Northwest College for Advanced Learning is an initiative by Graduates from Harvard Business School, Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania, London Business School IIM, INSEAD, and the IITs. NWC aims to fulfill the gap in quality education at both undergraduate and post graduate levels through its high quality, specialized programs. NWC has been established by Maitreyi Trust, a not for profit entity established as per the rules of Government of India.
NWC teaches specialized programs in finance, economics and management from the University of London International Programmes (UoL) with academic direction from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). The University of London awards the degrees and diplomas at undergraduate and post graduate levels respectively, which are the same as those awarded to students studying in UK. LSE sets the curriculum and conducts examinations through British council centers in India.