Delhi Has Maximum Fake Universities; UGC Names These 21 Fake Universities In Delhi, UP, Bihar

By Shreya Bose Last updated Aug 29, 2022

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has named 24 “self-styled” fake universities and has found two more in violation of norms.

The state-wise details are available on UGC’s website ugc.ac.in.

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Delhi

Delhi has the highest fake universities at eight.

They are-

Uttar Pradesh has the following fake universities-

Such universities also exist in Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Odisha, Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh.

Badaganvi Sarkar World Open University Education Society

St. John’s University, Kishanattam

Raja Arabic University, Nagpur

Sree Bodhi Academy of Higher Education

Christ New Testament Deemed University

The official document explains that the named universities are unrecognized and are functioning in contravention of the UGC Act.

As such they have been declared as fake universities and the public should beware that they are not empowered to confer any degree.

The notice detailed how an institution is deemed a university:

“(1) The right of conferring or granting degrees shall be exercised only by a University established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, a Provincial Act or a State Act or an institution deemed to be a University under Section 3 or an institution specially empowered by an Act of Parliament to confer or grant degrees.

(2) Save as provided in sub-Section (1), no person or authority shall confer, or grant, or hold himself or itself out as entitled to confer or grant, any degree……”

Section 23 of the UGC Act prohibits the use of the word ‘University’ by any institution other than a university established as stated above.”