The IIS University Jaipur

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 curriculum
To 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