UGC flags 20 universities in 8 states as fake; most in Delhi

NEW DELHI: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has announced the state-wise list of fake universities as of September 2023. The statutory body has directed the state government’s Department of Higher Education and principal secretaries to take “appropriate action” against the fake institutions in the respective state.

Out of the 20 universities flagged as non-recognised, Delhi has the highest number of 8 fake universities, followed by Uttar Pradesh with 4. A total of 8 states have fake universities functioning against the University Grants Commission Act, 1956. There are two fake universities each in Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal.

According to UGC Act 1956, “The right of conferring or granting degrees shall be exercised only by a University established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, a Provincial Act or a State Act or an institution deemed to be a University under section 3 or an institution specially empowered by an Act of Parliament to confer or grant degrees.

State-wise list of fake universities

Andhra Pradesh

• Christ New Testament Deemed University, Guntur.
• Bible Open University of India, Visakhapatnam.

Delhi

• All India Institute of Public & Physical Health Sciences (AIIPHS) State Government University, Alipur.
• Commercial University Ltd., Daryaganj.
• United Nations University, Delhi.
• Vocational University, Delhi.
• ADR-Centric Juridical University, Rajendra Place.
• Indian Institute of Science and Engineering, New Delhi.
• Viswakarma Open University for Self-Employment, Sanjay Enclave.
• Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya (Spiritual University), Rohini.

Uttar Pradesh

• Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Prayag, Allahabad.
• National University of Electro Complex Homeopathy, Kanpur.
• Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose University (Open University), Aligarh.
• Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad, Lucknow.

West Bengal

• Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine, Kolkata.
• Institute of Alternative Medicine and Research, Kolkata.

Puducherry

Sree Bodhi Academy of Higher Education, Puducherry.

Maharashtra

Raja Arabic University, Nagpur.

Kerala

St John’s University, Kishanattam.

Karnataka

Badaganvi Sarkar World Open University Education Society, Belgaum.