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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: 

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: PIB 

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