List of fake universities (as on May 1, 2004)

1. Maithili University/Vishwavidyalaya, Darbhanga, Bihar

2. Mahila Gram Vidyapith/Vishwavidyalaya,(Women's University) Prayag, Allahabad (UP)

3. Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya,Varanasi (UP)Jagatpuri, Delhi

4. Commercial University Ltd., Daryaganj, Delhi

5. Indian Education Council of U.P., Lucknow(UP)

6. Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Prayag, Allahabad (UP)

7. National University of Electro Complex Homeopathy, Kanpur

8. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose University (Open Univeristy), Achaltal,Aligarh (UP)

9. D.D.B. Sanskrit University,Putur, Trichi, Tamil Nadu

10. St. John's University, Kishanttam, Kerala

11. United Nations University, Delhi

12. Vocational University, Delhi

13. Uttar Pradesh Vishwavidyalaya, Kosi Kalan, Mathura (UP)

14. Maharana Patap Shiksha Niketan Vishwavidyalaya, Pratapgarh (UP)

15. Raja Arabic University, Nagpur

16. Kesarwani Vidyapith, Jabalpur (M.P.)

17. Delhi Vishwa Vidyapeeth, 233, Tagore Park, Model Town, Delhi-110009

18. Badaganvi Sarkar World Open University Education Society, Gokak, Belgaum (Karnataka)

19. Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad, U.P., Lucknow *

    * Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad is a fake institution functioning incontravention of the UGC Act, 1956. The Hon'ble Civil Court (JD) Lucknow has granted interim stay to the Parishad and has restrained UGC from calling it as fake or treating it fake till the final decision in the matter. The UGC has initiated action to get the stay vacated. However, in compliance of the order of the Hob'ble Court the UGC has for the time being decided to exclude the name of the Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad from the list of fake institution

 

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