About AIU

The Association of Indian Universities is an Apex Advisory Body on Higher Education mandated by the Ministry of Education, to determine the equivalence of foreign degrees and conduct of Youth Affairs & Sports Activities in Higher Education Sector in India. At present, AIU has about 1028 member Universities (Central, Institute of National Importance, State and Private Universities), including 18 overseas Universities, and is serving the Higher Education Sector for the last 99 years. Many national luminaries have served this organization in different capacities, and the most prominent examples are Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, Dr. ZakirHussain, and Dr.Syama Prasad Mukherjee who have served as Presidents of AIU. The organization has worked as an intellectual resource of the country and has contributed to the policy processes of the government and its agencies AIU has been annually organizing the Inter University Youth Festivals (UNIFESTS) since 1985 at the Zonal and National level where a large number of youth artiste from member Universities and it's about 45000 affiliated colleges to participate. These festivals play a significant role in promoting in our youth, a pride of Indian culture and an awareness of youth identity. AIU is the only nodal agency in the entire country for organizing the Inter University Youth Programs for about 40 million youth students of the Higher Education Sector in India. Also, this is the only establishment where the above-cited youth programs can be conceptualized and implemented for the students of the Zonal, National as well as international level. In continuation of our endeavours and addition to the above- mentioned youth festivals, the AIU has launched the organization of Asian University Youth Festival (AUFEST), International Youth Festival, National Women Student Parliament, National Moot Court Competition, National Adventure/Tracking Camp and National Qawwali Competition etc. From last session, AIU has earmarked the entire country in eight zones for the smooth conduct of Youth Affairs Programs.