The Azim Premji University is an integral part of the Foundation’s vision for social change
What began as a focused effort to improve and transform the country’s government education system, especially through institutions in rural and disadvantaged areas, culminated in the founding of the University in 2010, in Bengaluru.
Our second campus in Bhopal became operational in 2023. We are in the process of setting up our third campus in Ranchi.
Over 5,300 students have graduated from our university.
The teaching and research programmes of the University are designed to contribute towards equity, justice, humaneness, and sustainability. We offer a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes as well as continuing education programmes for working professionals. We also have a range of publications and resources.
Our programmes are in areas of social and human development, such as education, teacher education, early childhood care and education, development, public health, livelihoods and employment creation, climate change and sustainability, technology for social change, and social sector leadership; as also in disciplines across physical and social sciences as well as humanities, such as economics, biology, math, physics, history, English and philosophy.
We have students from across the country, reflecting the socioeconomic diversity of the country. Over 50 percent of them are provided with financial assistance. In the 2024 admission cycle, 48 percent of the incoming students received complete tuition and accommodation fee waivers.
Our continuing education programmes have a diverse set of participants – from teachers and senior government officials to members of civil society.
The University, the Field Institutes and some of our partners work in an integrated manner to provide students with the richest possible curriculum, including deep field immersion. This integrated working also enables the development of knowledge through grounded research and contributions to policy and its implementation.
