Rajarshi Janak University was founded on October 2017 by the Legislature-Parliament pursuant to Sub-article (1) of Article 296 of the Constitution of Nepal. The University has been set up as a multi-disciplinary university in Province 2, having its Central Office in Janakpurdham. 

Rajarshi stands for the person, widely acknowledged for the highest level of wisdom. King Janak is also known as the father of Hindu Goddess Sita, in the eastern civilization of the world.