Lok Sabha Question No. 3132 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-05
Subject: Fake Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3132 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.12.2016

## Fake Universities

## 3132. SHRI RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO:

Will	the	Minister	of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be	pleased	to	state: (a)	 whether	the	Government	has	noticed	that	a	large	number	of	fake	universities	are functioning	in	the	country; (b)	if	so,	the	details	thereof,	State-wise; (c)	the	mechanism	in	place	in	the	Ministry	to	detect	fake	universities	at	the	very	early stage	itself;	and (d)	 the	 steps	 put	 in	 place	 during	 the	 last	 one	 year	 to	 stop	 mushrooming	 of	 fake

- universities	in	the	country?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

(a)	 &	 (b):	 Yes	 Madam.	 University	 Grants	 Commission	 (UGC)	 has	 put	 a	 list	 of	 23	 fake universities	 on	 its	 website	 at	 www.ugc.ac.in.	 List	 of	 these	 fake	 universities	 is	 at Annexure -I. Apart	 from	 this,	 the	 names	 of	 two	 universities	 namely	 Bhartiya	 Shiksha Parishad,	Lucknow	and	Indian	Institute	of	Planning	and	Management	(IIPM),	New	Delhi are	not	being	reflected	in	the	UGC	list	of	fake	universities	due	to	their	matter	being	subjudice. (c)	&	(d):	Presently,	there	is	no	mechanism	in	the	Ministry	to	detect	fake	universities	at the	 very	 early	 stage.	 	 	 However,	 UGC	 maintains	 a	 updated	 list	 of	 all	 approved Universities	on	its	website	for	information	to	students	and	their	parents.	Besides,	the Ministry	has	launched	Know	Your	College	(KYC)	portal	on	which	all	information	with respect	to	any	College	is	available. Several	steps	have	been	taken	against	known	fake	universities	to	check	further mushrooming.		Since	Law	&	Order	is	a	subject	matter	of	State	Government,	the	Ministry vide	 its	 D.O.	 letter	 No.	 12-3/2015/U3A	 dated	 21 st 	 July,	 2015	 requested	 the	 Chief Secretaries	 of	 respective	 State	 Governments	 to	 investigate	 the	 matter	 and	 register complaints	 in	 police	 station	 against	 these	 fake	 universities.	 Prosecution	 may	 also	 be initiated	 against	 those	 who	 are	 involved	 in	 defrauding	 and	 cheating	 students	 by misrepresenting	themselves	as	'Universities'	awarding	degrees	with	their	name. Apart	 from	 above,	 the following	 action	 has	 been	 taken	 by	 UGC	 to	 stop mushrooming	of	fake	universities	and	also	to	warn	people	against	such	universities: (i)	 For	 the	 awareness	 of	 general	 public/students/parents,	 the	 UGC	 puts	up	the	 list	 of fake	 institutions	 on	 its	 website	 i.e.	 www.ugc.ac.in.	 All	 self-styled	 unrecognized	 and unapproved	institutions	are	cautioned	that	running	of	Undergraduate	and	Postgraduate degree	courses	and	giving	misleading	advertisements	shall	attract	severe	action	under the	provisions	of	appropriate	laws	including	the	UGC	Act	and	the	Indian	Penal	Code,	etc. (ii)		At	the	beginning	of	every	academic	session,	the	UGC	issues	Press	Release	and	Public Notice	 and	 state-wise	 list	 of	 fake	 universities	 in	 the	 country	 in	 national	 dailies	 and Newspapers	 in	 Hindi	 and	 English	 to	 warn	 the	 aspiring	 students,	 guardians	 and	 the public	at	large	not	to	take	admission	in	the	courses	run	by	the	self-styled,	unauthorized fake	 universities/institution	 of	 higher	 education	 functioning	 in	 different	 parts	 of	 the country. (iii) Cases have also been filed in various courts by UGC against fake universities/institutions.	Various	cases	are	pending	in	the	court	of	law	filed	by	the	fake universities/unrecognized	institutes. (iv) UGC	 has also sent letters to the State/UT Principal Secretaries/Education Secretaries	 to	 take	 appropriate	 action	 against	 the	 fake	 universities	 located	 in	 their jurisdiction.	A	reminder	letter	has	also	been	issued	by	UGC	in	April,	2016.

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ANNEXURE -I UNIVERSITIES

ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3132 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.12.2016 REGARDING FAKE ASKED BY HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT SHRI RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO:

List	of	fake	universities:

## Bihar

1. Maithili	University/Vishwavidyalaya,	Darbhanga,	Bihar.
2. Delhi
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	-	110	008.
6. Indian	Institute	of	Science	and	Engineering,	New	Delhi.
7. Viswakarma	 Open	 University	 for	 Self-Employment,	 Rozgar	 Sewasadan,	 672,	 Sanjay Enclave,	Opp.	GTK	Depot,	Delhi-110033.
9. Karnataka
8. Badaganvi	Sarkar	World	Open	University	Education	Society,	Gokak,	Belgaum,	Karnataka. Kerala
9. St.	John's	University,	Kishanattam,	Kerala.
12. Maharashtra
10. Raja	Arabic	University,	Nagpur,	Maharashtra.
14. West Bengal
11. Indian	Institute	of	Alternative	Medicine,	Kolkatta.
12. Institute	 of	 Alternative	 Medicine	 and	 Research,8-A,	 Diamond	 Harbour	 Road,	 Builtech inn,	2nd	Floor,	Thakurpurkur,	Kolkatta	-	700063 Uttar Pradesh
13. Varanaseya	Sanskrit	Vishwavidyalaya,	Varanasi	(UP)	Jagatpuri,	Delhi.
14. Mahila	 Gram	 Vidyapith/Vishwavidyalaya,	 (Women's	 University)	 Prayag,	 Allahabad, Uttar	Pradesh.
15. Gandhi	Hindi	Vidyapith,	Prayag,	Allahabad,	Uttar	Pradesh.
16. National	University	of	Electro	Complex	Homeopathy,	Kanpur,	Uttar	Pradesh.
17. Netaji	 Subhash	 Chandra	 Bose	 University	 (Open	 University),	 Achaltal,	 Aligarh,	 Uttar Pradesh.
18. Uttar	Pradesh	Vishwavidyalaya,	Kosi	Kalan,	Mathura,	Uttar	Pradesh.
19. Maharana	Pratap	Shiksha	Niketan	Vishwavidyalaya,	Pratapgarh,	Uttar	Pradesh.
20. Indraprastha Shiksha Parishad, Institutional Area,Khoda,Makanpur,Noida Phase-II, Uttar	Pradesh.
21. Gurukul	Vishwavidyala,	Vridanvan,	Uttar	Pradesh.
26. Odisha
22. Nababharat Shiksha Parishad, Anupoorna Bhawan, Plot No. 242, Pani Tanki Road,Shaktinagar,	Rourkela-769014.
23. North	Orissa	University	of	Agriculture	&	Technology,	Odisha.
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