3-626: Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University ( YCMOU ) is a state , open university , located in Nashik , Maharashtra , India. It was established in 1989 under the Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University Act, 1989 . 20°1′14.01″N 73°41′27.74″E / 20.0205583°N 73.6910389°E / 20.0205583; 73.6910389 This article about a university or college in Maharashtra , India
6-460: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . State university (India) In India , state universities are run and funded by the state government of each of the states of India . Following the adoption of the Constitution of India in 1950, education became a state responsibility . Following a constitutional change in 1976, it became a joint responsibility of the states and
9-691: The central government. As of 23 August 2022 , the UGC lists 456 state universities. Section 12 (B) of the UGC Act of 1956 also grants the UGC the right to "allocate and disburse, out of the Fund of the Commission, grants to Universities..." As such, the UGC categorizes state universities as either "declared fit to receive Central/UGC assistance under Section 12 (B) of the UGC Act–1956", or not, and notes this status at
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