State private universities in India are regulated under the UGC (Establishment and Maintenance of Standards in Private University) Regulations, 2003. [1] Per these regulations, state private universities are established by an Act of a State Legislative Assembly and listed by the UGC in the Gazette upon receiving the Act. The UGC sends committees to inspect the state private university and publishes their inspection report.
The UGC publishes and regularly updates the lists of state private universities. [2] The earliest date of notification is that of Sikkim Manipal University, 11 October 1995. State private universities were established in 26 of the 28 states of India and in none of the 8 union territories.
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..." [3] As such, the UGC may declare a state private university as "Included under 12(B) of the UGC Act, 1956". Updates to these declarations are done in meetings of the UGC and published in the minutes. [4]
State | Fit under Section 12 (B)? | Total universities [5] | |
---|---|---|---|
Yes [6] | No | ||
Andhra Pradesh | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Arunachal Pradesh | 0 | 8 | 8 |
Assam | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Bihar | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Chhattisgarh | 2 | 13 | 15 |
Goa | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Gujarat | 1 | 59 | 60 |
Haryana | 2 | 23 | 25 |
Himachal Pradesh | 0 | 17 | 17 |
Jharkhand | 0 | 16 | 16 |
Karnataka | 1 | 24 | 25 |
Madhya Pradesh | 0 | 41 | 41 |
Maharashtra | 1 | 21 | 22 |
Manipur | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Meghalaya | 0 | 9 | 9 |
Mizoram | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Nagaland | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Odisha | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Punjab | 2 | 16 | 18 |
Rajasthan | 4 | 48 | 52 |
Sikkim | 0 | 8 | 8 |
Tamil Nadu | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Telangana | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Tripura | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Uttar Pradesh | 7 | 25 | 32 |
Uttarakhand | 1 | 20 | 21 |
West Bengal | 0 | 11 | 11 |
Total | 25 | 405 | 430 |
This section needs to be updated. The reason given is: Many universities are missing and details about inspection reports is out of date.(August 2019) |
In the list below, the year of establishment is the year stated by the UGC as "Date of Notification". [5] 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. Inspection report data is from the lists of state private university per state [2] and individual reports are sourced where available.
There are six state private university in Andhra Pradesh.
University | Location | Inspection report? | Established | Specialization | Sources |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Centurion University of Technology and Management, Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam | No | 2017 | Technology, management | [7] |
Krea University | Sri City | No | 2018 | General | [8] |
SRM University, Andhra Pradesh | Amaravati | No | 2017 | General | [9] |
Saveetha Amaravati University | Amaravati | No | 2018 [note 1] | Health sciences | [10] |
VIT-AP University | Amaravati | Yes [11] | 2017 | Technology, management, social science | [12] |
There are eight state private university in Arunachal Pradesh.
University | Location | Inspection report? | Established | Specialization | Sources |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arunachal University of Studies | Namsai | No | 2012 | General | [13] |
Arunodaya University | Itanagar | No | 2014 | General | [14] |
Himalayan University | Itanagar | No | 2013 | General | [15] |
Indira Gandhi Technological and Medical Sciences University | Ziro | No | 2012 | General | [16] |
North East Frontier Technical University | Aalo | No | 2014 | General | [17] |
The Global University | Itanagar | No | 2017 | General | [18] |
Venkateshwara Open University | Naharlagun | No | 2012 | General | [19] |
There are eight State private university in Assam, two of which were declared fit under Section 12 (B).
University | Location | Inspection report? | Established | Specialization | Sources |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assam Don Bosco University [note 2] | Guwahati | Yes [20] | 2009 | General | [21] |
Assam Down Town University [note 2] | Guwahati | Yes [22] | 2010 | General | [23] |
Kaziranga University [note 3] | Jorhat | Yes [24] | 2012 | General | [25] |
Krishnaguru Adhyatmik Vishvavidyalaya [note 4] | Sarthebari | No | 2017 | General | [26] |
Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankaradeva Viswavidyalaya | Nagaon | No | 2013 | Humanities | [27] |
Royal Global University [note 5] | Guwahati | No | 2013 | General | [28] |
There are seven State private university in Bihar.
