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The University Grants Commission (UGC) has flagged a few universities in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Kerala. These 22 universities have been accused of functioning without proper recognition and falsely presenting themselves as legitimate universities. 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. The most recent one to be flagged is 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. Check full list of such fake universities flagged by UGC: State / UTUniversity NameDelhiAll India Institute of Public & Physical Health Sciences (AIIPHS) State Government UniversityCommercial University Ltd., Daryaganj, DelhiUnited Nations University, DelhiVocational University, DelhiADR-Centric Juridical University, ADR House, 8J, Gopala Tower, 25 Rajendra Place, New Delhi – 110008Indian Institute of Science and Engineering, New DelhiViswakarma Open University for Self-Employment, Rozgar Sewasadan, 672, Sanjay Enclave, Opp. GTK Depot, Delhi – 110033Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya (Spiritual University), Rithala, Rohini, Delhi – 110085World Peace of United Nations University (WPUNU), Pitampura, New Delhi – 110034Institute of Management and Engineering, 1810/4, 1st Floor, Kotla MubarakpurUttar PradeshGandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Prayag, Allahabad, Uttar PradeshNetaji Subhash Chandra Bose University (Open University), Achaltal, Aligarh, Uttar PradeshBhartiya Shiksha Parishad, Bharat Bhawan, Matiyari Chinhat, Faizabad Road, Lucknow – 227105Mahamaya Technical University, PO – Maharishi Nagar, Sector 110, Noida – 201304Andhra PradeshChrist New Testament Deemed UniversityBible Open University of India, H.No. 49-35-26, N.G.O’s Colony, Visakhapatnam – 530016West BengalIndian Institute of Alternative Medicine, KolkataInstitute of Alternative Medicine and Research, 8-A, Diamond Harbour RoadMaharashtraRaja Arabic University, NagpurPuducherrySree Bodhi Academy of Higher Education, No. 186, Thilaspet, Vazhuthavoor Road, Puducherry – 605009KarnatakaBadaganvi Sarkar World Open University Education Society, Gokak, Belgaum (Karnataka)KeralaSt. John’s University, Kishanpattam, Kerala The two universities in Karnataka and Kerala were sent notices and labelled as 'fake' and 'illegal' in March 2022. UGC has informed students and parents that the above listed universities are not authorised to confer degrees under the UGC Act, 1956, making any qualifications obtained from them academically and professionally invalid.
