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{{short description|Type of university in India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
[[File:BHU Main Gate, Banaras Hindu University enhanced.jpg|thumb|[[Banaras Hindu University]], first central university of India (founded and centralised in 1916)]]
'''Central universities''' or '''union universities''' in [[India]] are [[public universities]] established by an [[Act of Parliament]] and are under the purview of the [[Department of Higher Education (India)|Department of Higher Education]] in the [[Ministry of Education (India)|Ministry of Education]].<ref name="Central Universities">{{cite web|url=http://mhrd.gov.in/central_univ_eng|title=Central Universities|work=mhrd.gov.in|access-date=13 March 2012|publisher=[[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Union Human Resource Development Ministry]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303143139/http://mhrd.gov.in/central_univ_eng|archive-date=3 March 2012}}</ref> In general, universities in India are recognised by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC), which draws its power from the ''[[University Grants Commission Act, 1956]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=UGC Act-1956|url=http://mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/upload_document/ugc_act.pdf|website=mhrd.gov.in/|publisher=Secretary, University Grants Commission|access-date=31 March 2016}}</ref> In addition, 15 Professional Councils are established, controlling different aspects of accreditation and coordination.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ugc.ac.in/page/professional-councils.aspx |title= Professional Councils |work=ugc.ac.in |access-date=11 September 2017|publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]]}}</ref> Central universities, in addition, are covered by the ''Central Universities Act, 2009'', which regulates their purpose, powers, governance etc., and established 12 new universities.<ref name=act2009>{{cite web|url=http://www.cuk.ac.in/pdf/ACT-AND-STATUTES.pdf|title=Central Universities Act, 2009|access-date=14 August 2016|publisher=[[Central University of Karnataka]]}}</ref> {{as of|2021|3|31}}, The list of central universities published by the UGC includes 54 central universities.<ref name=Central>{{cite web|url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/Consolidated_CENTRAL_UNIVERSITIES_List.pdf|title=Consolidated list of Central Universities as on 31.03.2021|date=31 March 2021|access-date=16 July 2021|publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605011845/https://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/Consolidated_CENTRAL_UNIVERSITIES_List.pdf|archive-date=2021-06-05}}</ref>

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.<ref name="education.nic.in">{{cite web |url= http://education.nic.in/AutonomousSec.asp |title=Autonomous Bodies – Higher Education |work=education.nic.in |access-date=30 June 2011|publisher=[[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Union Human Resource Development Ministry]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217231810/http://education.nic.in/AutonomousSec.asp|archive-date=17 December 2010}}</ref> 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 [[Autonomous law schools in India|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 [[Delhi]] with seven universities. There are central universities in all of the [[states and territories of India|states of India]] except [[Goa]]. Of the [[Union Territory|union territories]], there are central universities in [[Delhi]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]].

[[File:Delhiuni.jpg|thumb|The [[University of Delhi]] is one of the seven central universities in Delhi.|alt=Main building of the University of Delhi]]

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsable plainrowheaders" border="1" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Central universities by state and union territory
! scope="col" |State / union territory
! scope="col" |Central universities
|-
| [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| 3
|-
| [[Arunachal Pradesh]]
| 1
|-
| [[Assam]]
| 2
|-
| [[Bihar]]
| 4
|-
| [[Chhattisgarh]]
| 1
|-
| [[Delhi]]
| 7
|-
| [[Gujarat]]
| 1
|-
| [[Haryana]]
| 1
|-
| [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| 1
|-
| [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| 2
|-
| [[Jharkhand]]
| 1
|-
| [[Karnataka]]
| 1
|-
| [[Kerala]]
| 1
|-
| [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| 2
|-
| [[Maharashtra]]
| 1
|-
| [[Manipur]]
| 3
|-
| [[Meghalaya]]
| 1
|-
| [[Mizoram]]
| 1
|-
| [[Nagaland]]
| 1
|-
| [[Odisha]]
| 1
|-
| [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
| 1
|-
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| 1
|-
| [[Rajasthan]]
| 1
|-
| [[Sikkim]]
| 1
|-
| [[Tamil Nadu]]
| 2
|-
| [[Telangana]]
| 3
|-
| [[Tripura]]
| 1
|-
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| 6
|-
| [[Uttarakhand]]
| 1
|-
| [[West Bengal]]
| 1
|- class="sortbottom"
! Total || style="text-align:center" | 54
|-
|}

==List of central universities in India==
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.

