Given below is the list of Top Central Universities in India 2023 approved by UGC. First for the benefit of those who do not know- A central university also known as a union university formed by an act of Parliament. As such, there is a special act in the form of Central Universities Act 2009 that regulates and governs these universities. These universities are under the purview of the Department of Higher Education of the Human Resources and Development Ministry of the Government of India. Central universities are permitted to award their own degree however they are restricted from granting affiliation to colleges. As per UGC's latest publicized list, there are 46 deemed central universities in India offering MBA, Btech, Mtech and Ph.D programs.
Andhra Pradesh -
Central University of Andhra Pradesh, Anantapur
National Sanskrit University (previously Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth), Tirupati
Arunachal Pradesh -
Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar
Assam -
Assam University, Silchar
Tezpur University, Tezpur
Bihar -
Central University of South Bihar, Chhajjubagh
Mahatma Gandhi Central University, East Champaran
Nalanda University, Nalanda
Delhi -
Central Sanskrit University, New Delhi
Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapith, New Delhi
South Asian University, New Delhi
University of Delhi, Delhi
Gujarat -
Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar
Haryana -
Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh
Himachal Pradesh -
Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamashala
Jammu and Kashmir -
Central University of Jammu, Jammu
Central University of Kashmir, Srinagar
Jharkhand -
Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi
Karnataka -
Central University of Karnataka, Gulbarga
Kerala -
Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod
Chhatisgarh -
Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur
Madhya Pradesh -
Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar
The Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Anuppur
Maharashtra -
Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha
Manipur -
Central Agricultural University, Imphal
Manipur University, Imphal
National Sports University, Imphal
Meghalaya -
North Eastern Hill University, Shillong
Mizoram -
Mizoram University, Aizwal
Nagaland -
Nagaland University, Zunheboto
Orissa -
Central University of Orissa, Koraput
Puducherry -
Pondicherry University, Puducherry
Punjab -
Central University of Punjab, Bathinda
Rajasthan -
Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer
Sikkim -
Sikkim University, Gangtok
Tamil Nadu -
Central university of Tamil Nadu, Tiruvarur
Indian Maritime University, Chennai
Tripura -
Tripura University, Agartala
Uttar Pradesh -
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University, Raebareli
University of Allahabad, Allahabad
Uttarakhand -
Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Garhwal
West Bengal -
Visva Bharati, Shantiniketan
Telangana -
English & Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad
Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad
University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad.
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