The University Grant Commission (UGC) on Wednesday, August 2 declared 20 universities, including eight based in Delhi, as fake. Last year, the UGC had declared 21 universities as fake. The UGC stated that these institutions are not authorised to grant any degrees to students and alerted the students as well against taking admission in these institutions.
It strongly advised parents and students to cross-check the authenticity of universities before enrolling in any course. "The UGC has recently become aware that certain institutions are granting degrees in violation of the UGC Act. As a result, degrees from these universities will not be acknowledged or accepted for further education or employment purposes. These universities lack the authority to confer any degrees," UGC Secretary Manish Joshi said.
As per the list released by the UGC, the fake universities are,
In Uttar Pradesh, they are,
The ones in West Bengal are,
In Andhra Pradesh,
The other universities deemed fake by UGC are,