College Admissions & Entrance Exams Updates
University of Colombo can not offer any degree Programme in India
In response to a complaint received by University Grants Commission (UGC) about misuse of University name and issuance of fraudulent honorary Doctorates in India, it (UGC) issued a public notice on 2 Jul 2025, which reads as below:
“ . . University of Colombo is not authorized to offer any UG/PG/doctoral degree Programme in India as mentioned in the enclosed advertisement through Regular/Distance/Online mode under the nomenclature Bachelor/Master/Honorary Doctorate which are specified degrees under section 22 of UGC Act, 1956.
. . . Any degree awarded in the name of University of Colombo in India or through its associates is not valid for higher education/employment purposes in India. . .”
The notice advises all concerned to check the UGC website www.ugc.ac.in. for information about recognized universities/institutions and not fall prey to the fake degrees as mentioned in the given advertisement.
Here are some other past notifications by UGC/NMC:
UGC notice about restriction on ODL/Online courses
UGC notice about unauthorised University and Board
