The International Baccalaureate

Guide to university recognition in India

June 2018

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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 ................................................................................... 9
Transcripts request analysis from schools in India and Indian universities ................................... 10
Documents required for admission to Indian Universities ........................................................... 12
Appendices ................................................................................................................................ 13
Recognition statement by AIU for the Diploma Programme (1983) .............................................. 13
Recognition statement by AIU for the Diploma Programme (2010) .............................................. 14
New Equivalence Policy for the IB Diploma Programme by AIU (2016) ......................................... 15
Recognition Statement by AIU for the Middle Years Programme ................................................. 16
Recognition by COBSE for the Diploma Programme .................................................................... 17
Recognition by COBSE for the Middle years Programme ............................................................. 18
Suggested Conversion for Higher Education for students applying to Indian Universities ............. 19
Sample of Migration certificate .................................................................................................. 20
Sample of Indian Transcript ........................................................................................................ 21
Statements/ Letters/ Website links of universities that recognize the IB Diploma........ 25
Ahmedabad University...................................................................................................................... 26
Amity University................................................................................................................................ 27
Annapurna International School of Film + Media ............................................................................. 36
Ashoka University ............................................................................................................................. 38
Auro University ................................................................................................................................. 40
Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology University ....................................................... 42
Christ University, Bangalore.............................................................................................................. 43
Council of Architecture ..................................................................................................................... 44
D.Y.Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune ............................................................................................................... 45
Delhi Technological University .......................................................................................................... 46
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology ................................. 47
FLAME University .............................................................................................................................. 48
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi .................................................................. 49
HR College of Commerce & Economics (affiliated to University of Mumbai) .................................. 50
Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore (Institute of Science Education) .................................. 51

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 Indian Institute of Space and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram .................................................... 52
Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research ....................................................................... 53
Indian Institutes of Technology (Technical Institutes) ...................................................................... 54
Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology ........................................................................... 55
International Institute of information Technology, Hyderabad ....................................................... 56
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, (KIIT) University............................................................. 57
Lady Sri Ram College (affiliated to University of Delhi) .................................................................... 59
MAER's MIT Institute of design ......................................................................................................... 60
Manipal University ............................................................................................................................ 61
NMIMS University ............................................................................................................................. 63
Nirma University of Science & Technology ....................................................................................... 64
O P Jindal Global University .............................................................................................................. 65
Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) .............................................................................. 66
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka ................................................................... 69
SNDT University ................................................................................................................................ 70
SRM University .................................................................................................................................. 71
Saveetha University .......................................................................................................................... 72
Shiv Nadar University ....................................................................................................................... 73
St Xavier’s College ............................................................................................................................. 75
Symbiosis International University .................................................................................................. 76
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
Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirpalli ............................................................................................. 97
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani .............................................................................. 98

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 Himachal Pradesh University ............................................................................................................ 99
Jadavpur University, Calcutta ......................................................................................................... 100
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi......................................................................................... 101
Kurukshetra Vishwavidalaya ........................................................................................................... 102
National Law School of India University, Bangalore ...................................................................... 104
North Eastern Hill University, Shillong ............................................................................................ 105
North Maharashtra University ........................................................................................................ 106
Osmania University, Hyderabad ..................................................................................................... 106
Punjab University, Chandigarh........................................................................................................ 108
Punjabi University, Patiala .............................................................................................................. 109
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University ................................................................................................. 110
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda ................................................................................ 111
University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore ............................................................................... 112
University of Allahabad ................................................................................................................... 113
University of Bombay ...................................................................................................................... 115
University of Calicut ........................................................................................................................ 116
University of Madras ....................................................................................................................... 117
University of Poona, Pune............................................................................................................... 118
University of Rajasthan, Jaipur ....................................................................................................... 119
Other notifications from government organizations that recognize the IB diploma ... 120
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) ( Equivalence) ........................................................ 121
Maharashtra Junior College Online Site ......................................................................................... 124
Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education for Diploma Courses ........................................ 125
National Institute of Open Schooling (Transfer of credits) ............................................................. 126
Recognition of qualifications and equivalence of degrees (AIU) .................................................... 128
The Admission Committee for Professional courses, Gujarat ........................................................ 131
Statements of state boards that recognize the Middle Years Programme (MYP)........ 132
Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) ................................................... 133
Himachal Pradesh Board of School education ................................................................................ 134
Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education .................................... 135
Mizoram Board of School Education .............................................................................................. 136
National Institute of Open Schooling.............................................................................................. 137
Punjab School Education Board ...................................................................................................... 138

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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.

