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[[File:BHU Main Gate, Banaras Hindu University enhanced.jpg|thumb|[[Banaras Hindu University]], first central university of India (founded and centralised in 1916)]] | [[File:BHU Main Gate, Banaras Hindu University enhanced.jpg|thumb|[[Banaras Hindu University]], first central university of India (founded and centralised in 1916).]] | ||
'''Central | '''Central 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> except for nine universities which are under the purview of other ministries.<ref name=Central/> 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|2023|6|post=,}} the list of central universities published by the UGC includes 56 central universities.<ref name=Central>{{cite web|url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/Consolidated_CENTRAL_UNIVERSITIES_List.pdf|title=List of 56 Central Universities|access-date=23 June 2023|publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623124354/https://www.ugc.gov.in/oldpdf/Consolidated_CENTRAL_UNIVERSITIES_List.pdf|archive-date=23 June 2023}}</ref> | |||
==Universities by state== | ==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]]. | 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]], [[Ladakh]] 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]] | [[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 | {| class="wikitable sortable collapsible plainrowheaders" border="1" style="text-align:center;" | ||
|+ Central universities by state<br> and union territory | |+ Central universities by state<br/> and union territory | ||
! scope="col" |State / union territory | ! scope="col" |State / union territory | ||
! scope="col" |Central<br> universities | ! scope="col" |Central<br/> universities | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Andhra Pradesh]] | | [[Andhra Pradesh]] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| [[Gujarat]] | | [[Gujarat]] | ||
| | | 2 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Haryana]] | | [[Haryana]] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| [[Kerala]] | | [[Kerala]] | ||
| 1 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Ladakh]] | |||
| 1 | | 1 | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| 1 | | 1 | ||
|- class="sortbottom" | |- class="sortbottom" | ||
! Total || style="text-align:center" | | ! Total || style="text-align:center" | 56 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
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! scope="col" style="width: 10%;" |[[States and territories of India|State]] | ! scope="col" style="width: 10%;" |[[States and territories of India|State]] | ||
! scope="col" style="width: 5%;" |Location | ! scope="col" style="width: 5%;" |Location | ||
! scope="col" style="width: 2%;" | | ! scope="col" style="width: 2%;" | Centralised | ||
! scope="col" style="width: 2%;" |Established | |||
! scope="col" style="width: 6%;" |Specialisation | ! scope="col" style="width: 6%;" |Specialisation | ||
! scope="col" style="width: 4%;" class="unsortable"|Sources | ! scope="col" style="width: 4%;" class="unsortable"|Sources | ||
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| [[Andhra Pradesh]] | | [[Andhra Pradesh]] | ||
| [[Vizianagaram district|Vizianagaram]] | | [[Vizianagaram district|Vizianagaram]] | ||
|2019 | |||
| 2019 | | 2019 | ||
| Tribal General | | 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> | |<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 '' | | [[Central University of Andhra Pradesh]]{{refn|group=note|name=Amendment |Established under amendments ''Central Universities (Amendment) Act, 2014'',<ref>{{cite web |title=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> ''Central Universities (Amendment) Act, 2019'',<ref>{{cite web |title=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> ''Central Universities (Amendment) Act, 2021''<ref>{{cite web |title=The Central Universities (Amendment) Act, 2021 |url=https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_parliament/2021/The%20Central%20Universities%20(Amendment)%20Act,%202021.pdf |access-date=23 June 2023}}</ref> and ''Central Universities (Amendment) Act, 2022''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Central Universities (Amendment) Act, 2022 |url=https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_parliament/2022/Central%20Universities%20(Amendment)%20Act,%202022.pdf |access-date=23 June 2023}}</ref>}} | ||
| [[Andhra Pradesh]] | | [[Andhra Pradesh]] | ||
| [[Anantapur district|Anantapur]] | | [[Anantapur district|Anantapur]] | ||
|2019 | |||
| 2019 | | 2019 | ||
| | | 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> | |<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> | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| [[Andhra Pradesh]] | | [[Andhra Pradesh]] | ||
| [[Tirupati]] | | [[Tirupati]] | ||
| 1956 | |2020 | ||
| 1956 | |||
| [[Sanskrit]] | | [[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> | | <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> | ||
