PG Diploma in Teaching Children with Learning Disabilities at Azim Premji University

About the Programme

The PG Diploma in Teaching Children with Learning Disabilities is a 12-month, part-time programme for teachers and school staff who want to better support the 5 to 15 percent of children in Indian classrooms who have a learning disability. Even though policy says every child belongs in the regular school system, poor awareness and weak implementation often push these children out of school. The programme prepares teachers to understand these conditions, adapt what and how they teach, and help children become confident, independent learners, while also building skills to support other teachers in creating more inclusive schools.

Eligibility

• Practising regular school teachers, special educators, counsellors, and school heads.
• Working in a private or public school system in India.
• At least two years of relevant work experience.

Curriculum Overview

• Certificate, Learning Disabilities in the Classroom: an overview of how learning works, an introduction to learning disabilities, and related conditions.
• Certificate, Learning Disability: Identification and Assessment: child growth and development, screening and early identification, and observing the whole child through a strengths-based lens.
• Certificate, Learning Disability: Teaching Methods and Strategies: evidence-based teaching practices, instructional strategies for different subjects, and managing social, emotional, and behavioural challenges, including a classroom observation project.
• Certificate, Inclusive Education for Children with Learning Disability: the philosophy and practice of inclusive classrooms, Universal Design for Learning, Differentiated Instruction, and working with parents and communities, including a field-based project.

Programme Highlights

• Online classes held live twice a week, with group work, workshops, presentations, readings, and discussion forums.
• One week of face-to-face teaching per certificate at the Bengaluru campus, with intensive group work and access to experts and practitioners.
• Flexible structure, take the full diploma or any standalone certificate, with attendance required for at least two of the four face-to-face components if doing the full diploma.
• Access to the university's alumni network.

Career Pathways

Supports professional growth for school teachers, special educators, counsellors, and school heads, preparing them to work as effective inclusive school educators and to support other teachers in building more inclusive classrooms.

Fees & Financial Aid

• Full diploma: INR 75,000 tuition, plus INR 12,000 for accommodation (both including GST).
• Taking a single certificate instead costs INR 20,000 tuition plus INR 3,000 accommodation, the same for all four certificates: Learning Disabilities in the Classroom, Learning Disability: Identification and Assessment, Learning Disability: Teaching Methods and Strategies, and Inclusive Education for Children with LD.
• 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.