[[File:Renovated gate of Tezpur University.png|thumb|right|Renovated gate of [[Tezpur University]], a central university established in 1994|alt=Renovated gate of Tezpur University]]
[[File:Strachey.jpg|thumb|right|Strachey Hall and the university mosque at [[Aligarh Muslim University]], one of the five central universities in Uttar Pradesh|alt=refer to caption.]]
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible plainrowheaders" border="1" style="text-align:left; width:75%"
|+ Central universities of India
! scope="col" style="width: 25%;" |University
! scope="col" style="width: 10%;" |[[States and territories of India|State]]
! scope="col" style="width: 5%;" |Location
! scope="col" style="width: 2%;" |Established{{refn|group=note|name=granted|Granted central university status (year)}}
! scope="col" style="width: 6%;" |Specialisation
! scope="col" style="width: 4%;" class="unsortable"|Sources
|-
| [[Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh]]{{refn|group=note|name=Amendment}}
| [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| [[Vizianagaram district|Vizianagaram]]
| 2019
| Tribal General
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh|url=http://ctuap.in/index.html |website=ctuap.in |access-date=22 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[Central University of Andhra Pradesh]]{{refn|group=note|name=Amendment |Established under amendments ''The Central Universities (Amendment) Act, 2014''<ref>{{cite web |title=The Central University (Amendment) Act, 2014 |url=http://mgcub.ac.in/pdf/Central%20Universities%20Act%202014.pdf |publisher=[[Government of India]] |date=17 December 2014|work=[[The Gazette of India]]}}</ref> and ''The Central Universities (Amendment) Act, 2019''<ref>{{cite web |title=The Central Universities (Amendment) Act, 2019 |url=https://mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/act%202019.pdf |publisher=[[Government of India]] |date=23 August 2019|work=[[The Gazette of India]]}}</ref>}}
| [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| [[Anantapur district|Anantapur]]
| 2019
| (For Andhra Pradesh) General
|<ref name="Central University of Andhra Pradesh">{{cite web |url= http://cuap.ac.in/ |title=Central University of Andhra Pradesh |work=cuap.ac.in |access-date=21 November 2019|publisher=Central University of Andhra Pradesh}}</ref>
|-
| [[National Sanskrit University]]{{refn|group=note|name=Sanskrit |Established under ''The Central Sanskrit Universities Act, 2020''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sanskrit.nic.in/uploads/2020_05_09_VC/The_Central_Sanskrit_Universities_Act_2020.pdf |access-date=22 November 2020|title=Central Sanskrit Universities Act, 2020|date=25 March 2020|publisher=[[Government of India]] |work=[[The Gazette of India]]}}</ref>}}
| [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| [[Tirupati]]
| 1956 (2020)
| [[Sanskrit]]
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Profile of National Sanskrit University |url=http://nsktu.ac.in/index.php/profile/ |publisher=National Sanskrit University |access-date=22 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[Rajiv Gandhi University]]
| [[Arunachal Pradesh]]
| [[Itanagar]]
| 1985 (2007)
| For Arunachal (General)
|<ref name="About RGU">{{cite web |url=http://www.rgu.ac.in/aboutrgu/rguhistory.html |title=About RGU |work=rgu.ac.in |access-date=26 June 2011 |publisher=[[Rajiv Gandhi University]] |archive-date=9 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809040808/http://www.rgu.ac.in/aboutrgu/rguhistory.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| [[Assam University]]
| [[Assam]]
| [[Silchar]]
| 1994
| (For Assam)General
|<ref>{{cite web |title=About Assam University |url=http://www.aus.ac.in/about/ | website = www.aus.ac.in | publisher=Assam University |access-date=22 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[Tezpur University]]
| [[Assam]]
| [[Tezpur]]
| 1994
| General
|<ref name="Welcome to Tezpur University">{{cite web |url= http://www.tezu.ernet.in/ |title=Welcome to Tezpur University |work=tezu.ernet.in |access-date=27 June 2011|publisher=[[Tezpur University]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[Central University of South Bihar]]
| [[Bihar]]
| [[Gaya, India|Gaya]]
| 2009
| General
|<ref name="Central University of Bihar">{{cite web |url= http://www.cub.ac.in/ |title= Central University of Bihar |work=cub.ac.in |access-date=28 June 2011|publisher=[[Central University of Bihar]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[Mahatma Gandhi Central University]]{{refn|group=note|name=Amendment}}
| [[Bihar]]
| [[Motihari]]
| 2016
| General
