Our work in Karnataka started in 2001
We currently work in the districts of Bagalkote, Ballari, Bengaluru, Bidar, Chamarajnagar, Kalaburagi, Koppal, Mandya, Raichur, Ramanagara, Vijayanagara, Vijayapura and Yadgir. Our work spans Education, Health,Engaging 51000 teachers in primary and upper primary sections to improve the teaching learning process in Govt. schools and 26000 Anganawadi teachers.
Education
Our work spans Early Childhood Education (ECE) to higher education and engages teachers, school leaders, functionaries, college faculties and state-level institutions such as State Council of Educational Research & Training (SCERT) and Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA). Engagements are done through multiple modes. The three Azim Premji Schools in Karnataka are in Bengaluru, Kalaburagi and Yadgir.
89
Teacher learning centres (TLCs)
26,000+
Anganwadi teachers directly engaged with
56,500 +
Elementary school teachers directly engaged with
15,71,000 +
Children covered
Azim Premji University
The Azim Premji University was established in 2010. Its first campus is in Bengaluru. We offer a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes as well as continuing education programmes for working professionals.
Azim Premji Scholarship
Launched in 2024 to support girl students from disadvantaged backgrounds to pursue college education, the scholarship initiative now covers all districts of Karnataka. For the year 2025-26, we have offered the scholarship to 13,161 girls in Karnataka.
Health
In 5 clusters of Bengaluru, we have direct community health work, primary health centres with general physicians, laboratories and pharmacies, and referral help desks in government hospitals. Our rural health work in Karnataka has started in the Jevaragi block of Kalaburagi district.
4
Health centres in Bengaluru
25,000
Households
91,000
People served
Creches
The creches seek to improve the nutritional status of vulnerable children in the age group of seven months to three years. We run six creches through our partners for around 175 children in Bengaluru. We have also initiated work in Jevaragi block of Kalaburagi district with 33 creches and 660 enrolled children.
Strengthening nutrition in mid-day meals
We have pledged INR 1,500 crore over three years to help the state government provide eggs to students from Grade I to Grade X in government and government-aided schools across all 31 districts in Karnataka. In addition to the two days that the government provides eggs, our programme covers the other four days of the week. The programme covers 49,000 schools and 47 lakh students.
Other areas
Grants
We work with 169 partner organisations in Karnataka. They work in thematic areas such as Children, Constitutional Values, Disability, Gender Justice, Governance, Health, Land, Water and Forest, and Urban Initiatives.
Kannada Initiative
As part of our commitment to Karnataka, we organise free and open events in Kannada that celebrate the local culture, history, and children’s literature. Anuvada Sampada repository is our effort to make educational resources accessible to wider sections of society.
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Numbers as of June 2026. These are revised annually.
