Central universities in

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are

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established by an Act of Parliament and are under the purview of the Department of Higher Education in the

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, 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 Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...

with seven universities. There are central universities in all of the

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except Goa. Of the union territories, there are central universities in

, Jammu and Kashmir,

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and Puducherry. Delhiuni

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. ;Notes

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Central Universities per state
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Universities by state

List of central universities in India

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