President of India is the Visitor of all Central Universities

President/Visitor nominates some members to the executive Committee/ Board of Management/Court/Selection Committees of the University as per the provisions made in the relevant University Act.

President as Visitor also exercises powers in respect of amendments, additions and repeal of status; suspension and disallowance of Ordinances; ordering enquiries into the affairs of the Universities; and resolution of disputes between Selection Committees and the executive Councils.

Ministry provides secretariat service for appointment of Vice-Chancellor, Visitor’s nominee on the Executive Committees, Courts, Selection Committees by the Visitor and also examines each matter that comes up for Visitor’s consideration and orders.

The University of Delhi, was established in February 1922. This is one of the premier Institutions of higher learning in the country and offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in a wide range of disciplines in addition to short and long-term certificate/diploma courses in several application-oriented subjects. The academic activities of the University are undertaken through 18 Faculties, 85 Departments, 73 Colleges and 63 other Centres/ Units. Besides, the University had 5 other recognized Institutions. (www.du.ac.in)

The North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) was established in 1973 by an Act of Parliament with focus on improvement of the social and economic conditions and welfare of the people of the hill areas of North East Region and in particular their intellectual academic and cultural advancement. The jurisdiction of the University is now confined to the State of Meghalaya, with campuses at Shillong and TURA. It has seven schools including the School of Technology, 31 Departments and 59 affiliated colleges. (www.nehu.ac.in)

Assam University was established in 1994 at Silchar. It is a teaching-cum-affiliating University having jurisdiction over the districts of Cachar, Karimganj, Hailakandi, Karbi, Anglong and North Cachar Hills in the State of Assam. More than 50 colleges are affiliated to Assam University.

The University has 9 schools and 29 departments. It conducts Postgraduate, M.Phil. and Ph.D. courses. In addition a few Five year integrated courses like Social work, Law, Computer Sciences, Fine Arts and a couple of self financing courses are also conducted by the University. (assamuniversity.nic.in)

Tezpur University, a teaching and residential University located at Napaam, Tezpur (Assam), was set up in January, 1994.

The University has presently 5 Schools of Studies, 15 Departments and 5 Centres. The University is offering 22 PG Programme and one PG Diploma Programme. Part time MBA Programme has been started from January 2008.  (www.tezu.ernet.in)

Mizoram University, with its headquarters at Aizawl, has been established as a teaching and affiliating university with effect from the 2nd July, 2001. The jurisdiction of the Mizoram University extends to the whole of Mizoram, the erstwhile jurisdiction of Mizoram Campus of North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, which functioned till 1.7.2001

The academic activities of the University are presently carried out through its seven Schools of Studies, 28 Departments. At present, there are 26 under-graduate Colleges including 2 professional institutions and one constituent college affiliated to the University. (www.mzu.edu.in)

Nagaland University, established in the year 1994, is presently having its campuses in Lumami, Kohima and Medziphema. The University is an affiliating University with its jurisdiction in the State of Nagaland. The University has presently 52 colleges affiliated to it. The University has 25 Departments in its three campuses viz., seven departments in Lumami Campus, six departments in Kohima Campus and twelve Departments in Medziphema Campus. Besides, the above full fledged departments, the University has also 4 Centres on Tribal Research Studies, Bio-diversity, Gandhian Studies and Women Studies.

The University has also introduced professional education in the State with the inauguration in October, 2007 of School of Engineering & Technology and School of Management. (www.nagauniv.org.in)

Manipur University established under an Act of the Manipur Legislative Assembly was incorporated as a Central University under the Manipur University Act, 2005 which came into force on the 13th October, 2005.

The academic activities of the University are presently undertaken through its three Schools of Studies and 25 Departments. The University has 72 affiliated colleges and one constituent college i.e. Manipur Institute of Technology (MIT). (manipuruniv.ac.in)

The University of Allahabad, set up in 1887, is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in the country. It was declared as an Institution of national importance and was incorporated as a Central University under the University of Allahabad Act, 2005 which came into force on the 14th July, 2005. 

The academic activities of the University are undertaken through 31 teaching Departments comprising of four on-Campus Faculties, four University Institutes and one independent Centre. In addition, the University has one University College which is the off-campus Faculty of Medicine, one Constituent Institute and eleven Constituent Colleges. (www.allduniv.ac.in)

Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, established under an Act of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly was incorporated as a Central University under the Rajiv Gandhi University Act, 2006 which came into force on the 9th April, 2007.

The academic activities of the University are undertaken through nine Faculties and 15 Departments. The University also has 15 Affiliated Colleges located at various places in the State of Arunachal Pradesh. (www.rguhs.ac.in)

Tripura University established under an Act of the Tripura Legislative Assembly was incorporated as a Central University under the Tripura University Act, 2006 which came into force on 2nd July, 2007.

The academic activities of the University are presently undertaken through two Faculties and 22 Departments.. The University also has 29 Affiliated Colleges located at various places in the State of Tripura.  (www.tripurauniversity.in)

Sikkim University, with its headquarters at Gangtok, has been established as a teaching and affiliating University under the Sikkim University Act, 2006 which came into force on the 2nd July, 2007.

The erstwhile Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages, Hyderabad has been incorporated as a Central University by the name of English and Foreign Languages University, under the English and Foreign Languages University Act, 2006 which came into force on the 3rd August, 2007. The University is a multi-campus University with campuses at Lucknow and Shillong, besides its main campus at Hyderabad.

