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UGC declares 22 institutions fake across India
NEW DELHI [Maha Media]: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has declared 22 institutions across India as fake universities, warning students that these entities are operating without proper recognition and are not authorised to award degrees under the UGC Act, 1956.
Any qualifications obtained from these institutions, the Commission said, hold no academic or professional validity.
The latest case to come under scrutiny is the Institute of Management and Engineering, located in Kotla Mubarakpur, Delhi. The UGC clarified that the institute is neither established under any Central or State Act nor recognised under Sections 2(f) or 3 of the UGC Act. Consequently, its engineering degrees are invalid.
Delhi tops the list with the highest number of fake universities, according to an updated list released by the Commission in October 2025. These fake universities are:
All India Institute of Public & Physical Health Sciences (AIIPHS)
Commercial University Ltd., Daryaganj
United Nations University; Vocational University
ADR-Centric Juridical University
Indian Institute of Science and Engineering
Viswakarma Open University for Self-Employment
Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya (Spiritual University)
World Peace of United Nations University (WPUNU)
Institute of Management and Engineering, Kotla Mubarakpur.
Uttar Pradesh follows the capital in terms of the number of fake universities. The list includes:
Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Prayag
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose University (Open University), Aligarh
Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad, Lucknow
Mahamaya Technical University, Noida.
Andhra Pradesh:
Christ New Testament Deemed University; Bible Open University of India, Visakhapatnam.
West Bengal:
Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine and Institute of Alternative Medicine and Research, Kolkata.
Maharashtra:
Raja Arabic University, Nagpur.
Puducherry:
Sree Bodhi Academy of Higher Education, Thilaspet.
Additionally, two institutions earlier declared fake in March 2022 remain on the list: Badaganvi Sarkar World Open University Education Society, Belgaum (Karnataka) and St. John’s University, Kishanpattam (Kerala).
Meanwhile, the UGC has approved 101 universities and 20 Category-I institutions to offer Open and Distance Learning (ODL) programmes for the 2025-26 academic year, scheduled to commence in July-August.
