Manipur College

Manipur University, known in Meitei as Manipur Taibang Maheikol, is a public central university situated in Imphal, the capital of Manipur, India. Its main campus lies at Canchipur, about 7 kilometres south of central Imphal, on the grounds of the historic Langthabal Konung palace, established in 1827 by Maharaja Gambhir Singh. The university was founded by the Government of Manipur on 5 June 1980 under the Manipur University Act, 1980, initially functioning as a state teaching-cum-affiliating university. It gained central university status under the Manipur University Act, 2005, effective from 13 October 2005. Today it comprises nine schools of studies and forty-seven academic departments, and serves as the affiliating authority for 119 colleges, including three medical colleges, with the Manipur Institute of Technology as its sole constituent college. The university is recognised by the University Grants Commission and holds a 'B+' NAAC accreditation from its second cycle, completed in 2023. The campus spans about 287.53 acres, including gardens, ponds, and a Biodiversity Park inaugurated in 2025, along with academic buildings, hostels, a library, and other facilities.