List of autonomous higher education institutes 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, 16 Professional Councils are established, controlling different aspects of accreditation and coordination.[2] The types of universities controlled by the UGC include Central universities,[3][4] State universities,[5] Deemed universities[6] and Private universities[7]
In addition to the above universities, other institutions are granted the permission to autonomously award degrees, and while not called "university" by name, act as such. They usually fall under the administrative control of the Department of Higher Education. In official documents they are called "autonomous bodies",[8] "university-level institutions",[9] or even simply "other central institutions".[10] Such institutes include:
- Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) are a group of autonomous information technology oriented institutes with special funding and administration. The Indian Institutes of Information Technology Act [11] lists four central (at Gwalior, Allahabad, Kancheepuram and Jabalpur) and sixteen PPP IIITs. The List of original IIIT's (Indian Institute of IT).[12]
- Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are a group of autonomous engineering and technology-oriented institutes with special funding and administration. The Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 lists sixteen IITs at (BHU) Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Bhubaneshwar (Orissa), Bombay (Maharashtra), Delhi (Delhi), Gandhinagar (Gujarat), Guwahati (Assam), Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh), Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh), Kharagpur (West Bengal), Madras (Tamil Nadu), Mandi (Himachal Pradesh), Patna (Bihar), Jodhpur (Rajasthan), Roorkee (Uttarakhand) and Ropar (Punjab).[13]
- School of Planning and Architecture (SPAs) are a group of architecture and planning schools established by Ministry of HRD, Government of India. All the SPAs are premier centrally funded institution.[14]
- National Institutes of Technology (NITs) are a group of engineering, science, technology and management schools which were established as "Regional Engineering Colleges" and upgraded in 2003 to national status and central funding. The latest act governing NITs is the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007 which declared them Institutes of National Importance. It lists twenty NITs.[15] In 2010 the government announced plans for ten more.[16]
- Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are a group of business schools created by the Government of India. IIMs are registered Societies governed by their respective Board of Governors. The Department of Higher Education lists 13 IIMs.[17]
- Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) are a group of five institutes established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, devoted to science education and research in basic sciences. They are broadly set on the lines of the Indian Institute of Science.[18]
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) are a group of autonomous public medical colleges of higher education. These are seven in numbers and are established by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, with the aim of correcting regional imbalances in quality tertiary level healthcare in the country, and attaining self-sufficiency in graduate and postgraduate medical education.
- National Law Universities (NLU) are universities established for promotion of legal research and legal profession in India. There are around 15 National Law Universities in India which are autonomous in nature. The prominent among them are National Law School of India University, NALSAR University of Law and W.B. National University of Juridical Sciences.
- Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), situated at Thiruvananthapuram functions as an autonomous body under the Department of Space. The institute is the first of its kind in the country, to offer high quality education at the undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and post doctoral levels on areas with special focus to space sciences, space technology and space applications.
Of specific interest are Institutes of National Importance (INIs). INIs are institutions which are set by an act of parliament. They receive special recognition and funding. The Department of Higher Education's list includes 39 institutions.[19] Some other institutes were also officially awarded the status.[20][21][22] INIs are marked below with a hash (#).
Government-Funded Institutes
# - Institutes of National Importance
See also
- List of universities in India
- University Grants Commission (India) (UGC)
- Institutes of National Importance (in India)
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.
- ↑ "Central Universities". ugc.ac.in. University Grants Commission. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- ↑ "List of State Universities" (PDF). University Grants Commission. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ↑ ":::Deemed University – University Grants Commission :::". ugc.ac.in. University Grants Commission. 23 June 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- ↑ ":::Private Universities – University Grants Commission :::". ugc.ac.in. University Grants Commission. 1 August 2011. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 9 October. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Autonomous Bodies – Higher Education". education.nic.in. Union Human Resource Development Ministry. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ↑ "Inclusive and Qualitative Expansion of Higher Education" (PDF). University Grants Commission. p. 9.
- ↑ "Other Central Institutions |". mhrd.gov.in. Union Human Resource Development Ministry. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ↑ "The Indian Institutes of Information Technology Act" (PDF).
- ↑ "List of original IIIT's (Indian Institute of IT)" (PDF).
- ↑ "The Institutes of Technology Act, 1961" (PDF). Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. 24 May 2005. Retrieved 14 May 2006.
- ↑
- ↑ "National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007" (PDF). Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ↑ "Ten New NITs for non-NIT States and UTs" (PDF). Central Counselling Board. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ↑ "Technical Education – Centrally funded Institutions – Management Education". education.nic.in. Union Human Resource Development Ministry. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ↑ "Technical Education – Centrally funded Institutions". education.nic.in. Union Human Resource Development Ministry. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ↑ "The Institutes of National Importance" (PDF). Union Human Resource Development Ministry. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ↑ "B'lore: NIMHANS gets national importance status". Oneindia.in. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ↑ "The Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing Kancheepuram Ordinance, 2011" (PDF). 1 July 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ↑ "Press Information Bureau English Releases – Rajya Sabha Passes Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology Bill 2007". pib.nic.in (Press release). Government of India. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
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