Fake University means that these universities those are not approved by the UGC. These universities are likely as an institution class.The University Grants Commission (UGC) is the nodal regulator of higher education in the country. It is the responsibility of the UGC to keep a check on the quality of the universities across the country.Because of its rigorous approach and work in this regard, UGC has been able to list fake universities in India that had been functioning without an approval. These universities provide to the student Under Graduate (UG) and Post Graduate (PG) courses in the various subjects and scheme. But there degree and certificate are not approved by Indian govt and University Grant Commission (UGC).
In order to ensure that the students don't fall prey to fake universities, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has released a list of 22 fake universities on its website.
The following 22 universities are fake as per UGC:
S.No
Institute Name
1
Maithili University/Vishwavidyalaya, Darbhanga (Bihar)
2
Varanaseya SanskritVishwavidyalaya, Varanasi (UP)
3
Commercial University Ltd Daryaganj (New Delhi)
4
United Nations University, Delhi
5
Vocational University, Delhi
6
ADR-Centric Juridical University, Rajendra Place, New Delhi
7
Indian Institution of Science and Engineering, New Delhi
8
Badaganvi Sarkar, World Open University Education Society, Gokak Belgaum, Karnataka
9
St John's University, Kerala
10
Raja Arabic University, Nagpur
11
D.D. B.Sanskrit University, Putur, Tamil Nadu
12
Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine, Kolkata
13
Institute of Alternative Medicine an Research, Kolkata
14
Mahila Gram Vidyapith/Vishwavidyalaya(Women's university), Allahabad
15
Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Allahabad
16
National University of Electro Complex Homeopathy, Kanpur
17
NetajiSubhash Chandra Bose University (Open University), Aligarh (UP)
18
Uttar Pradesh Vishwavidyalaya, Mathura (UP)
19
MaharanaPratapShikshaNiketanVishwavidyalaya, Pratapgarh (UP)
20
IndraprasthShikshaParishad, Noida (UP)
21
GurukulVishwavidyalaya, Mathura (UP)
22
NababharatShikshaParishad, Rourkel
UGC has released a notification that these institutions have been declared as 'fake universities' and are not entitled to confer degrees.