(a) the total number of Government universities functioning in the country at present, State/UTwise;
(b) the policy of the Government regarding the criteria and process of setting up of universities by
the private sector to provide higher education in the country;
(c) whether the Government proposes to provide incentive to set up new universities, particularly
private universities; and
(d) if so, the details thereof
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)
(a): As per the report of All India Survey on Higher Education 2015-16, the total number of
Government universities functioning in the country, State/UT-wise, is given in annexure.
(b) to (d): Private Deemed to be Universities are regulated by the University Grants Commission
(UGC) as per the provisions of UGC (Institutions Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2016.
The Regulations contain the stringent eligibility criteria and procedure for setting up Private
Deemed to be Universities. The Regulations also prescribe provisions to ensure quality and standard
of education in Private Deemed to be Universities. Institutions desiring to be declared as Deemed to
be Universities have to apply to the Government and if they fulfil all the eligibility conditions
mentioned in UGC (Institutions Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2016, they are declared as
Deemed to be Universities under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, after getting recommendations of
UGC.
State Private Universities are established by the Act of respective State Legislature. They are
regulated by their respective State Acts and the UGC (Establishment of and Maintenance of
Standards in Private Universities) Regulations, 2003. There is no proposal under consideration of
Government for providing financial incentives to Private Institutions