list of 21 fake universities in 9 different states

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has released a list of 21 fake universities in 9 different states. It released a public notice to this extent. This list is as on June 2015.

What is the issue?
Section 22 of the UGC Act of 1956 makes authorizes only a University established by a Central/State act or an institution deemed to be university under Section 3 of the UGC act or an institution empowered by an act of parliament, to grant degrees.

Section 23 of the said act also prohibits the use of word 'University' by any institution other than a university established as per the above mentioned norms. The UGC has identified 21 such institutions that are unrecognized. It has warned the public that these are fake universities and are not entitled to grant any degree.

The List
Below is the complete list of the 21 identified universities.

S No	Name of the Fake University	State
1	Maithili University/Vishwavidyalaya, Darbhanga	Bihar
2	Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya	Delhi
3	Commercial University Ltd, Daryaganj	Delhi
4	United Nations University	Delhi
5	Vocational University	Delhi
6	ADR Centric Judicial University, Rajendra Place	Delhi
7	Indian Institution of Science & Engineering	Delhi
8	Badaganvi Sarkar World Open University, Belgaum	Karnataka
9	St. John's University, Kishanattam	Kerala
10	Keserwani Vidyapith, Jabalpur	Madhya Pradesh
11	Raja Arabic University, Nagpur	Maharashtra
12	DDB Sanskrit University, Trichi	Tamil Nadu
13	Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine, Kolkata	West Bengal
14	Mahila Gram Vidyapith/Vishwavidyalaya, Allahabad	Uttar Pradesh
15	Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Allahabad	Uttar Pradesh
16	National University of Electro Complex Homeopathy, Kanpur	Uttar Pradesh
17	Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Open University, Aligarh	Uttar Pradesh
18	Uttar Pradesh Vishwavidyalaya, Mathura	Uttar Pradesh
19	Maharana Pratap Shiksha Niketan Vishwavidyalaya, Pratapgarh	Uttar Pradesh
20	Indraprastha Shiksha Parishad, Noida	Uttar Pradesh
21	Gurukul Vishwavidyalaya, Mathura	Uttar Pradesh

 

The notice also says the matter of Bharatiya Shiksha Parishad, Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh is subjudice.

Source : https://factly.in/ugc-releases-a-list-of-21-fake-universities/