Total 150 new varsities set up in last three years, max in Gujarat, says HRD

The information was shared by Minister of State for HRD Satyapal Singh in a written response to a question in Rajya Sabha.

A total of 150 new universities were set up during the last three years with a maximum of them being in Gujarat followed by Madhya Pradesh.

The information was shared by Minister of State for HRD Satyapal Singh in a written response to a question in Rajya Sabha.

A total of 19 universities were set up in Gujarat during last three years followed by Madhya Pradesh (16), Uttar Pradesh (13), Maharashtra (12) and Karnataka.

A total of 1,575 new colleges were set up during the period.

The maximum colleges were set up in Uttar Pradesh (626) followed by Karnataka (161) and Maharashtra (157).

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