Central Universities in India

India’s Central Universities India has 56 central universities in total, and its international education index is 131/191. Of these Indian central universities, nine have autonomous status and are directly sponsored by the Government of India (GoI), while 40 are centrally funded through the University Grants Commission (UGC), which is overseen by the Ministry of Education (MoE). Every state in India has at least one central university, except Goa. Careers360 provides you with a list of Indian universities that were founded under the Central Universities Act and are distinguished from other Indian universities by a unique status in this article on central universities. You may read about India’s top ten central universities in this page.

Central universities are those that were established by a parliamentary act and fall under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education’s Department of Higher Education. Since the Ministry of Education distributes the money through the UGC, these universities are under the purview of the Center (Union Government).

Up to 56 central universities have been established in India; the oldest is Allahabad University, which was founded in 1887. The most recent is the Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh, which was established in 2019. With the exception of Goa, all three of India’s states and union territories have at least one central university established.

Sr.No

Name of the University

Address

Zip

state

1

Aligarh Muslim University

Zainul Abidin Road,Aligarh

202001

Uttar Pradesh

2

Assam University

Silchar, Dargakona, Cachar

788001

Assam

3

Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

Vidya Vihar,Rae Bareily Road,Lucknow

226025

Uttar Pradesh

4

Banaras Hindu University

AjagaraVaranasi

221005

Uttar Pradesh

5

Central Agricultural University

Lamphelpat,Imphal West,

795004

Manipur

6

Central Sanskrit University

56-57 Institutional Area,Janakpuri

110058

Delhi

7

Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh

Kondakarakam (PO), Cantonment (SPO), Vizianagaram

535003

Andhra Pradesh

8

Central University of Andhra Pradesh

Transit Campus, JNTU IT Incubation Centre, Chinmaya Nagar Anantapur

515002

Andhra Pradesh

9

Central University of Gujarat

Near Jalaram Temple,Sector – 29,Gandhinagar,

382030

Gujarat

10

Central University of Haryana

Jant-Pali,Mahendergarh

123029

Haryana

11

Central University of Himachal Pradesh

PO Box No. 21,Distt – Kangra,Dharamashala

176215

Himachal Pradesh

12

Central University of Jammu

Rahya-Suchani (Bagla),District Samba,Jammu

181143

Jammu and Kashmir

13

Central University of Jharkhand

Vill- Cheri Manatu, P.O- Kamre,P.S- Kanke, Brambe, Ranchi

835222

Jharkhand

14

Central University of Karnataka

Kadaganchi, Aland Road,Aland Taluk,Gulbarga

585311

Karnataka

15

Central University of Kashmir

Green Campus,Duderhama Ganderbal,Kashmir

191201

Jammu and Kashmir

16

Central University of Kerala

Tejaswini Hills,Periye (PO),Kasaragod (DT)

671316

Kerala

17

Central University of Odisha

Sunabeda, Post: NAD, Dist. Koraput

763004

Odisha

18

Central University of Punjab

VPO-Ghudda,Distt. Bathinda

151401

Punjab

19

Central University of Rajasthan

NH-8, Bandar Sindri, Kishangarh Dist-Ajmer

305801

Rajasthan

20

Central University of South Bihar

SH-7, Gaya-Panchanpur Road,Village–Karhara, Post- Fatehpur, P.S. –Tekari,District-Gaya

824236

Bihar

21

Central University of Tamil Nadu

Neelakudi,Tiruvarur

610005

Tamil Nadu

22

Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya

Sagar,Gour Nagar,Patharia Hills

470003

Madhya Pradesh

23

Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University

Pusa, Samastipur

848125

Bihar

24

English & Foreign Languages University

Near Tarnaka,Hyderabad

500007

Telangana

25

Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya

Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya,Lalbaug,Vadodara

390004

Gujarat

26

Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya

Main Campus,Koni,Bilaspur

495009

Chhattisgarh

27

Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University

Madhi Chauras,Srinagar,Garhwal

246174

Uttarakhand

28

Indian Maritime University

East Coast Road,Semmencherry,Chennai

600119

Tamil Nadu

29

Indira Gandhi National Open University

Maidan Garhi,New Delhi

110068

Delhi

30

Jamia Millia Islamia

Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Marg,Jamia Nagar

110025

Delhi

31

Jawaharlal Nehru University

New Mehrauli Road,New Delhi

110067

Delhi

32

Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya

Gandhi Hills, Post- Hindi Vishwavidyalaya,Wardha

442001

Maharashtra

33

Mahatma Gandhi Central University

Camp Office : Opposite Circuit House,Motihari,Distt: East Champaran

845401

Bihar

34

Manipur University

Canchipur, Imphal, Manipur

795003

Manipur

35

Maulana Azad National Urdu University

Gachibowli,Hyderabad

500032

Telangana

36

Mizoram University

Post Box No. 190,Aizwal

796009

Mizoram

37

Nagaland University

HQ Campus: Lumami, Zunheboto,Kohima Campus: Meriema

798627

Nagaland

38

Nalanda University

chabila road,Rajgir,Nalanda

803116

Bihar

39

National Sanskrit University( previously Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth)

Near Balaji Colony, Tirupati

517507

Andhra Pradesh

40

National Sports University

2nd floor, Olympic Bhawan,Khuman Lampak Sports Complex,Imphal

795001

Manipur

41

North Eastern Hill University

NEHU Campus,Shillong,Mawlai

793022

Meghalaya

42

Pondicherry University

R Venkat Raman Nagar, Kalapet,Puducherry

605014

Puducherry

43

Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University

Near Fursatganj Airfield,Fursatganj,Dstt. Raebareli

229302

Uttar Pradesh

44

Rajiv Gandhi University

Rono Hills, P.O. Doimukh, Itanagar

791112

Arunachal Pradesh

45

Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University

NH-75, Near Pahuj,Dam, Gwalier Road,Jhansi

284003

Uttar Pradesh

46

Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University

Katwaria Sarai,New Mehrauli Road,New Delhi

110016

Delhi

47

Sikkim University

6th Mile, SamdurP.O. Tadong,Gangtok

737102

Sikkim

48

Sindhu Central University

Melongthang Leh-Ladakh,Near FRL

194101

Ladakh

49

South Asian University

Akbar Bhawan, Chanakyapuri,

110021

Delhi

50

Tezpur University

P.O. -Napaam, Tezpur, Dist. Sonitpur

784028

Assam

51

The Indira Gandhi National Tribal University

Makal Sadan,Amarkantak, Village-Lalpur,Dist-Anuppur

484887

Madhya Pradesh

52

Tripura University

NH8, University RdSuryamani Nagar,Agartala

799130

Tripura

53

University of Allahabad

Senate House,University Road,Old Katra, Prayagraj

211002

Uttar Pradesh

54

University of Delhi

North Delhi Campus,Near Mall Road

110007

Delhi

55

University of Hyderabad

P.O. Central University Campus, PROFESSOR C.R. RAO RAOD, GACHIBOWLI,Hyderabad

500046

Telangana

56

Visva Bharati

PO : Santiniketan,Birbhum

731235

West Bengal

New Delhi tops the list of all states and union territories with the most central universities—up to seven—followed closely by Uttar Pradesh, which has six, and Bihar, which has four. Three institutions each from Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana add to the total number of central universities in the country. There are 54 central universities in India.

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