About Us
Conceptualized by academic thought leader Shri. Rahul V Karad in collaboration with several American and Indian Higher Education leaders, Confederation of Indian Private Universities (CIPU) emerged as an outcome of several rounds of discussions and brainstorming with stakeholders in the Higher Education ecosystem. This took the shape of the first formal dialogue in 2022 when more than 25 American and 30 Indian thought leaders met in Washington D.C. Building on the successful deliberations in Washington, more than 70 leading Private Universities met in Pune in January 2023 to take forward the mission.
CIPU is a not-for-profit member driven body that works and advocates for the promotion and interests of the tertiary, higher education, and University levels in various national and international forums.
The vision of CIPU is to make India, the knowledge capital of the world and re-establish the country’s credentials as a Vishwa Guru in the 21st century.
Strategic Focus Areas
- Internationalization of Indian Private Universities
- Promotion of Research & Innovation Ecosystem
- Industry Academia Collaboration
- Ethical & Transparent University Governance
- Academic Leadership Development
- Sustainable Development
Board of Advisors
Padma Bhushan
Dr. Vijay Bhatkar
Eminent Computer Scientist and Former Chancellor, Nalanda University
Prof. (Dr.) Bhushan Patwardhan
Former Vice Chairman, UGC & National Research Professor - Ayush
Prof. (Dr.) D. P. Agrawal
Distinguished Member, Board of Advisors & Former Chairman, UPSC
Prof. (Dr.) Sandeep Sancheti
Vice President, Research Relations & Academic Affairs, Elsevier (India) & Former President, AIU
Testimonials
Dr. Ashok Joshi
President, Higher Education Foundation, USA
The initiative of CIPU will bring member universities new ways of thinking, communication skills and experiential learning for students and faculty. The discussions among members will result in best practices in Governance leading to quality higher education.
Prof. Dr. Shiv Tripathi
Vice Chancellor, Atmiya University
Indian private universities must collaborate to learn and build together a transformative higher education ecosystem as per the aspirations of the new National Education Policy (NEP 2020). I'm confident that the CIPU would be instrumental in driving the desired collaboration and facilitating evidence based higher education reform interventions in context of private universities
Mr. Satya S. Tripathi
Chancellor, Kalinga Institute
of Social Sciences
As we navigate the complexities of the 21st century, our universities play a pivotal role in shaping the future leaders, thinkers, and change-makers of our nation. Together, we must redefine education as a lifelong journey of enlightenment and empowerment.
Prof. Dr. Shiv Tripathi
Vice Chancellor, Atmiya University
Indian private universities must collaborate to learn and build together a transformative higher education ecosystem as per the aspirations of the new National Education Policy (NEP 2020). I'm confident that the CIPU would be instrumental in driving the desired collaboration and facilitating evidence based higher education reform interventions in context of private universities
Prof. (Dr.) Satish K. Tripathi
President, University at Buffalo, USA
“I want to congratulate Dr. Rahul V. Karad for bringing together Indian Private Universities to address common issues and create an excellent platform for them. I have had opportunities to interact with the group from the very beginning and I am really happy to see how much CIPU has achieved in a very short time. I am confident that CIPU will continue to play a major role in Indian higher education.”
