Central Universities are universities established under an Act of Parliament and are under the control and purview of Ministry of Education, Government of India. In 2009, Parliament passed Central Universities Act, which paved way for creation of 16 Central Universities in addition to the existing ones, to give representation to all states. Accordingly, all the Central Universities are now governed by the Central Universities Act, 2009. As of June 2020, there are 54 Central Universities providing technical and non-technical programs to young minds. As per the sources, 41 of these Universities will accept CUCET scores for the admission into various courses offered by these universities.

List of Central Universities:

UniversityStateCity
Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh[note 2]Andhra PradeshVizianagaram
Central University of Andhra Pradesh[note 2]Andhra PradeshAnantapur
National Sanskrit University[note 3]Andhra PradeshTirupati
Rajiv Gandhi UniversityArunachal PradeshItanagar
Assam UniversityAssamSilchar
Tezpur UniversityAssamTezpur
Central University of South BiharBiharGaya
Mahatma Gandhi Central University[note 2]BiharMotihari
Nalanda University[note 4][note 5]BiharRajgir, Nalanda
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University[note 4]BiharSamastipur
Guru Ghasidas VishwavidyalayaChhattis garhBilaspur
Central Sanskrit University[note 3]DelhiNew Delhi
Indira Gandhi National Open University[note 4]DelhiNew Delhi
Jamia Millia IslamiaDelhiNew Delhi
Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityDelhiNew Delhi
Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University[note 3]DelhiNew Delhi
South Asian University[note 4]DelhiNew Delhi
University of DelhiDelhiNew Delhi
Central University of Gujarat[note 6]GujaratGandhinagar
Central University of Haryana[note 6]HaryanaMahendragarh
Central University of Himachal Pradesh[note 6]Himachal PradeshDharamsala
Central University of Jammu[note 6]Jammu and KashmirJammu
Central University of Kashmir[note 6]Jammu and KashmirSrinagar
Central University of Jharkhand[note 6]JharkhandRanchi
Central University of Karnataka[note 6]KarnatakaKalaburagi
Central University of Kerala[note 6]KeralaKasaragod
Dr. Hari Singh Gour UniversityMadhya PradeshSagar
Indira Gandhi National Tribal UniversityMadhya PradeshAmarkantak
Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi VishwavidyalayaMaha rashtraWardha
Central Agricultural University[note 4]ManipurImphal
Manipur UniversityManipurImphal
National Sports University[note 4]ManipurImphal
North Eastern Hill UniversityMeghalayaShillong
Mizoram UniversityMizoramAizawl
Nagaland UniversityNagalandLumami
Central University of Odisha[note 6]OdishaKoraput
Pondicherry UniversityPudu cherryPondicherry
Central University of Punjab[note 6]PunjabBathinda
Central University of Rajasthan[note 6]RajasthanAjmer
Sikkim UniversitySikkimGangtok
Central University of Tamil Nadu[note 6]Tamil NaduTiruvarur
Indian Maritime University[note 4]Tamil NaduChennai
English and Foreign Languages UniversityTelanganaHyderabad
Maulana Azad National Urdu UniversityTelanganaHyderabad
University of HyderabadTelanganaHyderabad
Tripura UniversityTripuraAgartala
Aligarh Muslim UniversityUttar PradeshAligarh
University of AllahabadUttar PradeshPrayagraj
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar UniversityUttar PradeshLucknow
Banaras Hindu UniversityUttar PradeshVaranasi
Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University[note 4]Uttar PradeshRaebareli
Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University[note 4]Uttar PradeshJhansi
Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal UniversityUttara khandSrinagar
Visva-Bharati UniversityWest BengalSantiniketan