Central Universities

A central university or a union university in India is established by Act of Parliament and are under the purview of the Department of Higher Education in the Union Human Resource Development Ministry. 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.

S.No	University	State	Location	Established
1	Rajiv Gandhi University	Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar	1985
2	Assam University	Assam	Silchar	1994
3	Tezpur University	Assam	Tezpur	1994
4	Central University of South Bihar	Bihar	Gaya	2009
5	Mahatma Gandhi Central University North Bihar	Bihar	Motihari	2016
6	Nalanda University	Bihar	Rajgirnear Nalanda	2010
7	Guru Ghasidas University	Chhattisgarh	Bilaspur	1983
8	Indira Gandhi National Open University	Delhi	New Delhi	1985
9	Jamia Millia Islamia	Delhi	New Delhi	1920
10	Jawaharlal Nehru University	Delhi	New Delhi	1969
11	University of Delhi	Delhi	New Delhi	1922
12	Central University of Gujarat	Gujarat	Gandhinagar	2009
13	Central University of Haryana	Haryana	Mahendragarh	2009
14	Central University of Himachal Pradesh	Himachal Pradesh	Dharamsala	2009
15	Central University of Jammu	Jammu and Kashmir	Jammu	2011
16	Central University of Kashmir	Jammu and Kashmir	Srinagar	2009
17	Central University of Jharkhand	Jharkhand	Ranchi	2009
18	Central University of Karnataka	Karnataka	Gulbarga	2009
19	Central University of Kerala	Kerala	Kasaragod	2009
20	Dr. Hari Singh Gour University	Madhya Pradesh	Sagar	1946
21	Indira Gandhi National Tribal University	Madhya Pradesh	Amarkantak	2007
22	Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya	Maharashtra	Wardha	1997
23	Central Agricultural University	Manipur	Imphal	1993
24	Manipur University	Manipur	Imphal	1980
25	North Eastern Hill University	Meghalaya	Shillong	1973
26	Mizoram University	Mizoram	Aizawl	2000
27	Nagaland University	Nagaland	Lumami	1994
28	Central University of Orissa	Odisha	Koraput	2009
29	Pondicherry University	Puducherry	Pondicherry	1985
30	Central University of Punjab	Punjab	Bathinda	2009
31	Central University of Rajasthan	Rajasthan	Ajmer	2009
32	Sikkim University	Sikkim	Gangtok	2007
33	Central University of Tamil Nadu	Tamil Nadu	Tiruvarur	2009
34	Indian Maritime University	Tamil Nadu	Chennai	2008
35	English and Foreign Languages University	Telangana	Hyderabad	1958
36	Maulana Azad National Urdu University	Telangana	Hyderabad	1998
37	University of Hyderabad	Telangana	Hyderabad	1974
38	Tripura University	Tripura	Agartala	1987
39	Aligarh Muslim University	Uttar Pradesh	Aligarh	1920
40	Allahabad University	Uttar Pradesh	Allahabad	1887
41	Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University	Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow	1996
42	Banaras Hindu University	Uttar Pradesh	Varanasi	1916
43	Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University	Uttar Pradesh	Jhansi	2014
44	Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University	Uttar Pradesh	Raebareli	2013
45	Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University	Uttarakhand	Srinagar	1973
46	Visva-Bharati University	West Bengal	Santiniketan	1921