How Good Is Azim Premji University

I am planning to do higher studies from Azim Premji University so can you please tell me that is this University good for higher studies in India?

[Kiran Chandar]

Azim Premji University was established as a not-for-profit, private autonomous university under the Azim Premji University Act 2010 of the Karnataka Legislature in India. It was established in 2008 by the Azim Premji Foundation (APF).

The University is recognized by The University Grants Commission (UGC) under Section 22F.

Yeah, the Azim Premji University is best for higher studies in India.

Courses Offered-

UG courses-

Three-year, full-time, residential Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degrees are offered in the following specializations:

Physics or Biology
Economics
Combined Humanities (History, Language & Literature and Philosophy)

PG courses-

Master of Arts in Education -

Curriculum and Pedagogy
Early Childhood Education
School Organization, Leadership and Management

Master of Arts in Development -

Health and Nutrition
Law and Governance
Livelihoods
Public Policy
Sustainability

Master of Arts in Public Policy and Governance

Governance Structure

Chancellor
Azim Premji
Vice Chancellor
Anurag Behar
Registrar & Chief Operating Officer
S. Giridhar
Finance Officer
Sridhar Srinivasan
Board of Governors

Azim Premji - Chairperson

Anurag Behar, Vice Chancellor, Azim Premji University

Rajkumar Khatri, IAS, Principal Secretary, Primary & Secondary Education, Government of Karnataka

S. Parasuraman, Director, Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Rishad Premji, Director, Azim Premji Foundation

Yasmeen Premji, Director, Azim Premji Foundation

Dileep Ranjekar, CEO, Azim Premji Foundation

Bharat Lal Meena, IAS, Principal Secretary,
Higher Education, Government of Karnataka

A. K. Sharma, Former Director, NCERT
Board of Management

Chairperson - Anurag Behar, Vice Chancellor,
Azim Premji University

S. Giridhar, Registrar and Chief Operating Officer, Azim Premji University

Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Azim Premji University

Sridhar Srinivasan, Finance Officer, Azim Premji University

Dileep Ranjekar, CEO, Azim Premji Foundation

Sudheesh Venkatesh, Chief People Officer,
Azim Premji Foundation

Venu Narayan, Azim Premji University
Academic Council

Chairperson - Anurag Behar, Vice Chancellor,
Azim Premji University

Hridaykant Dewan, Education Advisor,
Vidya Bhawan Society, Udaipur

Rohit Dhankar, Azim Premji University

S. Giridhar, Registrar and Chief Operating Officer, Azim Premji University

Lakshmi Lingam, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai

Amman Madan, Azim Premji University

Shyam Menon, Vice Chancellor,
B. R. Ambedkar University, Delhi

Indu Prasad, Azim Premji University

Venu Narayan, Azim Premji University

Satyajit Mayor, Director, National Centre for Biological Science (NCBS) and Institute for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine (inSTEM)
Fee Regulation Committee

Chairperson - Azim Premji

Anurag Behar, Vice Chancellor, Azim Premji University

S. Giridhar, Registrar and Chief Operating Officer, Azim Premji University

Dileep Ranjekar, CEO, Azim Premji Foundation

Bharat Lal Meena, IAS, Principal Secretary,
Higher Education, Government of Karnataka
Curriculum and Pedagogy Committee

Rohit Dhankar, Azim Premji University

S. Giridhar, Registrar and Chief Operating Officer, Azim Premji University

Purnendu Kavoori, Azim Premji University

S.Rajashree, Azim Premji University

Indu Prasad, Counsellor for Prevention of Ragging, Azim Premji University

Vanamala Viswanatha, Azim Premji University

Convenor of Committee, Venu Narayan,
Azim Premji University
Research Council

Chairperson - Anurag Behar, Vice Chancellor,
Azim Premji University

S. Giridhar, Registrar and Chief Operating Officer, Azim Premji University

Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Director, School of Policy and Governance, Azim Premji University

Arjun Jaydev, Azim Premji University

Devaki Lakshminarayan, Azim Premji University

Purnendu Kavoori, Azim Premji University

Rajaram Nityananda, Azim Premji University

Vimala Ramachandran, Director, Education Resource Unit, Delhi

Christopher Winch, Head of the Department of Education & Professional Studies, Kings College, London
Distance Education Committee

Chairperson - Anurag Behar, Vice Chancellor,
Azim Premji University

Secretary - S. Giridhar, Registrar and Chief Operating Officer, Azim Premji University

Hridaykant Dewan, Education Advisor,
Vidya Bhawan Society Udaipur

Anant Gangola, Azim Premji Foundation

Indu Prasad, Azim Premji University

V. Santhakumar, Azim Premji University

Anand Swaminathan, Azim Premji Foundation

K.K. Venkataraman, Azim Premji Foundation
Finance Committee

Chairperson - Anurag Behar, Vice Chancellor,
Azim Premji University

Bharat Lal Meena, Principal Secretary, Higher Education, Government of Karnataka

Sridhar Srinivasan, Finance Officer, Azim Premji University

Dileep Ranjekar, CEO, Azim Premji Foundation

S. Giridhar, Registrar and Chief Operating Officer, Azim Premji University

Lakshminarayana, Chief Endowment Officer,
Azim Premji Foundation

Contact address

Azim Premji University
PES Institute of Technology Campus, Pixel Park, B Block, Electronics City,, Beside Nice Road, Hosur Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560100