User:Muhandes/List of central universities in India



A Central University or a Union University in India is established by 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 recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC), 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, however, 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 includes 44 central universities. However, as Central University of Jammu has not started operating, there are, in effect, 43.

The types of universities controlled by the UGC include:
 * State universities are run by the state government of each of the states and territories of India, and are usually established by a local legislative assembly act.
 * 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
The region with the most central universities in India is Delhi with six central universities each. There are central universities in all of the states of India except Goa. Of the union territories, there are central universities in Delhi and Pondicherry.

‡ Does not include Central University of Jammu which has not started operating.

List of universities
† Granted central university status


 * 1) Established by the Central Universities Act, 2009