MA Public Policy

M.A. Public Policy is a 2-year full-time PG level programme that primarily focuses to impart knowledge amongst the students about the skills addressing economic, political, and social issues. It also aims to provide them with some management skills to resolve these issues with coherent solutions. The subjects covered under this course are law and governance, statistical and data analysis, qualitative and quantitative research, social public policy process, academic and economic writing for public policy, political philosophy, social and cultural theory along with some other subjects. In addition, students also get training in writing their dissertations.

It is mandated for students to fulfill the minimum eligibility criteria to get admission to M.A. Public policy. To be eligible, applicants must hold a Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline from a recognized board/university with at least a minimum aggregate of 50% marks in the last qualifying examination.  

Admission to M.A. Public Policy is done either on the basis of merit lists or entrance exams conducted by the admission authorities. The admission fees for M.A. Public Policy courses vary from university to university but the average annual course fees generally range between INR 12,000 and INR 1,80,000. 

M.A. Public Policy graduates can work as a Research Associate, Policy Analyst, Government Analyst, Lobbyist, Statistician, Chief Administrative Officer, Program Director, etc. The average salary ranges between INR 3,00,000 – INR 9,00,000 per annum in top recruiting companies like ActionAid, Bennett & Coleman, Indian Revenue Services, Thornton, etc.

Also, after completion of M.A. Public Policy, candidates can pursue higher studies and advanced academic exploration along with research through M.Phil. and Ph.D.  courses.

M.A. Public Policy Course Highlights

Applicants must meet the mentioned eligibility criteria to be considered for M.A. Public Policy Admission:

• The applicant must have secured a minimum aggregate score of 50% in the 12th class from any recognized board/institution.
• The applicant must be a graduate with a bachelor’s degree in any course with at least minimum aggregate of 50% marks secured.
• It is mandatory to own a graduation degree from a college or university which is affiliated.

M.A. Public Policy Admission Process

Admissions to the M.A. Public Policy are done based on both Merit and Entrance Examinations.

• Merit List Admission: The applicants’ admission will be on the ground of marks secured in the entrance test held by the university. Applicants must fall under the merit list for the selection process of M.A. Public Policy Admission.
• Direct Admissions are also been done in this course, some universities offering M.A. Public Policy grant admission to students based on the marks secured in the last qualifying examination (graduation level).
• Entrance Exam Admission: All reputed colleges and universities conduct various entrance examinations for the candidates for the admission process in the M.A. Public Policy course within their colleges/universities.

The steps of the entrance-based admission for M.A. Public Policy are listed below: 

M.A. Public Policy Entrance Exam

There are only a few colleges which conduct an entrance examination for admission to the M.A. Public Policy course. The duration of entrance examination is of 2 to 3 hours during which the students are required to attempt objective type questions.

The entrance examination details are released by the colleges every year respectively. This academic year, all the entrance examination dates have been delayed and the new dates for the same are yet to be released.

The M.A. Public Policy syllabus covers a theoretical and practical comprehensive and integrative curriculum which spread over the four semesters in two years. A semester-wise breakup of the M.A. Public Policy syllabus is tabulated below: 

Top M.A. Public Policy Colleges in India

Applicants can check here the list of top M.A. Public Policy Colleges in India along with their admission process, average fee (per annum) and average annual salary before choosing a college for them:

*The figures mentioned above are the estimated values and are subjected to change.

After completion of M.A. Public policy, applicants can work in both government and private sector. The top career options for M.A. Public Policy graduates are in the field of research, advocacy, monitoring, social entrepreneurship and etc. 

The top recruiting companies for M.A. Public Policy graduates are ActionAid, Bennett & Coleman, Chase India, Asian Development Research Institute, Indian Revenue Services, Grant Thornton, Dell Incorporation, MSME Foundation, Axis Foundation and etc.

Some of the popular jobs roles for M.A. Public Policy graduates along with the corresponding salaries are tabulated below: 

*The figures mentioned above are the estimated values and are subjected to vary from person to person and company to company.