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 |