New Delhi: University Grants Commission (UGC) released the list of fake universities in the country.
In all, there are 23 fake universities across the country. Most of them are located in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. UP has eight and Delhi has seven fake universities.
Here is the list of fake universities in various states as reported by Indian Express:
Uttar Pradesh
National University of Electro Complex Homeopathy, Kanpur
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose University (Open University),
Aligarh Uttar Pradesh Vishwavidyalaya, Kosi Kalan, Mathura
Maharana Pratap Shiksha Niketan Vishwavidyalaya, Pratapgarh
Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya,
Varanasi Mahila Gram Vidyapith/Vishwavidyalaya, (Women’s University), Allahabad
Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Prayag, Allahabad
Indraprastha Shiksha Parishad, Institutional Area, Khod
Delhi
ADR-Centric Juridical University
Indian Institute of Science and Engineering
Viswakarma Open University for Self-Employment
Commercial University Ltd., Daryaganj
United Nations University
Vocational University
Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya (Spiritual University)
Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya
Odisha
Nababharat Shiksha Parishad, Anupoorna Bhawan, Rourkela
North Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology
West Bengal
Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine, Kolkata
Institute of Alternative Medicine and Research, Kolkata
Karnataka
Badaganvi Sarkar World Open University Education Society, Belgaum St John’s University, Kishanattam
Maharashtra
Raja Arabic University, Nagpur
Puducherry
Sree Bodhi Academy of Higher Education
Apart from this list, Puducherry, Aligarh, Bihar, Rourkela, Odisha, Kanpur, Pratapgarh, Mathura, Kanpur, Nagpur, Kerala, Karnataka, Bihar have one fake university each whereas Allahabad has two fake universities.
It may be mentioned that UGC had released the list of fake universities last year also. In the list, Maithili University/Vishwavidyalaya, Darbhanga (Bihar), Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Varanasi (UP), Commercial University Ltd., Daryaganj (New Delhi), United Nations University, Delhi and Vocational University, Delhi were included.