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 except for nine universities which are under the purview of other ministries. In general, universities in India are recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC), which draws its power from the University Grants Commission Act, 1956. In addition, 15 Professional Councils are established, controlling different aspects of accreditation and coordination. Central universities, in addition, are covered by the Central Universities Act, 2009, which regulates their purpose, powers, governance etc., and established 12 new universities. the list of central universities published by the UGC includes 56 central universities.
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.
+ Central universities by state and union territoryState / union territoryCentral universities Andhra Pradesh 3 Arunachal Pradesh 1 Assam 2 Bihar 4 Chhattisgarh 1 Delhi 7 Gujarat 2 Haryana 1 Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir 2 Jharkhand 1 Karnataka Kerala Ladakh Madhya Pradesh 2 Maharashtra 1 Manipur 3 Meghalaya 1 Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Puducherry Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu 2 Telangana 4 Tripura 1 Uttar Pradesh 6 Uttarakhand 1 West Bengal Total 57
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. + Central universities of IndiaUniversityStateLocation CentralisedEstablishedSpecialisationSources Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Vizianagaram2019 2019 General Central University of Andhra Pradesh Anantapuram2019 2019 General National Sanskrit University Tirupati2020 1956 Sanskrit Rajiv Gandhi University Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar2007 1985 General Assam University Assam Silchar1994 1994 General Tezpur University Tezpur1994 1994 General Central University of South Bihar Bihar Gaya2009 2009 General Mahatma Gandhi Central University Motihari2016 2016 General Nalanda University Rajgir2010 2010 International university Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University Samastipur2016 1905 Agriculture Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya Chhattisgarh Bilaspur2009 1983 General Central Sanskrit University Delhi New Delhi2020 1970 Sanskrit Indira Gandhi National Open University New Delhi1985 1985 Distance education Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi1988 1920 General Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi1969 1969 General Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University New Delhi2020 1962 Sanskrit South Asian University New Delhi2010 2010 International university University of Delhi New Delhi1922 1922 General Central University of Gujarat Gujarat Gandhinagar2009 2009 General Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya Vadodara 2018 2022 Transport Central University of Haryana Haryana Mahendragarh 2009 2009 General Central University of Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh Dharamsala2009 2009 General Central University of Jammu Jammu and Kashmir Jammu2011 2011 General Central University of Kashmir Ganderbal2009 2009 General Central University of Jharkhand Jharkhand Ranchi2009 2009 General Central University of Karnataka Karnataka Kalaburagi2009 2009 General Central University of Kerala Kerala Kasaragod2009 2009 General Sindhu Central University Ladakh Khalatse 2021 2021 General Dr. Hari Singh Gour University Madhya Pradesh Sagar2009 1946 General Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Amarkantak2007 2007 General Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya Maharashtra Wardha1997 1997 Hindi Central Agricultural University Manipur Imphal1993 1993 Agriculture Manipur University Imphal2005 1980 General National Sports University Imphal2018 2018 Sports North Eastern Hill University Meghalaya Shillong1973 1973 General Mizoram University Mizoram Aizawl2000 2000 General Nagaland University Nagaland Lumami1994 1994 General Central University of Odisha Odisha Koraput2009 2009 General Pondicherry University Puducherry Pondicherry1985 1985 General Central University of Punjab Punjab Bathinda2009 2009 General Central University of Rajasthan Rajasthan Ajmer2009 2009 General Sikkim University Sikkim Gangtok2007 2007 General Central University of Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Tiruvarur2009 2009 General Indian Maritime University Chennai2008 2008 Marine science English and Foreign Languages University Telangana Hyderabad2007 1958 English and foreign languages Maulana Azad National Urdu University Hyderabad1998 1998 Urdu University of Hyderabad Hyderabad1974 1974 GeneralSammakka Sarakka Central Tribal UniversityMulugu20232023General Tripura University Tripura Agartala1987 1987 General Aligarh Muslim University Uttar Pradesh Aligarh1920 1920 General University of Allahabad Prayagraj2005 1887 General Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Lucknow1996 1996 General Banaras Hindu University Varanasi1916 1916 General Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University Raebareli2013 2013 Aviation science Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University Jhansi2014 2014 Agriculture Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University Uttarakhand Srinagar2009 1973 General Visva-Bharati University West Bengal Shantiniketan1951 1921 General
Notes
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
References
External links Central Universities per state