UGC asked state governments to take appropriate action against the fake universities

UGC asked state governments to take appropriate action against the fake universities

The University Grants Commission has directed chief secretaries and other respected officers of the states to take appropriate actions against the fake universities that are still running their businesses. “UGC issues public notice against the unrecognized status of Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM), New Delhi and illegal status of Bio-Chemic Education Grant Commission, Nadia, West Bengal. Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad, Lucknow, UP is also not recognized by the UGC under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956,” Union HRD Minister of State Satya Pal Singh informed the Lok Sabha on Thursday, January 3. “No fake universities have been identified in the State of Rajasthan. Raja Arabic University, Nagpur has been identified as a fake university in the state of Maharashtra,” HRD Minister of State mentioned. The UGC has also sent notice to the three universities -- Indian Institute of Alternative Medicines & Natural Healing, Andheri(W), Mumbai, National Institute of Event Management, Andheri(W), Mumbai, Indian Board of Health Education & Research, Pune -- running in Maharashtra. A list containing names of the fake universities is also available on the official website -- ugc.ac.in. State wise list of fake universities Uttar Pradesh National University of Electro Complex Homeopathy, Kanpur Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose University (Open University), Aligarh Uttar Pradesh Vishwavidyalaya, Kosi Kalan, Mathura Maharana Pratap Shiksha Niketan Vishwavidyalaya, Pratapgarh Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Varanasi Mahila Gram Vidyapith/Vishwavidyalaya, (Women’s University), Allahabad Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Prayag, Allahabad Indraprastha Shiksha Parishad, Institutional Area, Khod Delhi ADR-Centric Juridical University Indian Institute of Science and Engineering Viswakarma Open University for Self-Employment Commercial University Ltd., Daryaganj United Nations University Vocational University Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya (Spiritual University) Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya Odisha Nababharat Shiksha Parishad, Anupoorna Bhawan, Rourkela North Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology) West Bengal Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine, Kolkata Institute of Alternative Medicine and Research, Kolkata Bihar Maithili University/Vishwavidyalaya, Darbhanga Karnataka Badaganvi Sarkar World Open University Education Society, Belgaum St John’s University, Kishanattam Maharashtra Raja Arabic University, Nagpur Puducherry Sree Bodhi Academy of Higher Education.

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