Business Wire India
College Board, a not-for-profit organization that connects students to college success and opportunity, announced eight new Indian university members and one new affiliate member of its India Global Higher Education Alliance. The Alliance is a group of innovative Indian universities and established global universities that seek to develop concrete actions that members can take as individual institutions and as a collective consortium to improve the transition from secondary to higher education.

“We are thrilled to add eight new premier Indian institutes and one international affiliate member to our Alliance,” said Jeremy Singer, President of the College Board. “The alliance is an innovative platform for Indian university leaders to collaborate and exchange best practices with their international peers. The ever-growing number of alliance members reiterates our strong commitment towards ensuring that all students, regardless of income, geography or class, have equitable access to high quality higher education in India or elsewhere.”

The alliance recently concluded its 2^nd annual India Global Higher Education Alliance Forum in New Delhi. The event witnessed participation from leaders of the member universities from India, US, UK, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore with prominent experts from the World Bank, Brookings India, secondary school leaders and NGOs. Leaders held a wide-ranging roundtable on internationalization and innovation in Indian higher education.

Alliance members in India accept the SAT exam from students within India as well as international applicants as a part of their admissions process.

The eight new Indian institutions are:

1. Jain University
2. Jai Hind College (University of Mumbai)
3. Plaksha University
4. SASTRA (Deemed University)
5. Shoolini University
6. Symbiosis International (Deemed University)
7. University of Petroleum and Energy Science (UPES)
8. Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT)