Which one of the following is not a Central University?

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Q: 111 (IAS/2006)
Which one of the following is not a Central University?

question_subject: 

General Knowledge

question_exam: 

IAS

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0,10,24,7,4,13,10

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{'central university': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'maulana azad national urdu univeristy': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'madras': [21, 1, 12, 15], 'pondicherry university': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'university': [1, 0, 0, 1], 'hyderabad': [4, 0, 0, 1], 'chennai': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'visva bharti': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'shantiniketan': [1, 0, 1, 0]}

The question is about Central Universities in India, which are established by an Act of Parliament and are under the purview of the Department of Higher Education in the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.

Option 1, Pondicherry University, is a Central University, established through an Act of Parliament in 1985.

Option 2, Maulana Azad National Urdu University in Hyderabad, is also a Central University, established in 1998 by an Act of Parliament with an aim to promote, especially through the medium of Urdu, and impart education and training in vocational and technical subjects.

Option 3, Visva-Bharati in Shantiniketan, is a Central University and an Institution of National Importance, established by Rabindranath Tagore and later given the status of a Central University in 1951 by an Act of Parliament.

Option 4, University of Madras in Chennai, is not a Central University. It was established following a public petition dated 11 November 1839, making it one of the oldest modern universities in India. It is a state university run by the Tamil Nadu state government. Hence, the correct answer is 4.