Central universities in India are public universities established by an Act of Parliament and are under the purview of the Department of Higher Education in the Ministry of Education,[1] except for nine universities which are under the purview of other ministries.[2] In general, universities in India are recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC), which draws its power from the University Grants Commission Act, 1956.[3] In addition, 15 Professional Councils are established, controlling different aspects of accreditation and coordination.[4] Central universities, in addition, are covered by the Central Universities Act, 2009, which regulates their purpose, powers, governance etc., and established 12 new universities.[5]
The establishment Act of universities established by the Central Universities Act, 2009, or after it, is noted. All other universities were established by a specific Act.
Renovated gate of Tezpur University, a central university established in 1994Strachey Hall and the university mosque at Aligarh Muslim University, one of the five central universities in Uttar Pradesh
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^. visva-bharati.ac.in. Visva-Bharati University. Archived from the original on 1 July 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
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Central universities in India are public universities established by an Act of Parliament and are under the purview of the Department of Higher Education in the Ministry of Education 1 except for nine universities which are under the purview of other ministries 2 In general universities in India are recognised by the University Grants Commission UGC which draws its power from the University Grants Commission Act 1956 3 In addition 15 Professional Councils are established controlling different aspects of accreditation and coordination 4 Central universities in addition are covered by the Central Universities Act 2009 which regulates their purpose powers governance etc and established 12 new universities 5 Banaras Hindu University first central university of India founded and centralised in 1916 As of June 2023 update the list of central universities published by the UGC includes 56 central universities 2 Contents 1 Universities by state 2 List of central universities in India 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksUniversities by state editThe region with the most central universities in India is Delhi with seven universities There are central universities in all of the states of India except Goa Of the union territories there are central universities in Delhi Jammu and Kashmir Ladakh and Puducherry nbsp The University of Delhi is one of the seven central universities in Delhi Central universities by state and union territory State union territory Central universities Andhra Pradesh 3 Arunachal Pradesh 1 Assam 2 Bihar 4 Chhattisgarh 1 Delhi 7 Gujarat 2 Haryana 1 Himachal Pradesh 1 Jammu and Kashmir 2 Jharkhand 1 Karnataka 1 Kerala 1 Ladakh 1 Madhya Pradesh 2 Maharashtra 1 Manipur 3 Meghalaya 1 Mizoram 1 Nagaland 1 Odisha 1 Puducherry 1 Punjab 1 Rajasthan 1 Sikkim 1 Tamil Nadu 2 Telangana 3 Tripura 1 Uttar Pradesh 6 Uttarakhand 1 West Bengal 1 Total 56List of central universities in India editThe establishment Act of universities established by the Central Universities Act 2009 or after it is noted All other universities were established by a specific Act nbsp Renovated gate of Tezpur University a central university established in 1994 nbsp Strachey Hall and the university mosque at Aligarh Muslim University one of the five central universities in Uttar Pradesh Central universities of India University State Location Centralised Established Specialisation Sources Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh note 1 Andhra Pradesh Vizianagaram 2019 2019 Tribal General 6 Central University of Andhra Pradesh note 1 Andhra Pradesh Anantapur 2019 2019 General 11 National Sanskrit University note 2 Andhra Pradesh Tirupati 2020 1956 Sanskrit 13 Rajiv Gandhi University Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar 2007 1985 General 14 Assam University Assam Silchar 1994 1994 General 15 Tezpur University Assam Tezpur 1994 1994 General 16 Central University of South Bihar Bihar Gaya 2009 2009 General 17 Mahatma Gandhi Central University note 1 Bihar Motihari 2016 2016 General 18 Nalanda University note 3 note 4 Bihar Rajgir Nalanda 2010 2010 International university 20 Dr Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University note 3 Bihar Samastipur 2016 1905 Agriculture 21 Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya Chhattisgarh Bilaspur 2009 1983 General 22 Central Sanskrit University note 2 Delhi New Delhi 2020 1970 Sanskrit 23 Indira