IIS University

About University

The International College for Girls (ICG), a pioneer institution for women education, was founded in the year 1995 as an affiliated college to the University of Rajasthan. Started with just 56 girls and seven members of staff, it became a Postgraduate College in 1999. Today, ICG stands tall with over 3500 students on roll, 208 faculty members and 46 support-staff (technical & non-teaching). Pursuit for excellence in higher education at ICG got due recognition by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC),[Notification].an autonomous institution of the University Grants Commission (UGC). ICG the only college in Rajasthan which has been accredited A+ by NAAC. The college has also been identified as a Model College by the Government of Rajasthan. In a survey conducted by A.C. Nielson for ‘India Today’ the college has been rated best in the state in all the faculties for the last several years. A major milestone in the history of ICG is the conferment of the Autonomous Status on the college by the UGC for a period of six years with effect from 2007-08 [Notification]. The Autonomy is a concept created and evolved by the UGC for qualitative enhancement of higher education. It was realized that the higher academic institutions be given more freedom for the development of intellectual climate in the country. Autonomy enabled the college: To restructure and redesign the curriculumTo prescribe rules for admission To ensure academic and operative freedom to the faculty members To evolve methods of assessment of students' performance, conduction of exams and preparation of results To use modern tools of educational technology To promote healthy practices ICG has also been given the CPE status i.e. a “College with Potential for Excellence”, status by UGC .The college is one among the 50 colleges in India identified by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under the CPE scheme during phase-II. The latest feather in the cap is the conferment of the status of deemed to be a University by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956 [Notification]. International College for Girls is now The IIS University, Jaipur.The status of deemed to be a University has provided greater autonomy in setting our own educational agenda (courses, syllabi, teaching methodologies etc.) as well as the authority to award degrees. The academic courses and programmes offered under the aegis of The IIS University is approved by UGC and also accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).The IIS University has already secured a place in the list of the ‘A’ category institutions reviewed by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India giving further deemed to be universities on being credence to our pursuit for excellence in higher education [Notification].

Vision

To be an International Model Institution for students' success beyond predicted expectations.To promote and maintain academic excellence.To transform the dreams and aspirations of the youth to reality.To strive and seek to cater to the Global needs.

Mission

To provide a conducive environment for the development of an individual’s personality.To believe that performance has everything to do with an individual’s desires and determination to excel thereby providing a platform to students.To empower the youth to realize that they determine the outcome of their own lives.To unleash the dormant faculties and talents within.To have an unflinching faith in the potential of the youth and to ignite young minds and develop the convictions in them discarding those that hold them back.To cherish the Indian value system with focus on the Indian culture, traditions and heritage, imbibing the best of the West at the same time.To support a proper harnessing of latent talents and to encourage the students to take initiatives.To provide a learning environment, in which the students and the faculty are driven by the spirit of enquiry in their quest for knowledge.To encourage the students to appreciate the natural and artistic realms of life.To grasp and imbibe the complexity of moral issues.To recognize the significance of growth and technologies.To understand and appreciate human differences in culture, gender and race.To provide the opportunities for the greatest possible achievement and attainment to each and every individual.