Azim Premji University was established in the province by the Azim Premji University Act 2010 as a not-for-profit University and is recognized by The University Grants Commission (UGC) beneath Section 2F.

The beginnings of the University area unit within the learning and skill of a decade of labour in the educational activity by the Azim Premji Foundation. The University was supported mutually by the key responses to the constraints and challenges that the inspiration encountered each at intervals and within the setting, and as a part of a bigger strategy to contribute to the Education and Development sectors within the country.