EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

EDUCATION UGC NET

HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The maximum number of fake institutions / universities as identified by the UGC in the year 2014 are in the State / Union territory of
A
Delhi
B
Bihar
C
Tamil Nadu
D
Uttar Pradesh
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -As per the list, Delhi has the maximum number of fake universities, 8. Followed by Uttar Pradesh with 4.

Detailed explanation-2: -UGC declares 24 universities as fake; maximum from Uttar Pradesh followed by Delhi-The Hindu.

Detailed explanation-3: -The University Grants Commission (UGC) has declared 21 universities in India as ‘fake’ and are not empowered to confer any degree.

Detailed explanation-4: -St. John’s University, Kishanattam, Kerala. Raja Arabic University, Nagpur, Maharashtra. Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine, Kolkatta. Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Prayag, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-5: -As of 16 November 2022, the UGC lists 459 active state universities. The oldest establishment date listed by the UGC is 1857, shared by the University of Calcutta, the University of Madras and the University of Mumbai.

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