UGC’s list of 22 fake institutions across all states
Vaishnavi Shukla | October 27, 2025 | 06:02 PM IST | 2 mins read
University Grants Commission: Under the UGC Regulations Act, these institutions are not authorised to confer degrees, and any qualification from such colleges or institutes is invalid.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has declared 22 institutions as fake, which were functioning without any proper recognition. Under UGC regulations act, these institutions are not authorised to confer degrees, and any qualification from such colleges or institutes is invalid.
“The right of conferring or granting degrees shall be exercised only by a university 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,” the official UGC notice reads.
Recently, UGC warned about a fake university running in Delhi , the Institute of Management and Training, and another university in Kerala , known as the International Islamic University of Prophetic Medicine. The university in Kerala’s Calicut is neither recognised nor empowered to award any degree as per the UGC regulations, as per the official UGC notice.
Earlier in July, UGC alerted students and parents not to fall prey to fake advertisements offering degrees in the name of the ‘ University of Colombo .’ As per the official UGC notice, the university is not authorised to offer any undergraduate (UG), postgraduate (PG), or doctoral degree courses.
Also read UGC approves 101 universities, 20 category-1 institutions for ODL, 126 for online courses in 2025-26
UGC: List of fake institutions
According to the official UGC update, the number of fake institutions is in Delhi with Maharashtra and Puducherry at the lowest.
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Delhi |
All India Institute of Public & Physical Health Sciences (AIIPHS) State Government University, Office Kh. No. 608-609, 1st Floor, Sant Kripal Singh Public Trust Building, Near BDO Office, Alipur, Delhi-110036 |
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Commercial University Ltd., Daryaganj, Delhi. |
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United Nations University, Delhi |
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Vocational University, Delhi |
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ADR-Centric Juridical University, ADR House, 8J, Gopala Tower, 25 Rajendra Place, New Delhi - 110 008 |
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Indian Institute of Science and Engineering, New Delhi Viswakarma Open University for Self-Employment, Rozgar Sewasadan, 672, Sanjay Enclave, Opp. GTK Depot, Delhi-110033 |
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Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya (Spiritual University), 351-352, Phase-I, Block-A, Vijay Vihar, Rithala, Rohini, Delhi-110085 |
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World Peace of United Nations University (WPUNU), No.-201, 2st Floor, Best Business Park, Netaji Subhash Place, Pitampura, New Delhi-110034 |
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Institute of Management and Engineering, 1810/4, Ist Floor, Kotla Mubarakpur |
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Andhra Pradesh |
Christ New Testament Deemed University, #32-32-2003, 7th Lane, Kakumanuvarithoto, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh-522002 and another address of Christ New Testament Deemed University, Fit No. 301, Grace Villa Apts., 7/5, Srinagar, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh-522002 |
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Bible Open University of India, H.No. 49-35-26, N.G.O’s Colony, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh-530016 |
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Kerala |
Institute of Management and Engineering, 1810/4, Ist Floor, Kotla Mubarakpur |
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St. John’s University, Kishanattam, Kerala |
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Maharashtra |
Raja Arabic University, Nagpur, Maharashtra |
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Puducherry |
Sree Bodhi Academy of Higher Education, No. 186, Thilaspet, Vazhuthavoor Road, Puducherry-605009 |
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Uttar Pradesh |
Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Prayag, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh |
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Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose University (Open University), Achaltal, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh |
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Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad, Bharat Bhawan, Matiyari Chinhat, Faizabad Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh – 227 105 |
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Mahamaya Technical University, PO - Maharishi Nagar , Distt. Gb Nagar , Opp. Sec 110 , Sector 110 , Noida - 201304 |
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West Bengal |
Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine, Kolkatta |
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Institute of Alternative Medicine and Research,8-A, Diamond Harbour Road, Builtech inn, 2nd Floor, Thakurpurkur, Kolkatta - 700063 |
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