The International Baccalaureate Guide to university recognition in India July 2018 1
This aim of this booklet is to provide an overview of university recognition in India with statements and website links of universities in India with updated polices. This is a guide for all stakeholders to understand the recognition landscape in India. As higher education institutions in the India respond to the growth of the IB, the booklet will be updated on a regular basis. Introduction Overview of higher education in India... 5 Recognition of the IB Programmes in India... 8 Transcripts request analysis from schools in India and Indian universities... 9 Documents required for admission to Indian Universities... 11 Appendices... 12 Recognition statement by AIU for the Diploma Programme (1983)... 12 Recognition statement by AIU for the Diploma Programme (2010)... 13 New Equivalence Policy for the IB Diploma Programme by AIU (2016)... 14 Recognition Statement by AIU for the Middle Years Programme... 15 Recognition by COBSE for the Diploma Programme... 16 Recognition by COBSE for the Middle years Programme... 17 Suggested Conversion for Higher Education for students applying to Indian Universities... 18 Sample of Migration certificate... 19 Sample of Indian Transcript... 20 Statements/ Letters/ Website links of universities that recognize the IB Diploma... 24 Ahmedabad University... 25 Amity University... 26 Annapurna International School of Film + Media... 37 Ashoka University... 39 Auro University... 41 Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology University... 43 Christ University, Bangalore... 44 Council of Architecture... 45 D.Y.Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune... 46 Delhi Technological University... 47 Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology... 48 FLAME University... 49 Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi... 50 HR College of Commerce & Economics (affiliated to University of Mumbai)... 51 2
Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore (Institute of Science Education)... 52 Indian Institute of Space and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram... 53 Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research... 54 Indian Institutes of Technology (Technical Institutes)... 55 Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology... 56 International Institute of information Technology, Hyderabad... 57 Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, (KIIT) University... 58 Lady Sri Ram College (affiliated to University of Delhi)... 60 MAER's MIT Institute of design... 61 Manipal University... 62 NMIMS University... 64 Nirma University of Science & Technology... 65 O P Jindal Global University... 66 Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU)... 67 Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka... 70 SNDT University... 71 SRM University... 72 Saveetha University... 73 Shiv Nadar University... 74 St Xavier s College... 76 Symbiosis International University... 77 Uka Tarsadia University... 78 University of Calcutta... 79 University of Delhi... 80 University of Hyderabad... 81 University of Kerala... 82 University of Mumbai... 83 VIT University... 88 Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum... 90 Statements/ Letters of universities with IB recognition since 1989... 91 Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh... 92 All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi... 93 Andhra University... 94 Anna University, Madras... 95 Bangalore University... 96 3
Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirpalli... 97 Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani... 98 Himachal Pradesh University... 99 Jadavpur University, Calcutta... 100 Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi... 101 Kurukshetra Vishwavidalaya... 102 National Law School of India University, Bangalore... 103 North Eastern Hill University, Shillong... 104 North Maharashtra University... 105 Osmania University, Hyderabad... 106 Punjab University, Chandigarh... 107 Punjabi University, Patiala... 108 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University... 109 The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda... 110 University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore... 111 University of Allahabad... 112 University of Bombay... 113 University of Calicut... 114 University of Madras... 115 University of Poona, Pune... 116 University of Rajasthan, Jaipur... 117 Other notifications from government organizations that recognize the IB diploma... 118 Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) ( Equivalence)... 119 Maharashtra Junior College Online Site... 122 Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education for Diploma Courses... 123 National Institute of Open Schooling (Transfer of credits)... 124 Recognition of qualifications and equivalence of degrees (AIU)... 126 The Admission Committee for Professional courses, Gujarat... 129 Statements of state boards that recognize the Middle Years Programme (MYP)... 130 Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE)... 131 Himachal Pradesh Board of School education... 132 Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education... 133 Mizoram Board of School Education... 134 National Institute of Open Schooling... 135 Punjab School Education Board... 136 4
Overview of higher education in India In India, "University" means a University established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, a Provincial Act or a State Act and includes any such institution as may, in consultation with the University concerned, be recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in accordance with the regulations made in this regard under the UGC Act, 1956. At present, the main categories of University/University-level Institutions are: Central University State University Private University Deemed-to-be University Institution of National Importance Institutions under State Legislature Act There are 45 Central Universities, 318 State Universities, 185 State Private universities, 129 Deemed to be Universities, 51 Institutions of National Importance, and 4 institutions established under various State legislations. The number of colleges affiliated to these universities has also grown to 37,204, as on 31st March, 2013. University Grants Commission The UGC is responsible for