Applications Open for PG Diploma in Education!
Are you an educator or professional in the education sector? Our PG Diploma programmes offer in-depth training to enhance your teaching capabilities & foster inclusive learning environments.
- Early Childhood Education:
Azim Premji Foundation, NCBS, inStem ink partnership on enhanced testing for COVID-19. The partnership would enable free-of-cost testing for COVID-19 to a large number of people from disadvantaged and marginalised communities
via
@economictimes
Do you have the heart and mind for Social Change?
Explore Postgraduate Programmes at Azim Premji University.
There is a great need for well prepared and committed graduates in the education and development sectors in India.
Know more and apply online
We are aware of a false and malicious post on X aimed at tarnishing the reputation of Azim Premji University. The University has never held any lecture by the title claimed in the post. The post is a deliberate misrepresentation to sully the reputation of the University.
Teachers reinforced that school closure has caused loss of previous learning including foundational abilities, such as describing a picture, reading with understanding, and the ability to perform basic mathematical operations
Read our report at
Welcoming the new batch of students at
@azimpremjiuniv
a Parai attam a folk dance in Tamil Culture in which folks beat Parai (instrument) and dance (attam) to its rhythm was performed.
#StudentAffairs
Here is the first issue of “The Dispatch”. These are stories that capture the essence of of
@AzimPremjiFoundation
, Azim Premji Philanthrophic Initiatives and
@azimpremjiuniv
across the Field in response to COVID 19, over the last four weeks
Insects, or bugs, account for over 80% of all the described animal species on earth. Catch insect experts Vena Kapoor, Samuel John, and Divya Uma talk about them in Bugs Around Us. The event will be aired on July 30, at 5 PM.
Do check:
The Centre for Climate Change
@azimpremjiuniv
aims to contribute to policy, practice & action, education & research in shaping local & national public discourse in global south / India and integrating
#ClimateChange
with development and social justice.
@HariniNagendra
Do you have the heart and mind for Social Change?
Inviting all to our Open House session and get your questions answered on a variety of opportunities, roles and responsibilities in the social sector.
#MastersDegree
#PG
#SocialSector
#Bengaluru
-What is the current status of Education?
-Why do we need professionals with perspectives about Education?
-What are the careers in the Education sector?
Join our Immersive on 19th January-Interact with our Faculty and Alumni.
Know more & Register
Nearly 230 million additional individuals fell below the national minimum wage poverty line due to
#COVID19India
- "State of Working India 2021" by
@working_india
Watch the discussion on
Read the report on
#StateOfWorkingIndia
We invite you to submit short tales in your language. Please limit the stories to 40/50 words. Make sure that you also add your name in your vernacular language. Your stories will become part of the
#RiversOfLife
Festival
@azimpremjiuniv
from November 2-16.
'Stories of Change' Case Study Awards
Winner - Association for Advocacy & Legal Initiatives Trust (AALI)
Runners up
Pragati Abhiyan
Society for Women’s Action & Training Initiative (SWATI)
Special Award - Karnataka Health Promotion Trust (KHPT)
Azim Premji University announces the Master of Public Health programme in Bhopal to prepare public health practitioners committed to the social purpose of public health and grounded in the field realities in India. Register at
Nikita is a lawyer based in Bhopal has recently co-founded ‘The Criminal Justice & Police Accountability Project’, a legal intervention that investigates through litigation and research, the issue of police targeting marginalised communities, such as the denotified tribes
#Alumni
Calling students and young professionals to apply for Forests of Life, an internship curated to celebrate our forests as rarely seen below. Our festival hopes to bring together diverse stakeholders with workshops, & forest folklore
Apply by Jan 15, 2023:
Alina Alam is the founder and CEO of MITTI Cafe, which provides people with disabilities a space to be productive and showcase their potential. Alina is an alum of
@AzimPremjiUniv
The School Books Aechive now has 10000 documents related to school education in India, covering the last 200 years, in 22 languages.
Recent additions include several textbooks produced between 1965 and 1990.
Download and read:
Inviting students in Class 12 to apply for our full-time residential Undergraduate Programme 2022.
