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.
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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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