3 min learnNew DelhiUp to date: Feb 23, 2026 06:33 PM IST
Forward of the admission season, the College Grants Fee (UGC) has launched its up to date checklist of pretend universities working throughout India as of February 2026. A complete of 32 establishments unfold throughout 12 states and Union territories have been flagged as unauthorised, with Delhi recording the best focus of such establishments at 12.
The statutory physique, which operates beneath the Union Ministry of Training, has issued a stern warning to college students and fogeys: levels awarded by these establishments carry no authorized validity and can’t be used for employment, authorities providers, or admission to greater training programmes. For the sake of the coed group, we’re sharing a state-wise checklist of all of the pretend universities notified by UGC:
Delhi
| College Title |
| All India Institute of Public & Bodily Well being Sciences (AIIPHS) State Authorities College |
| Business College Ltd., Daryaganj, Delhi. |
| United Nations College, Delhi |
| Vocational College, Delhi |
| ADR-Centric Juridical College, ADR Home, 8J, Gopala Tower, 25 Rajendra Place, New Delhi – 110 008 |
| Indian Institute of Science and Engineering, New Delhi |
| Viswakarma Open College for Self-Employment, Rozgar Sewasadan, 672, Sanjay Enclave, Opp. GTK Depot, Delhi-110033 |
| Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya (Religious College) Rithala, Rohini, Delhi-110085 |
| World Peace of United Nations College (WPUNU), Pitampura, New Delhi-110034 |
| Institute of Administration and Engineering, 1810/4, Ist Ground, Kotla Mubarakpur |
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
| College Title |
| Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Prayag, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh |
| Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose College (Open College), Achaltal, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh |
| Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad, Bharat Bhawan, Matiyari Chinhat, Faizabad Highway, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh – 227 105 |
| Mahamaya Technical College, PO – Maharishi Nagar, Sector 110, Noida – 201304 |
Jharkhand
Andhra Pradesh
| College Title |
| Christ New Testomony Deemed College, |
| Bible Open College of India, H.No. 49-35-26, N.G.O’s Colony, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh-530016 |
Arunachal Pradesh
West Bengal
| College Title |
| Indian Institute of Various Drugs, Kolkata. |
| Institute of Various Drugs and Analysis,8-A, Diamond Harbour Highway |
Maharashtra
| College Title |
| Raja Arabic College, Nagpur, Maharashtra |
Puducherry
| College Title |
| Sree Bodhi Academy of Increased Training, No. 186, Thilaspet, Vazhuthavoor Highway, Puducherry-605009 |
In an earlier notification in March 2022, UGC additionally included these two universities in Kerala and Karnataka as pretend.
Karnataka & Kerala
| State | College Title |
| Karnataka | Badaganvi Sarkar World Open College Training Society, Gokak, Belgaum (Karnataka) |
| Kerala | St. John’s College, Kishanpattam, Kerala |
4 states — Haryana, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, and Arunachal Pradesh — are new additions to the checklist this 12 months.
Underneath the College Grants Fee Act of 1956, solely universities established by an Act of Parliament or a state legislature — or these accorded the standing of “deemed to be a college” beneath Part 3 of the Act — are legally empowered to award levels. Any establishment awarding levels exterior this framework is working illegally, no matter its title, web site, or branding. The UGC has written to the upper training departments and principal secretaries of the related state governments, urging them to take acceptable authorized motion.
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