Universities with a NAAC 'A' Grade and 10 years of standing can get financial support from the UGC for innovative teaching or educational programmes; these universities are known as

Universities with a NAAC 'A' grade and ten years of standing that receive UGC support for innovative programmes are called innovation universities.

Meta universities describe a networked curriculum concept, not this funding category.

Central universities are Union-funded universities, a different classification.

A 'none' response is unfounded since a specific term applies.

The scheme encourages novel teaching and interdisciplinary research.

It rewards well-established, high-quality institutions with additional support.