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 20 fake universities on its website.
S.No
Institute Name
1
Christ New Testament Deemed University, AndhraPradesh
2
Bible Open University of India, AndhraPradesh
3
All India Institute of Public & Physical Health Sciences (AIIPHS), Delhi
4
Commercial University Ltd, Delhi
5
United Nations University, Delhi
6
Vocational University, Delhi
7
ADR-Centric Juridical University, New Delhi
8
Indian Institute of Science and Engineering, New Delhi
9
Viswakarma Open University for Self-Employment, Delhi
10
Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya (Spiritual University), Delhi
11
Badaganvi Sarkar World Open University Education Society, Karnataka
12
St. John’s University, Kerala
13
Raja Arabic University, Maharashtra
14
Sree Bodhi Academy of Higher Education, Puducherry
15
Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Uttar Pradesh
16
National University of Electro Complex Homeopathy, Uttar Pradesh
17
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose University (Open University, Uttar Pradesh
18
Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad, Uttar Pradesh
19
Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine, Kolkata
20
Institute of Alternative Medicine and Research, Kolkata
UGC has released a notification that these institutions have been declared as 'fake universities' and are not entitled to confer degrees.