Centre with Potential for Excellence in Particular Area

12 Universities were selected under the scheme Centre with Potential for Excellence in Particular Area (CPEPA)

S.No. Name of the University Focus Area
1.

Punjab University, Chandigarh

Biomedical Science

Cultural Fixation on "Honour": A Gender Audit of Punjab and Haryana

Application of Nano-Materials, Nanoparticles and Nano-Composites

2.

Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar

Sports Sciences

Genetic Basis of Cancer and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Punjab

3.

Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, Andhra Pradesh

Traditional Shastras

4.

Osmania University, Andhra Pradesh

Bio-prospecting of certain important medicinal plants for Healthcare

5.

Himachal Pradesh University, Summer Hills Shimla Himachal Pradesh

Himalayan Studies

6.

Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Via Anand, Dist. Anand. Gujarat

Applied Polymers

7.

Allahabad University, Senate Hall, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

Behavioral Cognitive Sciences

8.

Karnatak University, Pavate Nagar, Dharwad Karnataka

Advanced materials for therapeutic, diagnostic, industrial and agricultural applications

9.

Banglore University, Karnataka

Application of Molecular and Nano tools to study targeted drug delivery and cellular manifestations in disease management

10.

Mysore University, Karnataka

Processing characterization and applications of Advanced Functional nanomaterials

11.

Anna University, Sardar Patel Road. Chennai Tamilnadu

Environmental Sciences

12.

University of Madras, Tamilnadu

Development of Drugs from Medicinal Plants for Human Welfare

Climate change and its impact on mangrove ecosystem in the region

13.

Annamalai University, Tamilnadu

Advanced Study in Marine Biology in the faculty of marine Sciences

14.

Rajiv Gandhi (Arunachal University), Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh

Biodiversity

15.

Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh

Traditional Shastras

16.

Devi Ahilya University, Indore, Madhya Pradesh

e-Management Studies

17.

Jai Narain Vyas University, Rajasthan

Application of synthesis for characterization, and Risk Assessment of Nano- particles on ecosystems of Thar desert

18.

University of Calcutta, West Bengal

Electro-Physiological and Neuro-imaging studies including mathematical modeling