Updated On Date: Jan 29, 2019

List of Fake Universities in India 2018 Declared by UGC

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.

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