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UGC releases a list of 21 Fake Universities

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The University Grants Commission (UGC) has released a list of 21 fake universities in 9 different states. It released a public notice to this extent. This list is as on June 2015.

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What is the issue?
Section 22 of the UGC Act of 1956 makes authorizes only a University established by a Central/State act or an institution deemed to be university under Section 3 of the UGC act or an institution empowered by an act of parliament, to grant degrees.

Section 23 of the said act also prohibits the use of word ‘University’ by any institution other than a university established as per the above mentioned norms. The UGC has identified 21 such institutions that are unrecognized. It has warned the public that these are fake universities and are not entitled to grant any degree.

The List
Below is the complete list of the 21 identified universities.

S NoName of the Fake UniversityState
1Maithili University/Vishwavidyalaya, DarbhangaBihar
2Varanaseya Sanskrit VishwavidyalayaDelhi
3Commercial University Ltd, DaryaganjDelhi
4United Nations UniversityDelhi
5Vocational UniversityDelhi
6ADR Centric Judicial University, Rajendra PlaceDelhi
7Indian Institution of Science & EngineeringDelhi
8Badaganvi Sarkar World Open University, BelgaumKarnataka
9St. John’s University, KishanattamKerala
10Keserwani Vidyapith, JabalpurMadhya Pradesh
11Raja Arabic University, NagpurMaharashtra
12DDB Sanskrit University, TrichiTamil Nadu
13Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine, KolkataWest Bengal
14Mahila Gram Vidyapith/Vishwavidyalaya, AllahabadUttar Pradesh
15Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, AllahabadUttar Pradesh
16National University of Electro Complex Homeopathy, KanpurUttar Pradesh
17Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Open University, AligarhUttar Pradesh
18Uttar Pradesh Vishwavidyalaya, MathuraUttar Pradesh
19Maharana Pratap Shiksha Niketan Vishwavidyalaya, PratapgarhUttar Pradesh
20Indraprastha Shiksha Parishad, NoidaUttar Pradesh
21Gurukul Vishwavidyalaya, MathuraUttar Pradesh

 

The notice also says the matter of Bharatiya Shiksha Parishad, Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh is subjudice.

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  5. RAMJOY SUTRADHAR on

    My question is that the name of the universities like CMJ and Eiilm are not given in the fake list of UGC but how some body make rumors that those above mentioned universities are fake….if it is so why did not ugc look when they started the courses with out taking permission of UGC . there are many students more that 10 cores they completed there degrees from those universities.what should be their lives at present.my request to the responsible persons of UGC they must solved the problems and confusion of those students who already completed their education from those universities .

    Thanking you
    Regard
    Positive reply

    • EIILM is not providing Degree of MBA & 2ND YEAR Marksheet of students. Internet result of 2nd year & Maqrksheet of 1st year is avilable with students. How student recieve their degree & marksheet. pl suggest.

  6. However UGC known about these universities. Then why these universities running since long.

  7. My question is that the name of the universities like CMJ, madhurai kamraj university tamilnadu and Eiilm are not given in the fake list of UGC but how some body make rumors that those above mentioned universities are fake….if it is so why did not ugc look when they started the courses with out taking permission of UGC . there are many students more that 10 cores they completed there degrees from those universities.what should be their lives at present.my request to the responsible persons of UGC they must solved the problems and confusion of those students who already completed their education from those unis
    Thanks
    Regards
    Positive reply

  8. baljinder kumar on

    I want to do msc chemistry through distance from algappa university.pls tell can i do?but my question is after the completion of degree.will the degree be valid by ugc for govt jobs nd ugc/csir?

  9. Am complted graduation 2014 from north orissa university of agriculture n technlogy.orissa.but ugc noticed on sep 2016 its fake university..
    My degree ll valid r not.plz reply any one

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