Statewise count of Deemed Universities
July 28th, 2009
Following is from a report in PIB based on a Rajya Sabha response.
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RAJYA SABHA |
As on 16th July, 2009, One hundred twenty-nine institutions have been declared by the Central Government, under section 3 of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act 1956, as institutions ‘Deemed-to-be-Universities’. The State wise details are given below:
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Sr.No. |
Name of the State/Union Territory |
Number of institutions declared as ‘Deemed to be Universities’ under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 |
|
1. |
Andhra Pradesh |
07 |
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2. |
Arunachal Pradesh |
01 |
|
3. |
Bihar |
02 |
|
4. |
Gujarat |
02 |
|
5. |
Haryana |
05 |
|
6. |
Jharkhand |
02 |
|
7. |
Karnataka |
15 |
|
8. |
Kerala |
02 |
|
9. |
Madhya Pradesh |
03 |
|
10. |
Maharashtra |
21 |
|
11. |
Orissa |
02 |
|
12. |
Puducherry |
01 |
|
13. |
Punjab |
03 |
|
14. |
Rajasthan |
08 |
|
15. |
Tamil Nadu |
29 |
|
16. |
Uttarkhand |
04 |
|
17. |
Uttar Pradesh |
10 |
|
18. |
West Bengal |
01 |
|
19. |
New Delhi |
11 |
Institutions ‘deemed-to-be-universities’ have expanded the base of higher education in the country and are offering education and research facilities in various disciplines such as Medical Education, Physical Education, Fisheries Education, Languages, Social Sciences, Population Sciences, Dairy Research, Forest Research, Armament Technology, Maritime Education, Yoga, Music and Information Technology, etc
This information was given by the Minister of State for Human Resource Development Smt. D. Purandeswari, in a written reply to a question, in the Rajya Sabha today.
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