Stream 1: 3 year B.A & (option to pursue honours degree)
Stream 2: 4 year .B.Ed (Dual degree)
Apply online
We are shocked & deeply saddened by the unfortunate demise of a student at the University campus. The student, while participating in the annual festival, collapsed & despite immediate medical help could not be saved. Our hearts go out to his family & friends who knew & loved him
Research Funding Programme 2021 is LIVE now! Calling on researchers to apply for funding on climate change action, local democracy, and labour, livelihoods and employment. Last date for submission is 30th September 2021.
Check for more details.
Azim Premji University welcomes UG - Batch of 2020!
#Student
#diversity
is integral to learning & creating an environment of
#academic
excellence and
#equity
.
Here are some glimpses of the 2020 cohort, across socio economic segments, with a commitment to make a
#social
#impact
This workshop organised by ICAS:MP and Azim Premji University brings together social scientists using economic and historical methods to look at contemporary manifestations of informality & its intersection with gender and politics
To attend register here
'Aren't we frontline warriors?' is a compendium of real-life stories of frontline healthcare workers from across India as they battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. To read the compendium, check out
Rivers of Life is an initiative by
@azimpremjiuniv
to bring forth stories of conservation, movements, and people who have come together to conserve our remaining rivers, wild and tamed. Explore some of the many works of students and practitioners at the Rivers of Life exhibition!
There is an acute need of trained professionals in the education sector given the scale, complexity of issues, difficult working conditions,
The M.A. Education programme
@azimpremjiuniv
combines theory, practice, research, policy and planning
Apply now at
Back to School - 'As Schools reopen, it will be the time government schools show how important they are for the nation'
by by S.Giridhar
@MidWicketTales
Do join us for a live session on 5th June, 5:00 pm that celebrates the life and legacy of one of India's greatest environmental heroes: the late Sunderlal Bahuguna. People associated with him will share their insights and experiences.
For more details
At the Philanthropy, we make multi-year grants to not-for-profit organizations who work with the most vulnerable in our society and offer immediate care, access to essential services & the possibility of a dignified future.
Write to jobs.philanthropy
@azimpremjifoundation
.org
Azim Premji University invites research proposals that examine significant questions of public concern.
Apply between Sep 15-Oct 31, 2020
Click here to know more:
@HariniNagendra
Are you a practising
#school
science
#teacher
? Have an interesting idea for an article, poster or a classroom activity for teaching or learning
#science
?
Email us your idea (in ~200 words) at iwonder
@apu
.edu.in and get a chance to be published in i wonder magazine..
The placement season begins at Azim Premji University with the following organizations' visits to campus for recruitment.
- Azim Premji Foundation
- Kudumbashree
- Pradan
- Indus Action
- Gram Vikas
Wishing students all the very best!
#Placements2020
#CareersinSocialSector
Azim Premji University invites
#Science
and
#Math
#Undergraduates
and early masters
#students
to participate in a Science Research Conference
Know more about the conference and apply online
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Teachers’, (S Giridhar) the book on heroic teachers of India that received very favourable reviews is now available in
Hindi-Rajkamal Publications
Kannada-Navakarnataka Publications
@MidWicketTales
Announcing 3 new Majors for our Undergraduate programme 2021.
3-year B.A. degree in-
o English
o History
o Philosophy
Know more and apply online for Early Admissions:
#Humanities
#highered
Well it looked as if the Rainbow is emerging from the grass.
Good evening Sarjapura and thank you nature for delighting us with the rains and the rainbow
#Bangalore
'The Ragi Project’ is a collaborative effort between
@AzimPremjiUniv
and Poorna Learning Centre led by our faculty Pallavi Varma Patil. The project attempted to introduce ecological farming in the school curriculum on the lines of 'Nai Talim' — the Gandhian idea of education.
Announcing the 3rd Volume of 'Stories of Change' compendium capturing the efforts of 11 organizations/ collectives during the pandemic time offering aid, relief, & implementing welfare measures
Link to download
Our Constitution: Why does it matter?
Attend our one day immersive- We will walk you through concepts and careers; "To think and do policy work."
Inviting candidates with 3+ years of work experience and would like to explore careers in
#PublicPolicy
Inviting students in Class 12 to apply for our full-time residential Undergraduate Programme 2022.
