Azim Premji University

Fees & Financial aid

Make sure you know all about what your degree will cost. We offer extensive scholarships covering tuition fees and accommodation.

Financial Aid

We believe that nobody should be denied admissions because of financial constraints. We offer scholarships and other forms of financial assistance.

Scholarships

Need-based scholarship

If your family is from an income band of less than INR 7 lakhs per annum, we offer:

  • 25% scholarship of tuition and accommodation.
  • 50% scholarship of tuition and accommodation.
  • 75% scholarship of tuition and accommodation.
  • 100% scholarship for tuition and accommodation.
  • Charges for food will be payable at actuals. We offer scholarships for food in exceptional circumstances.

Annual fees and scholarship details 

Income range 2 lakhs2 – 4 lakhs4 – 6 lakhs6 – 7 lakhs>7 lakhs
Scholarships100%75%50%25%-
Tuition feee-INR 22500INR 45000INR 67500INR 90000
Accommodation charges-INR 21000INR 42000INR 63000INR 84000
Total-INR 435000INR 87000UBR 130500INR 174000
  • All working professionals with three or more years of work experience after graduation are eligible for a 50% waiver on tuition fees.
  • Candidates applying for the waiver in tuition fee based on work experience will need to submit experience certificates.
  • We provide a limited number of opportunities for work on part-time projects in the University.
  • We offer around INR 3000 – 5000 a month if you work for about 10 – 12 hours per week.

If you need financial support, you will need to fill in a form applying for financial assistance. The University reserves the right to award or reject financial assistance and its decision will be final and binding.

  • You will need to fill in an application form providing details of household income, including salary, pension, rent, agriculture, business, investments, commission or other sources of income of all contributing family members.
  • You have to produce supporting documents at the time of financial assistance assessment process. We do not consider delayed submissions, so do prepare for the documentation required.
  • We will conduct our own verification and due diligence of your documents and reserve the right to make a final decision that is non-negotiable.

We offer education loans through a tie up with banks. We can help you take a loan for your fees (tuition and accommodation) by facilitating the process with banks.

You can decide the actual loan amount with your parents or guardians.

  • If you have a partial scholarship, we can assist you in taking a loan for the amount of money that is not covered by a scholarship.
  • You can apply for a loan with a bank even if you are not a scholarship student. This is open to all family income bands.
  • We offer assistance for the loan process, but we do not take responsibility for the sanction and disbursement of the loan. You (with your parents and guardians) have to provide all the documentation that the bank requires.

Fees

These are the various categories of fees you have to pay. 

Tuition

This is for your classroom and coursework.

Accommodation

This includes your room at the hostel, internet connectivity, and other facilities. 

Food

You will have to pay for all your meals. Meals include breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks, but are only available during the semester and subject to change.

Field work

  1. Practicum: A one day field visit including the cost of a day of bus travel and lunch
  2. A two-week field trip out of Bangalore that includes accommodation and food expenses. 
  3. 4 – 8 weeks of out-station travel that will involve travel, accommodation and stay.

Additional costs

You will have costs over the course of your study for books, photocopies and other academic expenses. 

We offer a student insurance scheme, free of cost

We offer you a group insurance facility covering life, hospitalisation and accident insurance, at no extra cost.

Tuition
  • INR 45,000 per semester.
  • INR 90,000 for two semesters.
  • INR 1,80,000 for all four semesters.
Accommodation
  • INR 42,000 per semester. 
  • INR 84,000 for two semesters.
  • INR 1,68,000 for all four semesters.
Tuition
  • INR 45,000 per semester. 
  • INR 90,000 for two semesters.
Accommodation
  • INR 42,000 per semester.
  • INR 84,000 for two semesters.

Postgraduate Degrees

Have you decided what you would like to study at Azim Premji University? You can choose between the following degrees: