Indian Academy Group of Institutions

Indian Academy Group of Institutions[1] was established by the Indian Academy Education Trust, and is located on Hennur Main Road of Bangalore in the state of Karnataka. The group of educational institutions comprises of an autonomous degree college, a school of management studies, a pre-university college, a nursing school and an evening college.[2] The Trust was founded and is chaired by Dr. Thummala Somasekhar, a professor and scientist who has held academic and research positions at Bangalore University, India, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA and Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA, before returning to Bangalore. Coming into existence in 1994.[3]

Picture of the main building of Indian Academy Group of Institutions

The Trust provides financial assistance to those in need through merit and means scholarships and fee concessions. Charity, community service and civic participation are treated as Institutional Social Responsibility and human values are nurtured through informal education.[4]

Group of Institutions
  • Indian Academy Degree College - Autonomous (IADCA), the flagship higher educational institution of the group, is a permanently affiliated college of Bangalore University[5] with 2(f) and 12(B) status accorded by University Grants Commission of India.[6] The College has been re-accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) at Grade 'A' with a CGPA of 3.27 in Cycle-2.[7] IADC-A was accorded autonomous status with effect from the academic year 2016-17.[8]
  • Indian Academy Pre-University College - IAPUC
  • Indian Academy College of Nursing - IACN
  • Indian Academy School of Nursing - IASN
  • IA School of Management Studies - IASMS (Formerly known as Indian Academy School of Management Studies)
  • Indian Academy Evening College - IAEC

References
  1. "indianacademy.edu.in".
  2. "Newspaper archives - The Hindu". The Hindu. 7 February 2013.
  3. ""Autonomy in Higher Education - Private colleges must lead" Dr Thummala Somasekhar. Article published in Higher Education Review".
  4. "indianacademy.edu.in".
  5. "List of colleges affiliated to Bangalore University" (PDF).
  6. "UGC recognised colleges with 2(f) & 12(B) status as on 31-03-2017" (PDF).
  7. "NAAC accredited colleges listing". Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  8. "News- The Hindu". The Hindu. 22 November 2016.

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