providing funds, coordination, determination and maintenance of standards in institutions of higher education in India. It also serves as a vital link between the Union and state governments and institutions of higher learning and advises the Central and State governments on the measures necessary for improvement of university education. The universities in India are granted recognition by UGC in accordance with the regulations made under the UGC Act, 1956. Before enrolling to a university, students must check the recognition status of the university. Applying to Indian Universities Entry to undergraduate courses is based on the performance in grade 12 examination and/or entrance test. Entry requirements vary from university to university and course to course. Prior to commencing the DP, students and parents must be familiar with the required subject combinations and levels for the student's future career path; this should ensure students' eligibility for particular professional courses. A student interested in studying an undergraduate course must make direct contact with the college or university he or she would like to attend to check specific course and entry requirements. Most of the professional institutes in India today prefer to conduct entrance exams for selecting candidates. The entrance tests are in the month of April/May or June. While some institutes participate in a common entrance exam, others may conduct their own individual entrance exams. It is important to check the application deadline for each institution, as deadlines may vary. A number of universities in India accept students provisionally on the basis of predicted grades. Please talk to your school college counsellor or the IBDP coordinator to help you with the admission process. 5
Engineering Admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programs at NITs, and other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions is based on the performance in the Grade 12/equivalent qualifying Examination and in the Joint Entrance Examination, JEE (Main). For admission into IITs, the top 150, 000 candidates who qualify the JEE (MAIN) exam appear for JEE (Advanced). Admissions is based only on category-wise All India Rank (AIR) in JEE (Advanced), subject to conditions as defined in JEE (Advanced) website. A number of universities conduct their own entrance tests as well, students should refer to the university website for the most up to date information. Medicine There is a requirement to study three sciences (Physics, Chemistry and Biology) for studying medicine in India. The IB gives permission to students to take the three sciences. Students can explore two options; the first option is to take an additional science subject as an extra certificate. Although this will come with extra work, the overall score for this extra course will not count towards the IB diploma score, and therefore the utility of taking the extra course is simply to satisfy the entrance requirements for the university requiring three sciences. The second option is to apply for a non-regular IB diploma, thus allowing three sciences to be completed, usually in lieu of a group 3 (Individuals and societies) subject. A candidate may be authorized to take a non-regular diploma only if the proposed higher education course allows no other alternative. The student must contact the IB coordinator at the school to proceed with this request. Please note that this request must be submitted to the IB Cardiff office (via the IB coordinator) at least 18 months prior to the examinations. Taking three sciences only helps meet the minimum entry requirements for studying Medicine in most colleges, students often will have to sit the entrance test which may require additional tutorials. Admission to medicine is based on the entrance test, the All India Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Entrance Test (AIPMT) for the 15% merit positions in the Medical/Dental Colleges of India. There are also State Governments/Universities/Institutions voluntarily participating in the All India Pre- Medical/Pre-Dental Entrance Test. A number of universities conduct their own entrance test. Students should check the university websites for details on the entrance tests required. Accreditation National Assessment and Accreditation Council, was established by the University Grants Commission to evaluate the quality of higher education in India. In addition to that, Professional councils are responsible for recognition of courses, promotion of professional institutions and providing grants to undergraduate programmes and various awards. There are 15 professional councils in India including All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) which recognizes technical education in India and Medical Council of India (MCI) recognizes Medical education in India amongst others. Before enrolling for a professional course, students must check if the institute has the relevant accreditation. Evaluation of Foreign Degrees The Association of Indian Universities is a society which promotes universities activities. The Evaluation division of AIU is responsible for the work relating to equivalence of degrees/certificates 6
awarded by the accredited foreign universities/educational institutions. The Division also provides information to foreign students to facilitate their admission in Universities/other educational Institutions in the country. Please note: Before enrolling to a university, students must check the recognition status of the university. Source: http://mhrd.gov.in/; http://www.ugc.ac.in/ 7
Recognition of the IB Programmes in India Since 1983 International Baccalaureate Diploma has been recognized by the Association of Indian universities as an entry qualification to all universities in India. With the requirement for percentage conversion by universities in India, students applying to Indian universities receive a transcript with IB grades and suggested percentages. In order to receive Indian Transcripts, students must notify their Diploma Programme (DP) coordinator of their plan to apply to an Indian university. The coordinator will then submit the request using the Request for results service on IBIS (secure website for IB coordinators). Students applying to Indian Universities can apply for an equivalence certificate from AIU upon release of their results, or apply directly to the eligibility department of the university they wish to attend. The International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme has also been given equivalence with grade 10 of an Indian Board Assessment by the Association of Indian Universities. Students having completed the MYP can apply for admission for higher studies in any school or college in India 8
