The Azim Premji Basis on Thursday launched the Azim Premji Scholarship to help women pursuing greater training after finishing college. The programme goals to help as much as 2.5 lakh women within the 2025-26 tutorial yr throughout 18 states in India.
The scholarship is open to women who’ve accomplished Class 10 and 12 in authorities colleges and secured admission to a recognised greater training establishment for a level or diploma programme. All authorities establishments and choose non-public ones are eligible.
The scholarship supplies Rs 30,000 per yr at some point of the diploma or diploma programme offered the recipient continues to progress efficiently. For example, a pupil in a four-year BSc nursing programme will obtain Rs 1,20,000 over 4 years. Funds shall be transferred on to the scholar’s checking account in two instalments yearly, permitting flexibility of their use. Nevertheless, the scholarship shall be discontinued if the beneficiary drops out of training on account of numerous causes.
The initiative will cowl 18 states: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. Within the 2024-25 tutorial yr, the programme was piloted in Madhya Pradesh and choose districts of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Jharkhand, benefiting over 25,000 women. Funds for the primary yr have already been disbursed.
“Good college training is foundational for all times, whereas greater training adjustments social and financial prospects in life. Regardless of the all-around progress India has made, women proceed to confront differential societal and monetary hurdles in any respect ranges of training. We’re making a big dedication to help women to pursue greater training, which can assist them acquire larger management over their life’s trajectory,” stated Anurag Behar, Chief Government Officer, Azim Premji Basis.
Based on the inspiration’s press assertion, purposes for the 2025-26 cycle will open in September 2025. Particulars, together with any updates to the programme’s design or protection, shall be introduced firstly of the applying interval. The inspiration additionally plans to increase the scholarship to cowl all states within the coming years.