Manipur International University is a state statutory university based in Manipur and established through a sequence of state legal instruments beginning in 2018. The Manipur International University Ordinance, 2018 was notified on 26 June 2018, followed by legislative approval of the university bill and final enactment as Manipur Act No. 2 of 2019. The university operates within the UGC framework and is empowered to award degrees under applicable law. MIU describes itself as an international and multidisciplinary institution serving Manipur and the wider Northeast. Its academic structure includes conventional university study, professional programmes, research and skill-oriented education. Because the institution was created directly by state legislation rather than converted from a long-established college, its early history is mainly defined by the 2018–19 statutory process and subsequent development of academic governance, departments, student services and research systems. The university's creation involved multiple stages of legislative scrutiny in Manipur. The bill was passed in the monsoon session of the state assembly in July 2018 and again in the winter session in December 2018 before receiving gubernatorial assent in January 2019 and gazette notification in February 2019. This well-documented statutory sequence forms the core of MIU's verified institutional history. The university was created directly through Manipur state legislation rather than by upgrading an older college. Its verified founding history includes an ordinance, legislative passage, gubernatorial assent and final gazette notification. The institution is based in Manipur and is designed to serve students in the Northeast. 26 June 2018 — The Manipur International University Ordinance, 2018 was notified in the official gazette. 23 July 2018 — The Manipur Legislative Assembly passed the university bill during the monsoon session. 21 December 2018 — The state assembly again passed the university bill during the winter session. MIU operates within the University Grants Commission framework.