Central Universities

The Central universities, also known as union universities are those universities that work under Department of Higher Education in Union HRD ministry. In India, all the universities are recognized by a committee called as University Grants Commission (UGC). According to a report by UGC, India has as many as 47 Central Universities. Below is the list of them.

 

Sl No.NameLocationField
1Rajiv Gandhi UniversityItanagar, Arunachal PradeshGeneral
2Assam UniversitySilchar, AssamGeneral
3Tezpur UniversityTezpur, AssamGeneral
4Central University of BiharGaya, BiharGeneral
5Mahatma Gandhi Central UniversityMotihari, BiharGeneral
6Central University of KarnatakaGulbarga, KarnatakaGeneral
7Nalanda UniversityRajgir, BiharPostgraduate
8Guru Ghasidas VishwavidyalayaBilaspur, ChhattisgarhGeneral
9Indira Gandhi National Open UniversityNew DelhiDistance education
10Jamia Millia IslamiaNew DelhiGeneral
11Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityNew DelhiGeneral
12South Asian UniversityNew DelhiGeneral
13University of DelhiNew DelhiGeneral
14Central University of GujaratGandhinagar, GujaratGeneral
15Central University of HaryanaMahendragarh, HaryanaGeneral
16Central University of Himachal PradeshDharamsala, Himachal PradeshGeneral
17Central University of JammuJammuGeneral
18Central University of KashmirSrinagarGeneral
19Central University of JharkhandRanchi, JharkhandGeneral
20Central University of KeralaKasaragod, KeralaScience, fine arts, literature
21Indian Maritime UniversityCochin, KeralaMaritime
22Indira Gandhi National Tribal UniversityAmarkantak, Madhya PradeshGeneral
23Central Agricultural UniversityManipurAgriculture
24Manipur UniversityManipurGeneral
25North Eastern Hill UniversityShillong, MeghalayaGeneral
26Mizoram UniversityMizoramGeneral
27Nagaland UniversityNagalandGeneral
28Central University of OrissaKoraput, OdishaGeneral
29Pondicherry UniversityPuducherryGeneral
30Central University of PunjabBathinda, PunjabGeneral
31Central University of RajasthanRajasthanGeneral
32Sikkim UniversityGangtok, SikkimGeneral
33Central University of Tamil NaduTiruvarur, Tamil NaduHumanities, sciences
34English and Foreign Languages UniversityHyderabad, TelanganaLanguage
35Maulana Azad National Urdu UniversityHyderabad, TelanganaLanguage
36University of HyderabadHyderabad, TelanganaGeneral
37Tripura UniversityTripuraGeneral
38Aligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh, Uttar PradeshGeneral
39University of AllahabadAllahabad, Uttar PradeshGeneral
40Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar UniversityLucknow, Uttar PradeshGeneral
41Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi, Uttar PradeshGeneral
42Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation UniversityRaebareli, Uttar PradeshGeneral
43Dr. Harisingh Gour VishwavidyalayaSagar, Madhya PradeshGeneral
44Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi VishwavidyalayaGandhi Hills, MaharashtraLanguage
45Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural UniversityJhansi, Utter PradeshAgriculture
46Visva BharatiShantiniketan, West Bengal General
47Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal UniversitySrinagar, Garhwal, UttarakhandGeneral