Central university (India)

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 in the Ministry of Education,[1] except for nine universities which are under the purview of other ministris.[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 18 October 2022, The list of central universities published by the UGC includes 55 central universities.[2] However, as of August 2022, Sindhu Central University, which is listed by the UGC as a central university in Ladakh, is still not operational.[6]

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 of India except Goa. Of the union territories, there are central universities in Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Puducherry.

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 1
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
Total55

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.

Renovated gate of Tezpur University, a central university established in 1994
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 [7]
Central University of Andhra Pradesh[note 1] Andhra Pradesh Anantapur 2019 2019 General [10]
National Sanskrit University[note 2] Andhra Pradesh Tirupati 2020 1956 Sanskrit [12]
Rajiv Gandhi University Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar 2007 1985 General [13]
Assam University Assam Silchar 1994 1994 General [14]
Tezpur University Assam Tezpur 1994 1994 General [15]
Central University of South Bihar Bihar Gaya 2009 2009 General [16]
Mahatma Gandhi Central University[note 1] Bihar Motihari 2016 2016 General [17]
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 1998 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]
Central University of Haryana[note 5] Haryana Mahendragarh 2009 2009 General [31]
Central University of Himachal Pradesh[note 5] Himachal Pradesh Dharamsala 2009 2009 General [32]
Central University of Jammu[note 5] Jammu and Kashmir Jammu 2011 2011 General [33]
Central University of Kashmir[note 5] Jammu and Kashmir Ganderbal 2009 2009 General [34]
Central University of Jharkhand[note 5] Jharkhand Ranchi 2009 2009 General [35]
Central University of Karnataka[note 5] Karnataka Kalaburagi 2009 2009 General [36]
Central University of Kerala[note 5] Kerala Kasaragod 2009 2009 General [37]
Dr. Hari Singh Gour University Madhya Pradesh Sagar 2009 1946 General [38]
Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Madhya Pradesh Amarkantak 2007 2007 General [39]
Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya Maharashtra Wardha 1997 1997 Hindi language [40]
Central Agricultural University[note 3] Manipur Imphal 1993 1993 Agriculture [41]
Manipur University Manipur Imphal 2005 1980 General [42]
National Sports University[note 3] Manipur Imphal 2018 2018 Sports [43]
North Eastern Hill University Meghalaya Shillong 1973 1973 General [44]
Mizoram University Mizoram Aizawl 2000 2000 General [45]
Nagaland University Nagaland Lumami 1994 1994 General [46]
Central University of Odisha[note 5] Odisha Koraput 2009 2009 General [47]
Pondicherry University Puducherry Pondicherry 1985 1985 General [48]
Central University of Punjab[note 5] Punjab Bathinda 2009 2009 General [49]
Central University of Rajasthan[note 5] Rajasthan Ajmer 2009 2009 General [50]
Sikkim University Sikkim Gangtok 2007 2007 General [51]
Central University of Tamil Nadu[note 5] Tamil Nadu Tiruvarur 2009 2009 General [52]
Indian Maritime University[note 3] Tamil Nadu Chennai 2008 2008 Marine science [53]
English and Foreign Languages University Telangana Hyderabad 2007 1958 English and foreign languages [54]
Maulana Azad National Urdu University Telangana Hyderabad 1998 1998 Urdu language
University of Hyderabad Telangana Hyderabad 1974 1974 General [55]
Tripura University Tripura Agartala 1987 1987 General [56]
Aligarh Muslim University Uttar Pradesh Aligarh 1920 1920 General [57]
University of Allahabad Uttar Pradesh Prayagraj 2005 1887 General [58]
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Uttar Pradesh Lucknow 1996 1996 General [59]
Banaras Hindu University Uttar Pradesh Varanasi 1916 1916 General [60]
Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University[note 3] Uttar Pradesh Raebareli 2013 2013 Aviation science [61]
Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University[note 3] Uttar Pradesh Jhansi 2014 2014 Agriculture [62]
Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University Uttarakhand Srinagar 2009 1973 General [63]
Visva-Bharati University West Bengal Santiniketan 1921 1921 General [64]
Notes
  1. Established under amendments The Central Universities (Amendment) Act, 2014[8] and The Central Universities (Amendment) Act, 2019[9]
  2. Established under The Central Sanskrit Universities Act, 2020[11]
  3. Directly funded by Government of India and not by UGC.[18]
  4. Established under central act Nalanda University Act, 2010[19]
  5. Established by the Central Universities Act, 2009[5]

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.[65][66] Earlier in July, the Union Council of Ministers approved the setting up the new university for ₹750 crore.[67] The new campus will come up at village Khalatse, located in between Leh and Kargil.[67] as of August 2022, the university is still not operational.[6]

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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