There Are 23 Fake Universities In India, Uttar Pradesh Is Home To Nine Of Them

There are at least 23 fake universities and 279 technical institutes functioning in India.

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The University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) released a list of 23 unrecognised educational institutions in eight states, which are working against the provisions of the UGC Act, 1956.

Uttar Pradesh with nine unrecognised institutions tops the list of places with the most number of fake universities, followed by the capital with seven, and West Bengal and Odisha with two each.

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Maharasthra, Kerala, Karnataka and Bihar are other states with unrecognised institutions.

UGC has warned students to not apply to these places. A list and detail of fake universities and institutes is available on the UGC website, www.ugc.ac.in and AICTE website, www.aicte-india.org.