|<ref>{{cite web|title=About us – Mahatma Gandhi Central University|url=https://mgcub.ac.in/about.php|url-status=live|access-date=22 November 2020|website=www.mgcub.ac.in|publisher=Mahatma Gandhi Central University|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203221341/http://www.mgcub.ac.in:80/about.php |archive-date=3 February 2020 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Nalanda University]]{{refn|group=note|name=fund|Directly funded by [[Government of India]] and not by [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Consolidated list of Central Universities as on 12.12.2018 |url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/Consolidated_CENTRAL_UNIVERSITIES_List.pdf |publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] |access-date=30 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817173746/https://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/Consolidated_CENTRAL_UNIVERSITIES_List.pdf |archive-date=17 August 2019 |date=12 December 2018}}</ref>}}{{refn|group=note|Established under central act ''Nalanda University Act, 2010''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bombayhighcourt.nic.in/libweb/actc/yearwise/2010/2010.39.pdf |title=The Nalanda University Act, 2010 |access-date=16 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104144628/http://bombayhighcourt.nic.in/libweb/actc/yearwise/2010/2010.39.pdf |archive-date=4 January 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
| [[Bihar]]
| [[Rajgir]], [[Nalanda district|Nalanda]]
| 2010
| [[International university]]
|<ref>{{cite web |title=About Nalanda University |url=https://nalandauniv.edu.in/about-nalanda/ |publisher=Nalanda University |access-date=22 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University]]{{refn|group=note|name=fund}}
| [[Bihar]]
| [[Samastipur district|Samastipur]]
| 1905 (2016)
| Agriculture
|<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.rpcau.ac.in/about-pusa/ |title=About Pusa |work=rpcau.ac.in |access-date=13 January 2019|publisher=[[Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya]]
| [[Chhattisgarh]]
| [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]]
| 1983 (2009)
| General
|<ref name="Guru Ghasidas University">{{cite web|url=http://www.ggu.ac.in/|title=Guru Ghasidas University|work=ggu.ac.in|access-date=29 June 2011|publisher=[[Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812094959/http://www.ggu.ac.in/|archive-date=12 August 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[Central Sanskrit University]]{{refn|group=note|name=Sanskrit}}
| [[Delhi]]
| [[New Delhi]]
| 1970 (2020)
| [[Sanskrit]]
| <ref>{{cite web |title=About us – Central Sanskrit University |url=http://www.sanskrit.nic.in/about_us.php |website=www.sanskrit.nic.in |publisher=Central Sanskrit University |access-date=22 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[Indira Gandhi National Open University]]{{refn|group=note|name=fund}}
| [[Delhi]]
| [[New Delhi]]
| 1985
| [[Distance education]]
|<ref name="ignou.ac.in">{{cite web |url= http://www.ignou.ac.in/ |title=Indira Gandhi National Open University |work=ignou.ac.in |access-date=29 June 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091024074312/http://www.ignou.ac.in/|archive-date=24 October 2009|publisher=[[Indira Gandhi National Open University]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[Jamia Millia Islamia]]
| [[Delhi]]
| [[New Delhi]]
| 1920 (1988)
| General
|<ref name="History of Jamia Millia Islamia">{{cite web |url=http://jmi.ac.in/HistoryofJamia.htm |title=History of Jamia Millia Islamia |work=jmi.ac.in |access-date=29 June 2011 |publisher=[[Jamia Millia Islamia]] University |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110702174339/http://jmi.ac.in/HistoryofJamia.htm |archive-date=2 July 2011}}</ref>
|-
| [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]]
| [[Delhi]]
| [[New Delhi]]
| 1969
| General
|<ref name="Jawaharlal Nehru University">{{cite web|url=http://www.jnu.ac.in/main.asp?sendval=Introduction|title=Welcome to Jawaharlal Nehru University|work=jnu.ac.in|access-date=29 June 2011|publisher=[[Jawaharlal Nehru University]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110702052940/http://www.jnu.ac.in/main.asp?sendval=Introduction|archive-date=2 July 2011}}</ref>
|-
| [[Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University]]{{refn|group=note|name=Sanskrit}}
| [[Delhi]]
| [[New Delhi]]
| 1962 (2020)
| [[Sanskrit]]
| <ref>{{cite web |title=About us – Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University |url=https://www.slbsrsv.ac.in/university/about-university |website=www.slbsrsv.ac.in |publisher=Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University |access-date=22 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[South Asian University]]{{refn|group=note|name=fund}}
