List of state universities in India
State universities are public universities run by the state government of each of the states and territories of India, and are usually established by a local legislative assembly act. The University Grants Commission (UGC), draws its power from the "University Grants Commission Act, 1956". In addition, 15 Professional Councils are established, controlling different aspects of accreditation and coordination. The UGC publishes and regularly updates the lists of state universities. , the UGC lists 443 state universities. The oldest establishment date listed by the UGC is 1857, shared by the University of Calcutta, the University of  Madras and the University of Mumbai. Section 12 (B) of the UGC Act of 1956 also grants the UGC the right to "allocate and disburse, out of the Fund of the Commission, grants to Universities..." As such, the UGC categorizes state universities as either "declared fit to receive Central/UGC assistance under Section 12 (B) of the UGC Act–1956", or not, and notes this status at the lists published. Updates to these declarations are done in meetings of the UGC and published in the minutes. The latest list, , lists 264 universities as fit to receive Central/UGC assistance. Other types  of universities controlled by the UGC include: Apart from the above universities, other institutions are granted the permission to autonomously award degrees. These institutes do not affiliate colleges and are not officially called "universities" but "autonomous organizations" or "autonomous institutes". They fall under the administrative control of the Department of Higher Education. These organizations include the Indian Institutes of Technology, the National Institutes of Technology, the Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research, the Indian Institutes of Management (though these award diplomas, not degrees) and other autonomous institutes. Universities by state. Of the State of India there are state universities  in all states except Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland. The state with the most state universities in India is West Bengal with 35 universities. Of the union territories, there are state universities only in Chandigarh, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. List of universities. In the list below, the term "Section 12 (B)?" refers to being "declared fit to receive Central/UGC assistance under Section 12 (B) of the UGC Act–1956". The year of establishment is the year stated by the UGC. Cases where this year is different than the year stated by the university are noted. Differences in  title are also noted, except minor typographical errors and "University of X"/"X University" differences. Andhra Pradesh. There are 25 state universities in Andhra Pradesh. Assam. There are 17 state universities in Assam. Bihar. There are 18 state universities in Bihar. Chandigarh. There is one state university in Chandigarh. Chhattisgarh. There are 16 state universities in Chhattisgarh. Delhi. There are ten state universities in Delhi. Goa. There is one state university in Goa. Gujarat. There are 28 state universities in Gujarat. Haryana. There are 20 state universities in Haryana. Himachal Pradesh. There are seven state universities in Himachal Pradesh. Jammu and  Kashmir. There are nine state universities in Jammu and Kashmir. Jharkhand. There are 11 state universities in Jharkhand. Karnataka. There are 34 state universities in Karnataka. Kerala. There are 15 state universities in Kerala. Madhya Pradesh. There are 24 state universities in Madhya Pradesh. Maharashtra. There are 25 state universities in Maharashtra. Manipur. There are three state university in Manipur. Odisha. There are 21 state universities in Odisha. Punjab. There are 14 state universities in Punjab. Rajasthan. There are 25 state universities in Rajasthan. Sikkim. There are two state universities in Sikkim. Tamil Nadu. There are 22 state universities in  Tamil Nadu. Telangana. There are 17 state universities in Telangana. Tripura. There is one state university in Tripura. Uttar Pradesh. There are 31 state universities in Uttar Pradesh. Uttarakhand. There are 11 state universities in Uttarakhand. West Bengal. There are 35 state universities in West Bengal.