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'''Deemed university''', or '''deemed-to-be-university''', is an accreditation granted to [[higher education]]al institutions in [[India]], conferring the status of a university. It is granted by the [[Department of Higher Education (India)|Department of Higher Education]].<ref>{{cite web|title=UGC Act-1956|url=http://mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/upload_document/ugc_act.pdf|website=Ministry of Education |publisher=Secretary, University Grants Commission|access-date=1 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IISST) Thiruvanathapuram Declared as Deemed to be University  |url=http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=40292 |date=14 July 2008 |publisher=[[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Union Human Resource Development Ministry]], Press Information Bureau|access-date=3 September 2011}}</ref> To quote the [[Ministry of Human Resource Development]] (MHRD), "An Institution of Higher Education, other than universities, working at a very high standard in specific area of study, can be declared by the Central Government on the advice of the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC), as an Institution 'Deemed-to-be-university'. Institutions that are 'deemed-to-be-university' enjoy the academic status and privileges of a university."<ref>{{cite web|title=Deemed University|url=http://mhrd.gov.in/deemed-university|website=Ministry of Human Resource Development |publisher=MHRD}}</ref>

The higher education system in [[India]] includes both [[Private university|private]] and [[Public university|public]] [[university|universities]]. Public universities are supported by the [[Government of India]] and the [[State governments in India|state governments]], while private universities are mostly supported by various bodies and societies. Universities in India are recognized by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] , which draws its power from the ''[[University Grants Commission Act, 1956]]''.<ref>{{cite web|format=PDF|title=University Grants Commission Act, 1956|url=http://mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/ugc_act.pdf|publisher=[[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Union Human Resource Development Ministry]]|access-date=3 September 2011}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In addition to this, 15 Professional Councils are established, controlling different aspects of accreditation and coordination.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/pcouncil.html |title=::: Professional Councils-Inside H E – University Grants Commission ::: |work=ugc.ac.in |access-date=11 August 2011 |publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106075646/http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/pcouncil.html |archive-date=6 January 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The status of a deemed university allows full autonomy in courses, syllabus, admissions and fees.<ref>{{cite web |publisher = [[NDTV]]|url= http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/what_is_a_deemed_university.php |title=What is a Deemed University? |date = 19 January 2010|work=ndtv.com |access-date=14 February 2012}}</ref> The UGC list dated 23 June 2008 lists 130 deemed universities.<ref name=Deemed>{{cite web|url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/deemeduniv.html|title=:::Deemed University – University Grants Commission :::|work=ugc.ac.in|date=23 June 2008|access-date=6 June 2011|publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129070530/http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/deemeduniv.html|archive-date=29 November 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> Note that although the list is dated 23 June 2009, the latest addition to the list, [[Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences]], was made on 24 June 2009. 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, recently the oldest in Asia and one of the most active research institution [[Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/calcutta/tag-boost-for-research-hubjadavpur-institute-set-to-offer-bs-and-ms-courses-235054 |title=Tag boost for research hub |date= 3 June 2018 |access-date=8 July 2018 |publisher= The Telegraph India |author=Subhankar Chowdhury}}</ref> established in 1876 was granted deemed-to-be-university status under de-novo category on 2 June 2018. There are deemed universities in 18 of the 29 [[states and territories of India|states of India]] and three of the [[Union Territory|union territories]]. The state with the most universities is [[Tamil Nadu]] with 28 deemed universities.<ref name=Deemed/> As of 31 December 2015, there are 125 deemed to be universities in India.

* [[State university (India)|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.<ref name=State>{{cite web|url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/State_UniversityNovember2011.pdf|title=List of State Universities|date=30 November 2011|access-date=13 February 2012|format=PDF|publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]]}}</ref>

* [[Institute under State Legislature Act]] is an Institution established or incorporated by a [[State legislature (India)|State Legislature]] Act, in [[India]].<ref>http://mhrd.gov.in/university-and-higher-education</ref> Institutes that are ‘under State Legislature Act’ enjoy academic status and privileges of [[State university (India)|state universities]].

* [[Private university#India|Private universities]] are approved by the UGC. They can grant degrees but they are not allowed to have off-campus affiliated colleges.<ref name=Private>{{cite web |url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/privateuniversity.html |title=:::Private Universities – University Grants Commission ::: |work=ugc.ac.in |date=10 February 2012 |access-date=17 February 2012 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/65WOu09Fw?url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/privateunivnotice.html |archive-date=17 February 2012 |publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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