India has 277 fake engineering colleges! Delhi tops the list

University Grants Commission (UGC) website can be accessed to get the list of 24 fake universities on its official website -ugc.ac.in

Besides the national capital, Telangana and West Bengal have 35 and 27 such fake technical institutes, respectively. (AFP)

New Delhi: With the most number of fake colleges in the country, Delhi has the top the list with as many as 66 institutes offering engineering and technical courses. This infoemation was given by by the Centre in Lok Sabha on Monday when a document was tabled by Minister of State Human Resource Development Satya Pal Singh. Besides the national capital, Telangana and West Bengal have 35 and 27 such fake technical institutes, respectively. While Karnataka has 23 such fake engineering colleges, followed by Uttar Pradesh which has 22. The list does not end here, there are 18 such colleges in Haryana, 16 in Maharashtra and 11 in Tamil Nadu.

List of fake engineering colleges in India

Delhi- 66 Telangana- 35 West Bengal- 27 Karnataka- 23 Uttar Pradesh- 22 Himachal Pradesh- 18 Bihar- 17 Maharashtra- 16 Tamil Nadu- 11 Gujarat- 8 Andhra Pradesh- 7 Chandigarh- 7 Punjab- 5 Rajasthan- 3 Uttarakhand- 3 Singh mentioned in a written reply to Lok Sabha stating that the instances of engineering colleges running their courses without the approval of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) have come to the notice of the government. The institutions have also been directed to take necessary AICTE approval, else they will be shut down. The minister further stated that the University Grants Commission (UGC) is monitoring this issue and in addition to this, it has also sent instructions to the heads of the states to take action against such institutes running in their jurisdiction. The commission has already maintained a list of 24 fake universities on its official website. As per the official notice, 'Students and public at large are hereby informed that such 24 self-styled, unrecognised institutions functioning in contravention of the UGC Act have been declared as fake and not entitled to confer any degrees. The detailed list is at UGC website, ugc.ac.in."

Here's a list of 24 fake universities by UGC

• Maithili University/Vishwavidyalaya, Darbhanga, Bihar • Commercial University Ltd., Daryaganj, Delhi. • United Nations University, Delhi • Vocational University, Delhi • ADR-Centric Juridical University, ADR House, 8J, Gopala Tower, 25 Rajendra Place, New Delhi - 110008 • Indian Institution of Science and Engineering, New Delhi • Viswakarma Open University for Self-employment, India, Rozgar Sewasadan, 672, Sanjay Enclave, Opp. GTK DEPOT, New Delhi110033 • Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya (Spiritual University), 351-352, Phase-I, Block-A, Vijay Vihar, Rithala, Rohini, Delhi-110085 • BadaganviSarkar World Open University Education Society, Gokak, Belgaum (Karnataka) • St. John's University, Kishanattam, Kerala • Raja Arabic University, Nagpur • Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine, 80, Chowringhee Road, Kolkata- 20 • Institute of Alternative Medicine and Research, 8-A, Diamond Harbor Road Builtech inn, 2nd Floor, Thakurpukur, Kolkata-700063 • Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Varanasi, UP/Jagatpuri, Delhi • Mahila Gram Vidyapith/Vishwavidyalaya, (Women's University) Prayag, Allahabad ( UP ) • Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Prayag, Allahabad (UP) • National University of Electro Complex Homeopathy, Kanpur • Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose University (Open University), Achaltal, Aligarh, (UP) • Uttar Pradesh Vishwavidyalaya, KosiKalan, Mathura (UP) • Maharana Partap Shiksha NiketanVishwavidyalaya, Pratapgarh (UP) • Indraprastha Shiksha Parishad, Institutional Area, Khoda, Makanpur, Noida , Phase-II, (UP) • Nababharat Shiksha Parishad, AnupoornaBhawan, Plot No. 242, PaniTanki Road, Shaktinagar, Rourkela-769014 • North Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, University Road Baripada, Distt. Mayurbhanj, Odisha-757003 • Sree Bodhi Academy of Higher Education, No. 186, Thilaspet, Vazhuthavoor Road, Pondicherry-605009 Note- Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad, Lucknow, UP - the matter is subjudice before the District Judge - Lucknow Further, the notice stated, "These institutions have been declared as "Fake Universities" and they are not entitled to confer any degree. The detailed list is also available at UGC website www.ugc.ac.in The public at large is cautioned not to take admission in these fake universities."