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:Â
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 |
| 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’ are only teaching institutions, and they are not permitted to affiliate any college or institution. 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 D. Purandeswari, in a written reply to a question, in the Rajya Sabha.
Source: PIBÂ

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