PG Diploma in Educational Assessment at Azim Premji University

About the Programme

The PG Diploma in Educational Assessment is a 12-month, part-time programme for working education practitioners who want to plan, design, and use assessments that genuinely support learning. It makes the case for moving away from narrow, evaluative testing and towards competency-based assessment that builds skills like analytical thinking, critical thinking, and creativity. The programme covers both classroom-level and large-scale systemic assessment, combining theory with hands-on practice, and is built from four stackable certificates so participants can take one on its own or complete all four for the full diploma.

Eligibility

• An undergraduate degree in any discipline.
• Working knowledge of English (reading, writing, and speaking).
• Generally at least one year of work experience in education.
• Open to practising school teachers, special educators, counsellors, and school heads, as well as teacher educators, curriculum and test developers, textbook writers, NGO and research professionals, and educational consultants.

Curriculum Overview

• Certificate 1, Perspectives of Assessment: core concepts and approaches to assessment, how learners, learning, and assessment connect, and India's education policy and assessment reforms.
• Certificate 2, Designing Formative Assessments: research and theory on formative assessment, with Indian and global examples, and designing tools like rubrics, portfolios, checklists, and projects.
• Certificate 3, Designing Competency-Based Summative Assessments: global best practice for designing valid, reliable, and fair tests for terminal exams, board exams, selection tests, and large-scale assessments.
• Certificate 4, Planning and Using Large-Scale Assessments: reading and interpreting large-scale data such as NAS, ASER, and PISA, and planning such assessments using item analysis methods.

Programme Highlights

• Online classes held live twice a week, alongside group work, workshops, case studies, discussion forums, and one-on-one office hours.
• A one-week residential component for each certificate, with intensive group work, field visits, and time with experts and practitioners.
• Flexible structure, certificates can be taken in any order within two years, with multi-entry and multi-exit options, and two certificates offer an offline project route for those who can't attend in person.
• Faculty who are experienced academics and practitioners in educational assessment.

Career Pathways

Supports professional growth for teachers, head teachers, teacher educators, curriculum and test developers, NGO and research professionals, and consultants, building practical skills in assessment design, running teacher workshops, module development, and checking the validity and reliability of assessments.

Fees & Financial Aid

• Full diploma: INR 90,000 tuition, plus INR 14,000 for accommodation (both including GST).
• Taking a single certificate instead costs INR 25,000 tuition plus INR 3,500 accommodation, the same for all four certificates: Perspectives of Assessment, Designing Formative Assessments, Designing Competency-Based Summative Assessments, and Planning and Using Large-Scale Assessments.
• Accommodation fees only apply to participants who choose to stay at the University. Food and travel costs are borne by participants.
• Financial assistance, from full to partial fee waivers, is available to deserving candidates based on income, institutional affiliation, and other factors, at the University's discretion, with documentary proof required.