The University Grants Commission has granted complete autonomy to 62 higher educational institutes including-
- Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
- Banaras Hindu University (BHU)
- Aligarh Muslim University (AMU)
- The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
- University of Hyderabad
The 62 institutes consist of 52 Universities, that is five central universities, 21 state universities, 24 deemed universities, and two private universities.
Union Minister of MHRD Prakash Javadekar said, “These universities will remain within the ambit of UGC but will have the freedom to start new courses, off-campus centers, skill development courses, research parks and any other new academic programs. They will also have the freedom to hire foreign faculty, enroll foreign students, give incentive based emoluments to the faculty, enter into academic collaborations and run open distance learning programmes.”
“And for all of this they will not have to come to the regulator again and again for seeking permission because they have maintained quality and achieved a benchmark of 3.26 and above NAAC (National Accreditation and Assessment Council) ranking,” he added.
The state universities which have been awarded the autonomous status are-
- Jadavpur University
- Andhra University
- Algappa University
- National University of Law
- Utkal University
- Kurukshetra University
- Osmania University
- Guru Nanak Dev University
- University of Jammu
- University of Mysore
- Anna University
- Panjab University
- University of Madras
Private universities who have received autonomous status are-
- OP Jindal Global University
- Sonipat and Pandit Deen Dayal Petroleum University, Gujarat
