Postgraduate Programmes – Azim Premji University
- MA Education
- MA Development
- MA Economics
- LLM in Law and Development.
Timelines:
Last date to apply : 12 Feb 2023
National entrance test : 12 Mar 2023
Personal interviews : Apr 2023
Commencement of classes : Jul 2023
1. MA in Education
Azim Premji University, Bengaluru
Azim Premji University, Bhopal
With 30 crore children, 15 lakh schools and 70 lakh teachers, India needs trained professionals in education. Explore all our programmes in Education.
Introduction
We believe that education can and should contribute to human development and well-being. India has one of the largest education systems in the world and the education sector requires capable and competent practitioners who can work towards the improvement of the quality of education.
Today, there is a dire need for teacher educators, curriculum and textbook developers, school administrators, and researchers and policy implementers, who can help implement the reform initiatives of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
The Master of Arts in Education (MA Ed) programme at Azim Premji University aims to develop reflective educational practitioners who can reform the education system.
More than 1,000 MA Ed students have graduated so far from the University and are contributing to different areas of Education action and intervention in the country, leading Curriculum Design, Programme Management, Teacher Education, Curricular Material Development and more.
The programme also encourages students to become social entrepreneurs who are capable of innovative thinking and implementing path-breaking solutions. In addition to elective courses on social entrepreneurship, the University has also established a Social Enterprise Cell to assist students with innovative enterprise ideas. More than 30 of our alumni have established their own social enterprises.
Is the Right to Education critical for an inclusive democracy? Is a skilled workforce for a global economy more urgent for us to consider? How do children think and feel in different contexts? What ideas have shaped the learning process over time? What is the complex history of public education in India?
Our flagship programme is designed to address a big gap in the education sector, and to train students to meet the large demands for professionals with skills for problem-solving and innovation.
Educational practice and work
While there are several teacher education institutions in the country, there are few that provide a view into the full spectrum of the work involved in educational practice, apart from teaching. Our programme is one such.
Training professionals
We believe that there is a need for professionals who can take on a variety of responsibilities, ranging from classroom teaching to policy formulation, to theoretical or conceptual analysis in education. Our programme of study includes theory, research, practice, research, policy and planning in education. Our vision is to cultivate social concern and motivation that can be a basis for action.
Forging connections
Our programme helps you forge connections with the larger context of education in India. You will be exposed to a diversity of educational practices, policies, settings and contexts in India. You will interact with learners, learning communities and school systems.
Association with Azim Premji Foundation
You will benefit from working in close association with Azim Premji Foundation and its work in education with six state governments in India in shaping and implementing policies and programmes at the grassroots.
2. LLM in Law and Development
Azim Premji University, Bengaluru
For a young, new generation of lawyers empirically grounded in an interdisciplinary understanding of public policy problems and the process of development in India.
DURATION 1 year full-time
Introduction
The law and the legal system are key foundations of modern society. The law is one of the primary institutions for reform and a better society.
In India, lawyers as a professional community have been deeply immersed in progressive social change, safeguarding human rights and the Constitution ever since the freedom movement. In 1987, the first national law schools were established with the hope of producing lawyers who would act as grassroots social engineers.
In the spirit of this history of the law in India, we train you to be empirically grounded lawyers with a deep understanding of public policy problems and development in India. It is our belief that a legal education needs to foster core democratic and constitutional values with professional competence and skill.
We foster decisive and meaningful intervention in the intersections of law and development in India. We hope you will become critical reflective practitioners with competence, integrity and social commitment.
3. MA in Development
Azim Premji University, Bengaluru
Understand the complexities of development and its challenges in India.
Introduction
Development as a word and idea structures so much of the world which we live in. Its agendas shape the way we access the basic necessities of everyday life and view the world. But it is a concept fraught with conflicting viewpoints.
How do we begin to understand it? Many approaches have emerged over time in the evolution of development as a domain of knowledge and practice. We see development as the creation of conditions that can improve the quality of human life.
We think that the most important aspect of development needs to be in the creation of a life of equity, dignity, happiness and justice, for present and future generations of people who live in this country.
We believe in equipping you with the ability to call into question current trends, think of long-term perspectives, and envision a desirable future.
4. MA in Economics
Azim Premji University, Bengaluru
Next generation economists for a better India.
Introduction
Our programme helps you make sense of complex social realities with strong technical and economic skills. We help you develop an aptitude for dealing with abstract numbers and statistics with a strong understanding of Indian economy, economic theory, tools of analysis, and the ability to use these in practical scenarios in current economic and development issues.
Why study with us?
- For a clear understanding of the Indian economy, real world institutions and economic development in the Indian context.
- To develop tools of analysis, theory and concepts for practical application to current economic and development issues in the Indian context.
- For a study of courses that help you understand historically grounded schools of thought within economics.
- To experience an innovative pedagogy with problem-based learning, flipped classrooms and collaborative learning with the use of real economics data sets.
- To train in communication for public and academic audiences, skills in problem solving and analysis and conducting independent research.
Career opportunities
The skills of economics are hugely valuable for the public, private and non-profit sector. We hope to train professionals who will bring their abilities with commitment in the development sector.
Our alumni
We are proud of our graduates who are now working in the following organizations
Andhra Pradesh Centre for Financial Systems and Services, Government of Andhra Pradesh
Azim Premji University
Bajaj Auto Finance
Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy
Centre for Sustainable Employment
Ernst and Young
Jameel Poverty Action Lab
Mindshare Analytica
