Compiling the list of private state universities in India: work in progress
(Request to readers: If you know of private state universities not listed below and not in the UGC list mentioned below, please add a link in the comment. We will update this page.)
In this page we will collect information regarding private state universities in India. By private state universities we mean privately managed universities that are establish by an act in the assembly of various states of India. These are different from the deemed universities.
The list at UGC date June 2009 is at http://www.ugc.ac.in/notices/updatedpriuniver.pdf. We also listed them at https://www.orissalinks.com/archives/2782. My guess is that these private universities which have been created by state acts have UGC approval. We have come across many other private universities which have been created by state acts which are not in this list; some of them were created by state acts after June 2009.
We start with Odisha: Odisha has passed state acts for two private universities:
- Vedanta University
- Sri Sri University
Odisha has introduced an act for ICFAI university. It has been discussed and tabled in the assembly. As of writing this, It is yet to be passed by the Odisha assembly.
Chhatisgarh: The UGC list of June 2009 lists two private universities. (i) CV Raman in Bilaspur and (ii) MATS in Raipur
Gujarat: .The UGC list of June 2009 lists five private universities. (i) DAIICT Gandhinagar (ii) Ganpat, Mehsana (iii) Kadi Sarva, Gandhinagar (iv) Nirma, Ahmedabad (v) Pandit Deendayal Petroleum U, Gandhinagar
Himachal Pradesh: It passed an umbrella private university act in 2006. The UGC list of June 2009 lists two private universities. (i) Chitkara University, Solan (ii) Jaypee, Solan. Besides them following are some new ones.
- Indus International University, Una
- Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Science 2009, Bajhol, Solan
- Manav Bharti University, Solan, 2009
- Arni University, Kangra, 2009
- Eternal university, Baru Sahib, Sirmour
Jharkhand:
- ICFAI University
Karnataka: The UGC list of June 2009 does not have any university from Karnataka. However, since then the following has been passed.
- Ajim Premji University, act passed on March 12, 2010.
Madhya Pradesh: It passed an umbrella private university act in 2007.
- JP University of Engineering and Technology, Guna (Gazette Notification on April 29th 2010.)
Maharashtra: From a TOI report.
Maharashtra has also revived the plan to bring private universities into the state. Tope said that plans were afoot to help the corporate sector play a key role in the field of education. The Private University Act is being finalised in this connection, he pointed out.
Meghalaya: The UGC list of June 2009 lists two private universities. (i) Martin Luther Christian (ii) Techno Global.
Mizoram: The UGC list of June 2009 lists one private university. (i) ICFAI
Nagaland: The UGC list of June 2009 lists one private university. (i) Global Open
Punjab: The UGC list of June 2009 lists one private university. (i) Lovely Professional U.
Rajasthan: It has an umbrella private university act (enacted in 2005) to facilitate creation of private universities. There are 11 private state universities in Rajasthan in the UGC list of June 2009. (i) Bhagwant University, Ajmer (ii) Jagannath University, Jaipur (iii) Jaipur National University, Jaipur. (iv) Jyoti Vidyapeeth Women’s University, Jaipur. (v) Mewar University, Chittorgarh. (vi)
NIMS University, Jaipur. (vii) Sir Padmapat Singhania University, Jhunjhunu. (viii) Singhania University, Jhunjunu. (ix) Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur. (x) Jodhpur National University, Jodhpur (xi) Amity University, Jaipur
Beyond those 11, some of the new ones not in that list are:
- Sridhar University, Pilani
- J K Lakshmipat University, Jaipur
- NIIT University, Neemrana, Alwar
- Jagdishprasad Jhabarmal Tibrewal University, Jhunjhunu
Sikkim: The UGC list of June 2009 lists two private universities.(i) Eastern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management University, Jorethang. (ii) Sikkim- Manipal University of Health, Medical & Technological Sciences, Gangtok.
Tripura: The UGC list of June 2009 lists one private university. (i) ICFAI
UP: The UGC list of June 2009 lists eight private universities.(i) Amity University, NOIDA (ii) Integral University, Lucknow. (iii) Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Handicapped University, Chitrakoot Dham. (iv) Mangalayatan University, Aligarh (v) Mohammad Ali Jauhar University, Rampur. (vi) Sharda University, Gautam Budh Nagar. (vii) Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut. (viii)
Teerthanker Mahaveer Univesity, Moradabad.
Uttarakhand: The UGC list of June 2009 lists six private universities.(i) Dev Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar. (ii) Doon University, Dehradoon. (iii) Himgiri Nabh Vishwavidyalaya, Dehradun. (iv) ICFAI Dehradun (v) University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun. (vi) University of Patanjali, Haridwar.
West Bengal: The UGC list of June 2009does not have any from West Bengal. However, the following has been passed by West Bengal assembly since then.
- Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Kalyani
In regards to umbrella private university bills, as per http://www.academics-india.com/SC%20judgement.htm the Supreme court in
Prof. Yashpal & Anr. Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Ors.
Coram: CJI ,G. P. Mathur , P.K. Balasubramanyan 11/ 02/ 2005
CASE NO.: Writ Petition (civil) 19 of 2004
PETITIONER: Prof. Yashpal & Anr.
RESPONDENT:State of Chhattisgarh & Ors.
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 11/02/2005
BENCH:CJI,G. P. Mathur & P.K. Balasubramanyan
has reiterated (see point 36) UGC rules that say:
3.1 Each private University shall be established by a separate State Act and shall conform to the relevant provisions of the UGC Act, 1956, as amended from time to time.
3.2 A private university shall be a unitary university having adequate facilities for teaching, research, examination and extension services.
The following table summarizes the private and deemed universities in various states of India. The data regarding deemed universities is from http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=50713. Since the HRD minister Mr. Sibal has said that the deemed university system will vanish, most of the private deemed universities will become private state universities.
| State | # private universities in June 2009 | # deemed universities | # private universities in pipeline that we know of (work in progress) | Total |
| Andhra Pradesh | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bihar | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Chhatisgarh | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Gujarat | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Haryana | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| Himachal Pradesh | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| Jharkhand | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Karnataka | 15 | 1 | 16 | |
| Kerala | 2 | 2 | ||
| Madhya Pradesh | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Maharashtra | 21 | 21 | ||
| Meghalaya | 2 | 2 | ||
| Mizoram | 1 | 1 | ||
| Nagaland | 1 | 1 | ||
| Orissa | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Pondicherry | 2 | 2 | ||
| Punjab | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Rajasthan | 11 | 8 | 4 | 23 |
| Sikkim | 2 | 2 | ||
| Tamil Nadu | 29 | 29 | ||
| Tripura | 2 | 2 | ||
| Uttarkhand | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| Uttar Pradesh | 8 | 10 | 18 | |
| West Bengal | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Delhi | 11 | 11 |
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