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| [[Arunachal Pradesh]] | | [[Arunachal Pradesh]] | ||
| [[Itanagar]] | | [[Itanagar]] | ||
| 1985 | |2007 | ||
| | | 1985 | ||
| 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> | |<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> | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| [[Assam]] | | [[Assam]] | ||
| [[Silchar]] | | [[Silchar]] | ||
|1994 | |||
| 1994 | | 1994 | ||
| | | 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> | |<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> | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| [[Assam]] | | [[Assam]] | ||
| [[Tezpur]] | | [[Tezpur]] | ||
|1994 | |||
| 1994 | | 1994 | ||
| General | | General | ||
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| [[Bihar]] | | [[Bihar]] | ||
| [[Gaya, India|Gaya]] | | [[Gaya, India|Gaya]] | ||
|2009 | |||
| 2009 | | 2009 | ||
| General | | General | ||
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| [[Bihar]] | | [[Bihar]] | ||
| [[Motihari]] | | [[Motihari]] | ||
|2016 | |||
| 2016 | | 2016 | ||
| General | | 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> | |<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 | | [[Nalanda University]]{{refn|group=note|name=fund|Directly funded by [[Government of India]] and not by [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]].<ref name=Central/>}}{{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]] | | [[Bihar]] | ||
| [[Rajgir]], [[Nalanda district|Nalanda]] | | [[Rajgir]], [[Nalanda district|Nalanda]] | ||
|2010 | |||
| 2010 | | 2010 | ||
| [[International university]] | | [[International university]] | ||
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| [[Bihar]] | | [[Bihar]] | ||
| [[Samastipur district|Samastipur]] | | [[Samastipur district|Samastipur]] | ||
| 1905 | |2016 | ||
| 1905 | |||
| Agriculture | | 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> | |<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> | ||
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| [[Chhattisgarh]] | | [[Chhattisgarh]] | ||
| [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]] | | [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]] | ||
| 1983 | |2009 | ||
| 1983 | |||
| General | | 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> | |<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> | ||
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| [[Delhi]] | | [[Delhi]] | ||
| [[New Delhi]] | | [[New Delhi]] | ||
| 1970 | |2020 | ||
| 1970 | |||
| [[Sanskrit]] | | [[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> | | <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> | ||
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| [[Delhi]] | | [[Delhi]] | ||
| [[New Delhi]] | | [[New Delhi]] | ||
|1985 | |||
| 1985 | | 1985 | ||
| [[Distance education]] | | [[Distance education]] | ||
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| [[Delhi]] | | [[Delhi]] | ||
| [[New Delhi]] | | [[New Delhi]] | ||
| 1920 | |1988 | ||
| 1920 | |||
| General | | 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> | |<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> | ||
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| [[Delhi]] | | [[Delhi]] | ||
| [[New Delhi]] | | [[New Delhi]] | ||
|1969 | |||
| 1969 | | 1969 | ||
| General | | General | ||
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| [[Delhi]] | | [[Delhi]] | ||
| [[New Delhi]] | | [[New Delhi]] | ||
| 1962 | |2020 | ||
| 1962 | |||
| [[Sanskrit]] | | [[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> | | <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> | ||
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| [[Delhi]] | | [[Delhi]] | ||
| [[New Delhi]] | | [[New Delhi]] | ||
|2010 | |||
| 2010 | | 2010 | ||
| [[International university]] | | [[International university]] | ||
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| [[Delhi]] | | [[Delhi]] | ||
| [[New Delhi]] | | [[New Delhi]] | ||
|1922 | |||
| 1922 | | 1922 | ||
| General | | General | ||
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| [[Gujarat]] | | [[Gujarat]] | ||
| [[Gandhinagar]] | | [[Gandhinagar]] | ||
|2009 | |||
| 2009 | | 2009 | ||
| General | | 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> | |<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> | ||
|- | |||
| [[Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya]]{{refn|group=note|name=Amendment}} | |||
| [[Gujarat]] | |||
| [[Vadodara]] | |||
| 2018 | |||
| 2022 | |||
| Transport | |||
|<ref>{{cite web |url= https://gsv.ac.in/aboutgsv/ |title=About Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya |work=gsv.ac.in |access-date=23 June 2023|publisher=Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya}}</ref> | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Central University of Haryana]]{{refn|group=note|name=c2009}} | | [[Central University of Haryana]]{{refn|group=note|name=c2009}} | ||
| [[Haryana]] | | [[Haryana]] | ||