Choose from:
3-year BA | BSc- Seven disciplinary choices with honours pathway
4-year BSc.B.Ed- Dual degree in Science and Education
Know more & apply at
Advance your Teaching career-
A unique learning experience with Accomplished faculty, Field practice in Schools and Teacher Education Institutions, Dissertation/ Research related to Teacher Education.
Last Date to Apply 15th May,
Visit us at -
Introducing the 4-yr . Environmental Science & Sustainability Honours programme at Azim Premji University.
A programme that combines academic rigour, vibrant campus life and professional internships for job readiness.
Apply now :
Introducing the 4-yr B.A. Social Science Honours programme at Azim Premji University.
A programme that combines academic rigour, vibrant campus life and professional internships for job readiness.
Apply now for early admission :
The Social Enterprise Cell invites Ideas from students to help institutions, communities and individuals to face and overcome many issues that are coming up with the COVID - 19 crisis.
Send your entries to socialenterprisecell
@apu
.edu.in
Inviting you to the launch of Anuvada Sampada – a repository of high-quality academic resources from Azim Premji University
Date: September 20, 2022
Time: 3.30 – 5.00 pm
Venue: Nimhans Convention Centre, Auditorium 2
To join online please click here:
The Schools in the times of COVID, outlines Azim Premji Foundation’s recommendations for starting and running
public (government)
#schools
across states. It is based on
#educational
principles, current reality and the needs of the future.
#COVID19
.
New academic year, new beginning. A huge welcome to our new cohort of PG students! We're thrilled to have you join our community and can't wait to see the incredible things you'll achieve.
#WelcomePGStudents
#AzimPremjiUniversity
#CampusLife
COVID-19 Pandemic Response Plan brings together experts & practitioners from relevant fields with a set of guidelines to help Civil Society Organisations, to focus, amplify efforts and provide support. Please provide feedback at
#COVID19
#CovidFeedback
The Virtual Convocation 2020 held today for the graduating students of the 2017-20 batch of the Undergraduate programmes, 2018-20 batch of the M.A. programmes and 2019-20 batch of the LL.M. programme.
Congrats to graduating students !
Do online solutions deliver effective
#education
in disadvantaged contexts? This study shows that online education is ineffective in providing actual education and excludes majority of children in the public
#school
system.
कोविड-19 महामारी का सामना करने के लिए जिला योजना
(Hindi version of the District Covid-19 Pandemic Response Plan) - Prepared by Azim Premji Foundation
Download the report at
Kapil Rawat, our alum works on alternate agriculture & zero budget farming, greenhouses, trout fishing & tourism in his village. He is the 1st farmer to have been successful in trout fishing & was recently awarded the best farmer in Bhatwari block from the Agriculture Dept.
From arranging cash transfers for basic needs to helping them get to their villages, a network of volunteers called SWAN became a friend in need to migrant workers
#SWAN
#migrantworkers
Read the
#StoriesofChange
at
Integrating Climate Change into Higher Education is one of the challenges faced by the educators in India. Join us for a Workshop on how to tackle this.
Register yourself at
Date: Oct 24
Time: 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
📚 Announcing BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at
@azimpremjiuniv
-Preparing young Indians to grapple with critical challenges confronting India and the world & address pressing societal issues in a truly interdisciplinary way.
🔗 4-year Honours programme offered at
Annoucing a 1st ever conference in India exclusively dedicated to the history of economic thought (HET) with wide ranging themes : African to Indian economic thought; Ambedkar to Sraffa; Keynesian to Feminist economics; Kautilya to Khaldun
Register at
Placement Updates 2019 – We Welcome the leading organisations who are at the campus today for recruitment.
>Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society
>Eklavya Foundation
>Grassroots Research & Advocacy Movement (GRAAM)
>Dharohar.
Best wishes to students
Inviting school teachers to write a short article on any dilemma faced with children, colleagues, principal, administrators, parents, state government or private bodies associated with teaching
This will be published as a book
Please send us your articles at teachte
@apu
.edu.in
Author speak
On Precious Threads and Precarious Lives: Histories of Shawl and Silk Industries of Kashmir, 1846–1950
By Amit Kumar
Date: 20th September, 2022
Time: 5:30 pm
Venue: Ground floor, Library, Azim Premji University
Winter Field Projects Fair 2020
Students of M.A. Development present a poster exhibition of their field engagement - Sanitation in Govt Schools, Child Malnutrition, Social Entrepreneurship, Happiness Curriculum, Nai Talim, Pilgrims, pilgrimage and groundwater- Topics galore!
