• The Institution was established in 1968 under Society Registration Act at New Delhi.
• IOV is the nation-wide institution encompassing 50 Branches, with over 32,000 Members.
• IOV represents India in the "Advisory Forum Working Group" of the IVSC as its esteemed member, and is an ISO Certified body.
• All its Office-Bearers and Council Members are duly elected by the members and work on honorary basis.
• This Institution has been formed for the benefit of the Valuers, General Public and to assist the Government in gaining knowledge pertaining to Valuation and enhancing professional spirit.
• It solves all the problems of the Valuers arising out of any confusion in their minds through various activities like issuing its ISSN approved journal "INDIAN VALUER".
• The journal is issued free of cost to its members and details the policy of the institution, describes ways in which it can be carried out and how it will benefit us.
• It is a vehicle for exchange of special knowledge and experience and a forum for providing solutions for special difficulties experienced by Valuers in the field of their work.
• It does not budge from expressing criticism on all matters affecting the Valuers, with the correspondence column providing a vigorous exchange of opinion.
• It enacts closer collaboration and connection between its members, promoting uniformity and harmony in valuation, under a set code of conduct.

• To bring into the fold of the Institution, all Valuers of immovable property, agricultural lands, coffee estates, stock, shares and debentures of companies, shares of a partner in a partnership, business assets including goodwill, jewellery, precious stones, and ornaments, works of art, life interest reversions and interests expectancy, tea estates, standing forests, mines and quarries, machinery, electrical equipments, industry etc.
• To assist and guide the general public, government, and semi-govt bodies in all types of valuation matters.
• To assist the government and the general public in maintaining the standard of valuation work.
• To guide its members to stick to and follow principles of valuation while valuing properties and assets to avoid variance in value of properties of similar nature.
• To effectively look after the interests of the members of the Institution in every sphere of their profession and activities.

Our international alliance stretches across the USA, Japan, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, and Romania, making IOV a global valuation authority. We are among the top 5 valuation associations worldwide, with over 32,000 members globally.

IOV hosts numerous Conferences and Seminars, at both National and International levels, to promote knowledge-sharing on advancements in valuation methodology and public policy. Apart from frequent seminars and conferences, IOV holds its flagship event of Valuation, Indian Valuers Congress, every year, for the past 55 years, to celebrate, honor, and uplift the Valuation fraternity.