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Updated April 25th, 2018 at 19:10 IST

UGC releases list of fake universities; Over half are located in Delhi or Uttar Pradesh. Full list here

The University Grants Commission (UGC) which is charged with the coordination, determination and maintenance of standards in university education has released a list of fake universities.

Reported by: Ankit Prasad
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The University Grants Commission (UGC) which is charged with the coordination, determination and maintenance of standards in university education has released a list of fake universities.

The statutory body, which falls under the HRD Ministry, has said that the 24 institutes in the list are self-styled, unrecognised, and functioning in contravention of the UGC Act. They are not entitled to confer any degrees, it has added.

More than half of the fake universities are in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. Here's the list:

Bihar

1. Maithili University / Vishwavidyalaya, Darbhanga, Bihar

Delhi

2. Commercial University, Daryaganj, Delhi

3. United Nations University, Delhi

4. Vocational University, Delhi

5. ADR-Centric Juridicial University, New Delhi

6. Indian Institute of Science and Engineering, New Delhi

7. Viswakarma Open University for self-employment, Delhi

8. Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya, Delhi

Karnataka

9. Badaganvi Sarkar World Open University Education Society, Belgaum, Karnataka

Kerala

10. St John's University, Kerala

Maharashtra

11. Raja Arabic University, Nagpur

West Bengal

12. Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine, Kolkata

13. Institute of Alternative Medicine and Research, Kolkata

Uttar Pradesh

14. Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Varanasi

15. Mahila Gram Vidyapith/Vishwavidyalaya (Women's University)

16. Gandhi Hindu Vidyapity, Allahabad

17. National University of Electro Complex Homeopathy, Kanpur

18. Netaji Shubhash Chandra Bose University, Aligarh

19. Uttar Pradesh Vishwavidyalaya, Mathura

20. Maharana Pratap Shiksha Niketan Vishwavidyalaya, Pratapgarh

21. Indraprastha Shiksha Parishad, Noida

Odisha

22. Nababharat Shiksha Parishad, Rourkela

23. North Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Odisha

Puducherry

24. Sree Bodhi Academy of Higher Education, Puducherry

Here's the official release:


 

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Published April 25th, 2018 at 19:10 IST

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