Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education (LNIPE), Gwalior presents the Annual Report for the year 2022-23 as mandated under the provisions contained in Memorandum of Association/Rules of the Institute. This report describes activities for the period from 1.4.2022 to 31.3.2023. LNIPE, Gwalior, formerly known as Lakshmibai College of Physical Education (LCPE) was established by the Government of India, Ministry of Education in 1957 the centenary year of the Indian freedom struggle, at Gwalior, where the great legend of Indian freedom struggle Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi laid her life for the sake of Nation’s freedom from the clutches of British rulers. As a tribute to her great martyrdom, this Institute was named after this heroine of the war of Indian Independence. The main objective behind its establishment was to uplift the stature of Physical Education in India. Premises of the Institute, spread in 153 acres of land is known as Shakti Nagar which is located at Mela Road also known as Race Course Road, Gwalior. It is about one and a half kilometer away from Gwalior Railway Station. The Gwalior city is situated on Agra-Bombay Road (A.B. Road) highway and is well connected with other cities by all means of conveyance. At the time of its inception, this organization was afliated to Vikram University, Ujjain. Subsequently in the year 1964, it got afliated with Jiwaji University, Gwalior. Keeping in mind the unique status and promising future, it was conferred the status of an Autonomous College by Jiwaji University, Gwalior in the year 1982 and named as Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education (LNCPE), empowering it to lay down its own admission policies, syllabi, examination systems and other such procedures of independent nature. However, the powers to confer degrees remained with Jiwaji University, Gwalior. This organization along with Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NSNIS), Patiala was earlier under the administrative control of erstwhile Society for National Institutes of Physical Education and Sports (SNIPES), which was amalgamated with Sports Authority of India (SAI), New Delhi with effect from 1.5.1987. In further recognition of unique educational services rendered by the Institute, the Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, on the advice of the University Grants Commission, conferred the status of "Deemed University" to the Institute by Notication No. F.9-14/92-U.3 dated 21.9.1995 under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956. Consequently, it was de-linked from SAI and was registered as a Society namely “Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education Society, Gwalior” under the Madhya Pradesh Societies Registration Act, 1973. This is the only Deemed University in India in the eld of Physical Education. At the time of its inception, this organization was afliated to Vikram University, Ujjain. Subsequently in the year 1964, it got afliated with Jiwaji University, Gwalior. Keeping in mind the unique status and promising future, it was conferred the status of an Autonomous College by Jiwaji University, Gwalior in the year 1982 and named as Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education (LNCPE), empowering it to lay down its own admission policies, syllabi, examination systems and other such procedures of independent nature. However, the powers to confer degrees remained with Jiwaji University, Gwalior. This organization along with Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NSNIS), Patiala was earlier under the administrative control of erstwhile Society for National Institutes of Physical Education and Sports (SNIPES), which was amalgamated with Sports Authority of India (SAI), New Delhi with effect from 1.5.1987. In further recognition of unique educational services rendered by the Institute, the Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, on the advice of the University Grants Commission, conferred the status of "Deemed University" to the Institute by Notication No. F.9-14/92-U.3 dated 21.9.1995 under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956. Consequently, it was de-linked from SAI and was registered as a Society namely “Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education Society, Gwalior” under the Madhya Pradesh Societies Registration Act, 1973. This is the only Deemed University in India in the eld of Physical Education. .