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UGC list of fake universities (February 2026)(official source, opens in a new tab)Checked on the official site: Our independent check re-opened the official page and found this there.checked 19 Oct 2026How we check
Andhra Pradesh
- Bible Open University of India — Visakhapatnam
- Christ New Testament Deemed University — Kakumanuvarithoto, Guntur
Arunachal Pradesh
- Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine — Secretariat S.O.
Delhi
- Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya (Spiritual University) — Rithala, Rohini, Delhi
- ADR-Centric Juridical University — Rajendra Place, New Delhi
- All India Institute of Public & Physical Health Sciences (AIIPHS) State Government University — Alipur, Delhi
- Commercial University Ltd. — Daryaganj, Delhi
- Indian Institute of Science and Engineering, New Delhi
- Institute of Management and Engineering — Kotla Mubarakpur
- Mountain Institute of Management & Technology — Nehru Place, New Delhi
- National Institute of Management Solution — Janakpuri
- United Nations University, Delhi
- Viswakarma Open University for Self-Employment — Sanjay Enclave, Delhi
- Vocational University, Delhi
- World Peace of United Nations University (WPUNU) — Pitampura, New Delhi
Haryana
- Magic & Art University — Faridabad
Jharkhand
- Daksha University (Vocational and Life Skill Education) — Masibari, Ranchi
Karnataka
- Global Human Peace University — Rajaji Nagar, Bangaluru
- Sarva Bharatiya Shiksha Peeth — Vijaya Nagara, Tumkur
Kerala
- International Islamic University of Prophetic Medicine (IIUPM) — Kunnamangalam, Kozhikode
- St. John’s University — Kishanattam
Maharashtra
- National Backward Krushi Vidyapeeth — Tadwal, Akkalkot
- Raja Arabic University — Nagpur
Puducherry
- Sree Bodhi Academy of Higher Education — Thilaspet, Puducherry
- Usha Latchumanan College of Education — Vazhapadiyar Nagar, Thirukkanur
Rajasthan
- Rajeev Gandhi Institute of Technology & Management — Mansa Chowk, Bhiwadi
Uttar Pradesh
- Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad — Matiyari Chinhat, Lucknow
- Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith — Prayag, Allahabad
- Mahamaya Technical University — Maharishi Nagar, Noida
- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose University (Open University) — Achaltal, Aligarh
West Bengal
- Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine — Kolkatta
- Institute of Alternative Medicine and Research — Thakurpurkur, Kolkatta
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