University | Location | Inspection report? | Established | Specialization | Sources |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al-Karim University | Katihar | Yes [29] | 2018 | Medicine | [30] |
Amity University, Patna | Patna | No | 2017 | General | [31] |
Dr. C.V. Raman University, Bihar | Bhagwanpur | No | 2018 | General | [32] |
Gopal Narayan Singh University | Jamuhar | Yes [33] | 2018 | General | [34] |
K. K. University | Nalanda | No | 2017 | General | [35] |
Mata Gujri University | Kishanganj | No | 2019 | Medicine | [36] |
Sandip University, Sijoul | Madhubani | No | 2017 | General | [37] |
There are 15 State private university in Chhattisgarh, two of which were declared fit under Section 12 (B).
University | Location | Inspection report? | Established | Specialization | Sources |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AAFT University of Media and Arts | Raipur | No | 2018 | Media and Arts | [38] |
Amity University, Raipur | Raipur | No | 2014 | General | [39] |
Dr. C.V. Raman University | Kota | Yes [40] | 2006 | General | [41] |
ICFAI University, Raipur | Raipur | No | 2011 | Management | [42] |
ISBM University | Chhura | No | 2016 | General | [43] |
ITM University, Raipur | Naya Raipur | No | 2012 | General | [44] |
Kalinga University [note 2] | Raipur | No | 2012 | General | [45] |
Maharishi University of Management and Technology | Bilaspur | No | 2002 | Technology, Management | [46] |
MATS University | Raipur | Yes [47] | 2006 | General | [48] |
O.P. Jindal University | Raigarh | No | 2014 | Technology, Management | [49] |
Shri Rawatpura Sarkar University [note 2] | Raipur | No | 2018 | General | [50] |
There are 60 State private university in Gujarat, one of which was declared fit under Section 12 (B).
There are 25 State private university in Haryana, two of which were declared fit under Section 12 (B).
There are 17 State private university in Himachal Pradesh.
There are 16 State private university in Jharkhand.
University | Location | Inspection report? | Established | Specialization | Sources |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AISECT University, Jharkhand | Hazaribagh | No | 2016 | General | [170] |
Amity University, Jharkhand | Ranchi | No | 2016 | General | [171] |
Arka Jain University | Jamshedpur | No | 2017 | General | [172] |
Capital University, Jharkhand | Koderma | No | 2018 | General | [173] |
ICFAI University, Jharkhand | Ranchi | No | 2008 | Management | [174] |
Jharkhand Rai University | Ranchi | No | 2012 | General | [175] |
Netaji Subhas University | Jamshedpur | No | 2018 | Management | [176] |
Pragyan International University | Ranchi | No | 2016 | General | [177] |
Radha Govind University | Ramgarh | No | 2018 | General | [178] |
Sai Nath University | Ranchi | No | 2012 | General | [179] |
Sarala Birla University | Ranchi | No | 2017 | General | [180] |
Usha Martin University | Ranchi | No | 2014 [note 11] | General | [181] |
YBN University | Ranchi | No | 2017 | General | [182] |
There are 25 State private university in Karnataka, one of which was declared fit under Section 12 (B).
There are 41 State private university in Madhya Pradesh.
There are 23 State private university in Maharashtra, one of which was declared fit under Section 12 (B).
