universities

Jawaharlal Nehru University was established in 1969 by an act of parliament.It was named after Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister. G. Parthsarthi was the first vice-chancellor.Prof. Moonis Raza was the Founder Chairman and Rector.The bill for the establishment of Jawaharlal Nehru University was placed in the Rajya Sabha on 1 September 1965 by the then minister of education, M. C. Chagla. During the discussion that followed, Bhushan Gupta, member of parliament, voiced the opinion that this should not be yet another university.

Jamia Millia Islamia was established on 29 October 1920 at Aligarh, by founding members Shaikhul Hind Mahmud al-Hasan, Mohammad Ali Jauhar,Hakim Ajmal Khan, Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari, Abdul Majeed Khwaja, Zakir Hussain.In 1925 Jamia shifted from Aligarh to Karol Bagh, New Delhi.On 1 March 1935, the foundation stone for a school building was laid at Okhla, then a non-descript village in the southern outskirts of Delhi. In 1936, all institutions of Jamia, except Jamia Press, the Maktaba and the library, were shifted to the new campus.

Indira Gandhi National Open University known as IGNOU, is a Central University located at Maidan Garhi, New Delhi, India. Named after former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi, the university was established in 1985 with a budget of ₹20 million, after the Parliament of India passed the Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 1985 (IGNOU Act 1985).IGNOU is run by the central government of India, and with total active enrollment of over 4 million students, claims to be the largest university in the world.

Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies (RGUKT Nuzvid) is a state university located in Nuzvid, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. The university has population of over 6,000 students and 300 faculty, The university is offering 6 year integrated B.Tech programme in six major branches & M.Tech in Computational Engineering.

Savitribai Phule Pune University, formerly University of Pune and University of Poona, is a collegiate public state university located in Pune, Maharashtra. Established in 1949, and spread over a 411 acres (1.66 km2) campus,the university is home to 43 academic departments. The university is named after Savitribai Phule, a 19th-century Indian social reformer who is known for her contribution towards empowerment and emancipation of women through education. The university has affiliated colleges, departments, and research institutes, which are primarily in Pune, Ahmednagar and Nashik Districts.

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU), formerly Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU), is a public collegiate university in Lucknow in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was established as the Uttar Pradesh Technical University through the Government of Uttar Pradesh on 8 May 2000. To reduce workload and to ensure proper management, the university was bifurcated into separate universities, Gautam Buddh Technical University and Mahamaya Technical University, with effect from 1 May 2010.In 2013, as a new government came into power, the university was formed again by combining the two on 5 January 2013.