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Inside Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's Academic Journey and Qualifications
- •Priyanka Gandhi Vadra holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree in Psychology from Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi, which she completed in 1993.
- •She obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Buddhist Studies from the University of Sunderland in the United Kingdom in 2010.
- •Her early schooling at Welham Girls' School in Dehradun and the Convent of Jesus and Mary in New Delhi was impacted by security concerns following the assassinations of Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi.
- •Security protocols required periods of home-based learning and tutoring for Priyanka Gandhi and her brother Rahul Gandhi.
- •Her educational qualifications and academic background were officially detailed in her 2024 Lok Sabha election affidavit.
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According to her 2024 election affidavit, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Psychology from Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi, completed in 1993, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Buddhist Studies from the University of Sunderland in the United Kingdom, obtained in 2010.
Following the assassinations of her grandmother, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, in 1984 and her father, Rajiv Gandhi, in 1991, severe security concerns disrupted her traditional education at institutions like Welham Girls' School. These circumstances required her and her brother Rahul Gandhi to transition to day schools in Delhi and undertake home-based learning and private tutoring.
She completed her undergraduate studies in psychology at Jesus and Mary College under the University of Delhi in 1993. Later, she pursued her higher education in the United Kingdom, earning a postgraduate diploma in Buddhist Studies from the University of Sunderland in 2010.