In furtherance of its objectives, the University is offering a number of on-campus programmes leading to M.A., M.Phil. and Ph.D degrees in English and foreign languages like Arabic, French, German, Japanese, Russian and Spanish. The University is also offering part-time certificate/diploma/advanced diploma courses on campus as well as through distance mode.  (www.ciefl.ac.in)

Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), which originated as M.A.O. College, was incorporated as a Central University by an Act of Parliament in 1920. It is one of the premier fully residential academic institutions of the country. The University has 103 departments/institutions/centers grouped under 12 faculties. It also maintains four hospitals, six colleges (including Medical, Dental and Engineering Colleges), two polytechnics and eight schools. (www.amu.ac.in)

The Banaras Hindu University, established as a teaching and residential university in 1916, is one of the oldest and largest Central Universities of the country. It comprises of three Institutes, 15 Faculties, 130 Departments, four Inter-disciplinary Schools, one Constituent College, four Affiliated Colleges and three Schools.

Presently, the University is offering 62 undergraduate, 152 postgraduate, 55 diploma and 14 certificate courses. (www.bhu.ac.in)

The Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi came into existence in 1969. It is primarily concerned with Post-graduate education and research. The University has ten schools consisting of 36 Centres of Studies. In addition, it has another three independent Centers of Studies. (www.jnu.ac.in)

Jamia Millia Islamia, which had been functioning as a deemed to be University since 1962, acquired the status of a Central University in December 1988. The University imparts education from nursery stage to post-graduate and doctorate levels. The University has 36 Departments grouped under 9 Faculties. It also maintains 6 Schools. The University is, presently offering a total of 160 courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, in addition to Ph.D, programmes in various disciplines.  (www.jmi.nic.in)

Visva-Bharati, an educational institution founded by late Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore in 1921, was incorporated as a Central University in 1951 by an Act of Parliament. The University imparts education from the primary school level to post-graduate and doctorate levels. 

The University has 40 Departments, including Centres of Studies, grouped under twelve Institutes – eight at Santiniketan, three at Sriniketan and one at Kolkata.. In addition, there are 8 Special Centres for research, instruction and other activities.  (www.visva-bharati.ac.in)

The University of Hyderabad, established by an Act of Parliament in 1974, has over the years emerged as a premier institution of post-graduate teaching and research in the country. The academic activities of the University are undertaken through eight Schools of Study. The School of Medicine and School of Engineering Sciences & Technology have been established in 2007.

The Centre for Distance Education of the University also offers programmes under distance mode. (www.uohyd.ernet.in)

The Pondicherry University was established by an Act of Parliament in 1985 as a teaching-cum-affiliating university with its jurisdiction over the Union Territories of Pondicherry and Andaman & Nicobar Islands with provision for extending it to Lakshadweep.

The University has 9 Schools 31 Departments and 4 Centres and 1 Chair of regular teaching and research. It offers Post-graduate, M.Tech, M.Phil programme, Ph.D Programme and PG Diploma programmes. The University has 73 affiliated institutions which are located in Pondicherry, Karaikal, Mahe, Yanam, Andaman & Nicobar Islands etc.  (www.pondiuni.org)

Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University was established in Lucknow in 1996 as Central University with the objects of promoting advance knowledge by instructional and research facilities in science, key and frontier areas of technology and other allied disciplines such as agricultural technology and rural crafts relevant for the development of the socially and economically depressed sections of the people and to promote the study of the principles for which Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar worked during his life-time.

At present the university has established 5 schools, comprising 10 departments. These schools offer postgraduate courses including Ph.D. Programmes.  (www.bbauindia.org)

The Maulana Azad National Urdu University was established at Hyderabad in 1998 with the mandate to promote and develop Urdu language and to impart higher technical and vocational education in the Urdu medium through conventional as well as distance mode.

There are six Schools of Studies, fourteen Departments and a Directorate of Women's Education offering on-campus education at postgraduate and research level. The University now offers certain programmes in Distance mode apart from B.Ed. Courses. At present the University has nine Regional Centres. The University has also established 3 constituent colleges (Colleges of Teacher Education) one each at Darbhanga, Bhopal and Srinagar, two model schools at Darbhanga. Apart from these, Industrial Training Institutes at Hyderabad, Darbhanga and Bangalore have also been started.  (manuu.ac.in)

Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya was established at Wardha in 1997. The objectives of the University are to promote and develop Hindi Language and Literature in general and for that purpose, to provide for active pursuit of comparative studies and research in Hindi and other Indian languages, to offer programmes of Research, Education and Training in areas like translation, interpretation and linguistic for improving the functional effectiveness of Hindi, to reach out to Hindi scholars and groups interested in Hindi abroad and to popularize Hindi through distance Education System.

The University has four schools and six departments of Peace Studies, Dalit and Tribal Studies, Women Studies, Mass Media and Communication, Ahimsa and Peace studies and Buddhist Literature. At present, the University is running 6 M.A. courses, 6 M.Phil/Ph.D and three diploma courses in French, Spanish and Chinese.   (www.hindivishwa.org)

The Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesg, has been established by an Act of the Parliament of India. It came into existence by the Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Act, 2007 and came into action with the appointment of its first Vice-Chancellor on July 8, 2008. The jurisdiction of the University extends to the whole country and it is fully funded by the Central Government through the University Grant Commission. The university caters to the tribals’ long cherished dream of higher education. (http://igntu.nic.in/)