‘8 universities in Uttar Pradesh fake’

LUCKNOW: UP leads the states having ‘fake’ universities with as many as eight such institutions. UGC released a list of 24 universities not empowered to confer any degree. UGC said the 24 universities are self-styled, unrecognised institutions.
The fake universities are Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Varanasi; Mahila Gram Vidyapith, Prayagraj; Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Prayagraj; National University of Electro Complex Homeopathy, Kanpur; Netaji Subash Chandra Bose University, Aligarh; Uttar Pradesh Vishwavidyalaya, Mathura; Maharana Partap Shiksha Niketan Vishwavidyalaya, Pratapgarh; and Indraprashtha Shiksha Parishad, Noida.TNN