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The University Grants Commission (UGC) has notified 32 universities as fake universities operating across the country. Being a statutory body under Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India, UGC has cautioned students and parents against these universities and also the Commission has stated that degrees awarded by these institutions shall be treated as invalid for both job and further studies.

Interestingly, Delhi tops the list with the highest number of fake universities (12) as per the list released in 2026, followed by Uttar Pradesh (4). After that, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Puducherry, and West Bengal each had two fake universities. Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jharkhand, and Rajasthan also had one fake university each.

Check full list of fake universities:

Andhra Pradesh

• Christ New Testament Deemed University, #32-32-2003, 7th Lane, Kakumanuvarithoto, Guntur – 522002; Also at: Flat No. 301, Grace Villa Apts., 7/5, Srinagar, Guntur – 522002
• Bible Open University of India, H.No. 49-35-26, N.G.O’s Colony, Visakhapatnam – 530016

Arunachal Pradesh

• Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine, 130/A, Secretariat S.O. – 791111

Delhi

• World Peace of United Nations University (WPUNU), No. 201, 2nd Floor, Best Business Park, Netaji Subhash Place, Pitampura, New Delhi – 110034
• Institute of Management and Engineering, 1810/4, 1st Floor, Kotla Mubarakpur
• All India Institute of Public & Physical Health Sciences (AIIPHS), Office Kh. No. 608-609, 1st Floor, Sant Kripal Singh Public Trust Building, Near BDO Office, Alipur – 110036
• Commercial University Ltd., Daryaganj
• United Nations University, Delhi
• Vocational University, Delhi
• ADR-Centric Juridical University, ADR House, 8J, Gopala Tower, 25 Rajendra Place, New Delhi – 110008
• Indian Institute of Science and Engineering, New Delhi
• Viswakarma Open University for Self-Employment, Rozgar Sewasadan, 672, Sanjay Enclave, Opp. GTK Depot – 110033
• Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya (Spiritual University), 351-352, Phase-I, Block-A, Vijay Vihar, Rithala, Rohini – 110085
• National Institute of Management Solution, B-1/1, Janakpuri, New Delhi
• Mountain Institute of Management & Technology, 109, Madhuban Building, 55, Nehru Place, New Delhi – 110019

Haryana

• Magic & Art University, 308A, Dashmesh Plaza, Mathura Road, Faridabad

Jharkhand

• Daksha University (Vocational and Life Skill Education), Bhaskar Path, New Pundag, Masibari, Ranchi – 834007

Karnataka

• Sarva Bharatiya Shiksha Peeth, Near S.K. Choultry, Devanur Main Road, Vijaya Nagara, Tumkur – 572102
• Global Human Peace University, #1035, 4th Block, Near Golden Heights, Dr. Rajkumar Road, Rajaji Nagar, Bengaluru – 560010

Kerala

• International Islamic University of Prophetic Medicine (IIUPM), Kunnamangalam, Kozhikode – 673571
• St. John’s University, Kishanattam

Maharashtra

• Raja Arabic University, Nagpur
• National Backward Krushi Vidyapeeth, Tadwal, Tal. Akkalkot, District Solapur

Puducherry

• Usha Latchumanan College of Education, T.V. Malai Road, Vazhapadiyar Nagar, Thirukkanur
• Sree Bodhi Academy of Higher Education, No. 186, Thilaspet, Vazhuthavoor Road – 605009

Rajasthan

• Rajeev Gandhi Institute of Technology & Management, Mansa Chowk, Bhiwadi, District Alwar

Uttar Pradesh

• Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Prayag (Allahabad)
• Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose University (Open University), Achaltal, Aligarh
• Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad, Bharat Bhawan, Matiyari Chinhat, Faizabad Road, Lucknow – 227105
• Mahamaya Technical University, P.O. Maharishi Nagar, District Gautam Buddha Nagar, Opp. Sector 110, Noida – 201304

West Bengal

• Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine, Kolkata
• Institute of Alternative Medicine and Research, 8-A, Diamond Harbour Road, Builtech Inn, 2nd Floor, Thakurpukur, Kolkata – 700063

The Commission stated that these institutions do not hold recognition from either the Central Government or any State Government. Citing Sections 2(f) and 3 of the UGC Act, the notice emphasised that degrees issued by these entities have no legal validity.

