List of Central Universities in India 2026

Central Universities
57
States and UTs
31
Also under 12B
57
With website
55

Checked 13 October 2026

against UGC’s published university lists

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Showing 1–20 of 57 universities

  • Aligarh Muslim UniversityUttar Pradesh · CentralUGC 2(f) and 12BOnline / distance
    UGC status
    2(f) and 12B. Under Section 2(f), and also declared fit under Section 12B to receive grants from UGC and the central government. 12B is about funding, not degree validity.
    Address
    Zainul Abidin Road,Aligarh 202001
    Website (as listed by UGC)
    amu.ac.in

    Online and distance: Online · Entitled on UGC-DEB’s current lists, 13 programmes.

    See its programmes
  • Assam UniversityAssam · CentralUGC 2(f) and 12B
    UGC status
    2(f) and 12B. Under Section 2(f), and also declared fit under Section 12B to receive grants from UGC and the central government. 12B is about funding, not degree validity.
    Address
    Silchar, Dargakona, Cachar 788001
    Website (as listed by UGC)
    aus.ac.in
  • Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar UniversityUttar Pradesh · CentralUGC 2(f) and 12B
    UGC status
    2(f) and 12B. Under Section 2(f), and also declared fit under Section 12B to receive grants from UGC and the central government. 12B is about funding, not degree validity.
    Address
    Vidya Vihar,Rae Bareily Road,Lucknow 226025
    Website (as listed by UGC)
    bbau.ac.in
  • Banaras Hindu UniversityUttar Pradesh · CentralUGC 2(f) and 12B
    UGC status
    2(f) and 12B. Under Section 2(f), and also declared fit under Section 12B to receive grants from UGC and the central government. 12B is about funding, not degree validity.
    Address
    Varanasi 221005
    Website (as listed by UGC)
    bhu.ac.in
  • Central Agricultural UniversityManipur · CentralUGC 2(f) and 12B
    UGC status
    2(f) and 12B. Under Section 2(f), and also declared fit under Section 12B to receive grants from UGC and the central government. 12B is about funding, not degree validity.
    Address
    Lamphelpat,Imphal West 795004
    Website (as listed by UGC)
    cau.ac.in
  • Central Sanskrit UniversityDelhi · CentralUGC 2(f) and 12BOnline / distance
    UGC status
    2(f) and 12B. Under Section 2(f), and also declared fit under Section 12B to receive grants from UGC and the central government. 12B is about funding, not degree validity.
    Address
    56-57 Institutional Area,Janakpuri 110058
    Website (as listed by UGC)
    sanskrit.nic.in

    Online and distance: Online · Entitled on UGC-DEB’s current lists, 6 programmes.

    See its programmes
  • Central Tribal University of Andhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh · CentralUGC 2(f) and 12B
    UGC status
    2(f) and 12B. Under Section 2(f), and also declared fit under Section 12B to receive grants from UGC and the central government. 12B is about funding, not degree validity.
    Address
    Kondakarakam (PO), Cantonment (SPO), Vizianagaram 535003
  • Central University of Andhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh · CentralUGC 2(f) and 12B
    UGC status
    2(f) and 12B. Under Section 2(f), and also declared fit under Section 12B to receive grants from UGC and the central government. 12B is about funding, not degree validity.
    Address
    Transit Campus, JNTU IT Incubation Centre, Chinmaya Nagar Anantapur 515002
  • Central University of GujaratGujarat · CentralUGC 2(f) and 12B
    UGC status
    2(f) and 12B. Under Section 2(f), and also declared fit under Section 12B to receive grants from UGC and the central government. 12B is about funding, not degree validity.
    Address
    Near Jalaram Temple,Sector – 29,Gandhinagar 382030
    Website (as listed by UGC)
    cug.ac.in
  • Central University of HaryanaHaryana · CentralUGC 2(f) and 12BOnline / distance
    UGC status
    2(f) and 12B. Under Section 2(f), and also declared fit under Section 12B to receive grants from UGC and the central government. 12B is about funding, not degree validity.
    Address
    Jant-Pali,Mahendergarh 123029
    Website (as listed by UGC)
    cuh.ac.in

    Online and distance: Distance · Recognised on UGC-DEB’s current lists, 3 programmes.

    See its programmes
  • Central University of Himachal PradeshHimachal Pradesh · CentralUGC 2(f) and 12BOnline / distance
    UGC status
    2(f) and 12B. Under Section 2(f), and also declared fit under Section 12B to receive grants from UGC and the central government. 12B is about funding, not degree validity.
    Address
    PO Box No. 21,Distt - Kangra,Dharamashala 176215
    Website (as listed by UGC)
    cuhimachal.ac.in

    Online and distance: Online · Entitled on UGC-DEB’s current lists, 5 programmes.

