Deemed Universities in India better understood as deemed-to-be-universities is the status conferred to those high performing higher educational institutes of repute and departments of various universities in India that met the standard set by the University Grant Commission. This status brings these institutes one step closer to be a full-fledged university. Deemed University status is granted by Department Of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India on the advice and recommendation of University Grant Commission (UGC) of India. After attaining the status of Deemed University these institutes can design their own syllabus, set their own guidelines regarding admission criteria, make their own fees structure and grant degrees on their own name. Like other universities, Deemed Universities can also offers courses in management, technology, science, pharmacy, architecture, commerce and a few other subjects under distance education mode. Those Deemed Universities which continue to perform well get the status of a full- fledged University in due course of time.
Educational institutes having deemed university status are known and recognized for their high quality education, innovative teaching methods & curriculum and state of art infrastructure .Thus this process of granting the Status of Deemed University to any institute is entirely reversible. If after getting the Deemed University status the concerned institutes can be given a full-fledged University status, then on underperforming this status can also be stripped of as has been done in January 2010.
After a high level enquiry by UGC comprised committee in January 2010, out of the 130 deemed to be universities, only 38 were found to be justify their continuation as deemed universities, another 44 were found to be deficient in some aspects, and were given three years to improve their functioning and be up to the standards set by UGC to retain the status of Deemed University whereas rest 44 were found below par and most likely will lost their esteemed status of being a Deemed University.
List of the 44 Universities which have been granted three years time to justify their Deemed University Status
- Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology
- Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education
- Indian Institute of Information Technology And Management Gwalior
- Pandit Dwarka Parsad Mishra Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing
- International Institute for Population Science, Mumbai
- Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai
- Defence Institute of Advance Technology Pune
- Homi Bhabha National Institute
- Punjab Engineering College
- Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering And Technology
- Gandhigram Rural Institute
- National University of Education Planning And Administration
- Institute of Liver & Biliary Sciences (Ilbs)
- Symbiosis International University (SIU)
- Bharati Vidyapeeth Pune
- Nursing Management Institute of Management Science
- Padmashree Dr Dy Patil Vidyapeeth, Mumbai
- Dr. D.Y. Patil Pune
- Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeswara University (JSS University)
- Nitte University
- Gokhale Institute of Politics & Economics
- ICFAI Foundation For Higher Education(IFHE)
- Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation (K.L. University)
- Gujarat Vidyapith
- Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana
- KLE Academy of Higher Education And Research(KLE University)
- Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences Nagpur
- Datta Meghe Institute of Health Sciences
- Mahatma Gandhi Mission Institute of Health Sciences (M.G.M.)
- Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology/ KIIT University
- Jain Vishva Bharati Ladnun, Rajasthan
- The LNM Institute of Information Technology Jaipur
- Avinashlingam University for Women/ Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science
- Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya
- Sri Ramachandra University/ Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute
- S.A.S.T.R.A. University/ Shanmugha Arts Science Technology And Research Academy, Thanjavur
- VIT University/ Vellore Institute of Technology
- Sathyabama University/ Sathyabama Institute of Science And Technology, Chennai
- SRM Institute of Science Technology
- Karunya Univresity/ Karunya Institute of Technology, Coimbatore
- Hindustan University/ Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science
- B.S. Abdur Rahman University/ B.S. Abdur Rahman Institute of Science And Technology
- Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture Technology and Sciences/ Allahabad Agricultural Institutre
- Bhatkhande Music Institute
List of 44 Universities which will most likely lose their status of Deemed University
- Christ College, Bangalore
- Vignan’s Foundation for Science, Technology and Research, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
- Lingaya’s University, Faridabad
- St.Peter's University/ St Peter’s Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai
- Noorul Islam University/ Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education, Kanyakumari
- Jaypee Institute of Information Technology University, Noida
- Shobhit University/ Shobhit Institute of Engineering and Technology, Meerut
- Sumandeep Vidyapeeth University, Vadodara, Gujarat
- Sri Devraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Reserch, Kolar, Karnataka
- Yenepoya University, Mangalore
- BLDE University, Bijapur, Karnataka
- Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Satara, Maharashtra
- D Y Patil Medical College, Kolhapur, Maharashtra
- Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research, Chennai
- Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Kanchipuram
- HIHT University, Dehradun
- Santosh University, Ghaziabad
- Maharshi Markandeshwar University, Ambala, Haryana
- Manav Rachna International University, Faridabad
- Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education, Tumkur, Karnataka
- Jain University, Bangalore
- Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune
- Siksha “O” Anusandha, Bhubaneswar
- Janardan Rai Nagar, Udaipur, Rajasthan
- Institute of Advanced Studies in Education of Gandhi Vidya Mandir, Sardarshahr, Rajasthan
- Mody Institute of Technology, Sikar, Rajasthan
- Dr MGR Educational and Research Institute, Chennai
- Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai
- Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Virdhunagar, Tamil Nadu
- Periryar Maniammai Institute of Science and Technology, Thanjavur
- Academy of Maritime Education and Training, Chennai
- Vel’s Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies, Chennai
- Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore
- Vel Tech Rangaraja Dr Sagunthal R&D Institute of Science, Chennai
- Gurukul Kangri, Haridwar
- Grapich Era University, Dehradun
- Nehru Gram Bharati Vishwavidyalaya, Allahabad
- Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Puducherry
- Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation, Salem, Tamil Nadu
- Bharath Institute of Higher Education And Research, Chennai
- Ponnaiya Ramajayam Institute of Science and Technology, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
- Nava Nalanda Mahavira, Nalanda, Bihar
- Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu
- National Museum, Institute of the History of Art Conservation and Musicology, Janpath, New Delhi
