New Delhi, August 2: The Minister of State Human Resource Development Satya Pal Singh while replying to questions by three MPs in the Lok Sabha said that India has as much as 277 fake colleges offering engineering and technical courses. Delhi tops the list with 66 fake engineering colleges, followed by Telangana in the second with 35 colleges and West Bengal on number three with 27 colleges, following Karnataks hass 23 & UP with 22.
Singh said that the concerned states has been asked to shut down the colleges.
The University Grants Commission also maintains a list of 24 fake universities on its website which is regularly updated.
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