Check if a University is Accredited
Accredited means to be officially authorized or approved. The term is mostly used for educational institutions.
You can search on the net for such sites which have a database of recognized institutes.
In India this is done primarily by UGC ( University Grants Commission) and you can look up the latest info at the site. But there are other organizations for different genres - like for Distance , Technical, Legal, Medical , Agricultural all have separate accreditation organizations.
In USA if the site has .edu address, it is likely to be safe as only accredited institutes can use this.
Having said that , there are several courses that are new and have no accreditation yet. In that case, check the site or company that is offering the course. Many reputed Legal houses offer Intellectual Property Right Courses and also absorb the student.
You can search on the net for such sites which have a database of recognized institutes.
In India this is done primarily by UGC ( University Grants Commission) and you can look up the latest info at the site. But there are other organizations for different genres - like for Distance , Technical, Legal, Medical , Agricultural all have separate accreditation organizations.
In USA if the site has .edu address, it is likely to be safe as only accredited institutes can use this.
Having said that , there are several courses that are new and have no accreditation yet. In that case, check the site or company that is offering the course. Many reputed Legal houses offer Intellectual Property Right Courses and also absorb the student.
1. UGC This has complete lists for Central, State, private and Deemed Universities. www.ugc.ac.in/centraluniversity.aspx
2. UGC List of Fake Universities www.ugc.ac.in/page/fake-universities.aspx
3. AICTE - Complete list for Technical Education www.aicte-india.org/statisticuniversities.php
4. Distance Learning MHRD mhrd.gov.in/distance-learning
5. The Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC) is a private, non-profit organization founded in 1926 www.deac.org/
6. World Higher Education Database (WHED) www.whed.net/home.php
If you come across some institute, always check its credentials. Each country has different organizations and has a list of recognized institutes.