TNI Bureau: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued a list of 23 fake Universities which are “self-styled, unrecognised institutions are currently functioning across the country in contravention of the UGC Act.
Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of colleges, with 8 followed by Delhi with 7, 2 each in West Bengal and Odisha and 1 each in Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Puducherry.
List of Fake Universities
Uttar Pradesh
1. Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Varanasi
2. Mahila Gram Vidyapith/Vishwavidyalaya, (Women’s) University, Prayagraj
3. Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Prayagraj
4. National University of Electro Complex Homeopathy, Kanpur
5. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose University (Open University), Achaltal, Aligarh
6. Uttar Pradesh Vishwavidyalaya, Koshi Kalan, Mathura
7. Maharana Partap Shiksha Niketan Vishwavidyalaya, Pratapgarh
8. Indraprastha Shiksha Parishad, Institutional Area, Kohoda, Makanpur, Noida Phase-II
Delhi
9. Commercial University Ltd, Daryaganj
10. United Nations University
11. Vocational University
12. ADR-Centric Juridical University
13. Indian Institution of Science and Engineering
14. Viswakarma Open University for Self-employment,
15. Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya (Sprirtual University)
West Bengal
16. Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine, Kolkata
17. Institute of Alternative Medicine and Research
Odisha
18. Nababharat Shiksha Parishad, Anupoorna Bhawan, Rourkela
19. North Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, University Road Baripada
Karnataka
20. Badaganvi Sarkar World Open University Education Society, Gokak, Belgaum
Kerala
21. St. John’s University, Kishanattam
Maharashtra
22. Raja Arabic University, Nagpur
Puducherry
23. Sree Bodhi Academy of Higher Education, Thilaspet