Central Universities infrastructure: 47 Central Universities under Ministry of Education, 309,542 students enrolled
MoE’s Lok Sabha reply said 47 Central Universities (excluding IGNOU) under the Ministry have 309,542 enrolled students and listed environment-friendly campus initiatives.
- Central Universities are statutory autonomous organisations created by Central Acts of Parliament.
- Central Universities can take administrative and academic decisions after approval from their statutory bodies.
- Ministry of Education reports that, except Sindhu Central University, its Central Universities offer undergraduate programmes.
- Ministry of Education lists rooftop solar, rainwater harvesting, and wastewater/solid waste management for sustainable campuses.
What happened (MoE’s Lok Sabha information on Central Universities)
The Ministry of Education reported details on Central Universities during a Lok Sabha written reply by Minister of State for Education Shri Sukanta Majumdar. The reply covered the number of Central Universities operational in India under the Ministry’s administrative purview, student enrolment counts, recent establishment of new Central Universities, and environment-friendly initiatives for sustainable campus development.
MoE stated the following status and figures for Central Universities under its administrative purview:
For UPSC framing, this is a basic governance-and-institutions note on how Central Universities are administered, how many fall under MoE, and what environment-related actions campuses are taking. It also offers a simple data point to connect education infrastructure with sustainable campus development.
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