An Introduction to International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP)

The IBDP was the first program designed, developed, and offered by the International Baccalaureate. When it was first offered in 1968, the aim was to provide an international level education to students from various countries. It is a comprehensive two-year-long program that follows an internationally standardized curriculum and includes a rigorous common assessment pattern for all students. These assessments are done by internationally trained and recognized professionals throughout the world.

The program is offered at the pre-university level to students aged between 16- 19. It’s a rather sought-after program that prepares students for the professional and academic life to come. The program combines a rigorous academic engagement and a focus on skills to ensure that students become individuals with a diverse and multifaceted personalities. The program is also focused on developing the spirits of multiculturalism and global citizenship in the students to ensure that they are not only acquainted with other cultures but are also able to respect them. The program is offered by a number of IB schools around the world.

Some more salient features of the program are-

• The acceptance rate of IBDP students in top world universities is fairly high.
• This diploma program is accepted by most universities across the world and students have a plethora of choices to choose from.
• While in the program, the students can choose subjects from various disciplines which allows them to pursue multiple interests.
• The IB ensures the training and quality check of teachers who teach in the program. Hence, quality is maintained in the teaching-learning activities in the program.
• The program ensures that the students are ready for their university life with a rigorous academic program coupled with a range of co-curricular activities and sports.
• Since the IBDP students are introduced to a vast range of subjects and perspectives and encouraged to engage in research and innovation, they have an edge over students from other boards and curriculums.

Students who take up the program are known to succeed later in life in the field they choose. The program prepares the students for the professional life to come while training them in crucial soft skills such as communication, leadership, empathy, teamwork, and collaboration. These students are likely to become leaders and innovators in the field they choose because their foundations are strong and stable.