Transcripts request analysis from schools in India and Indian universities Proportion of transcript requests to countries for schools in India. 3% 3% 2% 1% 1% 1% 2% INDIA UNITED STATES UNITED KINGDOM 10% 14% 43% CANADA AUSTRALIA SINGAPORE HONG KONG NETHERLANDS 20% GERMANY UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Others Top 15 destinations in May 2017 to universities worldwide from schools in India. 4% 3% 2% 2% Association of Indian Universities 2% 2%2% University of Mumbai 2% Universities and Colleges 3% Admissions Service (UCAS) 31% University of Delhi University of British Columbia - Undergrad Admissions University of Toronto SVKM's NMIMS University 5% 5% 6% National University of Singapore Ashoka University Northeastern University Nanyang Technological University Gujarat University 9% 22% Podar World College King's College London The University of Manchester 9
Top 15 Indian universities destinations in 2017 1% 1%1%1% 1% 2% 2%2% 2% Association of Indian Universities University of Mumbai University of Delhi 3% 4% 4% 8% 41% SVKM's NMIMS University Gujarat University Ashoka University Podar World College Christ College Bangalore HR College of Commerce & Economics affiliated to University of Mumbai Amity University - Noida Narsee Monjee Institute of Management studies Christ University FLAME - Foundation for Liberal And Management Education Manipal University 27% St Xavier's College - Mumbai 10
Documents required for admission to Indian Universities Indian percentage transcript issued after the release of results to the DP coordinator at the school. Migration certificate issued after IB exams in the month of May downloadable from IBIS (secure website for IB coordinators). Important to Note: For students to get the documents from the IB, a request for an Indian transcript should be made through IBIS by the Diploma coordinator for the current exam session candidates before the results release. After results release students alumni should make the request directly through the link http://www.ibo.org/programmes/diploma-programme/assessment-andexams/requesting-transcripts/ Character Certificate from school if applicable Transfer certificate from School if applicable Note: Since admission to most colleges in India take place much before the results are released, it may help students to take a copy of Association of Indian universities recognition statement, a copy of the recognition statement of the university if available, a letter from the stating the date of results release. Students must also take a copy of predicted grades with past performance in a sealed envelope for universities 11
Appendices Recognition statement by AIU for the Diploma Programme (1983) 12
Recognition statement by AIU for the Diploma Programme (2010) 13
New Equivalence Policy for the IB Diploma Programme by AIU (2016) Following the meeting of the AIU s Governing Council on 30 th June 2016, the following amendments have been done for equivalence of IB Diploma Programme Qualifications. IB Diploma/Course (Certificate) AIU shall accord equivalence to both the IB Diploma and the IB Diploma Course (i.e. IB Certificate) provided that a student has secured a minimum of 24 credits and has passed a minimum of three subjects at Higher Level (HL) and three at Standard Level (SL) The amendment can also be downloaded from http://www.aiu.ac.in/evaluation/ammendments%20%20equivalence.pdf 14
Recognition Statement by AIU for the Middle Years Programme 15
Recognition by COBSE for the Diploma Programme 16
Recognition by COBSE for the Middle years Programme 17
Suggested Conversion for Higher Education for students applying to Indian Universities International Baccalaureate Diploma has been recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as an entry qualification to all universities in India. With the requirement for percentage conversion by universities in India, students applying to Indian universities receive a transcript with IB grades and percentages within 1 working day from the release of results for the May and November session exams. The table below provides the range of IB grades to percentage scores. Universities in India ask for percentage conversion of the predicted grade transcript as well at the time of admission, schools may use this suggested conversion for calculating the equivalent marks on a scale of 1-100 by giving the midpoint of the range indicated for a particular grade. IB Grade to Marks Scheme IB Grade Indian Equivalent Marks From To 7 96 100 6 83 95 5 70 82 4 56 69 3 41 55 2 21 40 1 1 20 18
Sample of Migration certificate Serial No: Migration Certificate This is to certify that candidate name, Candidate No. number of name of school, an institution affiliated to the International Baccalaureate Organization Geneva, Switzerland has appeared for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme examination (Grade 11 & 12) in May 2015. The International Baccalaureate Organization has no objection in him/ her joining any College or University in India or appear for the examination of any Board. Ian Chambers Director, Asia Pacific International Baccalaureate Organization 19
Sample of Indian Transcript IB Diploma Transcript 20
IB Diploma Indian Percentage Transcript 21
IB Diploma Course Transcript 22
IB Diploma Indian Percentage Course Transcript 23
Statements/ Letters/ Website links of universities that recognize the IB Diploma 24
Ahmedabad University 25
Amity University 26
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Annapurna International School of Film + Media 37
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Ashoka University 39
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Auro University 41
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Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology University http://cept.ac.in/faculty-of-architecture/bachelor-of-architecture 43
Christ University, Bangalore Christ University welcomes International Baccalaureate (IB) students to apply to their undergraduate programmes. Admission to all programmes is based on academic achievement and Christ University Selection Process. http://www.christuniversity.in/international-student-category 44
