List of Urdu Academy in India

In India, The National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL) (Qaumi Council Baraye-Farogh Urdu Zaban) (http://www.urducouncil.nic.in) is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD), Department of Secondary and Higher Education, Government of India. Set up to promote, develop and propagate Urdu language, Council started its operation in Delhi on April 1, 1996. In its capacity as the National Nodal Agency for the promotion of the Urdu language NCPUL is the principal coordinating and monitoring authority for promotion of Urdu language and Urdu education.

Further, all states in India have their own state level Urdu Academy which are responsible for promotion of Urdu Language in the state. Following are the list for Urdu State Academy in India:

Name	Website	Is website in Urdu?
Andhra Pradesh Urdu Academy 11-4-637, AC Guards, Hyderabad - 500004	http://urduacademyap.in/index.html	Yes
Bihar Urdu Academy Urdu Bhawan, Ashok Rajpath, Patna - 800004
Delhi Urdu Academy B-Block, 1st Floor, 5, Shyam Nath marg, Delhi-110054	http://urduacademydelhi.com	Yes
Gujarat Urdu Sahitya Academy Old Assembly Building, Sector - 17, Gandhi Nagar Gujrat - 382017	0	0
Haryana Urdu Academy Kothi No. 516, Sector - 12, Panchkula - 134 112	0	0
Himachal Academy of Art, Culture and Languages Shimla, H.P.	0	0
Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Arts, Culture and Languages Lal Mandi, Srinagar/Canal Road, Jammu	0	0
Karnataka Urdu Academy Kannada Bhavan,J.C.Road, Bangalore-560 002 Telefax : 080-22213167	http://www.karnatakaurduacademy.org	No
Madhya Pradesh Urdu Academy Sanskriti Bhawan, Ban Ganga Road, Bhopal - 462 003	0	0
Maharashtra State Urdu Academy D.D. Building, 2nd Floor, Old Custom House, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Road, Mumbai - 400 023	0	0
Orissa Urdu Academy Paryatan Bhawan, Museum Complex, Bhubaneshwar - 751 014	0	0
Punjab Urdu Academy Delhi Gate, Maler Kotla, Punjab 148023	0	0
Rajasthan Urdu Academy J 3, Subhash Marg, 'C' Scheme, Jaipur - 302 001	0	0
Tamil Nadu Urdu Academy 3 Santhome High Road, Chennai-600004	0	0
Uttar Pradesh Urdu Academy Vibhuti Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow	http://www.upurduakademi.org	Yes
West Bengal Urdu Academy 75/2-A, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Marg, Calcutta-700 016	0	0

Some important voluntary organizations working for the promotion of the Urdu language and literature in India are:

• Idara Adbiyat-e-Urdu (Diwan-eUrdu, Panjugutta, Hyderabad - 500082)
• Abul Kalam Azad Oriental Research Institute (Public Gardens, Hyderabad - 500004)
• Aiwan-e-Ghalib (Mata Sundri Lane, New Delhi - 110002)
• Anjuman-e-Taraqqi Urdu (Hind) (Urdu Ghar, Din Dayal Upadhiyaya Marg, New Delhi 110 002)
• Ghalib Academy (Nizamuddin West, New Delhi - 110 013)
• Anjuman-e-Islam Urdu Research Institute (Dadabhainaroji Road, Mumbai CST.)