Opinion on article 12 of indian constitution

I do not think that merely if a deemed university or its governing council gets registered under Karnataka Societies Registration Act will make it a State for the purpose of Article 12. Please refer the following query which has been answered very well, to understand what conditions are to be satisfied for a deemed university to be considered a State under Article 12 https://www.lawyersclubindia.com/experts/Meaning-of-state-under-part-iii-of-constitution-229146.asp