Fake Engineering Colleges List In India: According to information presented in the Lok Sabha, India has a total of 277 fake colleges offering engineering and technical courses. Delhi leads the count with 66 such institutions, followed by Telangana with 35 and West Bengal with 27. Karnataka ranks next with 23 fraudulent engineering colleges, while Uttar Pradesh has 22.

Fake Engineering Colleges List In India 2025 State Wise
Sl. No. | State/UT | Number of fake institutes |
1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 0 |
2 | Andhra Pradesh | 7 |
3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 0 |
4 | Assam | 0 |
5 | Bihar | 17 |
6 | Chandigarh | 7 |
7 | Chhattisgarh | 0 |
8 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 0 |
9 | Daman and Diu | 0 |
10 | Delhi | 66 |
11 | Goa | 2 |
12 | Gujarat | 8 |
13 | Haryana | 18 |
14 | Himachal Pradesh | 1 |
15 | Jammu and Kashmir | 0 |
16 | Jharkhand | 4 |
17 | Karnataka | 23 |
18 | Kerala | 2 |
19 | Lakshadweep | 0 |
20 | Madhya Pradesh | 0 |
21 | Maharashtra | 16 |
22 | Manipur | 0 |
23 | Meghalaya | 0 |
24 | Mizoram | 0 |
25 | Nagaland | 0 |
26 | Odisha | 1 |
27 | Puducherry | 0 |
28 | Punjab | 5 |
29 | Rajasthan | 3 |
30 | Sikkim | 0 |
31 | Tamil Nadu | 11 |
32 | Telangana | 35 |
33 | Tripura | 0 |
34 | Uttarakhand | 3 |
35 | Uttar Pradesh | 22 |
36 | West Bengal | 27 |
Total | 277 |
Fake Universities List In India
The University Grants Commission (UGC) regularly updates its website with a list of 24 fake universities. These universities are
- Maithili University/Vishwavidyalaya, Darbhanga, Bihar.
- Commercial University Ltd., Daryaganj, Delhi.
- United Nations University, Delhi.
- Vocational University, Delhi.
- ADR-Centric Juridical University, ADR House, 8J, Gopala Tower, 25 Rajendra Place, New Delhi – 110 008.
- Indian Institute of Science and Engineering, New Delhi.
- Viswakarma Open University for Self-Employment, Rozgar Sewasadan, 672, Sanjay Enclave, Opp. GTK Depot, Delhi-110033.
- Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya (Spiritual University), 351-352, Phase-I, Block-A, Vijay Vihar, Rithala, Rohini, Delhi-110085
- Badaganvi Sarkar World Open University Education Society, Gokak, Belgaum, Karnataka.
- St. John’s University, Kishanattam, Kerala.
- Raja Arabic University, Nagpur, Maharashtra.
- Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine, Kolkata.
- Institute of Alternative Medicine andd Research, 8-A, Diamond Harbour Road, Builtech inn, 2nd Floor, Thakurpurkur, Kolkatta – 700063
- Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Varanasi (UP) Jagatpuri, Delhi.
- Mahila Gram Vidyapith/Vishwavidyalaya (Women’s University), Prayag, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.
- Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Prayag, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.
- National University of Electro Complex Homeopathy, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose University (Open University), Achaltal, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh.
- Uttar Pradesh Vishwavidyalaya, Kosi Kalan, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.
- Maharana Pratap Shiksha Niketan Vishwavidyalaya, Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh.
- Indraprastha Shiksha Parishad, Institutional Area,Khoda,Makanpur,Noida Phase-II, Uttar Pradesh.
- Nababharat Shiksha Parishad, Anupoorna Bhawan, Plot No. 242, Pani Tanki Road,Shaktinagar, Rourkela-769014.
- North Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, Odisha.
- Sree Bodhi Academy of Higher Education, No. 186, Thilaspet, Vazhuthavoor Road, Puducherry-605009