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| Motto | Work towards a just, equitable, humane and sustainable society. |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 2010 |
| Chancellor | Azim Premji |
| Vice-Chancellor | Anurag Behar |
Academic staff | 135 |
Administrative staff | 75 |
| Undergraduates | 385 |
| Postgraduates | 750 (2012)[1] |
| Location | , , 12Ā°51ā²46ā³N 77Ā°39ā²54ā³Eļ»æ / ļ»æ12.8627Ā°N 77.6649Ā°E |
| Website | azimpremjiuniversity |
Azim Premji University was established in Karnataka by the Azim Premji University Act 2010 [2] as a not-for-profit University and is recognized by The University Grants Commission (UGC) under Section 2F.
The University currently has five postgraduate programmes ā M.A.Education, M.A.Economics, M.A.Development, M.A.Public Policy & Governance and LL.M. (Law and Development), seven 3-year bachelors programmes - B.A. English, B.A. History, B.A. Philosophy, B.A. Economics, B.Sc. Biology, B.Sc. Mathematics, B.Sc. Physics, and three 4-year integrated B.Sc./B.Ed. programmes in Biology, Mathematics, and Physics.
History[edit | edit source]
The university was established by the Azim Premji Foundation.[citation needed]
Campus[edit | edit source]
The University's interim campus is located on 12 acres within the South Campus of PES University on Hosur Road in Bangalore.
The campus offers 120,000 sq. ft. of space with classrooms, a large seminar hall, conference rooms with video-conferencing facilities, and multiple discussion rooms. Students have access to a library, a cafeteria with two dining halls, and sports facilities including football, cricket and basketball.
The permanent residential University campus will soon come up Sarjapur-Attibele Road on the outskirts of Bangalore. Spread over 80 acres, the campus will offer 2.7 million sq.ft. of space after the first phase of construction, capable of accommodating 3800 students and 700 faculty plus administration staff. It will be a self-contained learning and living space with hostel accommodation for students, residential facilities for faculty and staff, guest stay, library, auditorium, amphitheater, and sports complex.
Academics[edit | edit source]
The University is organized into 5 schools and a University wide Research centre.[citation needed]
Student life[edit | edit source]
Aspects of student life include:
- In āPahalā, students engage with social causes ranging from the education of disadvantaged children, working with the community surrounding the campus, environmental concerns, blood donation camps etc.
- The āKaapi Aur Charchaā series invites practitioners from various fields to engage in informal talks with the students.
- Publications: Student publications āKarvanā and āStudent Journal of Education and Developmentā.
- UNMUKT, the annual cultural festival.
- Clubs including cinema, theatre, literature, quiz, photography, and sports.
- āDebating Developmentā is a forum to debate contemporary social issues.
References[edit | edit source]
- ā "Frequently Asked Questions". Azim Premji University. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 2012-02-01 suggested (help) - ā "The Azim Premji University Act 2010" (PDF). 24 November 2019.