There are IB World Schools in nearly 150 countries throughout the world, and students send exam results to higher education institutions in nearly 90 countries annually. Given the wide diversity of local education systems it can be difficult to understand how the IB is recognized in various parts of the world.

To learn more on IB recognition information at the national level, read about the IB by country.

We have been fortunate to receive recognition of the IB Diploma by the Association of Indian Universities since 1983, and IB Courses in 2016 ( students with 24 points with 3 subjects at HL and 3 subjects at SL) which is applicable to all universities in India. The number of students completing the IB and applying to higher education institutes in India has grown substantially in the past few years. We maintain a current list of universities with written statements recognizing

the IB Diploma Programme, which can be downloaded from the ‘‘Guidance on university recognition in India (2016)’’ guide at http://www.ibo.org/about-the-ib/the-ib-by-country/i/ india/ The written statements are an evidence of the awareness and support by these universities. It can be useful to take print outs of recognition policies to admission officers as they may be unaware or new to the IB Diploma programme. Prior to commencing the DP, students and parents must be familiar with the required subject combinations and levels required for the course of study. Please check the university/college website, make direct contact with the university/college and talk to the DP coordinator and college counsellor at the school for college specific details.

Indian universities need percentage equivalence for admission, what is the process for obtaining Indian equivalent percentage of Diploma Programme points? All requests for current session candidates should be made through the IB coordinator at the candidate’s IB school using the request for results service option on IBIS. Requests must be submitted on IBIS before results are released on 5 July for the May session and 5 January for the November session. Any requests made after this date must be submitted by the candidate directly, using the transcripts request form from the IB website For Indian universities, the transcripts are not sent to universities directly, they are sent to the address details you will be providing in the form.

The migration certificate will be automatically generated for schools to download and give to the students once the request for an Indian transcript is made through the secure online system (IBIS) by the IB coordinator. Alumni from previous years can order the migration certificate through the Request for Results Service form

As the IB Diploma Programme is recognised by all universities in India, students can take the entrance test for professional courses. Most of the entrance tests are conducted in month of April/May, since the IB exams are also in the month of May, students need to balance the preparation of the entrance exams along with the May IB Diploma Programme examinations.

The MYP has also been given equivalence with grade 10 of an India Board Assessment by the Association of Indian Universities, Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), The Council of Boards of School Education in India (COBSE), Maharashtra State Board of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education and many more. Students having completed the MYP can apply for admission for higher studies in any school or college in India. Students must talk to the MYP coordinator at their school for more details and documents required for admission to a junior college or another board.

A number of universities in India give provisional admission on the basis of predicted grades as the admissions in most Indian universities are completed by end of June and the Diploma Programme results are declared on July 6. The percentage of transcript requests to Indian universities from IB schools in India has increased substantially from 44% in 2014, 46% in 2015 & 49% in 2016. In May 2016, we processed 2103 transcript requests to colleges and universities in India. The most popular higher education destinations in India are University of Mumbai, University of Delhi, NMIMS University, University of Pune, Christ University, Ashoka University, Manipal University and VIT University. Students must talk to their IB Diploma programme coordinator or college counsellor at their school to help them through the process of admission to such universities.