The University Grants Commission (UGC) has black-listed as many as 21 institutions and tagged them as ‘Fake Universities’. As students gear up for the new college year, it is important to know these fake universities that try to rob you of your money and worse you end up with a fake or no degree. Before, getting impressed by the new names in the education world, take a look at this list of ‘Fake Universities in India’ in accordance with the UGC list announced in June, 2015.
Many institutions use the word ‘University’, despite UGC prohibiting the same unless an institution fits into a defined set of criteria. The UGC defines a University to be the one established by a Central/State/Provincial Act or an ‘institution Deemed to be University’ under section 3 or an institution especially empowered by an Act of Parliament to confer UGC specified degrees under Section 22(3) of the Act. Moreover, the UGC Act prohibits the use of word ‘University’ by any institution other than a University established as defined above.
After due verification, the UGC has listed a total of 21 operating institutions as fake Universities. The UGC has also stated that “such self-styled, unrecognised Universities which are functioning in contravention of the UGC Act has been declared as fake and not entitled to confer any degrees.”
Here is a list of such fake universities :
Uttar Pradesh
1. Mahila Gram Vidyapith/Vishwavidyalaya Prayag (Allahabad)
2. Indian Education Council of UP (Lucknow)
3. Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Prayag (Allahabad)
4. National University of Electro Complex Homeopathy (Kanpur)
5. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose University (Open University), Achaltal (Aligarh)
6. Uttar Pradesh Vishwavidyalaya, Kosi Kalan, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.
7. Maharana Pratap Shiksha Niketan Vishwavidyalaya (Pratapgarh)
8. Indraprastha Shiksha Parishad, Institutional Area Khoda, Makanpur (Noida)
9. Gurukul Vishwavidyala (Mathura)
Delhi
1. Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Varanasi, Jagatpuri (Delhi)
2. Indian Institute of Science and Engineering (New Delhi)
3. Commercial University Ltd, Daryaganj (Delhi)
4. United Nations University (Delhi)
5. Vocational University (Delhi)
6. ADR-Centric Juridical University, Rajendra Place (New Delhi)
Other States
Maithili University/Vishwavidyalaya, Darbhanga (Bihar)
1. Badaganvi Sarkar World Open University Education Society, Gokak, Belgaum (Karnataka)
2. St Johns University, Kishanattam (Kerala)
3. Kesarwani Vidyapith, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh)
4. Raja Arabic University, Nagpur (Maharashtra)
5. DDB Sanskrit University, Putur, Trichi (Tamil Nadu)
6. Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine (Kolkata)
Hence, the demand for shiksha has reached an unbelievable next level. Stay safe and aware about these fake universities people!
Author’s Name : Pulkit Kalra
