Universities and Institutes in India

This is a list of universities in India. India has both private and public universities, many of which are supported by the Government of India and the state governments. Apart from these there are private universities supported by various bodies and societies also exist. Most of the universities listed under the top south Asian universities are located in India.

Types of universities in India include:

§  Central university, or Union university – established by Act of Parliament and under the purview of the Department of Higher Education, Government of India. The University Grants Commission(UGC) list 42 central universities.

§  State university − run by the State government of each of the States of India, and usually established by a local parliament act. The UGC lists 274 state universities, around 170 of which receiving Central/UGC assistance.

§  Deemed university, or "Deemed-to-be-University" – a status of autonomy granted by the Department of Higher Education, Union Human Resource Development Ministry, on the advice of the UGC, under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956. The USG list from 23 June 2008 lists 130 deemed universities.

§  Private university – while private universities approved by the USG can grant degrees, they are not allowed to have off-campus affiliated colleges. the The USG list from 20 May 2011 lists 82 private universities.

§  Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) - a group of autonomous engineering and technology-oriented institutes with special funding and administration. The original Institutes of Technology Act, 1961lists seven IITs. None more are listed under the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2010 which was passed by the Lok Sabha on March 24 2011 and is still to be adopted by theRajya Sabha.