Education minister Sunil Kumar said the appointment of teachers is at present the govt’s priority but peons and clerical staffers will also be appointed in schools in the next financial year. He was replying to a question of Goriakothi MLA Deveshkant Singh during the Question Hour in the legislative assembly on Tuesday. Kumar admitted that the posts of principal in schools have also been vacant for a long time.

He said the recruitment for the posts of peon and clerk will be done through the Bihar Staff Selection Commission and a list of vacant posts has been requested from all districts of the state. Kumar said the govt’s priority is to strengthen the administrative system in schools, thereby improving the education system.

Earlier, an opposition MLA said educational and administrative tasks are being affected due to the shortage of clerks in schools as teachers are engaged in maintaining records and other office work.

The minister also announced that an assistant education development officer will be appointed for every 10 panchayats in the state and 935 posts have been created for this purpose. A requisition has been sent to the Bihar Public Service Commission. He was answering the highlighted question by Gayatri Devi.

Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Pramod Kumar, while replying to Alok Mehta of RJD, said that Bihar is one of the very few states whose air quality, according to the reports, has dramatically improved today compared to five years back.

This happened as a result of the State Government's continuous efforts. The levels of pollutant gases such as sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, carbon oxide, and ozone have been found to be within permissible air quality standards, whereas particulate matter like respirable dust (PM10) and fine dust (PM2.5) remain above the standards.

He also said that the Air Quality Index (AQI) over the last few years has shown a slow but sure improvement. As soon as the House assembled for the day’s proceedings, RJD MLA Bhai Virendra asked why cabinet expansion was not being done. This led to a heated argument with minister Ashok Choudhary. The opposition members stood up from their seats and started raising slogans.

The LJP(RV) MLAs led by Raju Tiwari again demanded public apology from RJD for using the word “Bechara” by its MLA Kumar Sarvajeet in the House. It created uproar in the House.

LJP(RV) member Raju Tiwari embarrassed the govt by demanding the construction of electric crematoriums in rural areas of the state. He argued that burning bodies with wood causes pollution. This angered members of the other NDA partners. Panchayati raj minister Deepak Prakash and BJP MLA Jibesh Kumar among others objected to the pollution logic.

However, deputy CM and urban development and housing minister Vijay Kumar Sinha said the govt would seriously consider the matter. He explained that electric crematoriums and ‘moksha dhams’ are to be constructed in all cities and on important river banks of the state.

On Thursday, The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) expressed "serious concern" over the suspension of 33 Kashmiri students from Mewar University in Chittorgarh, Rajasthan, after they demonstrated opposing the non, approval of the B.Sc. Nursing course in the university by the Rajasthan Nursing Council (RNC) and the Indian Nursing Council (INC).

National convenor of JKSA, Nasir Khuehami, said the absence of statutory recognition has placed the academic future of over 50 Kashmiri students enrolled in the programme in serious jeopardy. Without RNC and INC approvals, the validity of their degrees, professional registration, and future employment prospects remain uncertain. What should have been a matter of regulatory compliance has now turned into a full-fledged crisis for students, who invested their time, resources, and aspirations in the course, he said.

University Registrar Dr Chandikaditya Kumawat told The Indian Express, “There is a system when you’re in a university. And if you are creating a nuisance, then definitely, we have to suspend the students. We have not rusticated them, but suspended them. And whatever they are doing is not the correct way. What we have done is right; our NOC is under process, but delayed due to an administrative delay.”

