Two institutes in Bengal feature in a list of fake educational institutes released by the University Grants Commission on Saturday. Considering the serious nature of the matter, you are requested to kindly take appropriate action against the fake universities and apprise UGC accordingly,” the letter read. The UGC regularly publishes a list of fake universities to inform the public. Last year, the UGC list was capped at 22, ten less than this year. Most of the names on the UGC list are recurring, indicating a possible lag in implementing official crackdowns.