Which of the following was the first private institution to be granted the status of a deemed university in 1976?

Manipal Academy of Higher Education was the first private institution granted deemed university status in 1976.

Symbiosis, Pune received deemed status later, not in 1976.

Thapar University, Patiala gained its status afterwards rather than first.

Amity University, Noida is a much later private institution.

Deemed university status lets an institution function with the autonomy of a university.

Manipal grew into a large centre for medical and technical education.