University | Location | Inspection report? | Established | Specialization | Sources |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ajeenkya DY Patil University | Pune | Yes | 2015 | General | [233] |
Amity University, Mumbai | Mumbai | No | 2014 | General | [234] |
MIT - World Peace University | Pune | No | 2017 | General | [235] |
FLAME University | Pune | No | 2015 | General | [236] |
Sandip University, Nashik | Nashik | Yes [note 2] | 2015 | General | [237] |
Sanjay Ghodawat University | Kolhapur | No | 2017 | General | [238] |
Spicer Adventist University | Pune | No | 2014 | General | [239] |
Symbiosis Skills and Professional University | Pune | No | 2017 | General | [240] |
Vishwakarma University | Pune | No | 2017 | General | [241] |
MIT ADT University | Pune | No | 2015 | General | [242] |
Somaiya Vidyavihar University | Mumbai | No | 2019 | General | [243] |
Universal Ai University | Karjat | No | 2023 | Management, Technology | [244] |
MIT Vishwaprayag University | Solapur | No | General | [245] |
There are five State private university in Manipur.
University | Location | Inspection report? | Established | Specialization | Sources |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manipur International University | Imphal | No | 2018 | General | [246] |
Sangai International University | Churachandpur | No | 2015 | General | [247] |
There are nine State private university in Meghalaya.
University | Location | Inspection report? | Established | Specialization | Sources |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CMJ University | Shillong | Yes | 2009 | General | [248] |
Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India University, Meghalaya | Tura | No | 2009 | Management | [249] |
Mahatma Gandhi University | Nongpoh | No | 2011 | Management | [250] |
Martin Luther Christian University | Shillong | Yes [251] | 2005 | General | [252] |
Techno Global University | Shillong | Yes | 2008 | Technology | [253] |
University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (USTM) | Ri-Bhoi | Yes | 2008 | Technology, Management | [254] |
University of Technology and Management | Shillong | Yes | 2011 | Technology, Management | [255] |
William Carey University | Shillong | No | 2005 | General | [256] |
There is one state private university in Mizoram.
University | Location | Inspection report? | Established | Specialization | Sources |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India University, Mizoram | Aizawl | Yes [257] | 2006 | Management | [258] |
There are four State private university in Nagaland.
University | Location | Inspection report? | Established | Specialization | Sources |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Global Open University Nagaland | Chümoukedima | Yes [259] | 2006 | Distance education | [260] |
Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India University, Nagaland | Chümoukedima | Yes | 2009 | Management | [261] |
St. Joseph University | Chümoukedima | No | 2016 | Technology, Management | [262] |
There are eight State private university in Odisha, two of which were declared fit under Section 12 (B).
University | Location | Inspection report? | Established | Specialization | Sources |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIPH University | Bhubaneswar | No | 2018 | Public health | [263] |
ASBM University | Bhubaneswar | No | 2019 | Management | [264] |
Birla Global University | Bhubaneswar | No | 2013 | Social Sciences and Management | [265] |
Centurion University of Technology and Management | Bhubaneswar | Yes [note 2] | 2010 | Technology, Management | [266] |
GIET University | Gunupur | No | 2018 | General | [267] |
Sri Sri University [note 2] | Cuttack | No | 2009 | Humanities, Social Sciences | [268] |
Xavier University | Bhubaneswar | No | 2013 | Social Science, Management | [269] |
There are 18 State private university in Punjab, two of which were declared fit under Section 12 (B).
University | Location | Inspection report? | Established | Specialization | Sources |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lovely Professional University | Phagwara | Yes [270] | 2006 | General | [271] |
Chitkara University, Punjab | Rajpura | Yes [272] | 2010 | General | [273] |
Chandigarh University | Gharuan | Yes [note 2] | 2012 | General | [274] |
CT University, Punjab | Ludhiana | No | 2017 | General | [275] |
Desh Bhagat University | Mandi Gobindgarh | Yes [note 2] | 2012 | General | [276] |
Plaksha University | Mohali | No | 2019 | Technology | [277] |
RIMT University | Mandi Gobindgarh | No | 2015 | General | [278] |
Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University | Fatehgarh Sahib | Yes | 2008 | General | [279] |
There are 52 State private university in Rajasthan, the largest number among all states, four of which were declared fit under Section 12 (B).
There are eight State private university in Sikkim.
