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Azim Premji varsity honours Dr Rai for research work on Bahujan movement
Dr Rai also delivered the keynote lecture during the Phule-Ambedkar Memorial week organised at the University, writes Sanjiv Kumar Bakshi in The Tribune.
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Azim Premji University shortlists nine writers for Fellowship for Children’s Literature in Kannada
ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ಫೆಲೋಶಿಪ್ಗಾಗಿ ಅಜೀಂ ಪ್ರೇಮ್ಜಿ ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯದಿಂದ 9 ಲೇಖಕರ ಆಯ್ಕೆ
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Azim Premji University opens applications for Postgraduate programmes across Bengaluru, Bhopal and Ranchi campuses
Deadline to Apply: 22 February 2026
How a college team helped a Karnataka village achieve 90 percent waste segregation and grow a food forest
When students and faculty from Azim Premji University stepped beyond campus, they worked with a panchayat near Bengaluru to rethink waste, composting, and shared responsibility through ‘Zero Waste Centre’, writes Nishtha Kawrani in The Better India.
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Growing Pains and Teaching Gains: Azim Premji University’s First Pedagogy Conclave
How do faculty members keep their wits, stick to their principles and not run out of energy in the midst of a rapidly growing university? Collective sharing may be the answer.
Azim Premji University opens admissions for Postgraduate Diploma programmes for teachers and educators
The one-year, part-time programmes combine theory and practical learning and are offered in a hybrid format, with both online and on-campus sessions.
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SURC 2025: Setting aside labels and thinking about science
The fourth edition of the Science Undergraduate Research Conference (SURC) featured some excellent exchanges, and highlighted what undergraduates have to offer science.
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What expanding cities are doing to frogs and toads
Urbanisation is rapidly changing landscapes, but little is known about its impact on smaller, less charismatic species. Asiri Amin, in Mongabay, highlights some of the work done by citizens and independent researchers, including Amoghvarsha M.
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Billapura Panchayat cleans itself in two years
The Billapura model should inspire peri-urban panchayats across India to follow the path of decentralised, sustainable and inclusive waste management, writes Anjor Bhaskar in SustainabilityNext.
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Geometry of Vision Exhibition 2025
Vijay Ravikumar highlights learnings from the course he offered at the University, where mathematics came alive through drawings, computer graphics, artistic explorations, optical illusions, and more.
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Aniketa Kabir (BA in History, 2022 – 25) awarded the Rhodes Scholarship 2026
Aniketa is one of the six Indians chosen for the Rhodes scholarship, offered since 1903.
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ECCE Field Mela 2025
Field Immersion experiences from MA in Early Childhood Care and Education students
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Azim Premji University invites applications for 2026 UG, PG programmes; apply by November 14
The national entrance test will be conducted on 14 Dec 2025, followed by personal interviews from 5 – 9 Jan 2026.
Azim Premji University’s Sports Festival Esprit 2025
From invitational tournaments to hands-on experience for students to host large-scale events, here are the highlights from Esprit 2025
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Azim Premji University’s climate festival focuses on coasts & oceans
The festival, titled ‘Coasts and Oceans of Life’, will conclude on November 8.
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Meet the Winners | 9th National Social Enterprise Idea Challenge
Students of D J Sanghvi College of Engineering, Thakur College of Engineering and Technology, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, and NMIMS (Mumbai) emerge winners in Social Enterprise Idea Challenge organised by Azim Premji University.
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0K Physics Fest 2025
Zero Kelvin— the lowest achievable temperature and the coolest a fest can get!
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From slums to Bristol streets: A scholar’s tale of resilience
Growing up in a slum didn’t deter Triveni Dhamdhare from pursuing studies in a prestigious institution overseas, writes Sudhir Suryawanshi in The New Indian Express.
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Millennium Fellowship Class of 2025: Over 4,000 young leaders making the SDGs and UNAI Principles reality
This year’s Millennium Fellows were selected from over 60,000 applicants from over 7,500 campuses across 160 countries. 23 students from Azim Premji University have qualified for the same.
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This Executive MBA is for anyone who’s asked: ‘Can I make a living & make a difference?’
Azim Premji University’s Executive MBA (Development Management) equips professionals with the tools to lead in India’s social sector | Krystelle Dsouza, The Better India
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How 5 Indian University campuses are going green with solar panels, recharge pits and flowering trees
Srimoyee Chowdhury, in The Better India, highlights some features of the University campuses where the Earth is not just a topic of study, but a constant companion.
Azim Premji University opens 2026 admissions for PG Diploma in Development Leadership
Aspirants to apply for the programme by 31 May 2025. Classes will begin in January 2026.
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டிரம்ப்பின் வர்த்தகப் போரும் பத்திரச் சந்தையின் சீற்றமும்
ஸ்ரீனிவாச ராகவேந்திரா, அவர்கள் தி ஹிந்து நாளிதழில், டிரம்பின் வர்த்தக போரினால் உலக பொருளாதாரத்தில் ஏற்பட்டுள்ள நிச்சயமற்ற தன்மையை விளக்குகிறார்.
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Ambedkar Beyond the Constitution: A Guide, Comrade, and Kin
An exhibition at Azim Premji University for Ambedkar’s 135th birth anniversary showed him not just as a lawmaker, but as a moral guide, friend, and family man through ephemera. | By Anusua Mukherjee, Frontline
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University Frisbee team brings home the gold
The Azim Premji University Frisbee team won the gold medal at the National College Ultimate Championships (NCUC), held between 5 – 6 April 2025, at BITS Pilani, Rajasthan.
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Seeds of Change: How a Sarjapura village transformed its waste into nourishment
In collaboration with Hasiru dala and the Billapura Panchayat, researchers, along with Akshaya, tried to engage with the village women to help them adopt more sustainable and environment-friendly waste management practices.
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எப்படி இருக்கிறது நிதிநிலை அறிக்கை?
சமத்துவமின்மை என்பது பொருளாதாரக் கட்டமைப்பு நிலைமைகளால் ஏற்படும் விளைவே, என்பதை ஸ்ரீனிவாஸ் ராகவேந்திரா அவர்கள் தி ஹிந்து நாளிதழில் வலியுறுத்துகிறார்
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What’s trending in campus? Students and parents make most of Open Days before making a choice
Sruthy Susan Ullas, in The Times of India, highlights how ‘Open Days’ — when students and parents can walk into campuses and understand the system before deciding on admissions there — are how students select colleges now.
Breaking Free from the Shackles of Tradition: The Struggle of Karnataka’s Manjhi Devadasis
The government must take action on two fronts – abolish the Devadasi tradition and ensure that Manjhi Devadasis no longer face social and economic marginalisation, writes Pramod Indaliya, in The Wire.
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ஏற்றம் கண்டதா இந்தியப் பொருளாதாரம்? | கற்றதும் பெற்றதும் 2024
பொருளாதார வளர்ச்சியின் அளவின் மீது மட்டுமே கவனம் செலுத்துவதற்குப் பதிலாக, வேறு எதிலெல்லாம் அரசாங்கம் கவனம் செலுத்த வேண்டும் என்பதை தி ஹிந்து தமிழ் நாளிதழிலில், ஸ்ரீனிவாசன் ராகவன் அவர்கள் விளக்கியுள்ளார்.
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