Ministry of Education, Government of India

State/UT-wise list of Nodal Higher Educational Institutions

The Nodal Higher Educational Institution of each State/UT identifies the participating institutions of its State/UT, ensures that they register on this portal, and coordinates their assessments, nominations and campus activities.

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#	State / UT	Nodal HEI	Nodal Officer	Tentative number of participating HEIs (Central/State/Private Universities and Colleges)	Participating institutions so far
1	Andhra Pradesh	Central University of Andhra Pradesh	Dr Sandeep E Assistant Professor Department of Political Science Central University of Andhra Pradesh dr.sandeep@cuap.edu.in 9074429040	65	5
2	Arunachal Pradesh	Rajiv Gandhi University	–	15	0
3	Assam	Assam University	–	30	0
4	Bihar	Central University of South Bihar	–	40	0
5	Chhattisgarh	Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya	Prof. S. P. Anbuudayasankar Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering at Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya sp.anbu@ggu.ac.in 9894352023	30	0
6	Goa	NIT Goa	–	15	0
7	Gujarat	Central University of Gujarat	Dr Milind Solanki Assistant Professor, Department of English Studies, Central University of Gujarat milind.solanki@cug.ac.in	55	0
8	Haryana	Central University of Haryana	–	45	0
9	Himachal Pradesh	Central University of Himachal Pradesh	Prof. Shivarama Rao Dept. of Library & Information Science School of Mathematics, Computers & Information Science Shahpur Parisar Central Un shiva.perla@hpcu.ac.in 95525 80028	20	4
10	Jharkhand	Central University of Jharkhand	–	25	0
11	Karnataka	Central University of Karnataka	Dr. M. Siva Assistant Professor Department of Tourism & Hotel Management Central University of Karnataka msiva@cuk.ac.in 98942 97791	75	4
12	Kerala	Central University of Kerala	–	45	0
13	Madhya Pradesh	Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya	–	55	0
14	Maharashtra	Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya	Dr Chandra Shekhar Pandey Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha (Maharashtra) chandrashekharpandey@hindivishwa.ac.in 7985532623	100	17
15	Manipur	Manipur University	–	10	0
16	Meghalaya	North-Eastern Hill University	–	10	0
17	Mizoram	Mizoram University	Prof. C. Devendiran Professor, Mizoram University mzut082@mzu.edu.in 8837234618	10	0
18	Nagaland	Nagaland University	–	10	0
19	Odisha	Central University of Odisha	–	50	0
20	Punjab	Central University of Punjab	–	45	0
21	Rajasthan	Central University of Rajasthan	–	80	0
22	Sikkim	Sikkim University	–	10	0
23	Tamil Nadu	Central University of Tamil Nadu	Dr P Kumar Assistant Professor, Central University of Tamil Nadu pkumar@acad.cutn.ac.in +91 91595 14818	150	9
24	Telangana	University of Hyderabad	–	50	0
25	Tripura	Tripura University	–	10	0
26	Uttar Pradesh	Banaras Hindu University	–	150	0
27	Uttarakhand	Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University	–	25	0
28	West Bengal	Visva-Bharati	–	50	0
29	Delhi	University of Delhi	–	75	0
30	Jammu and Kashmir	Central University of Jammu	–	25	0
31	Puducherry	Pondicherry University	–	10	2
	Total			1,385	41

The State/UT-wise allocation is tentative and indicates the number of participating HEIs to be identified. Nodal Institutions may nominate additional HEIs beyond the indicated allocation.

How the programme reaches the institutions

The Nodal Institution

In view of its standing and coordinating capacity, one higher educational institution in each State or Union Territory is designated as the Nodal Higher Educational Institution. It identifies up to 50 higher educational institutions within its State or Union Territory and coordinates their participation, with due regard to geographical spread and institutional representation. It nominates a senior officer as the State/UT Nodal Officer, forwards the list of institutions identified, coordinates nomination and registration, facilitates the qualifying examination and the orientation, and monitors the timely completion of the activities.

Nomination and registration

Each participating institution assesses its interested students on the Thirukkural, selects one student on merit and nominates them with one Faculty Supervisor/Guide. The nomination is endorsed by the Director, Registrar, Principal or Head of the Institution, and the institution registers the selected student on this portal.

Selection

On the basis of the institution-level assessments and the prescribed selection process, 1,000 students are selected, with appropriate State-wise and language-wise representation.

Campus activities and report

Participating institutions may also organise academic and cultural activities based on the Thirukkural, such as essay writing, quizzes, debates, elocution, recitation, storytelling, poster-making and presentations, for wider student engagement. A brief report on the activities undertaken is submitted to CICT and the Ministry in the prescribed format.