List of universities in India
The higher education system in India includes both private and public universities. Public universities are supported by the Government of India and the state governments, while private universities are mostly supported by various bodies and societies. Universities in India are recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC), which draws its power from the University Grants Commission Act, 1956.[1] In addition, 15 Professional Councils are established, controlling different aspects of accreditation and coordination.[2]
The types of universities include:
- Central universities, or Union universities, are established by an Act of Parliament and are under the purview of the Department of Higher Education in the Union Human Resource Development Ministry.[3] The UGC lists 46 central universities.[4]
- 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. As of 31 March 2016, the UGC lists 345 state universities.[5] The oldest establishment date listed by the UGC is 1857, shared by the University of Mumbai, the University of Madras and the University of Calcutta. Note that most State Universities are "affiliating universities" in that they administer a large number of "affiliated colleges" (many located in very small towns) that typically offer a range of undergraduate courses, but may also offer post-graduate courses. More established colleges may even offer PhD programs in some departments with the approval of the affiliating university.
- Deemed university, or "Deemed to be University", is a status of autonomy granted by the Department of Higher Education on the advice of the UGC, under Section 3 of the UGC Act.[6] As of 31 March 2016, the UGC lists 123 deemed universities.[7] 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. Note that in many cases, the same listing by the UGC covers several institutes. For example, the listing for Homi Bhabha National Institute covers the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research and other institutes.[8]
- Private universities are approved by the UGC. They can grant degrees but they are not allowed to have off-campus affiliated colleges. The UGC list of private universities as on 31[9] March 2016 lists 235[10] private universities.[11]
India has 749 universities.[12][13] There are universities of some kind in each of the 29 states of India as well as three of the union territories: Chandigarh, Delhi and Puducherry. The state with the most universities is Rajasthan with 71 universities. Tamil Nadu is the state with the most deemed universities, numbering 28.[7]Gujarat and West Bengal have the most state universities, 25 each . and Uttar Pradesh has 24 State Universities .[5] Rajasthan has the most private universities (41),[11][12] while Delhi and Uttar Pradesh have five central universities each, the largest number of all the states and territories.[4]
Apart from the above universities, other institutions are granted the permission to autonomously award degrees. However, they do not affiliate colleges and are not officially called "universities" but "autonomous organizations" or "autonomous institutes". They fall under the administrative control of the Department of Higher Education.[14] These organizations include the Indian Institutes of Information Technology, Indian Institutes of Technology, the National Institutes of Technology, the Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research, the Indian Institutes of Management (though these award diplomas, not degrees)[15] and other autonomous institutes. These institutes are not listed below.
Also not listed are institutes which are under the control of the professional councils, without approval of the UGC, e.g. Agricultural Universities, which are under the control of the Agricultural Education Division of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), one of the professional councils.[16][17]
As of August 2015, India has a total of 18 IITs, the Indian School of Mines, 32 NITs, 18 state-funded technical institutes and 18 IIITs.[18][19][20]
Universities by state and type
| State | Central universities | State universities | Deemed universities | Private universities | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh (list) | 0 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
| Arunachal Pradesh (list) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| Assam (list) | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 18 |
| Bihar (list) | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| Chandigarh (list) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Chhattisgarh (list) | 1 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 22 |
| Delhi (list) | 5 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 22 |
| Goa (list) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gujarat (list) | 1 | 25 | 2 | 24 | 52 |
| Haryana (list) | 1 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 40 |
| Himachal Pradesh (list) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 22 |
| Jammu and Kashmir (list) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Jharkhand (list) | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| Karnataka (list) | 1 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 51 |
| Kerala (list) | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| Madhya Pradesh (list) | 2 | 21 | 1 | 18 | 42 |
| Maharashtra (list) | 1 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 48 |
| Manipur (list) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Meghalaya (list) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| Mizoram (list) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nagaland (list) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Odisha (list) | 1 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
| Puducherry (list) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Punjab (list) | 1 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 25 |
| Rajasthan (list) | 1 | 21 | 8 | 41 | 71 |
| Sikkim (list) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| Tamil Nadu (list) | 2 | 22 | 28 | 0 | 52 |
| Telangana (list) | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| Tripura (list) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Uttar Pradesh (list) | 5 | 24 | 9 | 24 | 62 |
| Uttarakhand (list) | 1 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 25 |
| West Bengal (list) | 1 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 35 |
| Total | 46 | 345 | 123 | 235 | 749[10][10] |
This list is current as of 31 March[12] 2016.[12]
It does not include the National School of Drama, which changed status on 7 October 2011; its current status is unclear.[21]
Universities by type
- List of agricultural universities in India
- List of central universities in India
- List of deemed universities in India
- List of forestry universities in India
- List of Islamic universities and colleges in India
- List of private universities in India
- List of state universities in India
See also
- List of autonomous higher education institutes in India
- University Grants Commission (India)
- Institutes of National Importance (India)
- Uniraj – University of Rajasthan
References
- ↑ "University Grants Commission Act, 1956" (PDF). Union Human Resource Development Ministry. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ↑ "::: Professional Councils-Inside H E – University Grants Commission :::". ugc.ac.in. University Grants Commission. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ↑ "Central Universities". mhrd.gov.in. Union Human Resource Development Ministry. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- 1 2 "Central Universities". ugc.ac.in. University Grants Commission. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- 1 2 "List of State Universities" (PDF). University Grants Commission. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ↑ "Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IISST) Thiruvanathapuram Declared as Deemed to be University". Union Human Resource Development Ministry, Press Information Bureau. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- 1 2 ":::Deemed University – University Grants Commission :::". ugc.ac.in. University Grants Commission. 23 June 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- ↑ "Listing of Homi Bhabha National Institute as deemed university". ugc.ac.in. University Grants Commission. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ↑ http://www.gc.ac.in
- 1 2 3 ugc.ac.in
- 1 2 ":::Private Universities – University Grants Commission :::". ugc.ac.in. University Grants Commission. 7 June 2012. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 http://www.ugc.ac.in
- ↑ "No of Universities in India". Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ↑ "Autonomous Bodies – Higher Education". education.nic.in. Union Human Resource Development Ministry. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ↑ Mathang Seshagiri (1 May 2011). "It's time IIMs give degree, not diploma: Panel". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (Times of India).
- ↑ "Agricultural Education Division | Indian Council of Agricultural Research". icar.org.in. Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ↑ "Universities | Indian Council of Agricultural Research". icar.org.in. Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ↑ "3,200 engineering seats vacant, govt makes Rs 14 crore".
- ↑ "JoSAA admission 2015 concludes; No Spot Round this time".
- ↑ "Only 591 seats vacant at IITs, ISM Dhanbad".
- ↑ "NSD loses deemed varsity status on own request". The Hindu. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
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