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The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued a warning against 22 educational institutions, which it deems unrecognised and unauthorised to provide degree programmes. Among them is the popular Institute of Management and Engineering in Delhi, which, according to the regulator, is not recognised by the UGC Act of 1956 as all of its degrees are invalid from an academic and professional standpoint.

According to UGC data, there are currently 22 unrecognised institutions operating as "universities" in India, with Delhi having 9 of them and Uttar Pradesh having the second-highest number, 5. The remainder are located in Maharashtra, West Bengal, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Puducherry. The UGC issued this notice as part of its ongo

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