Azim
Premji University,
PES
Institute of Technology Campus, Pixel Park, B Block, Electronics City,
Hosur
Road (Beside NICE Road), Bangalore, 560100
Masters Programmes: Overview
Master of Arts in Education
The programme aims to help individuals develop into
reflective education professionals with a conscious
alignment towards humanitarian and social concerns.
Graduates are encouraged to become education
professionals who understand (i) The
multi-disciplinary social and developmental issues related to education
(ii) Curriculum, pedagogy, assessment and policy
issues at the heart of current education debates (iii) Inclusive education (iv)
Issues associated with school education.
Master of Arts in Development
The programme aims to provide students with a sound
grounding in core areas of development theory,
research and practice from a multi-disciplinary
perspective. The understanding of development and change includes areas such as
health, nutrition, livelihood, environmental studies, governance and their
influence on education.
Specialisations
As a University that focuses on Education and
Development, it is imperative that students and faculty wishing to engage with
the full breadth of concerns within these domains are able to do so. Students
may choose specialisations, within existing degree programmes.
Each specialisation specifies a set of elective
courses that form part of the specialisation. Students need to obtain twenty
credits from specified elective courses to qualify for a specialisation. In
addition, specialisations require the students to do their final field project
and / or independent study from the specialisation area.
Students also have the option not to specialise but
graduate with a general Master of Arts in Education or in Development.
Master of Arts in Education
Specialisations*
1. Curriculum and Pedagogy
2. Early Childhood Education
3. School Leadership and Management
Master of Arts in Development
Specialisations*
1. Health and Nutrition
2. Law and Governance
3. Livelihoods
4. Public Policy
5. Sustainability
Duration: 2 years
Eligibility
1. Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline (including
Physical Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, Engineering, Medicine,
Agriculture, Environmental Sciences, Commerce, Management, etc.,)
2. Candidates with work experience are actively
encouraged to apply
3. Undergraduate students who are appearing for
their final examinations and are expecting their results by July 2014 are eligible
to apply. The offer of provisional admission to Azim Premji University is
valid only on successful graduation
* Please note: Students can pursue a balanced
general programme as well without opting for any specialisation.
Specialisations indicated above may change.
Career
Opportunities
Students can look forward to careers in various
professional capacities – as administrators, curriculum designers, policy
specialists, programme managers, social entrepreneurs, teacher educators and researchers.
Career opportunities are available with NGOs, government and private
institutions.
Application
procedure
Application forms for the Masters Programmes are
available online on the University website between
December and February. Offline forms are made
available on request. Students may choose to apply for both the programmes.
Admission offer to a programme will be made based on student’s preference,
subject to performance in the test and interview. In case, the student
qualifies for both programmes, the University reserves the right to offer
admission to only the programme of first preference.
Application
Form
Online:
Candidates can access and fill in the application form and complete the
application process online at www.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/apply-now
Offline:
Candidates can download the application form and fee payment challan from the
University
website. The details on the form can be hand
written and sent to Admissions Cell along with the fee paid
challan and copy of degree certificate.
Candidates can also write to the Admissions Cell,
Azim Premji University, PES Institute of Technology Campus, Pixel Park, B
Block, Electronics City, Hosur Road (Beside NICE Road), Bangalore, 560100,
requesting for application form. Candidates are requested to enclose a
self-addressed A4 sized thick envelope, affixed with a postage stamp of Rs.50.
The envelope should be accompanied with a request letter having name, address
and contact number of the candidate. The application form, application fee
payment challan and information brochure will be mailed to the candidate.
Application
Fee: An application fee of Rs.250 to be remitted in favour of Azim Premji University
– Fees a/c. either through bank challan or internet banking. The fee remains
same whether the candidate applies for one or both programmes.
For more details visit: http://azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/pdf/AdmissionBrochure2014-16-4-12-13.pdf
Submission of the filled in application form
Online: Login to http://www.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/apply-now
register online with your e-mail ID and other
details as required. On successful registration, an email will be sent to your
e-mail ID with a link to access the form and complete it online. Payment can be
made online using a credit / debit card or via internet banking account.
Offline: The completed filled in application form
should be mailed to: Admissions Cell, Azim Premji University, PES Institute of
Technology Campus, Pixel Park, B Block, Electronics City, Hosur Road (Beside
NICE Road), Bangalore, 560100
Selection
process
The selection process to the programmes will have a
written test and a personal interview.
•
Written Test: Eligible candidates will be required to take a National Entrance
Test on February 16,
2014 (Sunday). To enable easy access for students,
the test is conducted at 34 centres across the country
including 3 online centres.
•
Personal Interview: Candidates short-listed on the basis of written test
performance will be called for a personal interview in the period March 10-22,
2014.
Details on the admissions process are available www.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/admissions.
Important
dates
1. Issue of Application forms by post / uploaded online
December 4, 2013 onwards
2. Last date of issue of forms by post January 31, 2014
3. Last date for receipt of completed application forms
February 7, 2014
4. National Entrance Test - 2014 February 16, 2014 (Sunday)
5. Announcement of eligible candidates for personal interview
First week of March, 2014
6. Personal Interviews March 10-22, 2014
7. Announcement of selected candidates Third week of April,
2014
8. Orientation programme begins July 2014
9. Commencement of Academic session August 4, 2014
Click
here to Apply online for Masters
Programmes 2014-16.
Click here to download the Admissions Brochure 2014-16.
Click here to download the Admissions Brochure 2014-16.
For more details: http://azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/ma-education
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