Council of Architecture http://www.coa.gov.in/school/admission.htm 45
D.Y.Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune 46
Delhi Technological University 47
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology 48
FLAME University http://www.flame.edu.in/admissions/apply/undergraduate 49
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi 50
HR College of Commerce & Economics (affiliated to University of Mumbai) http://www.hrcollege.edu/web/details.aspx?id=54&sid=170&ssid=46 51
Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore (Institute of Science Education) 52
Indian Institute of Space and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram https://www.iist.ac.in/sites/default/files/admissions/brochure-2015_v1.1.pdf 53
Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research 54
Indian Institutes of Technology (Technical Institutes) http://jeemain.nic.in/webinfo/pdf/jee_main_bulletin%202015.pdf 55
Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology 56
International Institute of information Technology, Hyderabad 57
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, (KIIT) University 58
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Lady Sri Ram College (affiliated to University of Delhi) The college accepts applications from IB students. Students are accepted on predicted grades provisionally subject to merit, vacancies for the course selected. http://lsr.edu.in/faqs.asp 60
MAER's MIT Institute of design The IB Diploma has been recognised as equivalent to the + 2 stage of an Indian Board. Refer to the website for more details. http://www.mitid.edu.in/admissions-graduate-diploma-programme.html 61
Manipal University http://manipal.edu/mu/admission/indian-students/how-to-apply.html 62
http://jaipur.manipal.edu/muj/admission/indian-students/who-can-apply.html 63
NMIMS University http://science.nmims.edu/academics/programs/bsc-applied-statistics-and-analytics/ 64
Nirma University of Science & Technology 65
O P Jindal Global University http://www.jgls.edu.in/content/information-overseas-applicants 66
Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) http://www.sls.pdpu.ac.in/pdf/ba-admission-policy-2015.pdf 67
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Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka 70
SNDT University http://sndt.ac.in/downloads.htm 71
SRM University The IB Diploma has been recognised as equivalent to the + 2 stage of an Indian Board. Refer to the website for more details. http://admissions.srmuniv.ac.in/admissions_international/eligibility/overview 72
Saveetha University http://www.saveetha.com/admissions/ 73
Shiv Nadar University 74
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St Xavier s College http://xaviers.edu/main/indexphp/bapec 76
Symbiosis International University 77
Uka Tarsadia University 78
University of Calcutta 79
University of Delhi http://www.du.ac.in/du/uploads/admissions/2015/ug/27-5-2015-ug.pdf 80
University of Hyderabad 81
University of Kerala 82
University of Mumbai The University of Mumbai accepts IB students with Predicted grades. Due to the late release date of the final results from the I.B. office in Geneva, Switzerland, students are eligible to apply on the basis of their provisional grades issued by their respective schools. http://archive.mu.ac.in/4instru.%20foreg.%20stud..pdf 83
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VIT University http://www.vit.ac.in/admissions/eligibilityandprocedure/eligibility.asp - Vellore 88
http://chennai.vit.ac.in/eligibility - Chennai 89
Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum 90
Statements/ Letters of universities with IB recognition since 1989 91
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 92
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 93
Andhra University 94
Anna University, Madras 95
Bangalore University 96
Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirpalli 97
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani 98
Himachal Pradesh University 99
Jadavpur University, Calcutta 100
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 101
Kurukshetra Vishwavidalaya 102
National Law School of India University, Bangalore 103
North Eastern Hill University, Shillong 104
North Maharashtra University 105
Osmania University, Hyderabad 106
Punjab University, Chandigarh 107
Punjabi University, Patiala 108
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University 109
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda 110
University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore 111
University of Allahabad 112
University of Bombay 113
University of Calicut 114
University of Madras 115
University of Poona, Pune 116
University of Rajasthan, Jaipur 117
Other notifications from government organizations that recognize the IB diploma 118
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) ( Equivalence) http://cbse.nic.in/examin~1/cbse-examination%20by%20law%20book_2013.pdf 119
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Maharashtra Junior College Online Site The International Baccalaureate (IB) is now listed as an equivalent examination board for Year 10 in the School Education and Sports Department Admissions Portal under the Government of Maharashtra. MYP students who are opting to proceed to the Junior College s Year 11 qualification can now choose the IB as the equivalent of the local board s Year 10. https://mumbai.11thadmission.net 122
Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education for Diploma Courses 123
National Institute of Open Schooling (Transfer of credits) 124
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Recognition of qualifications and equivalence of degrees (AIU) http://www.aiuweb.org/evaluation/evaluation.asp 126
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The Admission Committee for Professional courses, Gujarat http://www.jacpcldce.ac.in/be.asp 129
Statements of state boards that recognize the Middle Years Programme 130
Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) 131
Himachal Pradesh Board of School education 132
Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education. 133
Mizoram Board of School Education 134
National Institute of Open Schooling 135
Punjab School Education Board 136