Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, commonly known as Avadh University or Awadh University, is situated on NH330 in Faizabad city in Faizabad district, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.) state. It was established in 1975 by the government of Uttar Pradesh. The university is spread over an area of 112.24 acres. It has 23 buildings which include the administration building, Kautilya administration building, examination building, Swami Vivekananda auditorium, health centre, central library, entrance examination cell, physics and electronics building, guest house and IT centre.