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	Tentative number of participating HEIs (Central/State/Private Universities and Colleges)
1	Andhra Pradesh	Central University of Andhra Pradesh	65
2	Arunachal Pradesh	Rajiv Gandhi University	15
3	Assam	Assam University	30
4	Bihar	Central University of South Bihar	40
5	Chhattisgarh	Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya	30
6	Goa	NIT Goa	15
7	Gujarat	Central University of Gujarat	55
8	Haryana	Central University of Haryana	45
9	Himachal Pradesh	Central University of Himachal Pradesh	20
10	Jharkhand	Central University of Jharkhand	25
11	Karnataka	Central University of Karnataka	75
12	Kerala	Central University of Kerala	45
13	Madhya Pradesh	Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya	55
14	Maharashtra	Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya	100
15	Manipur	Manipur University	10
16	Meghalaya	North-Eastern Hill University	10
17	Mizoram	Mizoram University	10
18	Nagaland	Nagaland University	10
19	Odisha	Central University of Odisha	50
20	Punjab	Central University of Punjab	45
21	Rajasthan	Central University of Rajasthan	80
22	Sikkim	Sikkim University	10
23	Tamil Nadu	Central University of Tamil Nadu	150
24	Telangana	University of Hyderabad	50
25	Tripura	Tripura University	10
26	Uttar Pradesh	Banaras Hindu University	150
27	Uttarakhand	Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University	25
28	West Bengal	Visva-Bharati	50
29	Delhi	University of Delhi	75
30	Jammu and Kashmir	Central University of Jammu	25
31	Puducherry	Pondicherry University	10
	Total		1,385

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.