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==Deemed university status== The higher education system in India includes both [[Private university|private]] and [[Public university|public]] [[university|universities]]. Public universities are supported by the [[Government of India]] and the [[State governments in India|state governments]], while private universities are mostly supported by various bodies and societies. Universities in India are recognized by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]], which draws its power from the ''[[University Grants Commission Act, 1956]]''.<ref name=Act>{{cite web|title=University Grants Commission Act, 1956|url=http://mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/ugc_act.pdf|publisher=[[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Union Human Resource Development Ministry]]|access-date=3 September 2011}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In addition to this, 15 Professional Councils are established, controlling different aspects of accreditation and coordination.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/pcouncil.html |title=::: Professional Councils-Inside H E β University Grants Commission ::: |work=ugc.ac.in |access-date=11 August 2011 |publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106075646/http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/pcouncil.html |archive-date=6 January 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The status of a deemed to be university allows full autonomy in courses, syllabus, admissions and fees.<ref>{{cite web |publisher = [[NDTV]]|url= http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/what_is_a_deemed_university.php |title=What is a Deemed University? |date = 19 January 2010|work=ndtv.com |access-date=14 February 2012}}</ref> {{as of|2024|12|}}, the UGC lists 137 institutes which were granted the deemed to be university status.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ListOfDeemedToBeUniversity |url=https://deemed.ugc.ac.in/Home/ListOfDeemedToBeUniversity |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241217204403/https://deemed.ugc.ac.in/Home/ListOfDeemedToBeUniversity |archive-date=2024-12-17 |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=deemed.ugc.ac.in}}</ref> According to this list, the first institute to be granted deemed university status was [[Indian Institute of Science]] which was granted this status on 12 May 1958. The state with the most deemed universities is [[Tamil Nadu]] with 28 universities having deemed status.<ref name="Deemed">{{cite web |date=30 November 2021 |title=List of Institutions Which Have Been Declared as Deemed To Be Universities as On 30 November 2021 |url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/Deemed%20University/Deemed-University-Consolidated-Deemed-Universities-List_30_11_21.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206120109/https://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/Deemed%20University/Deemed-University-Consolidated-Deemed-Universities-List_30_11_21.pdf |archive-date=6 February 2022 |access-date=6 February 2022 |work=ugc.ac.in |publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]]}}</ref> Section 12 (B) of the UGC Act of 1956 also grants the UGC the right to "allocate and disburse, out of the Fund of the Commission, grants to Universities..."<ref name=Act/> As such, the UGC categorizes institutes as either "declared fit to receive Central/UGC assistance under Section 12 (B) of the UGC Actβ1956", or not, and notes this status at the lists published. Updates to these declarations are done in meetings of the UGC and published in the minutes.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ugc.ac.in/page/Decision-by-the-Commission.aspx |title= Decision by the Commission |work=ugc.ac.in |access-date=1 July 2017|publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]]}}</ref> The latest list, {{as of|2022|8|24|alt=published by the UGC on 24 August 2022}}, lists 50 institutes as fit to receive Central/UGC assistance.<ref name="Fit">{{cite web |date=24 August 2022 |title=List of lnstitutions Deemed to be Universities included under Section 12(B) of the UGC Act, 1956 (as on 24.08.2022) |url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/Deemed%20University/1452975_Consolidated-Deemed-Universities-List.pdf |access-date=25 October 2022 |publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]]}}</ref>
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