Lakshmibai National University of Physical Education

The Lakshmibai National University of Physical Education is a Government of India sponsored deemed university, under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, dedicated to promoting excellence in sports and physical education in the country. The campus is on the Agra - Mumbai National Highway at Shaktinagar, Gwalior in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.ProfileThe Lakshmibai National University of Physical Education began its life in 1957, in the form of Lakshmibai College of Physical Education, in memory of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi, as a college of physical education, affiliated to Vikram University, Ujjain. In 1964, the college was shifted to Jiwaji University.In 1973, the college was renamed to Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education and nine years later, in 1982, was upgraded as an autonomous college. A further name change occurred in 1995, to Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education. In 2000, the present name of Lakshmibai National University of Physical Education was accepted when it was declared, by the Government of India, as a deemed university, handing over the affairs to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, which is funding all its activities.