“Our inspection went well, and our report was submitted through a proper process on the basis of which we will get the NOC; I don’t think there will be any issues in obtaining the NOC. I have been pursuing it regularly, and we are awaiting further orders. We are expecting that it will be approved within days of the completion of the ongoing Budget session,” the Registrar said, adding that the university gave admission to students “on the basis of the court orders”.

JKSA’s Khuehami said the university had repeatedly assured the students that the required approvals would be secured. In fact, the Registrar issued a written commitment last year, in which he promised that the problem would be solved soon. As a matter of fact, no substantial progress has been made despite these guarantees. The administration, instead of giving a clear picture or a definite timeline, keeps on asking for more time, thus students are left in a state of anxiety and uncertainty about their careers, he said.

He revealed that basically students had no option but to hold their breath for a very long time, and eventually, they went on a peaceful protest to save their academic future.

Instead of engaging with the students' legitimate complaints constructively, the university management has suspended 33 students, he said. The move to discipline students seems more like an attempt to quiet the dissenting voices, he indicated, rather than to remedy the mistake of the institution. In fact, by suspending students who raise genuine academic concerns, the university is only provoking them and deepening the distrust, he pointed out.

The association has also urged Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma and his Jammu and Kashmir counterpart, Omar Abdullah, “to intervene and resolve this crisis”. It urged CM Sharma to ensure that either the necessary approvals are secured without further delay or the affected students are accommodated in a duly recognised institution, without any academic loss.

Medical, Law and Engineering students from the premier institutions of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, along with four other departments, are striking against an unclear proposal that would convert their existing facilities into a deemed, to, be university, the sources quoted on a Wednesday.

Besides these, seven colleges in the island geography, i.e. Jawaharlal Nehru Rajkeeya Mahavidyalaya (JNRM), Andaman Law College, Andaman College (ANCOL), Andaman and Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences (ANIIMS), Dr BR Ambedkar Institute of Technology (DBRAIT), Tagore Government College of Education (TGCE) and Mahatma Gandhi Government College (MGGC) have their affiliation with Pondicherry University.

The students have turned up for a demonstration deciding on the Centre's plan to switch the affiliation from Pondicherry University to the proposed Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Institute of Higher Learning which will be a deemed, to, be university.

"We have been protesting against this decision for a few days now. "We are demanding that the proposal be withdrawn and the current affiliation be continued because we fear that the change might cause disruption to courses and examinations, increase the fee and there might be a problem with degree recognition, " one of the students on strike said.

Student leaders said they are seeking written guarantees from the authorities that academic continuity will be preserved and that there will be no extra financial burden arising.

"We want clarity and transparency. Any decision that affects thousands of students must be made only after a proper consultation, " a student leader said.

Several political parties, including the Congress and CPI(M), have also supported the students along with student unions like NSUI, ABVP, and SFI.

TSG Bhasker, chairman of the campaign committee, Andaman and Nicobar Territorial Congress Committee (ANTCC), said he stands with the protesters and requested the administration to reconsider the decision for the sake of the students from the remote island territory.

On the other hand, the Andaman administration in a statement said that there would be no fee hike and that the academic transition would be carried out smoothly.

Officials said consultations are ongoing and students' concerns are being examined.

"Students should not be worried as there will be no fee hike. Fees will remain nominal to ensure accessibility. The constituent colleges shall continue to function as they are with the existing infrastructure. We will ensure further augmentation of infrastructure for improving the quality of education under Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Institute of Higher Learning," Director (Education) Vikram Singh told PTI.

On whether stipends paid to students of the constituent colleges would be stopped, he said, "It will not be stopped, and the UT administration shall continue to fund the Institution Deemed to be University even after the five years of its establishment. Not the least, it will be NIRF and NAAC accredited as it is a mandatory requirement as per UGC (IDTBU) Regulations, 2023." 

Andhra Pradesh is gearing up for a massive growth in the AYUSH healthcare sector, where new national institutes, medical colleges, and integrated hospitals are planned. The state government has asked the Centre to give Andhra Pradesh one of the three new All India Institutes of Ayurveda (AIIA) announced recently, said Health Minister Y Satya Kumar Yadav.