Gandhi National Open University note 3 Delhi New Delhi 1985 1985 Distance education 24 Jamia Millia Islamia Delhi New Delhi 1988 1920 General 25 Jawaharlal Nehru University Delhi New Delhi 1969 1969 General 26 Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University note 2 Delhi New Delhi 2020 1962 Sanskrit 27 South Asian University note 3 Delhi New Delhi 2010 2010 International university 28 University of Delhi Delhi New Delhi 1922 1922 General 29 Central University of Gujarat note 5 Gujarat Gandhinagar 2009 2009 General 30 Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya note 1 Gujarat Vadodara 2018 2022 Transport 31 Central University of Haryana note 5 Haryana Mahendragarh 2009 2009 General 32 Central University of Himachal Pradesh note 5 Himachal Pradesh Dharamsala 2009 2009 General 33 Central University of Jammu note 5 Jammu and Kashmir Jammu 2011 2011 General 34 Central University of Kashmir note 5 Jammu and Kashmir Ganderbal 2009 2009 General 35 Central University of Jharkhand note 5 Jharkhand Ranchi 2009 2009 General 36 Central University of Karnataka note 5 Karnataka Kalaburagi 2009 2009 General 37 Central University of Kerala note 5 Kerala Kasaragod 2009 2009 General 38 Sindhu Central University note 1 Ladakh Khalatse 2021 2021 General 39 Dr Hari Singh Gour University Madhya Pradesh Sagar 2009 1946 General 40 Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Madhya Pradesh Amarkantak 2007 2007 General 41 Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya Maharashtra Wardha 1997 1997 Hindi language 42 Central Agricultural University note 3 Manipur Imphal 1993 1993 Agriculture 43 Manipur University Manipur Imphal 2005 1980 General 44 National Sports University note 3 Manipur Imphal 2018 2018 Sports 45 North Eastern Hill University Meghalaya Shillong 1973 1973 General 46 Mizoram University Mizoram Aizawl 2000 2000 General 47 Nagaland University Nagaland Lumami 1994 1994 General 48 Central University of Odisha note 5 Odisha Koraput 2009 2009 General 49 Pondicherry University Puducherry Pondicherry 1985 1985 General 50 Central University of Punjab note 5 Punjab Bathinda 2009 2009 General 51 Central University of Rajasthan note 5 Rajasthan Ajmer 2009 2009 General 52 Sikkim University Sikkim Gangtok 2007 2007 General 53 Central University of Tamil Nadu note 5 Tamil Nadu Tiruvarur 2009 2009 General 54 Indian Maritime University note 3 Tamil Nadu Chennai 2008 2008 Marine science 55 English and Foreign Languages University Telangana Hyderabad 2007 1958 English and foreign languages 56 Maulana Azad National Urdu University Telangana Hyderabad 1998 1998 Urdu language University of Hyderabad Telangana Hyderabad 1974 1974 General 57 Tripura University Tripura Agartala 1987 1987 General 58 Aligarh Muslim University Uttar Pradesh Aligarh 1920 1920 General 59 University of Allahabad Uttar Pradesh Prayagraj 2005 1887 General 60 Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Uttar Pradesh Lucknow 1996 1996 General 61 Banaras Hindu University Uttar Pradesh Varanasi 1916 1916 General 62 Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University note 3 Uttar Pradesh Raebareli 2013 2013 Aviation science 63 Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University note 3 Uttar Pradesh Jhansi 2014 2014 Agriculture 64 Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University Uttarakhand Srinagar 2009 1973 General 65 Visva Bharati University West Bengal Santiniketan 1921 1921 General 66 Notes a b c d e Established under amendments Central Universities Amendment Act 2014 7 Central Universities Amendment Act 2019 8 Central Universities Amendment Act 2021 9 and Central Universities Amendment Act 2022 10 a b c Established under The Central Sanskrit Universities Act 2020 12 a b c d e f g h i Directly funded by Government of India and not by UGC 2 Established under central act Nalanda University Act 2010 19 a b c d e f g h i j k l Established by the Central Universities Act 2009 5 See also editList of universities in India List of state universities in India List of deemed universities in India List of private universities in India List of autonomous higher education institutes in IndiaReferences edit Central Universities mhrd gov in Union Human Resource Development Ministry Archived from the original on 3 March 2012 Retrieved 13 March 2012 a b c List of 56 Central Universities PDF UGC Archived from the original PDF on 23 June 2023 Retrieved 23 June 2023 UGC Act 1956 PDF mhrd gov in Secretary University Grants Commission Retrieved 31 March 2016 Professional Councils ugc ac in University Grants Commission Retrieved 11 September 2017 a b Central Universities Act 2009 PDF Central University of Karnataka Retrieved 14 August 2016 Central Tribal 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