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21-year-old Deepika Padukone has no time to attend college regularly. However, she is doing a correspondence course in sociology and economics.
When she is not busy with brand endorsements or pouring over scripts, Deepika Padukone spends most of her time studying. The actress is busy going through the study material of a distance education degree programme in Arts at Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). The supermodel-turned-actress, who is in her second year, will major in sociology and economics.
Deepika, who moved to Mumbai after completing her undergraduate studies from Bangalore, could not attend full-time college owing to the extensive traveling that she has to do for work assignments. That's when she decided to enrol herself for a distance learning programme. She says, "I always wanted to strike a balance between education and my professional life. Yes, I do like studying and that's why I opted for a distance learning programme."
A source close to the actress says, "She wanted to attend college like most youngsters. But unfortunately she can't attend regular classes as she has to frequently travel due to her work."
During her school days in Bangalore, she realised that her strengths lay in the Arts stream rather than Science or Commerce. She says, "I went to Mount Carmel College for my undergraduate studies. I had sociology and economics as my subjects then as well. I used to score quite well. Naturally, I decided to major in the same subjects."
From what we hear, Deepika believes in last minute preparations. She locks herself up and completely stops socialising a month before her exams.
"You cannot distract her when she is preparing for her exams. She likes to be left alone just a few days before her exams," says the source.
When she is not busy with brand endorsements or pouring over scripts, Deepika Padukone spends most of her time studying. The actress is busy going through the study material of a distance education degree programme in Arts at Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). The supermodel-turned-actress, who is in her second year, will major in sociology and economics.
Deepika, who moved to Mumbai after completing her undergraduate studies from Bangalore, could not attend full-time college owing to the extensive traveling that she has to do for work assignments. That's when she decided to enrol herself for a distance learning programme. She says, "I always wanted to strike a balance between education and my professional life. Yes, I do like studying and that's why I opted for a distance learning programme."
A source close to the actress says, "She wanted to attend college like most youngsters. But unfortunately she can't attend regular classes as she has to frequently travel due to her work."
During her school days in Bangalore, she realised that her strengths lay in the Arts stream rather than Science or Commerce. She says, "I went to Mount Carmel College for my undergraduate studies. I had sociology and economics as my subjects then as well. I used to score quite well. Naturally, I decided to major in the same subjects."
From what we hear, Deepika believes in last minute preparations. She locks herself up and completely stops socialising a month before her exams.
"You cannot distract her when she is preparing for her exams. She likes to be left alone just a few days before her exams," says the source.
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