THE MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI ARJUN SINGH)
(a) to (e): Based on information furnished by the University Grants Commission, a statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABRA STARRED QUESTION NO. 90 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7TH DECEMBER, 2004 ASKED BY SHRI P. RAJENDRAN AND PROF. RASA SINGH RAWAT REGARDING UNIVERSITIES
(a): Presently, there are 315 Universities - 18 Central, 195 State, 92 Deemed and 10 Open
Universities - functioning in the country. A State-wise break-up of these Universities is given at Annexure-I.
(b): The expenditure incurred by the Government on each Central University during the years 2003-04
and 2004-05 (till 30th November, 2004) is at Annexure-II.
(c): 146 Central/StatelDeemedJOpen Universities have been functioning since 1991, as per the details at Annexure-III.
(d): An institution of higher education which, for historical or other reasons, is not a University
and yet is doing work of a high standard in a specialized academic field comparable to that of a University
is declared by the Central Government, on the advice of the University Grants Commission (UGC), to be a Deemed
to be University under Section 3 of the UGC Act. A `Deemed University` has academic fteedom and greater autonomy.
The admissions and appointments in the Deemed Universities are made in accordance with the rules and regulations
framed by the UGC, from time to time.
(e): While admissions to Deemed to be Universities are made on the basis of all-India test(s) conducted
either by a Central agency or by the Deemed to be University itself, autonomous colleges admit students in
conformity with tbe policy of the respective State Governments.
ANNEXURE-I
State-wise number of Central/StatelDeemed/Open Universities functioning as on 30th November, 2004
S.No. State/U.T. No. of Universities
Central State Deemed Open Total
1 Andhra Pradesh 2 13 5 1 21
2 Arunachal Pradesh - 1 - - 1
3 Assam 2 3 1 - 6
4 Bihar - 11 1 1 13
5 Chhatisgarh - 5 - - 5
6 Goa - 1 - - 1
7 Gujarat - 12 3 1 16
8 Haryana - 5 3 - 8
9 Himachal Pradesh - 4 1 - 5
10 Jammu & Kashmir - 4 1 - 5
11 Jharkhand - 4 3 - 7
12 Karnataka - 13 6 1 20
13 Kerala - 7 1 - 8
14 Madhya Pradesh - 13 3 1 17
15 Maharashtra 1 17 16 1 35
16 Manipur 1 1 - - 2
17 Meghalaya 1 - - - 1
18 Mizoram 1 - - - 1
19 Nagaland 1 - - - 1
20 Orissa - 9 2 - 11
21 Punjab - 5 2 - 7
22 Rajasthan - 11 7 1 19
23 Sikkim - 1 - - 1
24 Tamil Nadu - 16 15 1 32
25 Tripura - 1 - - 1
26 Uttar Pradesh 3 19 8 1 31
27 Uttaranchal - 5 2 - 7
28 West Bengal 1 12 2 1 16
29 Chandigarh - 1 1 - 2
30 Delhi 4 1 9 - 14
31 Pondicherry 1 - - - 1
Total 18 195 92 10 315
ANNEXURE-II
Expenditure incurred by the Government on each Central Universit}` during the yean 2003-04
and 2004-05 (till 30th November, 2004)
S.No. Name of the University Expenditure incurred (Rs. in lakhs)
2003-04 (2004-05) (till 30th Nov.04)
1. Assam University 1940.45 661.72
2 Tezpur University 2134.99 560.53
3 University of Hyderabad 5336.30 2334.38
4 Maulana Azad National Urdu University 47.25 209.60
5 University of Delhi 13532.86 9281.81
6 India Gandhi National Open University 1659.28 1554.01
7 Jamia Millia Islamia 5223.45 3947.13
8 Jawaharlal Nehru University 7159.59 5305.99
9 Mahatma Gandhi Amarrashtriya 188.03 221.95 Hindi Vishwavidyalaya
10 North Eastern Hill University 5683.15 2508.10
11 Mizoram University 743.60 646.87
12 Nagaland University 6422.85 -
13 Pondicherry University 1507.42 1086.91
14 Aligarh Muslim University 15691.21 11516.70
15 Banaras Hindu University 18291.99 12201.79
16 Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University 712.15 140.22
17 Visva Bharati 5220.80 3000.10
ANNEXURE-III
Year-wise number of Universities started functioning since 1991
S.No. Year No. of Universities
Central Deemed Open State# Total
1. 1991 - 2 1 3
2. 1992 - 1 - 1
3 1993 1 3 - 4
4. 1994 3 2 1 6
5. 1995 - 2 - 2
6. 1996 1 1 1 3
7 1997 2 - 1 3
8. 1998 - - 1 1
9. 1999 - 2 - 2
10. 2000 - 5 - 5
11. 2001 1 6 - 7
12. 2002 - 25 1 26
13. 2003 - 9 - 9
14. 2004 (till date) - 6 - 6 Total 8 64 6 68 78+68
# = Note: In addition to 78 Central/Deemed/Open Universities established by various bodies and recognized by the UGC since 199], 68 State Universities have been established in various States during the period in question.