#AlumniWednesdays
Nithya R | BA Humanities | Class of 2019
Nithya will join as the Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Indian Revenue Service in April 2024. She cleared the UPSC Civil Service exam in with an All India rank of 217.
#AzimPremjiUniv_Alumni
#CivilServices
Glimpses of the 6th Annual Convocation
@azimpremjiuniv
. A big thank you to the large number of parents, relatives and friends who graced the occasion. Best wishes to the graduating students!
Calling students and young professionals to apply for Forests of Life, an internship curated to celebrate our forests. Our festival hopes to bring together diverse stakeholders with forest folklore
Please apply by January 15, 2023:
Watch student teams from LSR, JNU, Miranda House, IIPH, Univ of Calcutta, IIMB, IITD, Jamia Milia, Sardar Patel Vidyalay, L'ecole Chempaka International,
@azimpremjiuniv
present their ideas to tackle COVID related issues.
Mark the Date - Dec 19 !
Last date May 25, 2022.
We have received over 85 applications across India for a one-month internship to photograph rivers. Please rush in further student proposals.
Please apply here:
The Community Learning Center on campus provides a learning space for children from nearby migrant families. Here, our student volunteers provide academic support with , activity based learning, exposure to various sports and games
Listen to our faculty Rishikesh taking about the current status of education and the need for trained professionals to improve the education system in the country.
For the long version of his talk 'Education Professionals for today's India', visit
Admissions open for our 4 year UG programmes – an education that is interdisciplinary, combining deep subject knowledge and field immersion. A choice of electives, creative expressions and occupational track, making you work-ready for the real world.
Gandhi 150 Year Celebration - Webinar Series
‘The Process of becoming Gandhi’.
#Gandhi
had a strong urge of inner making and of realizing it in his own self first before it went out into the larger
#social
and
#public
milieu'
Fri, 19th June
Link :
Inviting applications for our full time Postgraduate programmes 2021-
-M.A. Education
-M.A. Economics
-M.A. Development
-M.A. Public Policy and Governance
-LL.M. in Law & Development
Know more and apply online
Few more glimpses from the M.A. Development Field Fair 2023. Poster presentations on social issues like Gender and Sexuality, Livelihood, Ecology & Disaster Management, Tribal Communities, Agriculture, Marginalisation, Community Health & Wellbeing, and Land-rights and Identities
Some exciting news from the undergrad bio honors. Work by Malay Pandey describing a new species of scorpion was published in Euscorpius. Also, work by A.V Abhijith on bush frogs was published in "Journal of Threatened Taxa" ! Congrats to both (and to those who taught them)
Meet our faculty Madhuri Ramesh at the
#BLRLitFest
at the session 'Sounds, smells and stories' based on a book about the ecological knowledge of the Kadar community - Walking is a Way of Knowing. She will be talking to children (10+ years) about nature writing, on Dec 3, 11.30 am
The School of Policy and Governance, presents to you its Policy Conclave 2022, “The Podium” with engaging panel discussions on a diverse range of topics - Climate Change, Women in Policy, Criminal Justice Reforms, Technology Policy, Manifestos in Elections, and Internal Security
Inviting you to the Between the Light: Shadow Puppetry Festival from the Oct 26-28. Traditional Shadow Puppeteers from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana and Odisha will be performing, facilitating workshops & engaging in dialogue about their artforms.
Azim Premji University launches Anuvada Sampada on September 20. A repository of high-quality academic resources in Indian languages.
Link to join online
Announcing the 4th edition of 'Stories of Change' - Case Study Challenge', for documenting good practices of social change. Ten selected stories will be published by the University as a compendium and the top three will receive cash awards !
Register at
Last 3 days !
Inviting applications for our two-year full-time M.A. Programmes 2022. Graduates from any discipline (including students graduating in 2022) are encouraged to apply.
Click here to apply -
Last date - Feb 28, 2022
We invite educators, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners worldwide to submit your proposals for the Global Forum 2025, hosted by Azim Premji University. This forum will explore the transformative Global Declaration: Educating Humanity for the Third Millennium.
The