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India has both private and public universities, many of which are supported by the Government of India and the state governments. Apart from these there are private universities supported by various bodies and societies. 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.

The 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. The UGC lists 42 central universities. However, since Central University of Jammu has not started operating (as of June 2011), there are, in effect, 41.
 * 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. As of 26 August 2011, the UGC lists 281 state universities, around 170 of which are receiving Central/UGC assistance. The oldest establishment date listed by the UGC is 1857, shared by the University of Mumbai, the University of Madras and the University of Calcutta.
 * 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. The UGC list from 23 June 2008 lists 130 deemed universities. According to this list, the first institute to be granted deemed university status was Indian Institute of Science which was granted this status on 12 May 1958. Note that in many cases, the same listing by the UGC covers several institutes. For example, the listing for Homi Bhabha National Institute covers the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research and other institutes. The list below includes only the major institute granted the status, and such additional institutes are not listed separately.
 * Private universities are approved by the UGC. They can grant degrees but they are not allowed to have off-campus affiliated colleges. The UGC list from 6 January 2012 lists 103 private universities.

Apart from the above universities, other institutions are granted the permission to autonomously award degrees. However, they 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. These institutes are not listed below. Also not listed are institutes which are under the control of the professional councils, without approval of the UGC. One example is Agricultural Universities, which are under the control of the Agricultural Education Division of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), one of the professional councils. The ICAR lists 47 such institutes, 37 of which are also recognized by the UGC and are listed below.

Of specific interest are Institutes of National Importance (INIs). INIs are institutions which are set by an act of parliament. They receive special recognition and funding. The Department of Higher Education's list includes 33 institutions. Some other institutes were added to the list in October 2010 and July 2011. INIs are marked below with a hash (#).

Note that institutes which are affiliated with a listed institute are not listed separately. For example, the National Institute of Science Education and Research is affiliated with Homi Bhabha National Institute and is not listed separately.

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

% Does not include the National School of Drama which changed status on 7 October 2011, and its current status is unclear.

Andhra Pradesh
In Andhra Pradesh there are three central universities, thirty state universities and seven deemed universities. Dagger-14-plain.png granted deemed university status

}} Following the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological Universities Act, 2008 Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University was split into four universities, Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad and Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada. This is also reflected by the UGC list. The date of establishment of all four institutes is therefore 2008, though Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University was established in 1972 by The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Act, 1972 which is what the UGC lists as the establishment date for Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad.

Arunachal Pradesh
In Arunachal Pradesh there are one central university and one deemed university.

Dagger-14-plain.png granted deemed university status

Assam
In Assam there are two central universities, four state universities and two private university.

Bihar
In Bihar there are one central university, fourteen state universities and two deemed universities.

Chandigarh
In Chandigarh there are one state university and one deemed university. }} relocated to Chandigarh

Dagger-14-plain.png granted deemed university status

Chhattisgarh
In Chhattisgarh there are one central university, ten state universities and three private universities.

– date established as central university

Delhi
In Delhi there are four central universities, five state universities and eleven deemed universities. The status of one institute, the National School of Drama, is unclear. Dagger-14-plain.png granted deemed/central university status

}} The National School of Drama was granted deemed university status in 2005. However, in 2011 the status was revoked on the institute's request. Its current status is unclear.

Goa
In Goa there is one state university.

Gujarat
In Gujarat there are one central university, eighteen state universities, two deemed universities and nine private universities. Dagger-14-plain.png granted deemed university status

}} Gujarat Agricultural University (GAU) was split in 2004 under that Gujarat Agricultural University Act-2004 into four universities, namely Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Anand Agricultural University, Junagadh Agricultural University and Navsari Agricultural University. The UGC lists the first as "Gujarat Agricultural University, Sardar Krushinagar" with the date of establishment of GAU, 1972. The second is listed by its name, with 2004 as the establishment date. The last two are not listed by the UGC, only by the ICAR.

