Apex Inter-University Organization
Association of Indian Universities
Promoting university activities through cooperation in education, culture, and sports.
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Ganpat Vidyanagar, Mehsana PO – 384012
Promoting university activities through cooperation in education, culture, and sports.
The formation of the Inter-University Board (IUB) of India as an Apex Inter-University Organization on March 23, 1925, in a meeting of Vice Chancellors/their representatives at Bombay University was the culmination of the need to bring together all the universities in India on a common platform through a coordinating body, to protect the interest of the students as well as the universities.
The Inter-University Board acquired a legal status with its registration as a Society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, on September 29, 1967, and was renamed as Association of Indian Universities (AIU) in 1973. Since its inception, AIU has been actively engaged in the growth and development of Higher Education. The membership of AIU includes all types of universities e.g. Conventional Universities, Open Universities, deemed to be Universities, State Universities, Central Universities, Private Universities, and Institutes of National Importance.
AIU Youth Affairs Division organizes youth programmes dedicated to Human Development, Personality Development, Active Citizenship, Building Youth Leadership, National Character, and Cultural Values. Select youth artists are considered by ministries to be sent abroad under National & International Youth Exchange Programmes.