The Institute of Advance Studies in Education is a deemed university located at Sardarshahr, Rajasthan, India. The university is accredited as "B+" institute by the NAAC. The university was founded in 1950, on one of the most remote regional suburbs in the state of Rajasthan and thus aims to promore higher education among those living in Rural areas specially the villagers. The Institute of Advanced Studies in Education (IASE) was sponsored by a non-governmental, Non-profit-motive making registered society, namely, Gandhi Vidya Mandir (GVM). The Government of India has accorded it the formal recognition of University, under Section 3 of the UGC Act-1956 vide notification F.9/29/2000-U.3 of 25 June 2002, and by the UGC vide notification F.6-25/2001 (cpp-i) of 27 July 2002. IASE is a NAAC accredited B+ (79% i.e. 5 star rated) institute, and is also NS.EN ISO 9001:2000 certified organization. The University is nestled like an oasis in the Thar desert, near the town of Sardarshahr in India ’s north-western state of Rajasthan. It is about 300 km west of Delhi , 125 km east of Bikaner and 230 km north of Jaipur (connected by rail and road). GVM has its own triad of helipads.