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Types of Universities

Outlined below are the three basic types of universities that exist in India:

  State Universities “Deemed” Universities Private Universities
Government owned Government owned or Privately owned Private ownership
Regulated by the University Grants Commission (UGC) Regulated by the University Grants Commission (UGC) Not regulated by the University Grants Commission (UGC)
Most Degree programs conducted off-campus at “affiliated colleges” Examples: Symbiosis University, Bharati Vidyapeeth, IITs, NM University, etc. Examples: ICFAI University, RAI University, Amity University, etc.
Most have 500+ Affiliated Colleges    
Examples: Pune University, Mumbai University, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, etc.