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As many as 21 institutions figure in the list of fake universities on the website of the University Grants Commission (UGC) and 12 fake universities have been closed since 2014, informed the Minister of State for Education Dr Sukanta Mazumdar in a written reply.
Answering a question in the Lok Sabha, on whether the Commission has declared the 21 universities as “fake” and what actions are taken by the government, the minister said: “Maintenance of Law and order is a subject matter of state governments.”
Accordingly, the minister added, the central government has requested the Chief Secretaries of all the states and union territories’ administrations to take legal action for the closure of the 21 fake institutions and take appropriate action against those involved in defrauding and cheating students by misrepresenting themselves as “Universities”, awarding degrees and using the word “University” with their name.
As a result, 12 fake universities were closed since 2014, the minister said.
The government has also requested to intimate if there are other fake universities functioning in their states or UTs which are not included in the UGC list of Fake Universities.
Apart from issuing public notices for general awareness through social media and UGC website for cautioning the general public, students, parents, and other stakeholders, the government has also lodged FIRs against several self-styled institutions and universities, issued show causes or warning notices to the unauthorised institutes awarding invalid degrees.
| State | University Name |
| Andhra Pradesh | Christ New Testament Deemed University, #32-32-2003, 7th Lane, Kakumanuvarithoto, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh-522002 and another address of Christ New Testament Deemed University, Fit No. 301, Grace Villa Apts., 7/5, Srinagar, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh-522002 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Bible Open University of India, H.No. 49-35-26, N.G.O’s Colony, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh-530016 |
| Delhi | All India Institute of Public & Physical Health Sciences (AIIPHS) State Government University, Office Kh. No. 608-609, 1st Floor, Sant Kripal Singh Public Trust Building, Near BDO Office, Alipur, Delhi-110036 |
| Delhi | Commercial University Ltd., Daryaganj, Delhi. |
| Delhi | United Nations University, Delhi |
| Delhi | Vocational University, Delhi |
| Delhi | ADR-Centric Juridical University, ADR House, 8J, Gopala Tower, 25 Rajendra Place, New Delhi – 110 008 |
| Delhi | Indian Institute of Science and Engineering, New Delhi |
| Delhi | Viswakarma Open University for Self-Employment, Rozgar Sewasadan, 672, Sanjay Enclave, Opp. GTK Depot, Delhi-110033 |
| Delhi | Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya (Spiritual University), 351-352, Phase-I, Block-A, Vijay Vihar, Rithala, Rohini, Delhi-110085 |
| Karnataka | Badaganvi Sarkar World Open University Education Society, Gokak, Belgaum, Karnataka |
| Kerala | St. John’s University, Kishanattam, Kerala |
| Kerala | International Islamic University of Prophetic Medicine (IIUPM), Kunnamangalam Kozhikode, Kerala-673571 |
| Maharashtra | Raja Arabic University, Nagpur, Maharashtra |
| Puducherry | Sree Bodhi Academy of Higher Education, No. 186, Thilaspet, Vazhuthavoor Road, Puducherry-605009 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Prayag, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh |
| Uttar Pradesh | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose University (Open University), Achaltal, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh |
| Uttar Pradesh | Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad, Bharat Bhawan, Matiyari Chinhat, Faizabad Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh – 227 105 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Mahamaya Technical University, PO – Maharishi Nagar , Distt. Gb Nagar , Opp. Sec 110 , Sector 110 , Noida – 201304 |
| West Bengal | Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine, Kolkatta. |
| West Bengal | Institute of Alternative Medicine and Research,8-A, Diamond Harbour Road, Builtech inn, 2nd Floor, Thakurpurkur, Kolkatta – 700063 |
The UGC official website ugc.gov.in/universitydetails/Fakeuniversity has made the list of all the fake universities in the country.