| [[Delhi]]
| [[New Delhi]]
| 2010
| [[International university]]
|<ref name="SAU">{{cite web |url= http://www.sau.int/about/about-sau.html |title=About the University |work=sau.int |access-date=14 August 2016|publisher=[[South Asian University]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[University of Delhi]]
| [[Delhi]]
| [[New Delhi]]
| 1922
| General
|<ref name="About us">{{cite web|url=http://www.du.ac.in/index.php?id=10|title=About us|work=du.ac.in|access-date=29 June 2011|publisher=[[University of Delhi]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516193256/http://www.du.ac.in/index.php?id=10|archive-date=16 May 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[Central University of Gujarat]]{{refn|group=note|name=c2009|Established by the ''Central Universities Act, 2009''<ref name=act2009/>}}
| [[Gujarat]]
| [[Gandhinagar]]
| 2009
| General
|<ref name="Central University of Gujarat">{{cite web |url= http://www.cug.ac.in/ |title=Central University of Gujarat |work=cug.ac.in |access-date=29 June 2011|publisher=Central University of Gujarat}}</ref>
|-
| [[Central University of Haryana]]{{refn|group=note|name=c2009}}
| [[Haryana]]
| [[Mahendragarh]]
| 2009
| General
|<ref name="Central University of Haryana">{{cite web |url= http://www.cuharyana.org/ |title=Central University of Haryana |work=cuharyana.org |access-date=3 July 2011|publisher=[[Central University of Haryana]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[Central University of Himachal Pradesh]]{{refn|group=note|name=c2009}}
| [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| [[Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh|Dharamsala]]
| 2009
| General
|<ref name="cuhimachal.ac.in">{{cite web |url= http://cuhimachal.ac.in/cuhp_about_genesis.aspx |title=Central University of Himachal Pradesh |work=cuhimachal.ac.in |access-date=18 July 2011|publisher=[[Central University of Himachal Pradesh]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[Central University of Jammu]]{{refn|group=note|name=c2009}}
| [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| [[Jammu]]
| 2011
| General
|<ref name="Central University of Jammu">{{cite web |url= http://www.cujammu.ac.in// |title=Welcome to the Official Website | Central University of Jammu |work=cujammu.ac.in |access-date=24 November 2013|publisher=[[Central University of Jammu]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[Central University of Kashmir]]{{refn|group=note|name=c2009}}
| [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| [[Ganderbal district|Ganderbal]]
| 2009
| General
|<ref name="Central University of Kashmir">{{cite web |url=http://www.cukashmir.ac.in/home.aspx |title=Welcome to the Official Website | Central University of Kashmir |work=cukashmir.ac.in |access-date=19 July 2011 |publisher=[[Central University of Kashmir]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830023048/http://www.cukashmir.ac.in/home.aspx |archive-date=30 August 2011 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Central University of Jharkhand]]{{refn|group=note|name=c2009}}
| [[Jharkhand]]
| [[Ranchi]]
| 2009
| General
|<ref name="About CUJ">{{cite web |url=http://cuj.ac.in/About%20Us.html |title=About CUJ |work=cuj.ac.in |access-date=20 July 2011 |publisher=[[Central University of Jharkhand]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110625113327/http://www.cuj.ac.in/About%20Us.html |archive-date=25 June 2011 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Central University of Karnataka]]{{refn|group=note|name=c2009}}
| [[Karnataka]]
| [[Gulbarga|Kalaburagi]]
| 2009
| General
|<ref name="About CUK">{{cite web |url=http://www.cuk.ac.in/aboutcuk.html |title=About CUK |work=cuk.ac.in |access-date=21 July 2011 |publisher=[[Central University of Karnataka]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721150326/http://www.cuk.ac.in/aboutcuk.html |archive-date=21 July 2011 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Central University of Kerala]]{{refn|group=note|name=c2009}}
| [[Kerala]]
| [[Kasaragod Town|Kasaragod]]
| 2009
| General
|<ref name="Central University of Kerala">{{cite web |url= http://www.cukerala.ac.in/about |title= Official Website of Central University of Kerala |work= cukerala.ac.in |access-date= 7 August 2011 |publisher= [[Central University of Kerala]] |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110724024947/http://www.cukerala.ac.in/about |archive-date= 24 July 2011}}</ref>
|-
| [[Dr. Hari Singh Gour University]]
