There are four teaching institutions declared as deemed to be Universities under Ministry of Culture.
There are no institutions under the administrative control of Ministry of Culture named as Cultural Universities.
These Universities /autonomous organizations are fully funded by the Ministry of Culture.
| Sl. No. | State | Name of the Institute/University | Date of declaration of Deemed to be University |
| i | Bihar | Nava Nalanda Mahavihara (NNM), Nalanda | 13th November, 2006 |
| ii | Jammu & Kashmir | Central Institute of Buddhist Studies (CIBS), Leh, Ladakh, J&K | 15th January, 2016 |
| iii | New Delhi | National Museum Institute, New Delhi | 28th April 1989 |
| iv | Uttar Pradesh | Central University of Tibetan Studies (CUTS), Sarnath, Varanasi, U.P | 5th April 1988 |