INDIAN UNIVERSITIES SEARCH

Indian university list is large and is growing. There are basically three types of universities in India, one run by the state which may have central universities and state government owned universities; the second category are "deemed to be" universities which are essentially privately funded but are approved by the University Grants Commission (UGC) the government regulator for universities as stand alone institution without any powers for granting affiliation. The third category are the private universities which are empowered by a separate act of the state legislature passed at different state governments. This category is also not permitted any affiliation of colleges. The current list of states which approve private universities under a separate empowering legislation follows.

States Sanctioning Private University Status

Assam Bihar Chhattisgarh Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jharkhand

Karnataka Madhya Pradesh Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Orissa

Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttrakhand