University Grants Commission or UGC, the apex body, released the list of 23 counterfeit or fake universities working in the nation. The Commission has educated students and the public that at present these 23 ‘so called, unrecognized institutions are working in different parts of the nation in contravention of the UGC Act. Eight of these fake universities are in Uttar Pradesh, trailed by Delhi (7). Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Puducherry.
“The University Grants Commission Act, 1956 under Section 22(1) provides that a degree can be awarded, only by a University established under a Central, State/Provincial Act or an institution deemed to be university under Section 3 of the UGC Act or an institution especially empowered by an Act of Parliament to confer the degree,” the UGC said in public statement.
Also, Section 23 of the UGC Act forbids the utilization of word “University” by any institution other than University itself
As per the press release, the Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh is subjudice under the watchful eye of the District Judge-Lucknow.
Uttar Pradesh
- National University of Electro Complex Homeopathy, Kanpur
- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose University (Open University),
- Aligarh Uttar Pradesh Vishwavidyalaya, Kosi Kalan, Mathura
- Maharana Pratap Shiksha Niketan Vishwavidyalaya, Pratapgarh
- Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya,
- Varanasi Mahila Gram Vidyapith/Vishwavidyalaya, (Women’s University), Allahabad
- Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Prayag, Allahabad
- Indraprastha Shiksha Parishad, Institutional Area, Khod
Delhi
- ADR-Centric Juridical University
- Indian Institute of Science and Engineering
- Viswakarma Open University for Self-Employment
- Commercial University Ltd., Daryaganj
- United Nations University
- Vocational University
- Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya (Spiritual University)
- Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya
Odisha
- Nababharat Shiksha Parishad, Anupoorna Bhawan, Rourkela
- North Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology
West Bengal
- Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine, Kolkata
- Institute of Alternative Medicine and Research, Kolkata
Karnataka
- Badaganvi Sarkar World Open University Education Society, Belgaum St John’s University, Kishanattam
Maharashtra
- Raja Arabic University, Nagpur
Puducherry
- Sree Bodhi Academy of Higher Education