State-wise list of Fake Universities as on September, 2023

The University Grants Commission (UGC), the Indian higher education regulatory authority responsible for maintaining higher education standards in India, has recently warned about the presence of fake universities in the country. The UGC has released a list of 20 fraudulent educational institutions operating in different states, with the highest concentration in Delhi (8 universities).

The list of fake universities includes universities from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Puducherry, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal. The main purpose of this list is to raise awareness among students and parents about their existence and to assist in identifying these fake universities. 

Here below is the list of state-wise universities that are fake:

Andhra Pradesh

1. Christ New Testament Deemed University

2. Bible Open University of India

Delhi

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

2. Commercial University Ltd.

3. United Nations University

4.  Vocational University

5. ADR-Centric Juridical University

6.  Indian Institute of Science and Engineering

7. Viswakarma Open University for Self-Employment

8.  Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya (Spiritual University)

Karnataka

Badaganvi Sarkar World Open University Education Society, Belgaum

Kerala

1. St. John’s University, Kishanattam, Kerala

Maharashtra

1. Raja Arabic University, Nagpur.

Puducherry

1. Sree Bodhi Academy of Higher Education

Uttar Pradesh

1. Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Prayag, Allahabad.

2. National University of Electro Complex Homeopathy, Kanpur.

3. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose University (Open University), Achaltal, Aligarh.

4. Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad, Lucknow.

West Bengal

1. Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine, Kolkatta.

2. Institute of Alternative Medicine and Research, Kolkatta.

UGC has provided explicit directions to the relevant states urging them to take action against these fake universities. The Commission has also written to the State Government's Department of Higher Education and Principal, Secretaries urging them to take appropriate action against these illegitimate establishments so as to prevent them from cheating students and ruining the quality of education in the country. The aim is to provide students with access to legitimate and credible educational institutions that respect the established norms of quality and trustworthiness.

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