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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.
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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:
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| University Name |
| Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine, Kolkata. |
| Institute of Alternative Medicine and Research,8-A, Diamond Harbour Road |
| University Name |
| Raja Arabic University, Nagpur, Maharashtra |
| 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.
| State | University Name |
| Karnataka | Badaganvi Sarkar World Open University Education Society, Gokak, Belgaum (Karnataka) |
| Kerala | St. John’s University, Kishanpattam, Kerala |
On the other hand, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has approved 101 universities and 20 Category-I institutions to offer open and distance learning (ODL) programmes for the academic year 2025-26, to be commenced in July-August.
