Few lines about Public Policy
Public policy is best described as the broad area of government laws, regulations, court decisions and local ordinances. Public policy is the means by which a government maintains order or addresses the needs of its citizens through actions defined by its constitution.
If this definition sounds vague or confusing. It’s likely because a public policy is generally not a tangible thing but rather is a term used to describe a collection of laws, mandates or regulations established through a political process.
Introduction to MA Public Policy
MA Public Policy is a 2-years post graduate course that is divided into 4-semesters. The course will teach the students to give an effective performance in environments of complex policy. The students will be equipped with the skills of addressing economic, political and social issues and managing these issues by coming up with coherent solutions.
The course covers various topics like law, governance, statistical and data analysis, qualitative research, public policy process, academic writing, economics for public policy, social and cultural theory along with other subjects.
Eligibility for MA Public Policy
The students who have completed their degree in any stream with 50% aggregate from recognised university are eligible to apply for MA Public Policy.
Admission Procedures
The students with relevant qualifications can join the MA Public Policy course by two modes. The first one is Merit based admission and the second one is direct admission.
Let’s discuss in detail
1. Merit Admission
There are some reputed educational institutes that conduct entrance exams for the MA Public Policy course. This mode is called merit admission mode. The entrance exams are conducted to select the serious and hardworking students from the group of non-serious candidates to a limited number of seats in the colleges. The qualified students are allotted the merit seats and are given admission, the fees are fairly nominal for merit admissions.
2. Direct Admission
The students have another option of getting admission to MA Public Policy course by direct admission process. Under this mode of admission, the students are given direct admission to their desired colleges under management quota. The main advantage of direct admissions is that the students are not required to appear for any entrance exams for getting admissions. Another advantage is that they can choose their desired colleges and book their seats in advance even before the starting of the academic year. The students who are interested in direct admissions are required to contact Educational Advisory centres for more details.
