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UGC declares 21 'fake universities' in India, maximum in Delhi followed by Uttar Pradesh, check full list
As many as eight institutions from Delhi have been named on the list of self-styled and unrecognised institutions.
Updated : Aug 27, 2022, 07:33 AM IST | Edited by : Riddhima Kanetkar
 "UGC declares 21 'fake universities' in India, maximum in Delhi followed by Uttar Pradesh, check full list")
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The University Grants Commission, on Friday, declared 21 universities as "fake" and not empowered to confer any degree, the majority of which are in Delhi followed by Uttar Pradesh. As many as eight institutions from Delhi have been named on the list of self-styled and unrecognised institutions.
List of institutions flagged as non-recognised in Delhi
All India Institute of Public & Physical Health Sciences
Commercial University Ltd
United Nations University
Vocational University
ADR-Centric Juridical University
Indian Institution of Science and Engineering
Viswakarma Open University for Self-employment
Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya
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After Delhi, the second highest number of fake universities have been found in Uttar Pradesh (4).
Here is the list
Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith
National University of Electro Complex Homeopathy
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose University (open university)
Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad
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Among other universities on the list are Badaganvi Sarkar World Open University Education Society (Karnataka), St John's University (Kerala), Raja Arabic University (Nagpur), Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine and Institute of Alternative Medicine and Research (Kolkata), Nababharat Shiksha Parishad and North Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (Odisha), Shree Bodhi Academy of Higher Education (Puducherry) and Christ New Testament Deemed University (Andhra Pradesh).
The University Grants Commission Act, 1956; under Section 22 stipulated that 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.
According to the Commission, Section 23 of the UGC Act prohibits using the word 'University' by any institution other than a university established as stated above.
