List of state-wise fake universities as notified by UGC

The UGC emphasised that degrees from these institutions are not valid for academic or professional purposes and urged the students to verify the recognition status of any university before seeking admission.

For the sake of the student community, we are sharing a state-wise list of all the fake universities notified by UGC: (Map Image: Map.chart.net)

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has declared 22 institutions as fake, which were operating without proper recognition and falsely presenting themselves as legitimate universities. These entities are not authorised to confer degrees under the UGC Act, 1956, making any qualifications obtained from them academically and professionally invalid.

The recent case is of the Institute of Management and Engineering in Kotla Mubarakpur, Delhi. The UGC clarified that this institute is neither established under any Central or State Act nor recognised under Sections 2(f) or 3 of the UGC Act. As a result, its engineering degrees are not valid for academic or professional use.

According to the list shared by the Commission as of October 2025, Delhi has the highest number of such fake universities, followed by Uttar Pradesh. For the sake of the student community, we are sharing a state-wise list of all the fake universities notified by UGC:

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Delhi

University Name

All India Institute of Public & Physical Health Sciences (AIIPHS) State Government University

Commercial University Ltd., Daryaganj, Delhi.

United Nations University, Delhi

Vocational University, Delhi

ADR-Centric Juridical University, ADR House, 8J, Gopala Tower, 25 Rajendra Place, New Delhi – 110 008

Indian Institute of Science and Engineering, New Delhi

Viswakarma Open University for Self-Employment, Rozgar Sewasadan, 672, Sanjay Enclave, Opp. GTK Depot, Delhi-110033

Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya (Spiritual University) Rithala, Rohini, Delhi-110085

World Peace of United Nations University (WPUNU), Pitampura, New Delhi-110034

Institute of Management and Engineering, 1810/4, Ist Floor, Kotla Mubarakpur

Uttar Pradesh

University Name

Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Prayag, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose University (Open University), Achaltal, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh

Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad, Bharat Bhawan, Matiyari Chinhat, Faizabad Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh – 227 105

Mahamaya Technical University, PO – Maharishi Nagar, Sector 110, Noida – 201304

Andhra Pradesh

University Name

Christ New Testament Deemed University,

Bible Open University of India, H.No. 49-35-26, N.G.O’s Colony, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh-530016

West Bengal

University Name

Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine, Kolkata.

Institute of Alternative Medicine and Research,8-A, Diamond Harbour Road

Maharashtra

University Name

Raja Arabic University, Nagpur, Maharashtra

Puducherry

University Name

Sree Bodhi Academy of Higher Education, No. 186, Thilaspet, Vazhuthavoor Road, Puducherry-605009

In an earlier notification in March 2022, UGC also included these two universities in Kerala and Karnataka as fake.

Karnataka & Kerala

State	University Name
Karnataka	Badaganvi Sarkar World Open University Education Society, Gokak, Belgaum (Karnataka)
Kerala	St. John’s University, Kishanpattam, Kerala