| [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| [[Sagar, Madhya Pradesh|Sagar]]
| 1946 (2009)
| General
|<ref name="The University Profile">{{cite web |url=http://dhsgsu.ac.in/profile.html |title=The University Profile |work=dhsgsu.ac.in |access-date=20 September 2017 |publisher=[[Dr. Hari Singh Gour University]] }}</ref>
|-
| [[Indira Gandhi National Tribal University]]
| [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| [[Amarkantak]]
| 2007
| General
|<ref name="igntu.nic.in">{{cite web|title=Indira Gandhi National Tribal University|url=http://www.igntu.ac.in/theuniversity.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902132256/http://igntu.nic.in/theuniversity.htm|archive-date=2 September 2011|access-date=29 August 2011|work=igntu.nic.in|publisher=Indira Gandhi National Tribal University}}</ref>
|-
| [[Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya]]
| [[Maharashtra]]
| [[Wardha]]
| 1997
| [[Hindi language]]
|<ref name="hindivishwa.org">{{cite web |url= http://www.hindivishwa.org/ |title=Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya |work=hindivishwa.org |access-date=30 August 2011|publisher=[[Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[Central Agricultural University]]{{refn|group=note|name=fund}}
| [[Manipur]]
| [[Imphal]]
| 1993
| Agriculture
|<ref name="Central Agricultural University">{{cite web|url=http://dare.nic.in/cau.htm|title=Central Agricultural University|work=dare.nic.in|access-date=24 July 2011|publisher=[[Central Agricultural University]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165713/http://dare.nic.in/cau.htm|archive-date=21 July 2011}}</ref>
|-
| [[Manipur University]]
| [[Manipur]]
| [[Imphal]]
| 1980 (2005)
| General
|<ref name="Manipur University">{{cite web|url=http://manipuruniv.ac.in/en/home.html|title=Manipur University|work=manipuruniv.ac.in|access-date=24 July 2011|publisher=[[Manipur University]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722195549/http://manipuruniv.ac.in/en/home.html|archive-date=22 July 2011}}</ref>
|-
| [[National Sports University]]{{refn|group=note|name=fund}}
| [[Manipur]]
| [[Imphal]]
| 2018
| Sports
|<ref name="National Sports University">{{cite web|url=https://www.nsu.ac.in/about-nsu|title=About NSU
|work=nsu.ac.in|access-date=13 January 2019|publisher=[[National Sports University]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[North Eastern Hill University]]
| [[Meghalaya]]
| [[Shillong]]
| 1973
| General
|<ref name="North Eastern Hill University">{{cite web |url= http://www.nehu.ac.in/aboutus.php |title=History of North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong-22 |work=nehu.ac.in |access-date=24 July 2011|publisher=[[North Eastern Hill University]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[Mizoram University]]
| [[Mizoram]]
| [[Aizawl]]
| 2000
| General
|<ref name="About Mizoram University">{{cite web|title=About Mizoram University|url=https://mzu.edu.in/about-the-university/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714170441/http://www.mzu.edu.in/about%20mzu.html|archive-date=14 July 2011|access-date=24 July 2011|work=mzu.edu.in|publisher=[[Mizoram University]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[Nagaland University]]
| [[Nagaland]]
| [[Lumami]]
| 1994
| General
|<ref name="Nagaland University">{{cite web |url= http://www.nagauniv.org.in/ |title=Welcome to Nagaland University Home Page |work=nagauniv.org.in |access-date=30 August 2011|publisher=[[Nagaland University]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[Central University of Odisha]]{{refn|group=note|name=c2009}}
| [[Odisha]]
| [[Koraput]]
| 2009
| General
|<ref name="Introduction">{{cite web |url=http://cuorissa.org/dorun/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=130&Itemid=78 |title=Introduction |work=cuorissa.org |access-date=30 August 2011 |publisher=Central University of Orissa |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528121122/http://cuorissa.org/dorun/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=130&Itemid=78 |archive-date=28 May 2011 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Pondicherry University]]
| [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
| [[Pondicherry (city)|Pondicherry]]
| 1985
| General
|<ref name="Pondicherry University">{{cite web|title=Pondicherry University Home Page|url=https://www.pondiuni.edu.in/home|url-status=live|access-date=1 August 2011|work=pondiuni.edu.in|publisher=[[Pondicherry University]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020182345/https://www.pondiuni.edu.in/home/ |archive-date=20 October 2020 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Central University of Punjab]]{{refn|group=note|name=c2009}}
