Virendra Sharma, MP hosted a ceremony for Indian university and college organisations at the House of Commons recently.

Fourteen Indian colleges and universities were affiliated with the Global League Institute Certification.

GPTS is an international auditing and recognition firm commissioned by SkillTree Knowledge Consortium.

Founded in 2014, Great Place to Study Research Institute is first international platform that certifies and affiliates colleges with core focus on student satisfaction survey, independent review and on-ground audit.

Today, there are more than 35,000 colleges and universities in India abut only 2% of these institutions match global standards.

The 2015-16 GLI certification was conferred to the following Indian institutions including, 1. ABBS, Bangalore 2. Apeejay Education Society, Delhi-NCR 3. Ecole Hotelier Lavasa 4. IFIM Institutions, Bangalore 5. Jagran Lakecity University, Bhopal 6. NSHM, Kolkata 7. PSG, Coimbatore 8. Whistling Woods International, Mumbai 9. XIM, Bhubaneswar 10. Tula’s Institute, Dehradun 11. Sharda University, Greater Noida 12. NIET, Greater Noida 13. Unitedworld group of Institutions, Ahmedabad 14. RV College of Engineering, Bangalore.

“An institution needs great determination and commitment to apply for Great Place to Study Certification”.

Said Shekhar A Bhattacharjee, Chief Executive Officer & Founder of Great Place to Study Research Institute. A great institute cannot be defined with only great courses, infrastructure, andragogy and faculty.

"In 21st century to assure great learning, an institution must focus and ensure right measurement of learning objective, learning outcome, life on campus and happiness quotient for the students.

Certification conferred by Great Place to Study Research Institute to a university or a college is beyond independent rating. It is about global commitment towards uplifting standards, practices and sustainability, said Arvina Purkayastha, Co-founder – SkillTree Knowledge Consortium. Virendra Sharma, MP said, "Indo-British relations were given yet another boost and it was my pleasure hosting the 2nd GLI Certification ceremony by Great Place to Study Research Institute today.

"Promoting the partnership between UK and India's education system has always been a key aim for me.

"India has long led the way in terms of providing the best quality standards in education, training and research. Today, we honour 14 of India's finest colleges and universities. India continues to prove that it is a great place to study."

The event was hosted in partnership with Sterling Media.