Central Universities are those that have been set up by the Department of Higher Education by an Act of Parliament. According to University Grants Commission, as of September 2011, there are 41 central universities in India. The universities that have been set up by the individual state governments are usually referred to as state universities.
List of Central Universities
- University of Delhi
- Jawaharlal Nehru University
- Banaras Hindu University
- Rajiv Gandhi University
- Indira Gandhi National Open University
- University of Hyderabad
- Maulana Azad National Urdu Univesity
- Jamia Millia Islamia University
- Assam University
- Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya
- Tezpur University
- Central Agricultural University
- Mizoram University
- Aligarh Muslim University
- Nagaland University
- Pondicherry University
- Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University
- University of Bihar
- University of Gujarat
- University of Himachal Pradesh
- Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya
- University of Jammu & Kashmir
- University of Jharkhand
- University of Karnataka
- University of Kerala
- Dr Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya
- The Indira Gandhi National Tribal University
- Manipur University
- North Eastern Hill University
- University of Orissa
- University of Punjab
- University of Rajasthan
- Sikkim University
- University of Tamil Nadu
- Tripura University
- University of Allahabad
- Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University
- Visva Bharati University