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| [[Bathinda]]
| 2009
| General
|<ref name="CUP Profile">{{cite web|title=CUP Profile|url=http://cup.edu.in/about_1|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805215117/http://www.centralunipunjab.com/Profile.asp|archive-date=5 August 2011|access-date=3 August 2011|work=centralunipunjab.com|publisher=[[Central University of Punjab]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[Central University of Rajasthan]]{{refn|group=note|name=c2009}}
| [[Rajasthan]]
| [[Ajmer]]
| 2009
| General
|<ref name="About University">{{cite web|title=About University|url=http://www.curaj.ac.in/about-university-0|url-status=live|access-date=24 July 2011|work=curaj.ac.in|publisher=[[Central University of Rajasthan]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110045357/http://www.curaj.ac.in/about-university-0 |archive-date=10 November 2021 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Sikkim University]]
| [[Sikkim]]
| [[Gangtok]]
| 2007
| General
|<ref name="Welcome to Sikkim University">{{cite web|url=http://www.sikkimuniversity.in/webforms/Welcome.aspx|title=Welcome to Sikkim University|access-date=9 June 2011|work=sikkimuniversity.in }}</ref>
|-
| [[Central University of Tamil Nadu]]{{refn|group=note|name=c2009}}
| [[Tamil Nadu]]
| [[Tiruvarur]]
| 2009
| General
|<ref name="tiruvarur.tn.nic.in">{{cite web|url=http://www.tiruvarur.tn.nic.in/cutn/|title=Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur|work=tiruvarur.tn.nic.in|access-date=27 July 2011|publisher=[[Central University of Tamil Nadu]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100430165004/http://www.tiruvarur.tn.nic.in/cutn/|archive-date=30 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| [[Indian Maritime University]]{{refn|group=note|name=fund}}
| [[Tamil Nadu]]
| [[Chennai]]
| 2008
| Marine science
|<ref name="imu.tn.nic.in">{{cite web|url=http://www.imu.tn.nic.in/aboutus.html |title=About Us |work=imu.tn.nic.in |access-date=27 July 2011 |publisher=[[Indian Maritime University]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721175129/http://imu.tn.nic.in/aboutus.html |archive-date=21 July 2011}}</ref>
|-
| [[English and Foreign Languages University]]
| [[Telangana]]
| [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
| 1958 (2007)
| English and foreign languages
|<ref name="EFL University">{{cite web |url=http://www.efluniversity.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=70&Itemid=136 |title=EFL University |work=efluniversity.ac.in |access-date=27 May 2011 |publisher=[[English and Foreign Languages University]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531010126/http://www.efluniversity.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=70&Itemid=136 |archive-date=31 May 2011}}</ref>
|-
| [[Maulana Azad National Urdu University]]
| [[Telangana]]
| [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
| 1998
| [[Urdu language]]
|
|-
| [[University of Hyderabad]]
| [[Telangana]]
| [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
| 1974
| General
|<ref>{{cite web |title=A little bit of history |url=https://www.uohyd.ac.in/a-little-bit-of-history/ |publisher=University of Hyderabad |access-date=22 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[Tripura University]]
| [[Tripura]]
| [[Agartala]]
| 1987
| General
|<ref name="About_More">{{cite web |url=http://www.tripurauniv.in/index.php/profile/about-us/30.html |title=About_More |work=tripurauniv.in |access-date=28 July 2011 |publisher=[[Tripura University]] |archive-date=19 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110919181543/http://www.tripurauniv.in/index.php/profile/about-us/30.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| [[Aligarh Muslim University]]
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| [[Aligarh]]
| 1920
| General
|<ref name="Aligarh Muslim University">{{cite web|url=http://www.amu.ac.in/aboutamu.htm|title=Aligarh Muslim University|work=amu.ac.in|access-date=28 July 2011|publisher=[[Aligarh Muslim University]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110901221823/http://www.amu.ac.in/aboutamu.htm|archive-date=1 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
| [[University of Allahabad]]
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| [[Allahabad|Prayagraj]]
| 1887 (2005)
| General
|<ref name="History">{{cite web |url= http://www.allduniv.ac.in/about.htm |title=History |work=allduniv.ac.in |access-date=28 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430144220/http://www.allduniv.ac.in/about.htm|archive-date=30 April 2008|publisher=[[Allahabad University]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University]]
