Central university (India)


Central universities or union universities in India are established by an Act of Parliament and are under the purview of the Department of Higher Education in the Union Human Resource Development Ministry. In general, universities in India are recognised by the University Grants Commission, which draws its power from the University Grants Commission Act, 1956. In addition, 15 Professional Councils are established, controlling different aspects of accreditation and coordination. Central universities, in addition, are covered by the Central Universities Act, 2009, which regulates their purpose, powers, governance etc., and established 12 new universities. The list of central universities published by the UGC lists 50 central universities, as of 2019, nine of which are directly funded by the Government of India and are not under the purview of the UGC.
Other types of universities controlled by the UGC include:
Apart from the above universities, other institutions are granted the permission to autonomously award degrees. These institutes do not affiliate colleges and are not officially called "universities" but "autonomous organisations" or "autonomous institutes". They fall under the administrative control of the Department of Higher Education. These organisations include the Indian Institutes of Technology, the National Institutes of Technology, the Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research, the Indian Institutes of Engineering Science and Technology, the Indian Institutes of Management, the National Law Schools, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, and other autonomous institutes.

Universities by state

The region with the most central universities in India is Uttar Pradesh with six universities, namely Aligarh Muslim University, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Banaras Hindu University, Allahabad University, Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University and Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University. There are central universities in all of the states of India except Goa. Of the union territories, there are central universities in Delhi and Puducherry.
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State / Union TerritoryCentral
universities
Andhra Pradesh1
Arunachal Pradesh1
Assam2
Bihar4
Chandigarh0
Chhattisgarh1
Delhi5
Goa0
Gujarat1
Haryana1
Himachal Pradesh1
Jammu and Kashmir2
Jharkhand1
Karnataka1
Kerala1
Madhya Pradesh2
Maharashtra1
Manipur3
Meghalaya1
Mizoram1
Nagaland1
Odisha1
Puducherry1
Punjab1
Rajasthan1
Sikkim1
Tamil Nadu2
Telangana3
Tripura1
Uttar Pradesh6
Uttarakhand1
West Bengal1
Total50

List of central universities in India

UniversityStateLocationEstablishedSpecializationSources
Central University of Andhra PradeshAndhra PradeshAnantapur2019General
Rajiv Gandhi UniversityArunachal PradeshItanagar1985 General
Assam UniversityAssamSilchar1994General
Tezpur UniversityAssamTezpur1994General
Central University of South BiharBiharGaya2009General
Mahatma Gandhi Central UniversityBiharMotihari2016General
Nalanda UniversityBiharRajgir, Nalanda2010General
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture UniversityBiharPusa, Samastipur1905 Agriculture
Guru Ghasidas VishwavidyalayaChhattisgarhBilaspur1983 General
Indira Gandhi National Open UniversityDelhiNew Delhi1985Distance education
Jamia Millia IslamiaDelhiNew Delhi1920 General
Jawaharlal Nehru University, DelhiDelhiNew Delhi1969General
South Asian UniversityDelhiNew Delhi2010International university
University of DelhiDelhiNew Delhi1922General
Central University of GujaratGujaratGandhinagar2009General
Central University of HaryanaHaryanaMahendragarh2009General
Central University of Himachal PradeshHimachal PradeshDharamsala2009General
Central University of JammuJammu and KashmirJammu2011General
Central University of KashmirJammu and KashmirSrinagar2009General
Central University of JharkhandJharkhandRanchi2009General
Central University of KarnatakaKarnatakaKalaburagi2009General
Central University of KeralaKeralaKasaragod2009General
Dr. Hari Singh Gour UniversityMadhya PradeshSagar1946 General
Indira Gandhi National Tribal UniversityMadhya PradeshAmarkantak2007General
Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi VishwavidyalayaMaharashtraWardha1997Hindi language
Central Agricultural UniversityManipurImphal1993Agriculture
Manipur UniversityManipurImphal1980 General
National Sports UniversityManipurImphal2018Sports
North Eastern Hill UniversityMeghalayaShillong1973General
Mizoram UniversityMizoramAizawl2000General
Nagaland UniversityNagalandLumami1994General
Central University of OdishaOdishaKoraput2009General
Pondicherry UniversityPuducherryPondicherry1985General
Central University of PunjabPunjabBathinda2009General
Central University of RajasthanRajasthanAjmer2009General
Sikkim UniversitySikkimGangtok2007General
Central University of Tamil NaduTamil NaduTiruvarur2009General
Indian Maritime UniversityTamil NaduChennai2008Marine science
English and Foreign Languages UniversityTelanganaHyderabad1958 English and Foreign languages
Maulana Azad National Urdu UniversityTelanganaHyderabad1998Urdu language
University of HyderabadTelanganaHyderabad1974General
Tripura UniversityTripuraAgartala1987General
Aligarh Muslim UniversityUttar PradeshAligarh1920General
University of AllahabadUttar PradeshPrayagraj1887General
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar UniversityUttar PradeshLucknow1996General
Banaras Hindu UniversityUttar PradeshVaranasi1916General
Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation UniversityUttar PradeshRaebareli2013Aviation Science
Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural UniversityUttar PradeshJhansi2014Agriculture
Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal UniversityUttarakhandSrinagar1973 General
Visva-Bharati UniversityWest BengalSantiniketan1921General

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