UGC Fake University List 2023 OUT: Degrees awarded by 20 Universities in 8 States Declared as Invalid

UGC Fake University List 2023 OUT: As per the latest official notification, UGC has declared 20 universities in 8 different states as fake universities or unrecognised institutions. Degrees awarded by these universities or institutions will be considered invalid.

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On 2 August 2023, Union Grants Commission has mentioned the UGC Fake University List 2023. The fake UNiversities have been mentioned just to let the candidates know that the certificate awarded by these Universities will be invalid. One needs to check the UGC Approved University List 2023 through the website ugc.ac.in. Through this article, the students will be able to get the details on State Wise Blacklisted University 2023 as well as the UGC Recognized University 2023. One should check every detail in this article regarding the Universities and make their further decisions wisely.

UGC Fake University List 2023

The Union Grants Commission is the Authorising Body which permits the grants to the Universities to get themselves approved under the UGC. The Universities which have got themselves approved under the UGC will be called as the valid Universities and the students getting certificates from those Universities will be considered as Valid. There are a number of Universities which actually deemed themselves to be the approved ones but are actually not. Students often get confused and they mistakenly take admission to such Universities. Now after the certificate gets awarded by those Fake Universities, it makes no sense as the certificate awarded by those Universities will be considered as invalid in every platform.

To protect the students from the hype of those fake Universities, the UGC has released the list of ugc.ac.in Fake University 2023. One can download the PDF of the fake University list from the website. Through this post we have provided the complete list of UGC Approved University 2023. Refer to this article on the list of the Universities to know which one is fake and which one is genuinely approved by UGC.

UGC Chairman, M Jagadesh Kumar, also informed that "UGC's periodic alerts help students refrain from investing time and money in degrees that hold no value. Identifying fake universities and informing students about them, therefore, is important". He further stated that "This proactive measure by UGC protects students from potential harm, upholds academic standards, and fosters trust in India's higher education system".

UGC Released Fake Universities List 2023

A fake university under UGC Guidelines is one which has not been established under a Central, State/Provincial Act or an institution not deemed to be a university under Section 3 of the UGC Act or not an institution empowered by an Act of Parliament to confer the degree as per University Grants Commission Act, 1956 under Section 22(1). Also, Section 23 of the UGC Act prohibits the use of the word ‘University’ by any unrecognised institution or any fake university.

List of Fake Universities released by UGC as on March 2023
State	S. No.	Fake Universities
Delhi	1	All India Institute of Public & Physical Health Sciences (AIIPHS) State Government University, Office Kh. No. 608-609, 1st Floor, Sant Kripal Singh Public Trust Building, Near BDO Office, Alipur, Delhi-110036
	2	Commercial University Ltd., Daryaganj, Delhi
	3	United Nations University, Delhi
	4	Vocational University, Delhi
	5	ADR-Centric Juridical University, ADR House, 8J, Gopala Tower, 25 Rajendra Place, New Delhi-110008
	6	Indian Institution of Science and Engineering, New Delhi
	7	Viswakarma Open University for Self-employment, India Rozgar Sewasadan, 672, Sanjay Enclave, Opp. GTK DEPOT, New Delhi-110033
	8	Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya (Sprirtual University), 351-352, Phase-1, Block-A, Vijay Vihar, Rithala, Rohini, Delhi-110085
Karnataka	9	Badaganvi Sarkar World Open University Education Society, Gokak, Belgaum (Karnataka)
Kerala	10	St. John's University, Kishanattam, Kerala
Maharashtra	11	Raja Arabic University, Nagpur
West Bengal	12	Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine, 80, Chowringhee Road, Kolkata-20
West Bengal	13	Institute of Alternative Medicine and Research, 8-A, Diamond Harbor Road Builtech inn 2nd Floor, Kurpukur, Kolkata-700063
Uttar Pradesh	14	Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
	15	National University of Electro Complex Homeopathy, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
	16	Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose University (Open University), Achaltal, Aligarh, (UP)
	17	Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad, Bharat Bhawan, Matiyari Chinhat, Faizabad Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh – 227 105
Puducherry	18	Sree Bodhi Academy of Higher Education, No. 186, Thilaspet, Vazhuthavoor Road, Puducherry-605009
Andhra Pradesh	19	Christ New Testament Deemed University, # 32-23-2003, 7^th Lane, Kakaumanuvarithota, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh - 522 002 or fit No. 301, Grace Villa Apartments, 7/5, Srinagar, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh - 522 002
Andhra Pradesh	20	Bible Open University of India, H.No. 49-35-26, N.G.O’s Colony, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh-530016.

Students are advised to look at these 20 self-styled and unrecognised institutions and become aware of the locations of these fake universities functioning in various parts of India in contravention of the UGC Act.