IUCEE was founded in 2007. Initially, the IUCEE vision was supported by global entrepreneurs Mr. Desh Deshpande, Ms, Jayashree Deshpande, Mr. Narayanmurthy (Infosys), Mr. Arjun Malhotra (co-founder HCL), and Mr. Gopal Krishnan (then CEO of Infosis). IUCEE is now supported by consortium members institutions