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| Abbreviation | AIU |
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| Formation | 1925; 100 years ago (1925) as Inter-University Board (IUB)[1] |
| Headquarters | New Delhi, India |
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President | Vinay Kumar Pathak[2] |
Secretary General | Dr. Pankaj Mittal |
| Website | www |
Association of Indian Universities (AIU) is an organisation and association of universities in India including central, state, institutes of National Importance and Deemed Universities. It is based inDelhi. It evaluates the courses, syllabi, standards, and credits of foreign Universities pursued abroad and equates them in relation to various courses offered byIndian universities.
The AIU is mainly concerned with the recognition of Degrees/Diplomas awarded by the Universities in India, which are recognized by theUGC, New Delhi, and abroad for the purpose of admission to higher degree courses in Indian universities. The AIU is also an implementing agency for the agreements signed under the Cultural Exchange Programmes executed betweenIndia and other countries in the field of education, insofar as it relates to the recognition of foreign qualifications (except for medicine and allied courses).
It is a member ofBoard of Control for Cricket in India.
AIU organizes National University Games and Special Coaching/advance Training camps for highly talented and selected athletes in collaboration with member universities, for participation of Indian Universities teams/contingent in National and International Sports Championships. At present, 206 sporting events are being organized on All India Basis and four zone basis for both men and women sections, sporting event are partially funded by theMinistry of Youth Affairs and Sports for promotion of competitive sports in university sector.[3]
The Association of Indian Universities is a member ofBoard of Control for Cricket in India. The AIU is a Full Member of the BCCI, and on the same pedestal as other state and regional cricket associations. Being a Full Member, AIU also possesses voting rights in BCCI elections.
The Rohinton Baria Trophy is the premier inter-university cricket tournament in India. It has been contested since 1935–36.
TheVizzy Trophy is an annual inter-zonal universitylimited overs cricket tournament conducted by the AIU and named after former Indian cricketer and BCCI president, theMaharajkumar of Vizianagram. It is aList A tournament.[4] The competition began in 1966–67 and was traditionally held during February. The BCCI and the AIU jointly organised it annually until 2011, when the BCCI ceased funding it.[5] It has not been held since 2010–11.[6][7] In February 2014, it was held inMysore.[8] In 2019 BCCI allottedCricket Association of Uttarakhand hosting rights for 2020 Vizzy trophy.[9] 2023-24 Vizzy trophy scheduled to play inRaipur from 10 March 2023 to 12 March 2023, in RDCA Ground andShaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur, Chhattisgarh.[10]
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