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{{Short description|Public university in Manipur, India}}
{{primary sources|date=August 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{See|Department of Manipuri, Manipur University}}
{{Distinguish|Manipur University of Culture|Manipur International University}}
{{Contains special characters|Meitei}}
{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Manipur University
 | image                  = Manipur_University_Logo.png
 | image_size             = 200px
 | motto                  = Dhiyo yonah Prachodayāt
 | established            = {{date and age|5 June 1980}}
 | type                   = [[Public university|Public]] [[Central University, India|central university]]
 | rector                 = [[Governor of Manipur]]
 | head_label             = [[Visitor]]
 | head                   = [[President of India]]
 | chancellor             = T. Tirupati Rao
 | vice_chancellor        = Naorem Lokendra Singh
 | faculty                = 370<ref name=nirf_stud>{{cite web |title=NIRF 2021 |url=https://www.manipuruniv.ac.in/allbuni/ckfinder/userfiles/files/NIRF2021_MU.pdf|publisher=Manipur University}}</ref>
 | students               = 5,265<ref name="NIRF 2021 Data">{{cite web|title=Manipur University Data for NIRF'2021'|url=https://www.manipuruniv.ac.in/allbuni/ckfinder/userfiles/files/NIRF2021_MU.pdf|publisher=Manipur University |access-date=26 April 2021}}</ref>
 | undergrad              = 819<ref name="NIRF 2021 Data"/>
 | postgrad               = 3,462<ref name="NIRF 2021 Data"/>
 | doctoral               = 984<ref name="NIRF 2021 Data"/>
 | city                   = [[Imphal]]
 | state                  = [[Manipur]]
 | country                = India
 | coor                   = {{coord|24.7522876|N|93.9280425|E|format=dms|type:edu_region:IN-MN|display=inline, title}}
 | campus                 = [[Suburb]] {{convert|300|acre|km2}}
 | affiliations           = {{hlist|[[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]|[[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]]|[[Association of Indian Universities|AIU]]}}
 | website                = {{URL|https://www.manipuruniv.ac.in}}
}}

'''Manipur University''' ({{langx|mni|Manipur Taibang Maheikol}}) is a [[Central University, India|central university]] located in [[Imphal]], [[Manipur]], 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''<ref>{{cite web |title=Manipur University Act, 2005 |url=https://www.manipuruniv.ac.in/allbuni/ckfinder/userfiles/files/MU_ACT_2005.pdf |publisher=[[Government of India]] |work=Gazette of India|access-date=17 January 2021 |date=28 December 2005}}</ref> w.e.f. 13 October 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/manipur-university-becomes-central-university/328730|title=Manipur University becomes Central University|website=outlookindia.com|access-date=2020-02-28}}</ref>

[[File:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi at the inauguration of the 105th session of Indian Science Congress, at Manipur University, in Imphal.jpg|thumb|300px|The [[Prime Minister]], Shri [[Narendra Modi]] at the inauguration of the 105th session of [[Indian Science Congress]], at Manipur University, in [[Imphal]]]]

==Campus==
The university is in Canchipur, about 7&nbsp;km from [[Imphal]], the capital city of the Indian state of [[Manipur]]. The campus is spread over {{convert|287|acre|km2}} 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]]. {{as of|2024}}, the [[Chancellor (education)|chancellor]] is Professor T. Tirupati Rao<ref>{{cite web |title=Chancellor |url=https://www.manipuruniv.ac.in/p/chancellor-2 |website=www.manipuruniv.ac.in |publisher=Manipur University |access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref> and the [[vice-chancellor]] is Professor Naorem Lokendra Singh<ref>{{Cite web |last=Khumukcham |first=Rinku |date=2021-07-23 |title=After almost 2 years Manipur University gets new Vice Chancellor along with 11 other Central Universities |url=https://www.imphaltimes.com/news/after-almost-2-years-manipur-university-gets-new-vice-chancellor-along-with-11-other-central-universities/ |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=News from Manipur - Imphal Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

===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]], [[Imphal East]]
*Jiri College, Jiribam
*[[Kha-Manipur College]]
*[[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]], [[Imphal West]]
*[[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 [[National Institutional Ranking Framework|NIRF]] (National Institutional Ranking Framework) in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NIRF 2024 Overall ranking |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/Rankings/2024/OverallRanking200.html}}</ref>{{Infobox India university ranking|NIRF_O_2024=151-200|type=University}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.manipuruniv.ac.in}}

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