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Higher education for all
Manovikas Institute for Higher Education
Accessible, flexible, person-centred higher education for people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities — learning that does not stop at eighteen.
MIHE is for people who learn differently.
We help them keep learning after school.
We help them reach college and work.
Why MIHE exists
The "Educational Cliff" after 18
For most people with IDD in India, school is the end of the road. After the age of eighteen, structured support drops away sharply — there is no clear path into higher education, no lifelong learning, and few employment-focused options. The result is dependency, isolation and lost potential.
MIHE exists to close that gap — building a continuous pathway from early childhood to adult life, so learning and support continue for as long as a person needs them.
In India, school often stops at 18 for people with IDD.
After that, there is little help.
MIHE keeps helping people learn and grow — for life.
Available now
What MIHE offers today
Real, accredited pathways already running at Manovikas — stated factually. No university or degree-awarding status is claimed.
These are things you can join right now.
IGNOU Special Study Centre
A recognised IGNOU centre supporting certificate, diploma and degree learning for our students.
Think College!
Our pioneering inclusive higher-education programme placing learners with IDD into mainstream college life.
RCI-recognised training
D.Ed.Spl.Ed and the Advanced Certificate in Inclusive Education — building the trained professionals the sector needs.
NIOS support
Open-schooling support that gives a flexible route to certification outside a rigid system.
One continuum, seven schools
MIHE sits within seven schools that support a person from the early years to independent adult life.
What we're building
MIHE 2026 — an integrated, lifelong ecosystem
Our roadmap: to build India's first integrated, lifelong inclusive learning and development ecosystem for people with IDD — bringing education, therapy, skills, mental health and self-advocacy together as one continuum. The elements below are in development.
This is our plan for the future. We are building it now.
One integrated ecosystem
Education, rehabilitation, therapy, skills, mental health and advocacy working together — not in silos.
All our help, joined up in one place.
The Weighted Support Need framework (WSNA)
A fair way to measure how much support each learner needs, so resources and recognition match real need. To be piloted and validated.
A fair way to give each person the right amount of help.
Digital Nerve Centre
A single management system for learner records, progress tracking, dashboards and transparent reporting.
One safe system to track progress and stay open.
The outcomes we're working toward
Educational
A seamless pathway from early years to adulthood, with real access to higher education.
Economic
Market-linked skills and enterprise — moving from dependency to livelihood.
Social
Greater self-determination, civic participation and reduced family stress.
Systemic
A replicable national model, aligned with NEP 2020, the RPwD Act and the UNCRPD.
Partner with us
Help build inclusive higher education
We are seeking academic, government, CSR and philanthropic partners to strengthen MIHE — from accessible curriculum to assistive technology and higher-education access.
Standing with us
Academic & government partners
Central Sanskrit University (affiliation 2025–26)
IGNOU Special Study Centre
Jamia Millia Islamia (MoU)
Shri Khushal Das University (MoU)
RCI Recognised
NIOS Accredited
All wording is factual. No university or degree-awarding status is claimed by Manovikas itself.