The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Friday declared 21 universities as “fake” and not empowered to confer any degree, majority of which are in Delhi followed by Uttar Pradesh. The state-wise details of fake universities are available on UGC’s website ugc.ac.in.

“At least 21 self-styled, unrecognised institutions which are functioning in contravention of the UGC Act, have been declared as fake universities and these are not empowered to confer any degree,” UGC Secretary Rajnish Jain said.

Delhi has the highest such fake universities (eight)— All India Institute of Public & Physical Health Sciences, Commercial University Ltd., United Nations University, Vocational University, ADR-Centric Juridical University, Indian Institution ofScience and Engineering, Viswakarma Open University for Self-employmen, Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya (Spiritual University).

Apart from these, universities from Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Odisha, Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh are also listed.

“Students and Public at large are hereby informed that presently following 21 self-styled, unrecognized institutions which are functioning in contravention of the UGC Act, have been declared as fake universities and these are not empowered to confer any degree,” the official document reads. 

State-wise list of universities: 

Delhi

• All India Institute of Public & Physical Health Sciences (AIIPPHS)
• Commercial University Ltd.
• United Nations University
• Vocational University
• ADR-Centric Juridical University
• Indian Institution ofScience and Engineering
• Viswakarma Open University for Self-employment
• Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya (Spiritual University)

Karnataka

• Badaganvi Sarkar World Open University Education Society, Gokak, Belagavi.

Kerala

• St. John’s University, Kishanattam. Kerala

Maharashtra

• Raja Arabic University, Nagpur

West Bengal

• Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine, 80, Chowringhee Road
• Institute of Alternative Medicine and Research

Uttar Pradesh

• Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Prayag, Allahabad (UP)
• National University of Electro complex Homeopathy, Kanpur
• Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Univirsity (open university), Achaltal,_Aligarh
• Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad, Bharat Bhawan, Faizabad Road, Lucknow

Odisha

• Nababharat Shiksha Parishad, Shakti Nagar, Rourkela
• North orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, University Road Baripada, Mayurbhanj

Puducherry

• Sree Bodhi academy of Higher Education

Andhra Pradesh

• Christ New Testament Deemed University