Central University, India

A Union University or Central University in India is established by the Department of Higher Education, normally by Act of Parliament, unlike most universities which are established by state governments.[1]

The University Grants Commission (UGC) lists 42 central universities,[2] twelve of which were established in 2009. However, as Central University of Jammu was has not started operating as of June 2011,[3] there are, in effect, 41.

Name State City/Town
English and Foreign Languages University Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad
Maulana Azad National Urdu University Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad
University of Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad
Rajiv Gandhi University Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar
Assam University Assam Silchar
Tezpur University Assam Tezpur
Central University of Bihar[A] Bihar Patna
Guru Ghasidas University Chattisgarh Bilaspur
Indira Gandhi National Open University Delhi New Delhi
Jamia Millia Islamia Delhi New Delhi
Jawaharlal Nehru University Delhi New Delhi
University of Delhi Delhi New Delhi
Central University of Gujarat[A] Gujarat Gandhinagar
Central University of Himachal Pradesh[A] Himachal Pradesh Dharamsala
Central University of Haryana[A] Haryana Mahendragarh
Central University of Jammu and Kashmir[A] Jammu & Kashmir Ganderbal
Central University of Jharkhand[A] Jharkhand Brambe
Central University of Karnataka[A] Karnataka Gulbarga
Central University of Kerala[A] Kerala Kasaragod
Central Agricultural University Manipur Imphal
Manipur University Manipur Imphal
Dr. Hari Singh Gour University Madhya Pradesh Sagar
Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya Maharashtra Wardha
North Eastern Hill University Meghalaya Shillong
Mizoram University Mizoram Aizawl
Nagaland University Nagaland Kohima
Central University of Orissa[A] Orissa Koraput
Pondicherry University Pondicherry Pondicherry
Central University of Punjab[A] Punjab Bathinda
Central University of Rajasthan[A] Rajasthan Ajmer
Sikkim University Sikkim Yangang
Central University of Tamil Nadu[A] Tamil Nadu Tiruvarur
Tripura University Tripura Agartala
Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University Uttarakhand Srinagar
Aligarh Muslim University Uttar Pradesh Aligarh
University of Allahabad Uttar Pradesh Allahabad
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
Banaras Hindu University Uttar Pradesh Varanasi
Visva-Bharati University West Bengal Santiniketan

[A] ^ Created as a result of the 2009 Act

See also

References

  1. ^ "Higher Education". education.nic.in. http://education.nic.in/higedu.htm#C%20E%20N%20T%20R%20A%20L%20%20%20U%20N%20I%20V%20E%20R%20S%20I%20T%20I%20E%20S. Retrieved 6 June 2011. 
  2. ^ "Central Universities". ugc.ac.in. http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/centraluni.html. Retrieved 6 June 2011. 
  3. ^ Watts, Archit (June 10, 2011). "Central University of Jammu Local to be appointed VC soon, says minister". tribuneindia.com. http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110611/j&k.htm#2. Retrieved 19 July 2011. 
Central Universities of India
Central Universities
New Central Universities