Since AIIMS is located in Mangalagiri, the state has officially asked for the AIIA to be set up in Tirupati. The minister was optimistic that the Centre would give a positive reply. Meanwhile, land has been finalised for two major national-level institutions in Amaravati’s jurisdiction.

These take in the Apex Naturopathy National Institute, Shakamuru, which is being set up with an investment of `750 crore, and the Central Research Institute of Yoga and Naturopathy (CRYON), Nandimpalem, Guntur district, where `100 crore has been sanctioned. Besides, the government is equally paving the way for two new Ayurveda colleges, one each in Dharmavaram and Kakinada, and a Unani medical college in Proddatur. In Dharmavaram, the government has acquired land, while locations are being scouted in the other two areas.

Construction tenders will be invited soon, with each college expected to cost around `70 crore. In addition, six integrated AYUSH hospitals will be set up across districts including Srikakulam, ASR (Paderu), NTR (Nandigama), Guntur (Tenali), Prakasam (Giddaluru), and Tirupati. Each hospital will cost approximately `15 crore, totaling `90 crore.

Recruitment is also underway, with 358 posts to be filled under the National AYUSH Mission, covering doctors, therapists, yoga instructors, and support staff. Another 140 teaching and non-teaching posts will be filled on a contractual basis in Ayurveda and Homoeopathy colleges.

The Minister highlighted that the Centre has already sanctioned `165 crore under the National AYUSH Mission, a first for the state, and assured that more funds would follow.

He criticised the previous YSRCP government for neglecting AYUSH services between 2021–24, while praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s special focus and Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu’s initiative in strengthening traditional medicine alongside allopathy.

The Minister also revealed that from April 1, 2026, the state plans to roll out a Universal Health Policy under the NTR Health Trust, offering insurance-based medical services. Under the ‘Sanjeevani’ scheme, free blood tests will be provided to all citizens.

University of Mumbai has declared 304 examinations dormant, meaning the university will no longer conduct exams for these papers across multiple academic streams.

According to a circular dated February 10, the decision covers two categories:

• 125 papers with no student registration in the past two to three years
• 179 papers linked to outdated syllabus or exam patterns discontinued for over ten years

University officials said the move is part of ongoing curriculum restructuring to keep courses aligned with current academic frameworks.

As per the circular issued by the Mumbai University dated February 10, if any affiliated college submits a proposal for student registration for papers which are declared dormant due to no registration, the university will conduct examinations for those specific courses. But the Board of Examinations and Evaluation at Mumbai University has clarified that examinations of courses that are stopped for ten years will not be conducted under any circumstances.

An official from the MU explained, “Restructuring of courses and changes in the paper-patterns is a very common phenomenon. Due to failures in exams, there are students appearing to clear the back-log, sometimes continuing for multiple years. Although the syllabus or the paper-pattern may have changed by then, these repeaters apply to appear for the exam in that same pattern. The decision to declare exam dormant is pertaining to such papers – divided in two different categories – those which have not seen student enrollment for the past two-three years and those which are declared closed for ten years now.”

In the past only once – in 2007 – examinations were declared dormant. At that time examinations which had no student registration were declared dormant. But for papers in old-patterns students continued to have opportunities to appear for the exam.

As per information shared by the university, among the 125 examinations with no student registration, the discontinuation of papers include 23 from faculty of Commerce and Management, 15 from faculty of Humanities, 42 from Interdisciplinary Studies and 45 from the Faculty of Science and Technology. Whereas among the 179 examinations which are declared dormant because those courses are closed for ten years – include 10 examinations from faculty of Science and Technology, 86 from the faculty of Humanities, 42 from Interdisciplinary Studies and 45 from faculty of Science and Technology.

Meanwhile, in an important measure to address the teacher shortage in colleges, Maharashtra's Higher and Technical Education department has announced approval for faculty recruitment on a total of 5012 posts in private aided colleges across the state.