New Delhi, October 4: The University Grants Commission (UGC), a regulatory body charged with upholding higher education standards in India, has issued a notification on the prevalence of counterfeit universities. The UGC has produced a thorough list of 20 fake educational institutions operating in various states across India, with Delhi having the largest concentration, with eight such institutes.

This list includes universities from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Puducherry, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal, among others. The major goal of this list is to aid in the identification of these bogus colleges and to raise awareness of their presence among students and parents. Fake University in India List: UGC Declares 20 Universities As Fake and Not Empowered To Award Any Degree, Check Names.

Check State-Wide List of Fake Universities Issued by UGC

Delhi 

  1. All India Institute of Public & Physical Health Sciences (AIIPHS) State Government University

  2. Commercial University Ltd.

  3. United Nations University

  4. Vocational University

  5. ADR-Centric Juridical University

  6. Indian Institute of Science and Engineering

  7. Viswakarma Open University for Self-Employment

  8. Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya (Spiritual University)

Uttar Pradesh 

  1. Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith

  2. National University of Electro Complex Homeopathy

  3. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose University (Open University)

  4. Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad

West Bengal

  1. Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine

  2. Institute of Alternative Medicine and Research

Andhra Pradesh 

  1. Christ New Testament Deemed University

  2. Bible Open University of India

Karnataka 

  1. Badaganvi Sarkar World Open University Education Society

Kerala

  1. St. John’s University

Maharashtra 

  1. Raja Arabic University

Puducherry 

  1. Sree Bodhi Academy of Higher Education

The UGC has issued specific directions to the individual states, requesting them to take appropriate action against these fraudulent universities. Fake University List: Check Names of 21 Universities Declared Fake by UGC.

"I would like to inform you that your institution figures in the list of fake Universities, as the institution is not a ‘University’ within the meaning of Section 2(f) or Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, but engaged in the business of conferring degrees or using the word ‘University’ with its name to defraud and cheat innocent students by awarding fake degrees. It has become a matter of concern as many students are becoming victims of the fraudulent act of your institution", UGC Secretary Manish Joshi wrote in an official letter to the Vice-Chancellors of these universities.

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