colleges of higher education. As of 2020, these are 15 in number and are established by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. National Law Universities (NLU) are law schools established for the promotion of legal education and research. As of 2020, there are 22 NLUs in India regulated by the Ministry of Law and Justice and the Bar Council of India. Institutes of National Importance (INIs) are institutions which are set by an act of parliament. They receive special recognition and funding. The Department of Higher Education's list includes 95 institutions including all of AIIMSs, IITs, NITs, SPAs, IIITs and some others like NIMHANS,IISc, ISI etc. were also legally awarded the status. INIs are marked below with a hash (#). Institute under State Legislature Act (IuSLAs) are autonomous higher education institutes established or incorporated by a State legislature Act. Institutes that are ‘under State Legislature Act’ enjoy academic status and privileges like State universities. Government-Funded Institutes See also List of universities in India References