    See its programmes
  • Central University of JammuJammu & Kashmir · CentralUGC 2(f) and 12B
    UGC status
    2(f) and 12B. Under Section 2(f), and also declared fit under Section 12B to receive grants from UGC and the central government. 12B is about funding, not degree validity.
    Address
    Rahya-Suchani (Bagla),District Samba,Jammu 181143
    Website (as listed by UGC)
    cujammu.ac.in
  • Central University of JharkhandJharkhand · CentralUGC 2(f) and 12B
    UGC status
    2(f) and 12B. Under Section 2(f), and also declared fit under Section 12B to receive grants from UGC and the central government. 12B is about funding, not degree validity.
    Address
    Vill- Cheri Manatu, P.O- Kamre,P.S- Kanke, Brambe, Ranchi 835222
    Website (as listed by UGC)
    cuj.ac.in
  • Central University of KarnatakaKarnataka · CentralUGC 2(f) and 12B
    UGC status
    2(f) and 12B. Under Section 2(f), and also declared fit under Section 12B to receive grants from UGC and the central government. 12B is about funding, not degree validity.
    Address
    Kadaganchi, Aland Road,Aland Taluk,Gulbarga 585311
    Website (as listed by UGC)
    cuk.ac.in
  • Central University of KashmirJammu & Kashmir · CentralUGC 2(f) and 12B
    UGC status
    2(f) and 12B. Under Section 2(f), and also declared fit under Section 12B to receive grants from UGC and the central government. 12B is about funding, not degree validity.
    Address
    Green Campus,Duderhama Ganderbal,Kashmir 191201
    Website (as listed by UGC)
    cukashmir.ac.in
  • Central University of KeralaKerala · CentralUGC 2(f) and 12B
    UGC status
    2(f) and 12B. Under Section 2(f), and also declared fit under Section 12B to receive grants from UGC and the central government. 12B is about funding, not degree validity.
    Address
    Tejaswini Hills,Periye (PO),Kasaragod (DT) 671316
    Website (as listed by UGC)
    cukerala.ac.in
  • Central University of OdishaOdisha · CentralUGC 2(f) and 12B
    UGC status
    2(f) and 12B. Under Section 2(f), and also declared fit under Section 12B to receive grants from UGC and the central government. 12B is about funding, not degree validity.
    Address
    Sunabeda, Post: NAD, Dist. Koraput 763004
    Website (as listed by UGC)
    cuo.ac.in
  • Central University of PunjabPunjab · CentralUGC 2(f) and 12B
    UGC status
    2(f) and 12B. Under Section 2(f), and also declared fit under Section 12B to receive grants from UGC and the central government. 12B is about funding, not degree validity.
    Address
    VPO-Ghudda,Distt. Bathinda 151401
    Website (as listed by UGC)
    cup.ac.in
  • Central University of RajasthanRajasthan · CentralUGC 2(f) and 12BOnline / distance
    UGC status
    2(f) and 12B. Under Section 2(f), and also declared fit under Section 12B to receive grants from UGC and the central government. 12B is about funding, not degree validity.
    Address
    NH-8, Bandar Sindri, Kishangarh Dist-Ajmer 305801
    Website (as listed by UGC)
    curaj.ac.in

    Online and distance: Distance · Category-I on UGC-DEB’s current lists, 7 programmes.

    See its programmes
  • Central University of South BiharBihar · CentralUGC 2(f) and 12B
    UGC status
    2(f) and 12B. Under Section 2(f), and also declared fit under Section 12B to receive grants from UGC and the central government. 12B is about funding, not degree validity.
    Address
    SH-7, Gaya-Panchanpur Road,Village–Karhara, Post- Fatehpur, P.S. –Tekari,District-Gaya 824236
    Website (as listed by UGC)
    cusb.ac.in

The short answer

UGC lists 57 central universities across 31 states and union territories, as checked on 13 October 2026. Central universities are set up by an Act of Parliament; 57 of 57 are listed under both 2(f) and 12B.

  1. 1

    Search the university above. If it isn’t listed and isn’t an institution set up by an Act of Parliament (IITs, NITs, AIIMS and the like), it cannot award a valid degree. Check UGC’s fake-universities list too.

  2. 2

    Open the row: its UGC status shows whether it is a 2(f) university (with or without 12B) or a deemed university.

  3. 3

    Studying online or by distance? Check the separate UGC-DEB approval for your exact programme as well.

Reading the list

What 2(f), 12B and deemed mean

  • 2(f)

    Included in UGC’s list of universities under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956: set up by a central or state law and able to award degrees.

    765 universities

  • 2(f) and 12B

    Under Section 2(f), and also declared fit under Section 12B to receive grants from UGC and the central government. 12B is about funding, not degree validity.

    375 universities

  • Deemed (Section 3)

    Declared a deemed-to-be university by the central government under Section 3 of the UGC Act, so it can award its own degrees.

    161 universities

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Where this data comes from

Every university here comes from UGC’s own lists of central, state, state private and deemed to be universities on ugc.gov.in(opens in a new tab). Fake universities and the compliance notes (PhD regulations, ombudsperson, defaulter universities) come from UGC’s list of HEIs violating regulations(opens in a new tab). Names, addresses and websites are as UGC publishes them; online and distance approvals are matched from UGC-DEB’s lists. Checked 13 October 2026.

Who may award degrees is set by Section 22 of the UGC Act, as UGC explains in its public notice on fake universities(opens in a new tab). Institutions set up by an Act of Parliament are listed separately in the Ministry of Education list of Institutions of National Importance(opens in a new tab).

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How many central universities are there in India?

57, according to UGC’s list as checked on 13 October 2026.

Which state has the most central universities?

Delhi, with 7, followed by Uttar Pradesh (6) and Bihar (4).

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