Haryana
In Haryana there are one central university, ten state universities, five deemed universities and five private universities. Dagger-14-plain.png granted deemed university status

Himachal Pradesh
In Himachal Pradesh there are one central university, four state universities and eleven private universities.

Jammu and Kashmir
In Jammu and Kashmir there are one central university and six state universities. As of June 2011, Central University of Jammu, which is listed by the UGC list, has not started operating due to delays in the appointment of a Vice-Chancellor. }} The Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Act 1982 which established Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology was amended in 1999, creating Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K) and Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu (SKUAST-J). The UGC lists the original university, with establishment date of 1982, at the original Kashmir location, without listing SKUAST-J in any way. The SKUAST-K website also sees this as a split of SKUAST-J and a rename of the original university. The ICAR lists the original university at the Jammu location, and also lists SKUAST-K separately.

Jharkhand
In Jharkhand there are one central university, seven state universities, two deemed universities and one private university. Dagger-14-plain.png granted deemed university status

}} In both of these cases, the UGC lists an establishment year of 2007 while the institutes themselves list 2009.

Karnataka
In Karnataka there are one central university, twenty state universities, fifteen deemed universities and two private universities. Dagger-14-plain.png granted deemed university status


 * 1) Institute of National Importance

}} The UGC does not list a year of establishment. 2004 is the year of the Act.

Kerala
In Kerala there are one central university, eleven state universities and two deemed universities. Dagger-14-plain.png granted deemed university status

Madhya Pradesh
In Madhya Pradesh there are two central universities, fifteen state universities, three deemed universities and six private universities. Dagger-14-plain.png granted university/deemed university status

}} Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya (RVSKVV) was bifurcated from Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University by an act of the Madhya Pradesh government. It is not listed by the UGC as a separate university, only by the ICAR.

Maharashtra
In Maharashtra there are one central university, nighteen state universities and twenty-one deemed universities. Dagger-14-plain.png granted university/deemed university status

Manipur
In Manipur there are two central universities.

Dagger-14-plain.png granted central university status

Meghalaya
In Meghalaya there are one central university and seven private universities.

Mizoram
In Mizoram there are one central university and one private university.

Nagaland
In Nagaland there are two private universities and one central university.

Orissa
In Orissa there are one central university, twelve state universities, two deemed universities and one private university. Dagger-14-plain.png Granted university status

Pondicherry
In Pondicherry there are one central university and one deemed university. Dagger-14-plain.png granted deemed university status

Punjab
In Punjab there are one central university, seven state universities, two deemed universities and three private universities. Dagger-14-plain.png granted deemed university status

Rajasthan
In Rajasthan there are one central university, fourteen state universities, eight deemed universities and twenty-three private universities. Dagger-14-plain.png granted deemed university status

Sikkim
In Sikkim there are four private universities and one central university.

Tamil Nadu
In Tamil Nadu there are two central universities, twenty-four state universities and twenty-nine deemed universities.

Dagger-14-plain.png granted deemed university status

Tripura
In Tripura there are one central university and one private university.

Uttar Pradesh
In Uttar Pradesh there are four central universities, twenty-three state universities, ten deemed universities and sixteen private universities.

Dagger-14-plain.png granted deemed university status

}} Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University is listed by the UGC as "King Georges Medical University, Lucknow", but renamed since. In addition, "U.P. King George’s University of Dental Science, Lucknow", which is also listed, is now the Faculty of Dental Sciences under the Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University.

± Listed by the UGC as Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU). In 2010 Mahamaya Technical University was bifurcated from UPTU and UPTU was renamed. The UGC also lists the original establishment of UTPU.

Uttarakhand
In Uttarakhand there are one central university, six state universities, four deemed universities and six private universities. Dagger-14-plain.png granted deemed university status

}} While the UGC lists 2005, which is the year of the Act, the university only started operating in 2009.

West Bengal
In West Bengal there are one central university, twenty state universities and one deemed university.