 In addition, 15 Professional Councils are established, controlling different aspects of accreditation and coordination.Central universities, in addition, are covered by the "Central Universities Act, 2009", which regulates their purpose, powers, governance etc., and established 12 new universities.The list of central universities published by the UGC lists 50 central universities, , nine of which are directly funded by the Government of India and are not under the purview of the UGC.