New Delhi, October 7
The University Grants Commission (UGC) announced on Wednesday a list of 24 “self-proclaimed and unrecognized institutions” in the country, calling them “bogus” and most of them operating from Uttar Pradesh, followed by Delhi.
“Students and the public are informed that currently 24 self-proclaimed and unrecognized institutions are operating in contravention of the UGC Act, which have been declared bogus universities and are not authorized to confer any degrees,” said UGC Secretary Rajnish Jain .
Most of eight of these universities are from Uttar Pradesh: Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Varanasi; Mahila Gram Vidyapith, Allahabad; Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Allahabad; National University of Electrocomplex Homeopathy, Kanpur; Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Open University, Aligarh; Uttar Pradesh Vishwavidyalaya, Mathura; Maharana Pratap Shiksha Niketan Vishwavidyalaya, Pratapgarh and Indraprastha Shiksha Parishad, Noida.
“With regard to Bharitya Shiksha Parishad, Lucknow, the matter is sub-judice before the district judge in Lucknow,” said Jain.
Delhi has seven bogus universities: Commercial University Ltd, United Nations University, Vocational University, ADR Centric Juridicial University, Indian Institution of Science and Engineering, Vishwakarma Open University for Self Employment, and Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya (Spiritual University).
Odisha and West Bengal have two such universities each. They are: Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine, Kolkata; Institute for Alternative Medicine and Research, Kolkata; Nababharat Shiksha Parishad, Rourkela and the North Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology.
Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Puducherry and Maharashtra each have a fake university. They are: Sree Bodhi Academy of Higher Education, Puducherry; Christ New Testament Deemed University, Andhra Pradesh; Raja Arab University, Nagpur; St John’s University, Kerala and Badaganvi Sarkar World Open University Education Society, Karnataka.
“The UGC Act of 1956 states that a degree can be awarded, only by a university established under a central, state, provincial law or an institution specially empowered by an act of Parliament to confer the title,” said Jain. – PTI