University | Location | Inspection report? | Established | Specialization | Sources |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India University, Sikkim | Gangtok | Yes | 2004 | Management | [322] |
Sikkim Manipal University | Gangtok | Yes [323] | 1995 | General | [324] |
Vinayaka Missions Sikkim University | Gangtok | Yes | 2008 | General | [325] |
Medhavi Skills University | Sikkim | Yes | 2021 | General | UGC |
There are four State private university in Tamil Nadu.
University | Location | Inspection report? | Established | Specialization | Sources |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan University | Tiruchirapalli | No | 2021 | General | [326] |
Jeppiaar University | Chennai | No | 2021 | General | [327] |
Sai University | Chennai | No | 2021 | General | [328] |
Shiv Nadar University, Chennai | Kalavakkam | No | 2021 | General | [329] |
There are five State private university in Telangana.
University | Location | Inspection report? | Established | Specialization | Sources |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anurag University | Hyderabad | No | 2020 | General | [330] |
Mahindra University | Malkajgiri | No | 2020 | General | [331] |
Malla Reddy University | Medchal- Malkajgiri | Yes [332] | 2020 | General | [333] |
SR University | Warangal | Yes [334] | 2020 | General | [335] |
Woxsen University | Hyderabad | No | 2020 | General | [336] |
There is one state private university in Tripura.
University | Location | Inspection report? | Established | Specialization | Sources |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India University, Tripura | Agartala | Yes [337] | 2004 | Management | [338] |
There are 32 State private university in Uttar Pradesh, seven of which were declared fit under Section 12 (B).
There are 21 State private university in Uttarakhand, one of which was declared fit under Section 12 (B).
University | Location | Inspection report? | Established | Specialization | Sources |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya | Haridwar | Yes [366] | 2002 | General | [367] |
DIT University | Dehradun | Yes [368] | 2013 | Technology | [369] |
Graphic Era Hill University | Dehradun | No | 2011 | General | [370] |
Himalayan Garhwal University | Pauri Garhwal | No | 2016 | General | [371] |
Himgiri Zee University | Dehradun | Yes [372] | 2003 | General | [373] |
Swami Rama Himalayan University | Dehradun | No | 2012 | Medicine, Technology | [374] |
ICFAI University, Dehradun | Dehradun | Yes [375] | 2003 | General | [376] |
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies | Dehradun | Yes [377] | 2003 | Energy | [378] |
University of Patanjali | Haridwar | Yes | 2002 | Yoga | [379] |
Quantum University | Roorkee | No | 2017 | Technology, Management | [380] |
Shri Guru Ram Rai University | Dehradun | No | 2017 | Medicine | [381] |
Uttaranchal University [note 2] | Dehradun | Yes [382] | 2013 | General | [383] |
There are 11 State private university in West Bengal.
University | Location | Inspection report? | Established | Specialization | Sources |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Techno India University | New Town, Kolkata | No | 2012 | Technology, Management | [384] |
The Banshi Gloabl University | Sector V, Kolkata | No | 2012 | Technology, Management | [385] |
Adamas University | Barasat | No | 2014 | Technology, Management | [386] |
JIS University | Agarpara | No | 2014 | Technology, Management | [387] |
Brainware University | Barasat | No | 2016 | General | [388] |
Seacom Skills University | Birbhum | No | 2014 | Technology | [389] |
University of Engineering & Management (UEM), Kolkata | New Town, Kolkata | No | 2014 | Technology, Management | [390] |
Neotia University | Sarisha | No | 2015 | General | [387] |
Amity University, Kolkata | New Town, Kolkata | No | 2015 | General | [391] |
St. Xavier's University, Kolkata | New Town, Kolkata | No | 2017 | Management, General | [392] |
Sister Nivedita University | New Town, Kolkata | No | 2017 | Technology, Management | [393] |
Swami Vivekananda University, Barrackpore | Barrackpore | No | 2019 | General | [394] |
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