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| [[Lucknow]]
| 1996
| General
|<ref name="BBAU, Lucknow">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbauindia.org/vc_desk.htm |title=BBAU, Lucknow |work=bbauindia.org |access-date=28 July 2011 |publisher=[[Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University]] |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810223649/http://www.bbauindia.org/vc_desk.htm |archive-date=10 August 2011}}</ref>
|-
| [[Banaras Hindu University]]
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| [[Varanasi]]
| 1916
| General
|<ref name="History of BHU">{{cite web|title=BHU Home Page|url=https://www.bhu.ac.in/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923184751/http://www.bhu.ac.in/history1.htm|archive-date=23 September 2015|access-date=28 July 2011|work=bhu.ac.in|publisher=[[Banaras Hindu University]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University]]{{refn|group=note|name=fund}}
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| [[Raebareli]]
| 2013
| Aviation science
|<ref>{{cite web |title=About the University {{!}} RGNAU |url=https://www.rgnau.ac.in/en/about-us |website=www.rgnau.ac.in |access-date=22 November 2020 | publisher = Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University}}</ref>
|-
| [[Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University]]{{refn|group=note|name=fund}}
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| [[Jhansi]]
| 2014
| Agriculture
|<ref>{{cite web|title=RLBCAU History|url=http://www.rlbcau.ac.in/rlbcau_history.php|publisher=Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University|access-date=1 July 2017}}</ref>
|-
| [[Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University]]
| [[Uttarakhand]]
| [[Srinagar, Uttarakhand|Srinagar]]
| 1973 (2009)
| General
|<ref name="hnbgu.ac.in">{{cite web |url=http://hnbgu.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=552 |title=Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University – HNBGU | About the University |work=hnbgu.ac.in |access-date=31 July 2011 |publisher=[[Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727032245/http://hnbgu.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=552 |archive-date=27 July 2011 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Visva-Bharati University]]
| [[West Bengal]]
| [[Santiniketan]]
| 1921
| General
|<ref name="Heritage">{{cite web|url=http://www.visva-bharati.ac.in/Heritage/Contents/HeritageContents.htm?f=../Contents/Contents.htm|title=Heritage|work=visva-bharati.ac.in|access-date=1 August 2011|publisher=[[Visva-Bharati University]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110701034901/http://visva-bharati.ac.in/Heritage/Contents/HeritageContents.htm?f=..%2FContents%2FContents.htm|archive-date=1 July 2011}}</ref>
|}

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==Upcoming and proposed central universities==
In August 2021, India's education minister [[Dharmendra Pradhan]] introduced a bill in the [[Parliament of India]] to amend the Central Universities Act, 2009 which will lead to a central university in the [[Union territory of Ladakh]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 6, 2021|title=Education Minister Pradhan introduces Central University (Amendment) Bill 2021|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/education-minister-pradhan-introduces-central-university-amendment-bill-2021-1837519-2021-08-06|access-date=2021-08-06|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-05|title=Education minister introduces bill in Lok Sabha for setting up central university in Ladakh|url=https://theprint.in/india/education/education-minister-introduces-bill-in-lok-sabha-for-setting-up-central-university-in-ladakh/710045/|access-date=2021-08-06|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref> Earlier in July, the [[Union Council of Ministers]] approved the setting up the new university for ₹750 crore.<ref name=":0" /> The new campus will come up at village [[Khalatse]], located in between [[Leh]] and [[Kargil]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2021-08-05|title=Modi govt moves Lok Sabha for Sindhu Central University in Ladakh|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/modi-govt-moves-lok-sabha-for-sindhu-central-university-in-ladakh-101628168112507.html|access-date=2021-08-06|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List 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 India]]

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