ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education
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 IFHE campus | |
| Motto | Meritum Ethicus |
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| Type | Private deemed university |
| Established | 1984 |
| Founder | N. J. Yashaswi |
Parent institution | Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India |
| Chancellor | C. Rangarajan |
| Vice-Chancellor | L. S. Ganesh |
| Address | Survey No. 156/157, IFHE-IBS Campus, Donthanapally Shankarapalli Road, Hyderabad, India , , , 501203 , India 17°25′14″N 78°13′04″E / 17.42045°N 78.21785°E |
| Campus | Urban, 91 acres (37 ha) |
| Colours | Blue and Red |
| Affiliations | UGC, AICTE, NAAC, AIU, ACU |
| Website | ifheindia |
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The ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education (IFHE or simply ICFAI) is a private deemed-to-be-university established under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956.[1] It is located in Donthanapally, Shankarapally Road, Hyderabad.
IFHE is National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) A++ Grade University.[2]
IFHE, founded by N.J. Yasaswy, is promoted by the ICFAI Group.[citation needed] The Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI), a non-profit educational society in Telangana, India, has established Universities and standalone business schools in different parts of India.[3] ICFAI was founded by N.J. Yasaswy, Besant C. Raj and Prasanna Chandra in 1984.[4][5]
In Hyderabad, the ICFAI Business School Hyderabad (IBS Hyderabad) was established by ICFAI in 1995.[citation needed] In 2008, the institution obtained deemed-to-be-university status with the name 'ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education'. IBS Hyderabad became its first constituent as IFHE's Faculty of Management.
Abid Hussain was appointed the first Chancellor of IFHE, while J Mahender Reddy became the Vice Chancellor.[6] After Abid Hussain's demise in 2012,[7] C. H. Hanumantha Rao became the Chancellor.[8] The current Chancellor is C. Rangarajan since 2015.[9][10]
The Faculty of Science and Technology and the Faculty of Law was started after receiving approval from UGC in 2010.[11] The School of Architecture was established in 2018.
