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Azim Premji University

Azim Premji University is a private university, located in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. It was founded in 2010 and is named after Azim Premji, an Indian businessman and philanthropist who was chairman of Wipro Limited. The university offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and several short-term diplomas and certificate courses. It claims that its curriculum is designed to contribute to the social sector in India.

A second Azim Premji University campus opened in Bhopal Madhya Pradesh in July 2023.

The third campus will come up in Ranchi, Jharkhand, while another is being planned in Northeast India.

The university was established by the Azim Premji Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 2001. The university was set up under the Azim Premji University Act (2010) and recognised by the University Grants Commission under section 2F.

Anurag Behar was the founding Vice-Chancellor of the university. Richa Govil is the current Vice-Chancellor of the university. Gautam Pandey is the Vice-Chancellor of the university in Bhopal.

Initially, the university offered just two programmes in Education and Development, along with courses for working professionals.

Now it offers postgraduate degrees in Education, Development, Economics and Public Health, undergraduate degrees in Economics, Social Science, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science and Sustainability, Information Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, English, History and Philosophy.

It also offers dual degree in science and teacher education.

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