The University Grants Commission (UGC) has named the Institute of Management and Engineering (IME) in Delhi as a fake university. This decision brings the total number of fake universities identified by the UGC to 22 . The UGC has asked all students and parents to carefully check if a college is officially recognised before taking admission.
IME, located in Kotla Mubarakpur, Delhi , was found to be operating without proper legal backing. The UGC notice clearly states that IME is not set up under any law passed by the Central or State government. It also does not have official recognition under Sections 2(f) or 3 of the UGC Act, 1956. This means IME cannot legally offer university degrees to students.
According to the UGC, IME was wrongly offering degree-level courses. Any certificate or qualification received from this institution will have no academic or professional value. Students who get degrees from IME will find them useless for jobs or further studies.
The UGC regularly updates its list of fake institutions to protect students from fraud. Students and parents must always visit the official UGC website (ugc.ac.in) to check the latest list of recognised and fake universities before making admission decisions. The earlier list had 21 fake universities . With IME added, the new total is 22. The full list of universities that UGC has declared fake earlier is given below:
List of Fake Universities Declared by UGC (Previously 21)
| State/UT | University Name |
| Andhra Pradesh | Christ New Testament Deemed University, Guntur |
| Andhra Pradesh | Bible Open University of India, Visakhapatnam |
| Delhi | All India Institute of Public & Physical Health Sciences (AIIPHS), Alipur |
| Delhi | Commercial University Ltd., Daryaganj |
| Delhi | United Nations University, Delhi |
| Delhi | Vocational University, Delhi |
| Delhi | ADR-Centric Juridical University, Rajendra Place |
| Delhi | Indian Institute of Science and Engineering, New Delhi |
| Delhi | Viswakarma Open University for Self-Employment, Rozgar Sewasadan |
| Delhi | Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya (Spiritual University), Vijay Vihar, Rithala |
| Delhi | World Peace of United Nations University (WPUNU), Pitampura |
| Kerala | International Islamic University of Prophetic Medicine, Kozhikode |
| Kerala | St. John’s University, Kishanattam |
| Karnataka | Badaganvi Sarkar World Open University Education Society, Belgaum |
| Maharashtra | Raja Arabic University, Nagpur |
| Puducherry | Sree Bodhi Academy of Higher Education, Vazhuthavoor Road |
| Uttar Pradesh | Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Prayagraj |
| Uttar Pradesh | National University of Electro Complex Homeopathy, Kanpur |
| Uttar Pradesh | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose University (Open), Aligarh |
| Uttar Pradesh | Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad, Lucknow |
| West Bengal | Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine, Kolkata |
The UGC has made it clear that only certain types of institutions are allowed to give out degrees in India. These are:
- Universities set up by an Act of Parliament (Central Law).
- Universities set up by an Act of a State Legislature (State Law).
- Institutions officially recognised as 'deemed universities' under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 .
Students should always confirm these legal details and recognition status directly from the UGC website or official university documents before enrolling in any course.
