List of state universities in India



State universities are public universities run by the State Government of each of the states and territories of India, and are usually established by a local legislative assembly act. The University Grants Commission (UGC), draws its power from the University Grants Commission Act, 1956. In addition, 15 Professional Councils are established, controlling different aspects of accreditation and coordination. The UGC publishes and regularly updates the lists of state universities. , the UGC lists 459 active state universities. The oldest establishment date listed by the UGC is 1857, shared by the University of Calcutta, the University of Madras and the University of Mumbai.

Section 12 (B) of the UGC Act of 1956 also grants the UGC the right to "allocate and disburse, out of the Fund of the Commission, grants to Universities..." As such, the UGC categorizes state universities as either "declared fit to receive Central/UGC assistance under Section 12 (B) of the UGC Act–1956", or not, and notes this status at the lists published. Updates to these declarations are done in meetings of the UGC and published in the minutes. The latest list,, lists 267 universities as fit to receive Central/UGC assistance.

Other types of universities controlled by the UGC include:
 * Central universities, or Union universities are established by Act of Parliament and are under the purview of the Department of Higher Education in the Union Human Resource Development Ministry.
 * Deemed university, or "Deemed-to-be-University", is a status of autonomy granted by the Department of Higher Education on the advice of the UGC, under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956.
 * Private universities are approved by the UGC. They can grant degrees but they are not allowed to have off-campus affiliated colleges.

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 organizations" or "autonomous institutes". They fall under the administrative control of the Department of Higher Education. These organizations include the Indian Institutes of Technology, the National Institutes of Technology, the Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research, the Indian Institutes of Management (though these award diplomas, not degrees) and other autonomous institutes.

Universities by state
Of the State of India there are state universities in all states except Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland. The state with the most state universities in India is West Bengal with 38 universities. Of the union territories, there are state universities in Chandigarh, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Puducherry.

List of universities
In the list below, the term "Section 12 (B)?" refers to being "declared fit to receive Central/UGC assistance under Section 12 (B) of the UGC Act–1956". The year of establishment is the year stated by the UGC. Cases where this year is different than the year stated by the university are noted. Differences in title are also noted, except minor typographical errors and "University of X"/"X University" differences.

Andhra Pradesh
There are 27 state universities in Andhra Pradesh.

Arunachal Pradesh
There is one state university in Arunachal Pradesh namely Arunachal Pradesh University (APU) established in 2022 at Pasighat,East Siang District.

Assam
There are 18 state universities in Assam.

Bihar
There are 20 state universities in Bihar.

Chandigarh
There is one state university in Chandigarh.

Chhattisgarh
There are 16 state universities in Chhattisgarh.

Delhi
There are eleven state universities in Delhi.

Goa
There is one state university in Goa.

Gujarat
There are 30 state universities in Gujarat.

Haryana
There are 20 state universities in Haryana.

Himachal Pradesh
There are seven state universities in Himachal Pradesh.

Jammu and Kashmir
There are nine state universities in Jammu and Kashmir.

Jharkhand
There are 11 state universities in Jharkhand.

Karnataka
There are 34 state universities in Karnataka.

Kerala
There are 15 state universities in Kerala.

Madhya Pradesh
There are 24 state universities in Madhya Pradesh.

Maharashtra
There are 26 state universities in Maharashtra.

Manipur
There are three state university in Manipur.

Odisha
There are 22 state universities in Odisha.

Puducherry
There is one state universities in Puducherry, the Puducherry Technological University.

Punjab
There are 14 state universities in Punjab.

Rajasthan
There are 26 state universities in Rajasthan.

Sikkim
There are two state universities in Sikkim, namely Khangchendzonga State University and Sikkim National Law University.

Tamil Nadu
There are 22 state universities in Tamil Nadu.

Telangana
There are 17 state universities in Telangana.

Tripura
There is one state university in Tripura.

Uttar Pradesh
There are 34 state universities in Uttar Pradesh.

Uttarakhand
There are 11 state universities in Uttarakhand.

West Bengal
There are 38 state universities in West Bengal.