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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
awarded by the accredited foreign universities/educational institutions. The Division also provides

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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/

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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

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Transcripts request analysis from schools in India and Indian universities

Proportion of transcript requests to countries for schools in India.

Top 15 destinations in May 2015 to universities worldwide from schools in India.

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Top 15 Indian universities destinations 2015

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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-and-
exams/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

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 Appendices

Recognition statement by AIU for the Diploma Programme (1983)

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Recognition statement by AIU for the Diploma Programme (2010)

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New Equivalence Policy for the IB Diploma Programme by AIU (2016)

Following the meeting of the AIU’s Governing Council on 30th 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

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Recognition Statement by AIU for the Middle Years Programme

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Recognition by COBSE for the Diploma Programme

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Recognition by COBSE for the Middle years Programme

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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

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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

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Sample of Indian Transcript
IB Diploma Transcript

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IB Diploma Indian Percentage Transcript

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IB Diploma – Course Transcript

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IB Diploma – Indian Percentage Course Transcript

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Statements/ Letters/ Website links of
universities that recognize the IB Diploma

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Ahmedabad University

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Amity University

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Annapurna International School of Film + Media

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Ashoka University

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Auro University

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Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology University
http://cept.ac.in/faculty-of-architecture/bachelor-of-architecture

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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

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Council of Architecture
http://www.coa.gov.in/school/admission.htm

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D.Y.Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune

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Delhi Technological University

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Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology

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FLAME University
http://www.flame.edu.in/admissions/apply/undergraduate

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Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi

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HR College of Commerce & Economics (affiliated to University of Mumbai)

http://www.hrcollege.edu/Web/Details.aspx?ID=54&SID=170&SSID=46

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Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore (Institute of Science Education)

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Indian Institute of Space and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram

https://www.iist.ac.in/sites/default/files/admissions/BROCHURE-2015_V1.1.pdf

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Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research

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Indian Institutes of Technology (Technical Institutes)
http://jeemain.nic.in/webinfo/pdf/JEE_Main_Bulletin%202015.pdf

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Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

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International Institute of information Technology, Hyderabad

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Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, (KIIT) University

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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

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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

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Manipal University
http://manipal.edu/mu/admission/indian-students/how-to-apply.html

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http://jaipur.manipal.edu/muj/admission/indian-students/who-can-apply.html

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NMIMS University
http://science.nmims.edu/academics/programs/bsc-applied-statistics-and-analytics/

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Nirma University of Science & Technology

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O P Jindal Global University

http://www.jgls.edu.in/content/information-overseas-applicants

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Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU)
http://www.sls.pdpu.ac.in/pdf/ba-admission-policy-2015.pdf

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Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka

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SNDT University

http://sndt.ac.in/downloads.htm

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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

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Saveetha University
http://www.saveetha.com/admissions/

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Shiv Nadar University

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St Xavier’s College
http://xaviers.edu/main/indexphp/bapec

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Symbiosis International University

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Uka Tarsadia University

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University of Calcutta

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University of Delhi
http://www.du.ac.in/du/uploads/Admissions/2015/ug/27-5-2015-ug.pdf

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University of Hyderabad

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University of Kerala

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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

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http://www.vit.ac.in/Admissions/eligibilityandprocedure/eligibility.asp - Vellore

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http://chennai.vit.ac.in/eligibility - Chennai

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Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum

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Statements/ Letters of universities with IB
recognition since 1989

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Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

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All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

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Andhra University

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Anna University, Madras

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Bangalore University

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Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirpalli

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Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

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Himachal Pradesh University

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Jadavpur University, Calcutta

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Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

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Kurukshetra Vishwavidalaya

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National Law School of India University, Bangalore

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North Eastern Hill University, Shillong

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North Maharashtra University

Osmania University, Hyderabad

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Punjab University, Chandigarh

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Punjabi University, Patiala

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Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

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The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

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University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

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University of Allahabad

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University of Bombay

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University of Calicut

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University of Madras

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University of Poona, Pune

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University of Rajasthan, Jaipur

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Other notifications from government
organizations that recognize the IB
diploma

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Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) ( Equivalence)

http://cbse.nic.in/examin~1/CBSE-Examination%20by%20Law%20Book_2013.pdf

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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

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Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education for Diploma Courses

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National Institute of Open Schooling (Transfer of credits)

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Recognition of qualifications and equivalence of degrees (AIU)
http://www.aiuweb.org/Evaluation/evaluation.asp

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The Admission Committee for Professional courses, Gujarat
http://www.jacpcldce.ac.in/be.asp

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Statements of state boards that
recognize the Middle Years Programme

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Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE)

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Himachal Pradesh Board of School education

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Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education

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Mizoram Board of School Education

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National Institute of Open Schooling

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Punjab School Education Board

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