Central University, State University, Deemed University, Islamic University and Private University are the five categories of Universities in India. All are governed by University Grants Commission or UGC under the control of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD).
Though there are brand new array of Private Universities have come up and some of them offer quality education along with optimal infrastructures, Central Universities continue to be popular and are known to offer 'Value for money'.
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The Central Universities do not have any reach out initiatives for creating adequate awareness about the courses, programs offered or the admission details (many of these Universities did not have a proper functional website until recently, fortunately now they have) for the students. To ensure students can compare the courses offered by these Central Universities we bring them all to a single window which shall help the students to acquire more information and can evaluate with other options which they may be having. Fund has never been a challenge for the Central Universities and with some new age VCs and faculties taking over, Central Universities are expected to come up big and considered to be the best universities and institutes of India offering MBA, B Tech, M Tech, BA, BSc, MA, MSc, Pharma, Medical and Ph.D programs.
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Given below is the list of Central Universities in India 2016/2017 approved by UGC as of June 2017, in alphabetical order. Check them out and you may find some of the best courses and top programs being offered by them.