| [[Mahendragarh]] | | [[Mahendragarh]] | ||
| 2009 | |||
| 2009 | | 2009 | ||
| General | | General | ||
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| [[Himachal Pradesh]] | | [[Himachal Pradesh]] | ||
| [[Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh|Dharamsala]] | | [[Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh|Dharamsala]] | ||
|2009 | |||
| 2009 | | 2009 | ||
| General | | General | ||
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| [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] | | [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] | ||
| [[Jammu]] | | [[Jammu]] | ||
|2011 | |||
| 2011 | | 2011 | ||
| General | | General | ||
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| [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] | | [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] | ||
| [[Ganderbal district|Ganderbal]] | | [[Ganderbal district|Ganderbal]] | ||
|2009 | |||
| 2009 | | 2009 | ||
| General | | General | ||
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| [[Jharkhand]] | | [[Jharkhand]] | ||
| [[Ranchi]] | | [[Ranchi]] | ||
|2009 | |||
| 2009 | | 2009 | ||
| General | | General | ||
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| [[Karnataka]] | | [[Karnataka]] | ||
| [[Gulbarga|Kalaburagi]] | | [[Gulbarga|Kalaburagi]] | ||
|2009 | |||
| 2009 | | 2009 | ||
| General | | General | ||
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| [[Kerala]] | | [[Kerala]] | ||
| [[Kasaragod Town|Kasaragod]] | | [[Kasaragod Town|Kasaragod]] | ||
|2009 | |||
| 2009 | | 2009 | ||
| General | | 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> | |<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> | ||
|- | |||
| [[Sindhu Central University]]{{refn|group=note|name=Amendment}} | |||
| [[Ladakh]] | |||
| [[Khalatse]] | |||
| 2021 | |||
| 2021 | |||
| General | |||
|<ref>{{cite press release|title=Sindhu Central University will offer 3 significant post-graduate level programs in the first Academic Year 2023-24 |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1930614 |website=pib.gov.in |access-date=23 June 2023}}</ref> | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Dr. Hari Singh Gour University]] | | [[Dr. Hari Singh Gour University]] | ||
| [[Madhya Pradesh]] | | [[Madhya Pradesh]] | ||
| [[Sagar, Madhya Pradesh|Sagar]] | | [[Sagar, Madhya Pradesh|Sagar]] | ||
| 1946 | |2009 | ||
| 1946 | |||
| General | | 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> | |<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> | ||
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| [[Madhya Pradesh]] | | [[Madhya Pradesh]] | ||
| [[Amarkantak]] | | [[Amarkantak]] | ||
|2007 | |||
| 2007 | | 2007 | ||
| General | | General | ||
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| [[Maharashtra]] | | [[Maharashtra]] | ||
| [[Wardha]] | | [[Wardha]] | ||
|1997 | |||
| 1997 | | 1997 | ||
| [[Hindi language]] | | [[Hindi language]] | ||
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| [[Manipur]] | | [[Manipur]] | ||
| [[Imphal]] | | [[Imphal]] | ||
|1993 | |||
| 1993 | | 1993 | ||
| Agriculture | | Agriculture | ||
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| [[Manipur]] | | [[Manipur]] | ||
| [[Imphal]] | | [[Imphal]] | ||
| 1980 | |2005 | ||
| 1980 | |||
| General | | 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> | |<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> | ||
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| [[Manipur]] | | [[Manipur]] | ||
| [[Imphal]] | | [[Imphal]] | ||
|2018 | |||
| 2018 | | 2018 | ||
| Sports | | Sports | ||
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| [[Meghalaya]] | | [[Meghalaya]] | ||
| [[Shillong]] | | [[Shillong]] | ||
|1973 | |||
| 1973 | | 1973 | ||
| General | | General | ||
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| [[Aizawl]] | | [[Aizawl]] | ||
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| [[Koraput]] | | [[Koraput]] | ||
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| [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] | | [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] | ||
| [[Pondicherry (city)|Pondicherry]] | | [[Pondicherry (city)|Pondicherry]] | ||
|1985 | |||
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| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] | | [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] | ||
| [[Bathinda]] | | [[Bathinda]] | ||
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| [[Rajasthan]] | | [[Rajasthan]] | ||
| [[Ajmer]] | | [[Ajmer]] | ||
|2009 | |||
| 2009 | | 2009 | ||
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| [[Sikkim]] | | [[Sikkim]] | ||
| [[Gangtok]] | | [[Gangtok]] | ||
|2007 | |||
| 2007 | | 2007 | ||
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| [[Tamil Nadu]] | | [[Tamil Nadu]] | ||
| [[Tiruvarur]] | | [[Tiruvarur]] | ||
|2009 | |||
| 2009 | | 2009 | ||
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| [[Tamil Nadu]] | | [[Tamil Nadu]] | ||
| [[Chennai]] | | [[Chennai]] | ||
