The course has been designed to meet the market needs of Public Policy and Public Management practitioners, Analysts, Writers, Field Workers, Academicians and researchers. The programme is ideal for students who want to pursue a strong career in civil service or any other government services. The students can also look for excellent careers in the corporate sector, especially in management roles. The interested students can also explore Entrepreneurship opportunities in the area of Public Policy. The programme takes a multi-disciplinary approach and also trains the students with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
The government policy challenges are becoming complex every day across the globe due to the changing dynamics of the society, and there is a dire need for experts to find innovative solutions to address these problems. To address this the curriculum is designed by integrating a diverse range of academic disciplines and also modules developed by the leading policy practitioners.
Graduates in political science or allied social sciences with a minimum of 50 percent marks (CGPA) from a reputed university can apply for this program. Graduates from other disciplines may also be considered in exceptional cases. Those in the last semester of their undergraduate degree may also apply.
Centre for Research in Social Sciences and Education (CERSSE)
# 319, 17th Cross, 25th Main Road,
J.P. Nagar, 6th Phase, K.R. Layout
JAIN (Deemed-to-be University)
Bengaluru - 560078, Karnataka
JAIN Knowledge Campus
#44/4, District Fund Road
Jayanagar 9th Block Campus
Bangalore - 5600 69
P : +91 7337613222
This programme will help you to be a policy researcher, policy analyst, planner, trainer and evaluator. The students will be trained to design programmes and projects and use data to frame policies and manage programmes. The students will develop research and consulting skills in public policy making.
The demand for public policy professionals has increased exponentially in the past 5 years. The changing times has created a huge crunch for skilled professionals and there is a huge scarcity of skilled professionals in both Central and State governments in different countries.
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