Under the Azim Premji Scholarship, girl students will receive a scholarship of ₹30,000.

CNN Central News & Network–ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: The Azim Premji Foundation is launching the Azim Premji Scholarship. Its aim is to improve the quality and equity of education in India. Under this scholarship, financial assistance will be provided to needy girl students for pursuing higher education.

Selected students will receive an annual scholarship of ₹30,000 for the entire duration of their undergraduate degree or diploma program, which may be two, three, four, or five years, to cover tuition fees and other expenses.

To be eligible for the scholarship, it is mandatory for the applicant to have passed the 10th grade from any government school and the 12th grade from a government school, either regularly or through open schooling. Additionally, the student must have secured admission as a regular student in the first year of an undergraduate degree or diploma program at a government institution or a recognized and accredited private college or university at the time of application.

Scholarship applications for the academic year 2024-25 are now open, with the deadline set for September 30, 2024. For more information and to apply for the scholarship, you can visit the website https://azimpremjifoundation.org/what-we-do/education/azim-premji-scholarship/.