Lakshmibai National University of Physical Education began its life in 1957, in the form of Lakshmibai College of Physical Education (LCPE), in memory of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi, as a college of physical education, affiliated to Vikram University.

A further name change occurred in 1995, to Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education.

In 2000, the name Lakshmibai National University of Physical Education was accepted when it was declared, by the Government of India, as a deemed university, handing over the affairs to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, which is funding all its activities.

LNIPE is in Shaktinagar, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, on the Agra - Mumbai Highway, on land measuring 153 acres, which houses a faculty block, auditorium, research block, laboratories and administration building.

[citation needed] LNIPE publishes the Indian Journal of Physical Education, Sports Medicine and Exercise Science,[2] an online magazine called LNUPE@Glance[3] and two monthly newsletters, Reflections and LNUPE Talk.