Lok Sabha Question No. 2665 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-17
Subject: New Central Universities
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Dr. Manna Lal Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2665 ANSWERED ON 17.03.2025

## New Central Universities

## † 2665. Dr. Manna Lal Rawat:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and total number of Central Universities in the country, State-wise;
- (b) the norms and procedure for the setting up of new central universities;
- (c) whether the Government has any plans to set up Central Universities in the tribal areas and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  set  up  Central  University  in  South  Rajasthan particularly in Udaipur and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR SUKANTA MAJUMDAR)

(a)  to  (d)  Under  the  purview  of  Ministry  of  Education,  there  are  48  Central  Universities. State/UT- wise list of Central Universities is annexed. A Central University is established by an Act  of  Parliament.  Central  Universities  are  envisaged  to  function  as  pace  setter  institutions  to provide  academic  leadership  to  other  institutions  in  the  region.  This  Ministry  has  already established  three  central  tribal  universities  namely  Indira  Gandhi  National  Tribal  University, Madhya Pradesh; Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Sammakka Sarakka Central Tribal University, Telangana. There is already a Central University in Rajasthan also  namely the Central University  of Rajasthan. Now, the  focus has been on consolidation of higher education systems by scaling up the capacity of existing institutions. Further, Education being a concurrent subject, the State Governments are also taking initiatives to provide greater access to higher education in respective states. At present, there is no proposal  under consideration in this Ministry to set up a Central University in South Rajasthan.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  THE  REPLY  TO  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2665 ANSWERED ON 17.03.2025 ASKED DR. MANNA LAL RAWAT, HON'BLE MP REGARDING NEW CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES.

## STATE/UT WISE LIST OF CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES UNDER MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

|   S.No. | State/UT          | Name of Central University                                                                      |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh    | Central University of Andhra Pradesh, Anantapuram, Andhra Pradesh                               |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh    | Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh, Kondakarakam, Village Viziaanagram, Andhra Pradesh |
|       3 | Andhra Pradesh    | The National Sanskrit University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh                                      |
|       4 | Arunachal Pradesh | Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh.                                           |
|       5 | Assam             | Assam University, Silchar, Assam                                                                |
|       6 | Assam             | Tezpur University, Assam                                                                        |
|       7 | Bihar             | Central University of South Bihar, Gaya, Bihar                                                  |
|       8 | Bihar             | Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari, Bihar                                              |
|       9 | Chhattisgarh      | Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.                                          |
|      10 | Delhi             | Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi.                                              |
|      11 | Delhi             | Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi.                                                   |
|      12 | Delhi             | JawaharLal Nehru University, New Delhi.                                                         |
|      13 | Delhi             | University of Delhi, Delhi                                                                      |
|      14 | Delhi             | The Central Sanskrit University, New Delhi                                                      |
|      15 | Delhi             | Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University, New Delhi.                               |
|      16 | Gujarat           | Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.                                            |
|      17 | Haryana           | Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana.                                           |
|      18 | Himachal Pradesh  | Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamashala, Himachal Pradesh.                         |
|      19 | Jammu& Kashmir    | Central University of Jammu, Samba, J&K.                                                        |
|      20 | Jammu& Kashmir    | Central University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K.                                                   |
|      21 | Jharkhand         | Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, Jharkhand.                                             |
|      22 | Karnataka         | Central University of Karnataka, Gulbarga, Karnataka.                                           |
|      23 | Kerala            | Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod, Kerala.                                                |
|      24 | Ladakh            | Sindhu Central University, Ladakh.                                                              |
|      25 | Madhya            | Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh                                       |
|      26 | Pradesh           | The Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak,MP                                     |
|      27 | Maharashtra       | Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha, Maharashtra                        |
|      28 | Manipur           | Manipur University, Imphal, Manipur.                                                            |

|   29. | Mizoram       | Mizoram University, Aizwal, Mizoram.                                        |
|-------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    30 | Meghalaya     | North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya.                         |
|    31 | Nagaland      | Nagaland University, Nagaland.                                              |
|    32 | Odisha        | Central University of Odisha, Koraput, Odisha.                              |
|    33 | Pondicherry   | Pondicherry University, Puducherry.                                         |
|    34 | Punjab        | Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab.                             |
|    35 | Rajasthan     | Central University of Rajasthan, Rajasthan.                                 |
|    36 | Sikkim        | Sikkim University, Gangtok, Sikkim.                                         |
|    37 | Tamil Nadu    | Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu.                   |
|    38 | Telangana     | English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, Telangana.             |
|    39 | Telangana     | Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad, Telangana.                |
|    40 | Telangana     | University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana.                              |
|    41 | Telangana     | Samakka Sarakka Central Tribal University, Mulugu, Telangana.               |
|    42 | Tripura       | Tripura University, Agartala, Tripura.                                      |
|    43 | Uttarakhand   | Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar, Garhwal, Uttarakhand. |
|    44 | Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, U.P.                                    |
|    45 | Uttar Pradesh | Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, U.P.                        |
|    46 | Uttar Pradesh | Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P.                                    |
|    47 | Uttar Pradesh | University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, U.P.                                    |
|    48 | West Bengal   | Visva Bharati, Shantiniketan, West Bengal.                                  |