About Us - Indo British Scholars’ Association

About Us

Indo-British Scholars’ Association, IBSA, is an association of individuals and corporates, with connection to the United Kingdom. It’s a forum of people and organisations who have benefitted from a UK education and training or have worked or lived there.

IBSA is a registered society under the Societies Registration Act and is also registered under Sections 80G and 12A of the Indian Income Tax Act.

IBSA was inaugurated on the sidelines of the Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) Partnership Summit in January 1997 by the then Prime Minister John Major at the behest of the British Council. Ever since our inception IBSA has been promoting enduring relations between India and the UK through programmes and public sessions on Education, Arts, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. We support social causes including providing scholarships to deserving students for courses at the British Council. We have over 320 members who are predominantly alumni from the UK and corporates who have a strong connection to the UK including ITC, Hindustan Unilever, Tata Steel and Tata Chemicals.

Membership
- Life members – 282
- Patron members – 26
- Corporate Patrons – 21
- Honorary members -4
- Total Membership – 333

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Key Activities:

Networking platform with eminent scholars and professionals from a wide variety of disciplines, including, but not limited to, liberal arts, sciences, medicine, engineering, education, legal, and governance.
Engaging in Knowledge Sessions via seminars, webinars, and conferences on wide range of subjects.
Exploring business opportunities and collaborations. IBSA provides a robust skills exchange platform.
Extending CSR outreach opportunities for companies to participate in IBSA’s Social Welfare Initiatives to empower disadvantaged sections of society.
Reconnecting with alumni across UK universities.
Providing scholarships for deserving candidates for courses at the British Council in Kolkata.