Al-Falah University
state private university in Faridabad, Haryana, India
Al-Falah University (AFU) is a private university located in Faridabad district of Haryana state of India.
History
The university was established in 2014 by the Al-Falah Charitable Trust, during the Congress rule under Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, through The Haryana Private Universities (Amendment) Act, 2014. The founder and managing trustee of Al-Falah University, Javed Ahmed Siddiqui, is a convicted criminal who was convicted for fraud worth ₹7.5 crore (US$778,819) and sentenced to three years in prison. The chancellor allegedly used forged documents — including GPAs of people who had died long before — to illegally acquire land in Delhi. Two top Al-Falah officials were found to have prior links with banned organisations SIMI and Jamaat-e-Islami, according to ED sources. The founder was arrested under PMLA for money laundering, forged documents, and fraud linked to the Red Fort blast probe. Police filed FIRs for multiple IPC sections covering cheating, forgery, criminal conspiracy, and document falsification.
Accreditation
AFU is recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC), NAAC, Association of Indian Universities (AIU), National Medical Commission (NMC), but since 2025 the university is under investigation or suspension by UGC, NAAC, AIU, NMC, various law enforcement agencies (including police of several states, ED and NIA) for financial irregularities, fraudulent accreditation, terror links, etc. Al-Falah University allegedly displayed outdated or false NAAC accreditation information on its official website, misleading students and regulators.
The Enforcement Directorate reported that the university collected crores in student fees by misrepresenting its accreditation and recognition status.
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