What is the IBO?

What does the IBO offer? 

How do I know whether a school is IB or not?

I still have a doubt on the status of a school in South Asia, how can I check?

What is the recognition status of the IB Diploma and other IB programmes in South Asia?

What schools are authorized to offer IBO Programmes in South Asia?

I still need more information on the IBO in South Asia, where should I start?

What is the IBO?
The International Baccalaureate Organization is a non-profit educational organization that was established in 1968. The IBO is governed by a 16 member Council of Foundation. It is funded by fees from IB world schools, with additional income from workshops and catalogue sales.

What does the IBO offer? 

The IBO offers three programmes from early Kindergarten to Higher Secondary. The links below will take you to the related pages on the IBO's official website...

The Primary Years Programme (PYP) (from Kindergarten thru Std. 5)

The Middle Years Programme (MYP) (from Std. 6 thru Std. 10)

The Diploma Programme (DP) (from Std. 11 thru Std. 12)

The IBO provides IB world schools with:

detailed curriculum guidelines for each programme and subject area
teacher training workshops
online access to 3,000 education resources, subject area experts, and discussion sessions with teachers at IB schools throughout the world
external assessment of Diploma Programme students' work
procedures for school-based (internal) assessment of student work

How do I know whether a school is IB or not?

A school is only an IB World School once it has received its "Authorization" to deliver an IB programme from the IBO in Geneva. It is thereafter known as an authorized IB World School. Only authorized schools may publices their IB affiliation or use the IBO's logo

A school that has began the administrative procedure with the IBO's South Asia sub-regional office receives may say that it is an implementing school. It may take 2 or more years to beocme authorized depending on the programme for which a school is seeking authorization. These schools may not use the IB's logo. An implementing school does not necessarily become authorized unless it complies with IBO standards and requirements.

I still have a doubt on the status of a school in South Asia, how can I check?

For the authoritative list of IB World Schools, log on to the official IBO website: http://www.ibo.org. 

Implementing schools are not listed on the IBO's website. To find out whether a school is truly implementing one of the three IBO programmes, contact the sub-regional office on this site or....

Mrs. F.B. Dohadwalla
South Asia Regional Representative
Taheri Manzil Ground Floor Nesbit Road
Mazagaon, Mumbai 400010, India
Tel: 91-022-23-74-60-07
Fax: 91-022-23-74-60-07

What is the recognition status of the IB in South Asia?

The IB Diploma is recognised by universities in more than 100 countries, including those in South Asia. The Association of Indian Universities recognises the International Baccalaureate Diploma. For more on this, visit our Universities Section

The MYP and PYP are also recognized across the world and ensure continuity and coherence for learners who relocate to another country.

What schools are authorized to offer IBO Programmes in South Asia?

For a detailed list of schools, visit our South Asia School Directory

I still need more information on the IBO in South Asia, where should I start?

For more on the IB in South Asia, contact one of these IBO offices

Disclaimer: Some of the textual material has been taken for informative purposes from http://www.ibo.org. In case of a discrepancy, http://www.ibo.org shall be the authoritative website.