’20 pretend universities in India,’ says UGC; Delhi tops the listing
4 min readBy Express News Service
NEW DELHI: As many as 20 universities in India have been termed pretend by the University Grants Commission (UGC), with Delhi reporting the very best variety of such establishments.
The listing additionally consists of universities from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Puducherry, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.
In a letter to the Vice-Chancellors of those 20 universities, the UGC stated that they determine within the listing of “fake universities” as they aren’t a “university” throughout the that means of Section 2(f) or Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, however engaged within the enterprise of conferring levels or “using the word university with its name to defraud and cheat innocent students by awarding fake degrees.”
“It has become a matter of concern as many students are becoming victims of the fraudulent act of your institution.”
They had been additionally requested to submit a compliance report inside 15 days stating that their establishment will not be awarding any diploma.
“If no response is received from your side within the stipulated period, UGC shall be compelled to take strict action, including legal action against your university.”
Of the 20 such pretend universities, eight had been from Delhi. These are All India Institute of Public & Physical Health Sciences (AIIPHS) State Government University in Alipur; Commercial University Ltd., Darya Ganj; United Nations University; Vocational University; ADR-Centric Juridical University, Rajendra Place; Indian Institute of Science and Engineering; Viswakarma Open University for Self-Employment; and Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya (Spiritual University) in Rohini.
In Andhra Pradesh, the UGC listed Christ New Testament Deemed University in Guntur and Bible Open University of India in Visakhapatnam.
In Karnataka: Badaganvi Sarkar World Open University Education Society in Belgaum, whereas in Kerala, St. John’s University in Kishanattam was listed as a pretend college.
In Maharashtra, the UGC named Raja Arabic University in Nagpur as a pretend college, whereas in Puducherry, it recognized Sree Bodhi Academy of Higher Education as one.
In Uttar Pradesh, it listed 4 universities. These are Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Allahabad; National University of Electro Complex Homeopathy, Kanpur; Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose University (Open University), Aligarh; and Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad in Lucknow.
In West Bengal, the UGC stated the Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine and the Institute of Alternative Medicine and Research are pretend universities.
The UGC has additionally written to the state authorities’s Department of Higher Education and Principal Secretaries, urging them to take acceptable motion towards the pretend establishments of their respective states.
NEW DELHI: As many as 20 universities in India have been termed pretend by the University Grants Commission (UGC), with Delhi reporting the very best variety of such establishments.
The listing additionally consists of universities from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Puducherry, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.
In a letter to the Vice-Chancellors of those 20 universities, the UGC stated that they determine within the listing of “fake universities” as they aren’t a “university” throughout the that means of Section 2(f) or Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, however engaged within the enterprise of conferring levels or “using the word university with its name to defraud and cheat innocent students by awarding fake degrees.”googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
“It has become a matter of concern as many students are becoming victims of the fraudulent act of your institution.”
They had been additionally requested to submit a compliance report inside 15 days stating that their establishment will not be awarding any diploma.
“If no response is received from your side within the stipulated period, UGC shall be compelled to take strict action, including legal action against your university.”
Of the 20 such pretend universities, eight had been from Delhi. These are All India Institute of Public & Physical Health Sciences (AIIPHS) State Government University in Alipur; Commercial University Ltd., Darya Ganj; United Nations University; Vocational University; ADR-Centric Juridical University, Rajendra Place; Indian Institute of Science and Engineering; Viswakarma Open University for Self-Employment; and Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya (Spiritual University) in Rohini.
In Andhra Pradesh, the UGC listed Christ New Testament Deemed University in Guntur and Bible Open University of India in Visakhapatnam.
In Karnataka: Badaganvi Sarkar World Open University Education Society in Belgaum, whereas in Kerala, St. John’s University in Kishanattam was listed as a pretend college.
In Maharashtra, the UGC named Raja Arabic University in Nagpur as a pretend college, whereas in Puducherry, it recognized Sree Bodhi Academy of Higher Education as one.
In Uttar Pradesh, it listed 4 universities. These are Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Allahabad; National University of Electro Complex Homeopathy, Kanpur; Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose University (Open University), Aligarh; and Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad in Lucknow.
In West Bengal, the UGC stated the Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine and the Institute of Alternative Medicine and Research are pretend universities.
The UGC has additionally written to the state authorities’s Department of Higher Education and Principal Secretaries, urging them to take acceptable motion towards the pretend establishments of their respective states.
