Deemed universities are institutions that have been granted university status by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under Section 3 of the UGC Act of 1956. This designation empowers them to design their own curriculum, admissions process, and fee structure while maintaining strong academic standards. These institutions are  specialized in areas such as engineering, medicine, management, or social sciences, and they are renowned for academic brilliance and research accomplishments. Deemed universities offer a flexible and high-quality learning environment, making them popular among Indian and international students.

Admission to deemed universities varies by course and institution. Professional courses such as engineering and medicine require students to take national-level entrance exams such as JEE Main (for B.Tech) or NEET (for MBBS/BDS). Some institutions conduct their own entrance tests or accept scores from standardized national level entrance exams.