Deemed university

In India, a deemed university or deemed-to-be-university is an accreditation granted to higher educational institutions in India by the Ministry of Education.[1][2] According to the ministry's definition, the accreditation indicates, "an Institution of higher education, other than universities, working at a very high standard in specific area of study" and the accreditation grants "the academic status and privileges of a university".[3]

  1. ^ "UGC Act-1956" (PDF). Ministry of Education. Secretary, University Grants Commission. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IISST) Thiruvananthapuram Declared as Deemed to be University". Union Human Resource Development Ministry, Press Information Bureau. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Deemed University". Ministry of Human Resource Development. MHRD.