List of Central Universities

 

No.	Name	Location	Date of establishment	Specialization	Website
1	Central University of Tamil Nadu	Tiruvarur	30-Sep-09	Multidisciplinary	https://cutn.ac.in/
2	Indian Maritime University	Chennai	14-Nov-08	Marine Sciences	https://imu.edu.in/

Central and State Government joint support institute:

No.	University name	Location	District	Support	Specialization	Estd.
1	Central Electro Chemical Research Institute (autonomous)	Karaikudi	Sivagangai	Department of Science and Technology (Govt of India)	Electro chemistry	1948
2	Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai	Chennai	Chennai		Mathematics and Theoretical Sciences	1962
3	Indian Maritime University	Chennai	Chennai		Maritime Studies	2008
4	Madras Institute of Development Studies (autonomous)	Chennai	Chennai			1971
5	Tamil Virtual Academy	Chennai	Chennai	Government of Tamil Nadu	Tamil language	2001