The higher education body, University Grants Commission listed out fake universities in the country on Wednesday. UGC listed out 22 universities in total. Eight of these 21 fake universities are in Uttar Pradesh (the highest in the country) while six others are in Delhi.

Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar and West Bengal have one fake university each. UGC official said, “students and public at large are informed that such 21 self-styled and unrecognized institutions, functioning under the contravention of the UGC Act are declared as fake, and are not entitled to confer any degrees further.”

UGC list of fake universities in India
1. Maithili University/Vishwavidyalaya, Darbhanga, Bihar.
2. Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Varanasi, UP/Jagatpuri, Delhi.
3. Commercial University Ltd., Daryaganj, Delhi.
4. United Nations University, Delhi
5. Vocational University, Delhi.
6. ADR-Centric Juridical University, ADR House, 8J, Gopala Tower, 25 Rajendra Place, New Delhi — 110 008.
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, Kishanattam, Kerala
10. Raja Arabic University, Nagpur
11. D.D.B. Sanskrit University, Putur, Trichi, Tamil Nadu.
12. Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine, 80, Chowringhee Road, Kolkata- 20.
13. Institute of Alternative Medicine an Research, 8-A, Diamond Harbor Road, Builtech inn, 2nd Fioor, Thakurpukur, Kolkata- 700063.
14. Mahila Gram Vidyapith/Vishwavidyalaya, (Women’s University) Prayag, Allahabad( UP )
15. Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Prayag, Allahabad (UP)
16. National University of Electro Complex Homeopathy, Kanpur.
17. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose University (Open University), Achaltal, Aligarh (UP)
18. Uttar Pradesh Vishwavidyalaya, KosiKalan, Mathura (UP).
19. Maharana Partap Shiksha Niketan Vishwavidyalaya, Pratapgarh (UP).
20. lndraprastha Shiksha Parishad, Institutional Area, Khoda, Makanpur, Noida Phase-II, (UP)
21. Gurukul Vishwavidyalaya Vrindavan, Mathura, (UP).

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