Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University is a state public university in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, established in 1975 as Avadh University. The Government of Uttar Pradesh created it initially as an affiliating university to expand higher education across the Avadh region. Its first office operated from rented premises in Civil Lines before the institution developed a permanent campus. Land acquisition began in 1976, and Governor and Chancellor G. D. Tapase laid the foundation stone of the present administrative building on 2 May 1978. The university’s institutional character changed significantly in April 1984 when it became an affiliating-cum-residential university, enabling direct campus teaching alongside its college-affiliation responsibilities. In 1993–94 it was renamed in honour of socialist thinker and freedom fighter Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia. The university began as an affiliating institution and later added residential campus teaching. Its headquarters and main campus are in Ayodhya. Campus teaching spans humanities, social sciences, sciences and professional disciplines. The university maintains a large network of affiliated colleges. Engineering and technology form part of the campus academic structure. Management and commerce education are included in the university’s professional portfolio. Teacher education and physical education form part of academic activity. The university conducts major examination and degree functions for affiliated colleges. Its 1993–94 renaming links the institution with Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia’s intellectual and political legacy. The transition to an affiliating-cum-residential model is a defining feature of the university’s development. Its institutional record also includes the Government of Uttar Pradesh issued the notification establishing Avadh University. Its institutional record also includes prof. Surendra Singh was appointed the first Vice-Chancellor. Its institutional record also includes the university began administrative work from rented premises in Civil Lines. Its institutional record also includes land acquisition began for a permanent university campus. Its institutional record also includes permanent-campus academic and administrative infrastructure expanded.