Deemed university, or deemed-to-be-university, is an accreditation awarded to

higher educational institutions in India, conferring the status of a university. It is granted

by the Department of Higher Education.[1][2] To quote the Ministry of Human Resource
Development (MHRD), "An Institution of Higher Education, other than universities,
working at a very high standard in specific area of study, can be declared by the Central
Government on the advice of the University Grants Commission (UGC), as an Institution
'Deemed-to-be-university'. Institutions that are 'deemed-to-be-university' enjoy the
academic status and privileges of a university."[3]

Deemed university status

The higher education system in India includes both private and public universities. Public
universities are supported by the Government of India and the state governments, while
private universities are mostly supported by various bodies and societies. Universities in
India are recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC), which draws its power
from the University Grants Commission Act, 1956.[4] In addition, 15 Professional
Councils are established, controlling different aspects of accreditation and
coordination.[5] The status of a deemed university allows full autonomy in courses,
syllabus, admissions and fees.[6] The UGC list dated 23 June 2008 lists 130 deemed
universities.[7] Note that although the list is dated 23 June 2008, the latest addition to
the list, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, was made on 24 June 2009. According to
this list, the first institute to be granted deemed university status was Indian Institute of
Science which was granted this status on 12 May 1958, recently the oldest in Asia and
one of the most active research institution Indian Association for the Cultivation of
Science[8] established in 1876 was granted deemed-to-be-university status under de-
novo category on 2 June 2018. There are deemed universities in 18 of the 29 states of
India and three of the union territories. The state with the most universities is Tamil Nadu
with 28 deemed universities.[7] As of 31 December 2015, there are 125 deemed to be
Universities in India.

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 Other types

Other types of universities under the regulatory purview of the UGC include:

Central universities, or Union universities are established by Act of Parliament and are
under the purview of the Department of Higher Education.[9]

State universities are run by the state government of each of the states and territories
of India, and are usually established by a local legislative assembly act.[10]

Institute under State Legislature Act is an Institution established or incorporated by a

State Legislature Act, in India.[11] Institutes that are ‘under State Legislature Actʼ enjoy
academic status and privileges of state universities.

Private universities are approved by the UGC. They can grant degrees but they are not
allowed to have off-campus affiliated colleges.[12]

See also

List of deemed universities

References

c. "UGC Act-1956" (PDF). Ministry of Human Resource Development. Secretary,

University Grants Commission. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

e. "Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IISST) Thiruvanathapuram

Declared as Deemed to be University" . Union Human Resource Development
Ministry, Press Information Bureau. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2011.

f. "Deemed University" . Ministry of Human Resource Development. MHRD.

g. "University Grants Commission Act, 1956" (PDF). Union Human Resource

Development Ministry. Retrieved 3 September 2011.

h. "::: Professional Councils-Inside H E – University Grants Commission :::" .

ugc.ac.in. University Grants Commission. Retrieved 11 August 2011.

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 j. "What is a Deemed University?" . ndtv.com. NDTV. 19 January 2010. Retrieved
14 February 2012.

n. ":::Deemed University – University Grants Commission :::" . ugc.ac.in. University

Grants Commission. 23 June 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2011.

o. Subhankar Chowdhury (3 June 2018). "Tag boost for research hub" . The
Telegraph India. Retrieved 8 July 2018.

p. "Central Universities" . mhrd.gov.in. Union Human Resource Development Ministry.

Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.

cq. "List of State Universities" (PDF). University Grants Commission. 30 November

2011. Retrieved 13 February 2012.

cc. http://mhrd.gov.in/university-and-higher-education

ce. ":::Private Universities – University Grants Commission :::" . ugc.ac.in. University

Grants Commission. 10 February 2012. Archived from the original on 17 February
2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.

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