Deepika Scholarship: Only 11,000 apply before deadline

Minister for Higher Education Basavaraja Rayaraddi speaking to presspersons about the Deepika Scholarship for the academic year 2026-27 at the Karnataka State Higher Education Council in Bengaluru on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ALLEN EGENUSE J. With only nine days left for the first round of the Deepika Scholarship window, provided by Azim Premji Foundation (APF), to close, Department of Higher Education officials said they have received only 11,000 applications from female students seeking to pursue higher education after II PU.According to the department circular, the application window opened only on August 10, providing very limited time for eligible female students to apply for the scholarship. The Foundation aims to provide ₹30,000 every year (until the completion of graduation or dipl