srotriya Line Compound (03 quarters) - Residence of teachers.
- Quarter No. 06 - Residence of Officer and Teacher
- Special Officer Residence - Residence of Teachers.
- Manager’s Banglow, Nargauna - Residence of Vice-Chancellor
- Side building of Kalyani Bhawan - Residence of Officers, Teachers & Non-teaching staff.
- Astabal Compound - Residence of Non-teaching & office of the District Branch of Bihar Home Guards.
- New Engineering Compound - Residence of Officers and Non-Teaching staff.
- WIT Campus - Women’s Institute of Technology.
- Chief Manager Banglow - Allotted to C. M. Law College, Darbhanga
- Tutor’s Banglow - University Department of Dramatics.
- Quarter No.- 11 - Residence of Teachers and Non-Teaching staff.
- Shrotriya Line (09 Quarters) - Residence of Non-teaching staff.
- Married Quarters 03-Astabal Compound - Residence of Non-teaching staff.
- European Guest House - Guest House of the University, office of the Directorate of Distance Education, residence of Pro-Vice-Chancellor & Gandhi Smriti Sadan.
- Jirat’s Manager’s Banglow - Residence of Teachers and Officers.
- Raj Guest House - Residence of Non-teaching staff.
- Sipahi Line & Dinkar Awas - Non-teaching staff quarters.
Vision, Mission & Objective
VISION
To provide for equitable and transformative education, research, and training in such branches of knowledge that adequately meet the aspirations of the people of this region and bring holistic development and professional preparedness among them to contribute significantly towards sustainable livelihoods, community engagements, and socio-economic development of the region as well as the nation.
MISSIONEstablished in the heartland of Yagyavalkya with the solemn objective of being an institution of transformative education, as rooted in its motto: ‘Aatma Va Are Drshtavyah’ , Lalit Narayan Mithila University has well-defined missions to accomplish it:- Providing a flexible, multidisciplinary, modern education in liberal, professional, and technical areas of study that must enable an individual to study one or more specialized areas of interest at a deep level, and also develop creativity, ethical and Constitutional values, intellectual curiosity, scientific temper, and 21st-century capabilities across a range of disciplines; Focusing on performing cutting-edge research, alongside providing teaching for our students, in order to transform the University into a fountainhead for knowledge creation and innovation; Developing modern state-of-the-art facilities and competitive peer-reviewed research funding across disciplines to actively seed and promote research in universities and colleges; Revamping curriculum, pedagogy, assessment, and student support for enhanced student experiences; Empowering our students, especially the disadvantaged and underprivileged, to fulfil their academic and professional passions in a University that is diverse, welcoming, and inclusive for all categories of students, faculty, and staff; Pushing the examination pattern and evaluation practices up on Bloom’s taxonomy and thereby examining the learner for higher-order cognitive skills to drive critical thinking, creativity and problem-solving; Reaffirming the integrity of faculty and institutional leadership positions through merit-based appointments and assured career progression based on teaching, research, and service; Making all relevant infrastructure and learning materials accessible to learners with disabilities; Promoting transparency and accountability in university activities, processes, and policies in key areas of institutional governance, including statutory bodies, financial activity, human resources management, academic discipline, and student issues.
Objectives
- Achieving excellence in post-graduate and undergraduate teaching and learning
- Offering innovative programmes and in diverse disciplines addressing the emerging needs of the society.
- Providing high quality research leading to creation and dissemination of knowledge.
- Promotional of international understanding through global initiatives.
- Engaging with the local community and industry for sustainable and inclusive development.
- Maintaining high quality of education as prescribed by the UGC Act.
- Expansion of current academic and research areas into diversified focus and implementation in phases.
- Encouraging creativity and innovation in every discipline.
- Providing value based holistic education leading to the growth and development of the community better equipped to serve the mankind.
- Linkage with the industries for the promotion of science and technology.
- Designing and launching academic programmes which may transform the social, economic condition of the people leading to their intellectual, academic and cultural development.