|2008 | |||
| 2008 | | 2008 | ||
| Marine science | | Marine science | ||
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| [[Telangana]] | | [[Telangana]] | ||
| [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] | | [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] | ||
| 1958 | |2007 | ||
| 1958 | |||
| English and foreign languages | | 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> | |<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> | ||
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| [[Telangana]] | | [[Telangana]] | ||
| [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] | | [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] | ||
|1998 | |||
| 1998 | | 1998 | ||
| [[Urdu language]] | | [[Urdu language]] | ||
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| [[Telangana]] | | [[Telangana]] | ||
| [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] | | [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] | ||
|1974 | |||
| 1974 | | 1974 | ||
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| [[Tripura]] | | [[Tripura]] | ||
| [[Agartala]] | | [[Agartala]] | ||
|1987 | |||
| 1987 | | 1987 | ||
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| [[Uttar Pradesh]] | | [[Uttar Pradesh]] | ||
| [[Aligarh]] | | [[Aligarh]] | ||
|1920 | |||
| 1920 | | 1920 | ||
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| [[Uttar Pradesh]] | | [[Uttar Pradesh]] | ||
| [[Allahabad|Prayagraj]] | | [[Allahabad|Prayagraj]] | ||
| 1887 | |2005 | ||
| 1887 | |||
| General | | 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> | |<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> | ||
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| [[Lucknow]] | | [[Lucknow]] | ||
|1996 | |||
| 1996 | | 1996 | ||
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| [[Uttar Pradesh]] | | [[Uttar Pradesh]] | ||
| [[Varanasi]] | | [[Varanasi]] | ||
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| [[Uttar Pradesh]] | | [[Uttar Pradesh]] | ||
| [[Raebareli]] | | [[Raebareli]] | ||
|2013 | |||
| 2013 | | 2013 | ||
| Aviation science | | Aviation science | ||
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| [[Uttar Pradesh]] | | [[Uttar Pradesh]] | ||
| [[Jhansi]] | | [[Jhansi]] | ||
|2014 | |||
| 2014 | | 2014 | ||
| Agriculture | | Agriculture | ||
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| [[Uttarakhand]] | | [[Uttarakhand]] | ||
| [[Srinagar, Uttarakhand|Srinagar]] | | [[Srinagar, Uttarakhand|Srinagar]] | ||
| 1973 | |2009 | ||
| 1973 | |||
| General | | 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> | |<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> | ||
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*[https://www.ugc.ac.in/centraluniversity.aspx Central Universities per state] | |||
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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]
As of June 2023,[update] the list of central universities published by the UGC includes 56 central universities.[2]
Universities by state[edit | edit source]
The 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.

| 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 | 56 |
List of central universities in India[edit | edit source]
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.


- Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 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]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Established under The Central Sanskrit Universities Act, 2020[12]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Directly funded by Government of India and not by UGC.[2]
- ↑ Established under central act Nalanda University Act, 2010[19]
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 Established by the Central Universities Act, 2009[5]
See also[edit | edit source]
- 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
References[edit | edit source]
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- ↑ "About NSU". nsu.ac.in. National Sports University. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
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- ↑ "About Mizoram University". mzu.edu.in. Mizoram University. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ↑ "Welcome to Nagaland University Home Page". nagauniv.org.in. Nagaland University. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- ↑ "Introduction". cuorissa.org. Central University of Orissa. Archived from the original on 28 May 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- ↑ "Pondicherry University Home Page". pondiuni.edu.in. Pondicherry University. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
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- ↑ "About University". curaj.ac.in. Central University of Rajasthan. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ↑ "Welcome to Sikkim University". sikkimuniversity.in. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
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