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UGC Declared 24 Universities Fake, Matter On 02 More Pending: Education Minister
Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Education Minister, has informed that the University Grants Commission has declared 24 'self-styled' institutions fake...

by Sukanya Prabhakar / 03 Aug 2021 13:20 PM IST / 0 Comment(s) / 323

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Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Education Minister, has informed that the University Grants Commission has declared 24 'self-styled' institutions fake. The UGC has also found 02 more institutions which are in violation of norms and matters regarding these are pending in court, added Pradhan.

The UGC took the decision to declare the universities fake after receiving several complaints and requests from the students, parents, and through electronic media.

Pradhan, on the UGC's action against the fake universities, added that the Commission has also issued public notices against the fake institutions in national English and Hindi newspapers.

The Commission has also directed the state chief secretaries, education secretaries, and principal secretaries of the concerned regions to take action against the institutions, he added.

Uttar Pradesh has the highest, 08, fake universities, followed by Delhi having 07 fake institutions. The detailed list are mentioned below:

Uttar Pradesh (08)	Varnaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Varanasi Mahila Gram Vidyapith, Allahabad Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Allahabad National University of Electro Complex Homeopathy, Kanpur Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Open University, Aligarh Uttar Pradesh Vishwavidyalaya, Mathura Maharana Pratap Shiksha Niketan Vishwavidyalaya, Pratapgarh Indraprastha Shiksha Parishad, Noida
Delhi (07)	Commercial University Ltd United Nations University Vocational University ADR Centric Juridicial University Indian Institution of Science and Engineering Vishwakarma Open University for Self Employment Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya (Spiritual University)
West Bengal (02)	Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine Institute of Alternative Medicine and Research
Odisha (02)	Nababharat Shiksha Parishad North Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology
Karnataka (01)	Badaganvi Sarkar World Open University Education Society, Karnataka
Kerala (01)	St John's University, Kerala
Maharashtra (01)	Raja Arabic University, Nagpur
Puducherry (01)	Sree Bodhi Academy of Higher Education, Puducherry
Andhra Pradesh (01)	Christ New Testament Deemed University, Andhra Pradesh

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