In a major move in the education sector, the University Grants Commission (UGC) on Tuesday granted autonomy to as many as 60 institutions for higher education in the country. The list of the institutions that would be given autonomy include five central universities, 21 state universities, 24 deemed universities, two private universities and eight autonomous colleges.


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An announcement in this regard was made on Tuesday by Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar, who said that “the government is striving to introduce a liberalized regime in the education sector and emphasis is on linking autonomy with quality.”


Here’s a look at the institutions that feature in the list:


1. Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi


2. University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad


3. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi


4. Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh


5. The English and Foreign Languages University, Telangana


6. Jadavpur University, Jadavpur, Kolkata


7. Algappa University, Karaikudi


8. NALSAR University of Law, Telangana


9. SavitribaiPhule Pune University, Pune


10. Andhra University, Visakhapatnam


11. National Law University Delhi, Dwarka


12. Utkal University, Bhubaneswar


13. Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra


14. Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati


15. Osmania University, Hyderabad


16. Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar


17. University of Jammu, Jammu


18. University of Mysore, Mysuru


19. Anna University, Chennai


20. Punjab University, Chandigarh


21. Kakatiya University, Warangal


22. Punjabi University, Patiala


23. Rajiv Gandhi University of Law, Patiala


24. National Law University Odisha, Cuttack


25. University of Madras, Chennai


26. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar


27. Homi Bhabha National Institute Mumbai, Maharashtra


28. Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha,Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh


29. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM), Visakhapatnam, AP


30. Narsee Monjee Institute of Studies, Mumbai, Maharashtra


31. Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu


32. Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, Maharashtra


33. Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA)Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu


34. Symbiosis International, Pune, Maharashtra


35. Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, Maharashtra


36. Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra


37. Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra


38. TERI School of Advanced Studies, New Delhi


39. Jain University, Bangalore, Karnataka


40. Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu


41. Manipal Academy of Higher Education


42. KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research, Belgaum,Karnataka


43. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu


44. Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar, Odisha


45. JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Mysore, Karnataka


46. ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education and Research, Hyderabad, Telangana


47. Dr MGR Educational and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu


48. Padmashree Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra


49. The Indian Law Institute, New Delhi


50. Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar, Odisha


51. OP Jindal Global University Sonipat, Haryana


52. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat


53. Yashvantrao Chavan Institute of Science, Satara, Maharashtra


54. Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Kalavakkam, Tamil Nadu


55. G Narayanamma Institute of Technology & Science, Hyderabad, Telangana


56. Vivekanand College, Kolhapur, Mumbai


57. Sri Vasavi Engineering College, Tadepalligudem, Andhra Pradesh


58. Bonam Venkata Chalamayya Engineering College, Odalarevu, Andhra Pradesh


59. Jai Hind College Basantsing Institute of Science & J.T. Lalvani College of Commerce, Mumbai, Maharashtra


60. Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal’s Mithibai College of Arts, Chauhan Institute of Amrutben Jivanlal College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai, Maharashtra