Bhupendra Narayan Mandal University, Madhepura was founded in 1992 by the Ratification of Bihar State. This is a Co-Educational State University that is approved by UGC. (Bihar State Universities Amendment Act 1991) was enacted in August 1991 bifurcating L. N. Mithila University, Darbhanga, and a member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). The university is also called B. N. Mandal University.