diff --git a/src/main/java/org/sunbird/assessment/service/AssessmentServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/sunbird/assessment/service/AssessmentServiceImpl.java
index dc462feaa..7bd34c107 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/sunbird/assessment/service/AssessmentServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/sunbird/assessment/service/AssessmentServiceImpl.java
@@ -108,11 +108,17 @@ public Map<String, Object> submitAssessment(String rootOrg, AssessmentSubmission
 		if (Boolean.TRUE.equals(data.isAssessment()) && !"".equals(parentId)) {
 			// get parent data for assessment
 			try {
-				SunbirdApiResp contentHierarchy = contentService.getHeirarchyResponse(parentId);
-				if (contentHierarchy != null) {
-					persist.put("parentContentType", contentHierarchy.getResult().getContent().getContentType());
+			  	Map<String, Object> contentResponse = contentService.searchLiveContent(parentId);
+				if (!ObjectUtils.isEmpty(contentResponse)) {
+					Map<String, Object> contentResult = (Map<String, Object>) contentResponse.get(Constants.RESULT);
+					if (0 < (Integer) contentResult.get(Constants.COUNT)) {
+						List<Map<String, Object>> contentList = (List<Map<String, Object>>) contentResult
+								.get(Constants.CONTENT);
+						Map<String, Object> content = contentList.get(0);
+					    persist.put(Constants.PARENT_CONTENT_SEARCH, (String) content.get(Constants.CONTENT_TYPE_SEARCH));
+					}
 				}
-			} catch (Exception e) {
+		} catch (Exception e) {
 				logger.error(e);
 			}
 		} else {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/sunbird/common/service/ContentServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/sunbird/common/service/ContentServiceImpl.java
index f0212c192..e0adbf0de 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/sunbird/common/service/ContentServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/sunbird/common/service/ContentServiceImpl.java
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 package org.sunbird.common.service;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.*;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
@@ -17,6 +13,8 @@
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 
+import static java.util.Objects.nonNull;
+
 @Service
 public class ContentServiceImpl implements ContentService {
 
@@ -37,7 +35,7 @@ public SunbirdApiResp getHeirarchyResponse(String contentId) {
 				.append("?hierarchyType=detail");
 		SunbirdApiResp response = mapper.convertValue(outboundRequestHandlerService.fetchResult(url.toString()),
 				SunbirdApiResp.class);
-		if (response.getResponseCode().equalsIgnoreCase("Ok")) {
+		if (nonNull(response) && response.getResponseCode().equalsIgnoreCase("Ok")) {
 			return response;
 		}
 
@@ -186,7 +184,7 @@ public Map<String, Object> searchLiveContent(String contentId) {
 		Map<String, Object> contentRequestValue = new HashMap<>();
 		contentRequestValue.put(Constants.FILTERS, filters);
 		contentRequestValue.put(Constants.FIELDS,
-				Arrays.asList(Constants.IDENTIFIER, Constants.NAME, Constants.PRIMARY_CATEGORY, Constants.BATCHES, Constants.LEAF_NODES_COUNT));
+				Arrays.asList(Constants.IDENTIFIER, Constants.NAME, Constants.PRIMARY_CATEGORY, Constants.BATCHES, Constants.LEAF_NODES_COUNT, Constants.CONTENT_TYPE_SEARCH));
 		Map<String, Object> contentRequest = new HashMap<>();
 		contentRequest.put(Constants.REQUEST, contentRequestValue);
 		response = outboundRequestHandlerService.fetchResultUsingPost(
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/sunbird/common/util/Constants.java b/src/main/java/org/sunbird/common/util/Constants.java
index 5edb34963..060a9ccbf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/sunbird/common/util/Constants.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/sunbird/common/util/Constants.java
@@ -528,6 +528,7 @@ public class Constants {
 	public static final String MIN = "min";
 	public static final String MAX = "max";
 	public static final String CONTENT_TYPE_SEARCH = "contentType";
+	public static final String PARENT_CONTENT_SEARCH="parentContentType";
 	public static final String NEW_COURSES = "newcourses";
 	public static final String OVERVIEW_BATCH_KEY = "/overview?batchId=";
 	public static final String LEAF_NODES_COUNT = "leafNodesCount";
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/sunbird/profile/service/ProfileServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/sunbird/profile/service/ProfileServiceImpl.java
index 51915d269..b1c3a5c8b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/sunbird/profile/service/ProfileServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/sunbird/profile/service/ProfileServiceImpl.java
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@ public SBApiResponse profileUpdate(Map<String, Object> request, String userToken
 					response.getResult().put(Constants.RESPONSE, Constants.SUCCESS);
 					response.getParams().setStatus(Constants.SUCCESS);
 				} else {
-					if (Constants.CLIENT_ERROR.equalsIgnoreCase((String) updateResponse.get(Constants.RESPONSE_CODE))) {
+					if (updateResponse != null && Constants.CLIENT_ERROR
+							.equalsIgnoreCase((String) updateResponse.get(Constants.RESPONSE_CODE))) {
 						response.setResponseCode(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST);
 					} else {
 						response.setResponseCode(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);