Updated On Date: Aug 03, 2023

List of Fake Universities in India 2023 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 20 fake universities on its website.

The following 20 Universities are fake as per UGC:

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.

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