Despite the identification of fake universities by UGC in their lists, why does the government not take those colleges down?
Most of the fake colleges are admitting students, I checked their websites and they are running.
Asked by Bhavuk Jain
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1 Answer
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In April last year, the UGC had issued a list of 24 fake universities. According to the UGC Act, 1956 a degree can be awarded only by a university that's established under a central, state/provincial act or an institution empowered by an Act of Parliament to confer a degree. An institution deemed to be university under section 3 of the UGC Act can also confer a degree. Additionally, the UGC prohibited the use of the word 'university' by any institution that was not established as per the stated guidelines. Self-styled, unrecognized institutions that are functioning in contravention of the UGC Act were recognised as fake by the commissi...more
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