Check out list of 24 fake universities – Times of India

Pradhan made the statement in response to a written question in Lok Sabha.

Based on the complaints received from the students, parents, general public and also through electronic print media, UGC has declared 24 self-styled institutes as fake universities.

“Besides, two more institutes namely Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad, Lucknow, UP and Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM), Qutub Enclave, New Delhi are also found functioning in violation of the UGC Act, 1956. The matters of Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad, Lucknow and IIPM, New Delhi are sub-judice in the court,” he added.

Uttar Pradesh has the highest number (eight) of fake universities. Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Puducherry and Maharashtra have one fake university each.

Uttar Pradesh


1) Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Varanasi

2) Mahila Gram Vidyapith, Allahabad

3) Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Allahabad

4) National University of Electro Complex Homeopathy, Kanpur

5) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Open University, Aligarh

6) Uttar Pradesh Vishwavidyalaya, Mathura

7) Maharana Pratap Shiksha Niketan Vishwavidyalaya, Pratapgarh

8) Indraprastha Shiksha Parishad, Noida.

Delhi


1) Commercial University Ltd

2) United Nations University

3) Vocational University

4) ADR Centric Juridical University

5) Indian Institution of Science and Engineering

6) Vishwakarma Open University for Self Employment

7) Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya (Spiritual University)


West Bengal


1) Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine, Kolkata

2) Institute of Alternative Medicine and Research, Kolkata


Odisha

1) Nababharat Shiksha Parishad, Rourkela

2) North Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology.

Karnataka


1) Badaganvi Sarkar World Open University Education Society, Karnataka


Puducherry

1) Sree Bodhi Academy of Higher Education, Puducherry


Kerala

1) St John’s University, Kerala

Maharashtra


1) Raja Arabic University, Nagpur