Region-Wise List of State Universities in India

State universities in India offer quality education to students at affordable cost.
At present, there are 367 state universities in India.
All the state universities in India come under the ambit of UGC.

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List of State Universities in India:

Region-Wise List of State Universities in India

State universities in India are also known as public universities which are run by state governments. Unlike central universities in India , state universities are established through a legislative assembly act by the respective state assemblies. All state universities that are run by state governments come under the ambit of the University Grants Commission (UGC).

As per the latest list of UGC, there are 367 state universities in India . Among these, University of Mumbai, University of Calcutta and University of Madras are regarded as some of the oldest universities in India with an esteemed value and prestige attached to it. The Governor of the respective state is the official ‘Visitor’ of the state universities in India.

CollegeDekho brings you the state-wise list of state universities in India.

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List of State Universities in India:

Name of the State	No. of State Universities	Popular State Universities
Andhra Pradesh	20	Andhra University Acharya Nagarjuna University Sri Venkateswara University Sri Krishnadevaraya University Adikavi Nannaya University Vikram Simhapuri University JNTU Kakinada
Assam	12	Gauhati University Dibrugarh University Assam Women’s University Assam Agricultural University Cotton College State University Assam Science & Technology University
Bihar	15	Patna University Magadh University Lalit Narayan Mithila University Rajendra Agricultural University Aryabhatta Knowledge University Chanakya National Law University
Chhattisgarh	13	Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya Sarguja University Ayush and Health Sciences University of Chhattisgarh Hidayatullah National Law University
Goa	01	Goa University
Gujarat	28	Saurashtra University Sardar Patel University Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda Gujarat University Gujarat Forensic Sciences University Anand Agricultural University
Haryana	14	YMCA University of Science & Technology Maharishi Dayananda University Kurukshetra University Chaudhary Devi Lal University Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
Himachal Pradesh	04	Himachal Pradesh University Himachal Pradesh Technical University Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry
Jammu & Kashmir	09	Jammu University Kashmir University Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University Islamic University of Science & Technology Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University
Jharkhand	08	Vinoba Bhave University Ranchi University Kolhan University Bisra Agricultural University Sido Kanhu University
Karnataka	27	Bangalore University Davangere University Gulbarga University Karnataka University Mangalore University Mysore University Visveswaraya Technological University
Kerala	13	Kerala University Kannur University Calicut University Mahatma Gandhi University Cochin University of Science & Technology Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
Madhya Pradesh	21	Vikram University Jiwaji University Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya Maharaja Chhatrasal Bundelkhand Vishwavidyalaya Barkatullah University Awadesh Pratap Singh University
Maharashtra	23	Shivaji University Mumbai University Solapur University Savitribai Phule Pune University Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Marathwada University Gondwana University Smt. Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women’s University
Manipur	01	Manipur Technical University
Odisha	16	Utkal University Sambalpur University Ravenshaw University Berhampur University Khallikote University Biju Patnaik University of Technology Fakir Mohan University
Punjab	09	Guru Nanak Dev University Baba Farid University of Health Sciences Punjabi University Punjab Agricultural University Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University
Rajasthan	22	University of Kota Shekhawati University Rajasthan University Maharishi Dayananda Saraswati University Mohan Lal Sukhadia University Jai Narain Vyas University
Tamil Nadu	22	Madras University Bharathidasan University Bharathiar University Annamalai University Anna University Alagappa University Madurai Kamaraj University Periyar University Thiruvalluvar University
Telangana	16	Telangana University Satavahana University Osmania University Kakatiya University Mahatma Gandhi University Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University
Tripura	01	Maharaja Bir Bikram University
Uttar Pradesh	30	Allahabad State University Bundelkhand University Chatrapati Sahuji Maharaj Kanpur University Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University Lucknow University Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University (Agra University) Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University
Uttarakhand	11	Kumaun University Doon University Uttarakhand Sanskrit University
West Bengal	26	Calcutta University Jadavpur University Kalyani University Presidency University Burdwan University Aliah University Bankura University Rabindra Bharati University
NCT of Delhi	07	Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Delhi Technological University Bharat Ratna Dr. BR Ambedkar University Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women
Chandigarh	01	Panjab University

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All the state universities in India conduct entrance exams for admissions to a variety of courses. These universities offer UG, PG, M.Phil, Certificate, Diploma and Ph.D. courses in different disciplines. Usually, the notification for the entrance exam is issued in the month of March or April every year.

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