Central University is established under an Act of Parliament. The President of India acts as the visitor of the University. President has the power to nominate some members to the Executive Committee or the Board of Management of the University.
As of 12 December 2018, UGC includes 49 central universities. The list of central universities in India is as follows…..
| State | Name of Universities |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Rajiv Gandhi University |
| Assam | Assam University(Silchar), Tejpur University |
| Telangana | University of Hyderabad, Maulana Azad National Urdu University (Gachibowli), English and Foreign Languages University (Hyderabad). |
| Delhi | Jamia Millia Islamia, University of Delhi, JawaharLal Nehru University, Indira Gandhi National Open University, South Asian University. |
| Madhya Pradesh | The Indira Gandhi National Tribal University (Amarkantak) |
| Mizoram | Mizoram University |
| Meghalaya | North Eastern Hill University |
| Manipur | Manipur University, Central Agricultural University |
| Nagaland | Nagaland University |
| Pondicherry | Pondicherry University |
| Sikkim | Sikkim University |
| Tripura | Tripura University |
| Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh Muslim University, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Banaras Hindu University, University of Allahabad, Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University |
| West Bengal | Visva Bharati |
| Uttarakhand | Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University |
| Tamil Nadu | Central University of Tamil Nadu, Indian Maritime University |
| Rajasthan | Central University of Rajasthan |
| Punjab | Central University of Punjab |
| Orissa | Central University of Orissa |
| Kerala | Central University of Kerala |
| Karnataka | Central University of Karnataka |
| Jharkhand | Central University of Jharkhand |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Central University of Kashmir, Central University of Jammu |
| Himachal Pradesh | Central University of Himachal Pradesh |
| Haryana | Central University of Haryana |
| Chhattisgarh | Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya |
| Bihar | Central University of Bihar, Nalanda University, Mahatma Gandhi Central University |
| Gujarat | Central University of Gujarat |
