In India, a deemed university or deemed-to-be-university is an accreditation granted to higher educational institutions in India by the Ministry of Education. According to the ministry's definition, the accreditation indicates, "an Institution of higher education, other than universities, working at a very high standard in specific area of study" and the accreditation grants "the academic status and privileges of a university".
Private universities and private colleges are higher education institutions not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. However, they often receive tax breaks, public student loans, and government grants. Depending on the country, private universities may be subject to government regulations. Private universities may be contrasted with public universities and national universities which are either operated, owned and or institutionally funded by governments. Additionally, many private universities operate as nonprofit organizations.
University Grants Commission is a statutory body under Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India. It was set up in accordance to the UGC Act 1956 and is charged with coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of higher education in India. It provides recognition to universities in India, and disbursements of funds to such recognized universities and colleges. The UGC headquarters are in New Delhi, and it has six regional centres in Pune, Bhopal, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Guwahati and Bangalore. A proposal to replace it with another new regulatory body called HECI is under consideration by the Government of India. The UGC provides doctoral scholarships to all those who clear JRF in the National Eligibility Test. On an average, each year ₹725 crore (US$85 million) is spent on doctoral and post-doctoral fellowships by the commission.
Rai University (RU) is a private university located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. The university was established in 2012 by the Rai Foundation through the Gujarat Private Universities Act (Amendment), 2012, the same act which established Indus University.
Suresh Gyan Vihar University (SGVU) is a private university located in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. The university was established through the Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur Act of the government of Rajasthan. Its predecessor institution, Gyan Vihar College, Jaipur, had been in existence since 1999. Its parent institution, Sahitya Sadawart Samiti, was founded in 1938.
Jamal Mohamed College is a Government-aided and self-financed institution founded in 1951 by M. Jamal Mohamed Sahib and N.M. Khajamian Rowther. The college campus is located in Tiruchirappalli, India and is affiliated to Bharathidasan University. The Day session is for male students and the Evening session is for female students.
Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU), formerly Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU), was established on 4 April 2007 by Gujarat Energy Research & Management Institute (GERMI) of the GSPC Group, Government of Gujarat. The university is located at Knowledge Corridor in Raysan municipality, adjacent to the GIFT City of Gandhinagar.
Bhagwant University is a co-educational private university located in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.[1] Bhagwant University is privately funded by the Bhagwant Group of Institutions, established in 1999, and the State University, established through an act of the State Legislature of Rajasthan. It is registered with the University Grants Commission under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act 1956.[2]
Jaipur National University (JNU), is a private university located in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan, India.
Singhania University is a private university in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, India. It is a UGC recognized private university as per Sec. 2f of the UGC Act 1956. It is in Pacheri Bari, Jhunjhunu in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan.
NIMS University is a private university in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Vivekananda Global University is a private university located in Jaipur, Rajasthan in India. It was established under the Act No.11/2012 of the Government of Rajasthan.
OPJS University is a State University located in Churu District of Rajasthan, India. It is accredited by University Grants Commission U/S 2 of 1956. University offers courses in the fields of engineering, pharmacy, law, business education, and agriculture. The university was debarred from enrolling Ph.D. scholars and named as 'unrecognized' as it failed to provide information regarding Ph.D. degrees awarded in 2018.
NIIT University is a private university founded in 2009. It is located in Neemrana Rajasthan in India. It was founded by Mr. Rajendra Singh Pawar, Chairman of NIIT Ltd and NIIT Technologies Ltd, along with his colleague and co-founder Vijay K. Thadani.
Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India University, Jaipur (IUJ) was established under The ICFAI University, Jaipur Act, 2011 passed by Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan. The university has been notified under Notification No. F. 2(26) Vidhi/2/2011 dated 22 September 2011. The university is sponsored by The ICFAI Society - a not-for-profit educational society established in 1984.
Alakh Prakash Goyal Shimla University (AGU) is a private university located near Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India on the Mehli Shoghi bypass road. The university was established in 2012 by the A.P. Goyal Charitable Trust through the APG Shimla University Establishment and Regulation Act, 2012.
Dev Swarup is an Indian educational administrator. He is founding Vice-chancellor of The Baba Amte Divyang University, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
