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UGC declares 24 universities as fake

If you see the graduation certificate of a parent or elder at home, right on top, is the name of the university. Only universities can give degrees.

So, can anyone open a university and start offering degrees to students? No. A university has to be approved by a body called University Grants Commission (UGC). A university can give degrees only after approval by the UGC.


Today, UGC declared 24 universities as fake. This means that the students studying in these universities will not get degrees that are accepted in India, or elsewhere.

Why are universities declared as fake?

It can happen because of one or more of the following reasons:


An organisation uses the word University without applying to UGC for recognition.
A university does not maintain the educational standard expected.
A university does wrong things or breaks some rules.

Which universities have been declared fake by UGC?

Here is the list:

Andhra Pradesh

  1. Christ New Testament Deemed University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh

Delhi

2. Commercial University Limited, Daryaganj

3. United Nations University

4. Vocational University

5. ADR-Centric Juridical University

6. Indian Institution of Science and Engineering

7. Viswakarma Open University for Self Employment

8. Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya (Spiritual University)

Karnataka

9. Badaganvi Sarkar World Open University Education Society, Belgaum, Karnataka

Kerala

10. St. John’s University, Kishanattam, Kerala

Maharashtra

11. Raja Arabic University, Nagpur

Odisha

12. Navabharat Shiksha Parishad, Rourkela

13. North Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology

Puducherry

14. Sree Bodhi Academy of Higher Education

Uttar Pradesh

15. Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Varanasi

16. Mahila Gram Vidyapith/Vishwavidyalaya, (Women’s University) Prayag

17. Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Prayag

18. National University of Electro Complex Homeopathy, Kanpur

19. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose University (Open University), Aligarh

20. Uttar Pradesh Vishwavidyalaya, Mathura

21. Maharana Pratap Shiksha Niketan Vishwavidyalaya, Pratapgarh

22. Indraprastha Shiksha Parishad, Noida.

The case of Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad, Lucknow, UP, is before the District Judge of Lucknow.

West Bengal

23. Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine, Kolkatta

24. Institute of Alternative Medicine and Research, Kolkatta