UAE's Indian students warned against 23 fake universities

Dubai - The list of approved universities may be checked on UAE's Commission for Academic Accreditation.

Students wishing to pursue their higher studies in offshore campuses of Indian universities should be careful before enrolling themselves, warned the Indian consulate in Dubai.
The consulate took to Twitter to advise Indian students to check properly about the universities, which claim to be affiliated to the Indian government and private educational institutions.
The consulate tweeted: "Indian students intending to pursue their graduate studies in Dubai and the Northern Emirates in the offshore campus of Indian universities should ensure that the university or the college is duly recognised by the University Grants Commission, India."
Neeraj Agarwal, acting consul-general and consul for Press, information and culture, said the consulate decided to issue the advisory since now is the time Grade 12 graduates will approach universities for higher education. He told Khaleej Times: "Students need to check if the universities are affiliated to the University Grants Commission of India. We are following a standard procedure, and students are encouraged to get in touch with the consulate if they have any doubts regarding the universities."
The tweet added: "Indian students intending to pursue graduation in Dubai and northern Emirates should ensure that the institute is approved by local authorities as well. The list of approved universities may be checked on UAE's Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA) and the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) as well."
The UGC listed a total of 23 fake universities in February, stating that none of these are allowed to award any undergraduate or postgraduate degree. On May 31, the High Court of Delhi ruled a judgement refraining Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM), New Delhi, from offering any degree programme. The UGC falls under the Indian Ministry of Human Resource Development, a Government of India entity.
UGC's list of fake universities include:
1-Commercial University Ltd., Daryaganj, Delhi,
2-United Nations University, Delhi,
3-Vocational University, Delhi.
4-ADR-Centric Juridical University, New Delhi
5-Indian Institute of Science and Engineering, New Delhi.
6-Viswakarma Open University for Self-Employment, Delhi
7-Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya (Spiritual University), Delhi
8-Badaganvi Sarkar World Open University Education Society, Belgaum, Karnataka.
9-St. John's University, Kishanattam, Kerala.
10-Raja Arabic University, Nagpur, Maharashtra.
11-Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine, Kolkata.
12-Institute of Alternative Medicine and Research, Kolkata
13-Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Varanasi (UP)
14-Mahila Gram Vidyapith/Vishwavidyalaya, (Women's University) Prayag, Uttar Pradesh.
15-Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Prayag, Uttar Pradesh.
16-National University of Electro Complex Homeopathy, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
17-Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose University (Open University), Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh.
18-Uttar Pradesh Vishwavidyalaya, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.
19-Maharana Pratap Shiksha Niketan Vishwavidyalaya, Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh.
20-Indraprastha Shiksha Parishad, Noida
21-Nababharat Shiksha Parishad, Rourkela
22-North Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, Odisha.
23-Sree Bodhi Academy of Higher Education, Puducherry-605009
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