Universities Given the Status of "Centres with Potential for Excellence"

UGC has been assisted to grant the status of "Centre with Potential for Excellence" to various universities.

The state wise details of Centre with Potential for excellence are given below:

1)   State: Kerela
      Name of the University: Cochin University of Science and Technology
      Area of Specialization: Laser and Opto-Electronic Science and Technology

2)   State: Andhra Pradesh
      Name of the University: Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, Tirupati
      Area of Specialization: Traditional Shastras

3)   State: Arunachal Pradesh
      Name of the University: Arunachal University (Presently known as the Rajiv Gandhi University)
      Area of Specialization: Biod

4)   State: Chandigarh
       Name of the University: Punjab University
       Area of Specialization: Biomedical Science

5)    State: Gujarat
       Name of the University:
       Area of Specialization:  

6)    State: Gujarat
       Name of the University: Sardar Patel University 
       Area of Specialization: Applied Polymers

7)    State: Himachal Pradesh
       Name of the University: Himachal Pradesh University
       Area of Specialization: Himalayan Studies

8)    State: Karnataka
       Name of the University: Karnataka University 
       Area of Specialization: Polymer Chemistry

9)    State: Madhya Pradesh
       Name of the University: Devi Ahilya University 
       Area of Specialization: E-Management Studies

10)  State: Punjab
       Name of the University: Guru Nanak Dev University
       Area of Specialization: Sports Sciences

11)  State: Tamil Nadu 
       Name of the University: Madurai Kamraj University 
       Area of Specialization: Geonomic Science  

12)  State: Tamil Nadu 
       Name of the University: Anna University
       Area of Specialization: Environmental Sciences

13)  State: Uttar Pradesh
       Name of the University: Allahabad University 
       Area of Specialization: Behavioral Cognitive Sciences


The above mentioned information was given by the Minister for Human Resource Development D.Purandeswari, in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Friday.