NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL OF INDIA UNIVERSITY BANGALORE MASTER’S PROGRAMME IN PUBLIC POLICY (2014-2016)

PLACEMENT BROCHURE

Prelude Today, at a time when the university is in crisis, and the relevance of academics is in question, subjects such as public policy can revitalise the university, intensify the debates around intellectual life and show that the life of the public mind has new challenges. A subject like public policy is an invitation to construct a feasible future. It will be interesting to see how many Indians accept its challenge and construct the dream of a different India. - The Hindu, 6th April 2015, Shiv Vishwanathan

Leaders are being pressed for resolutions of historical injustices that will not be settled with merely more trade and more GDP. They must find solutions to problems, such as environmental sustainability, migrations of people across national boundaries and terrorism that economic models cannot compute. Nor will more data-mining of numbers in a computer create the deep understanding required. A new dialogue is necessary to bring together diverse people and many perspectives to comprehend a system being shaped by contending forces and conflicting values. - Live Mint, 7th December 2015, Arun Maira

Content Message from chancellor (Rhetoric and Reality) Message from vice chancellor (Tryst with being first) Message (Participation as key) Ideas – core skills Actors – faculty Curriculum Student reflections List of internship organisations Institution Lokiniti Recruitment process RCC Procedure Facilities Student profiles: Batch diversity Individual profiles Contact Us

Message from Chancellor

Primary objective of public policy is to bridge the gap between Rhetoric and reality. But objectives are itself subject of public policy and to quote Charles Hitch, “We must learn to lookat our objectives as critically and as professionally as we look at our models and our other inputs.” Therefore, I must deliberate enough to introduce you to reality of Public Policy students at Law School instead of creating more rhetoric.

The reality that National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore has existed for more than 25 years as the front runner in providing “intellectually stimulating, professionally competent and socially relevant legal education”. It has successfully addressed society’s need of arbiters who can arbitrate on social values such as Justice. This success is deep rooted in our understanding of public space which has again helped us in identifying its current contestations. We fee responsible as an academic space to meet the demand by expanding our ambit to nurture arbiters of public interest.

We invite you to engage with these arbiters in professional space so that we all can together connect rhetoric with reality.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice T S Thakur, Chief Justice of India, Chancellor

Message from Vice Chancellor

As you read this, the first batch of Public policy participants are muddling through their dissertations trying to address some wicked problems. I am certain that they will be able to clarify major issues of public choice through this sustained, problem solving research and mobilization of intellectual resources of the entire university, not only now but throughout their career.

There is this unique element of being first that is common between our university and – the first batch. Instead of following an already existing standard, we believe in – to use a striking term coined by Plato in The Statesman – “weaving the future” through creatively combining present contradictory materials and processes into making a better future. Our faculty of impeccable expertise has experimented and innovated on curriculum to institutionalize the

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muddling through problems which are wicked and don’t have established solutions.

On behalf of NLSIU, I invite your interest at another crucial juncture of firsts in order to convert this phenomenon of being first to becoming first.

Prof. (Dr.) R. VenkataRao Vice Chancellor

Message from Chairperson

Participation has to be inevitable part of policy making in a democratic society. We have created a platform at NLSIU anchored around Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy (CSSEIP) to facilitate this process of participation among institutions, ideas and actors.

The participants (as we call them) have beenselected after a competitive Policy Aptitude Test (PAT) and Interview process to ensure high standards and diversity. Our faculty and research staff includes distinguished ICSSR, Nehru fellows and recipients of prestigious honours such as Infosys Prize, Karnataka Rajyotsava award and Prof. G Ram Reddy Social Scientist Award. Our aim is to create world class centres of problem solving research dedicated to developing solid data bases, sorting the facts, analyzing the options, and raising the level of governmental and public discussion of major public choices. Before government acts, the informed public must be able to look towards us for intelligent presentations of the issues and then participate. We look forward to your participation in this process.

Prof. S Japhet Chairperson of Post-Graduate Council &MPP Coordinator

Ideas - Core Skills When the idea of Public Policy programme was mooted, it found resonance with stalwarts from academic sphere who came together to prepare the blue print of this course in spite of their diverse affiliations. They instantly agreed to the platform of National Law School of India University, Bangalore because they understood its significance in providing law as an interface to public policy. The components which are put at the core of this course are:

Value orientation: The major role of policy professional is to speak truth to the power. This essentially requires conviction about one’s own value system. Value systems may exist but conviction needs to be cultivated. Value orientation is also needed to deal with different value systems while participating in stakeholder consultation.

Inter-disciplinary: The eclectic nature of policy problems challenges the dominance of one subject and demands inventive solutions which are anchored in diversity of perspectives. These perspectives are built in this course through teaching of diverse disciplines as well as by students who bring their own diversity of discipline and experience.

Evidence based: A policy professional must be equipped with qualitative and quantitative research tools to root the policy solutions in evidence. She must be able to mine data using statistical tools such as SPSS, STATA in order to evaluate, monitor and implement policies.

Real World interface: The components of field work, client-led projects and dissertation are integrated in the curriculum organically to enhance the learning experience. The faculty are also an ensemble of practitioners and theoreticians.

Communication: Policy professional must be able to communicate effectively using briefs, memo and reports. She should utilize negotiation and advocacy techniques to translate the policy into action. Policy work also uses a lot of legal language and therefore, the knowledge of legal language also becomes sine qua non.

Actors : Faculty The founders of this course took upon themselves the task to translate these ideas into action. Their contribution to society is difficult to capture. Their sheer experience in teaching and practice expands over decades and affiliations cover best of the institutions like Tata Institute of Social Sciences(TISS), Institute of Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Indian nstitute of Management Bengaluru (IIMB),LalBahadurShastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, University of Winsconsin – Madison and Oslo And Akershus University college.

Distinguished Political Scientist andICSSR national fellow, Prof. Haragopalis a well-known human rights activist and plays very important role of interlocutor between state and naxal groups. He continues to inspire and nurture generations of students with his work as well as interactions outside of formal institutions.

Another ICSSR fellow and Economist, Prof. Abdul Aziz has shaped the policies of government in capacity of a member of bodies like Finance commission, Planning Board and Result Framework Documents Committees on Education, planning and Finance.The whole NLSIU community shared the pride recently when he was awarded Karnataka Rajyotsava Award for the year 2015.

Arguably the best when it comes to Research methodologies, Prof. N Jayaramcombines teaching, learning and research to make sure that our policy solutions are grounded in evidence.

As we say in law school, Prof. Babu Mathew is an authority on subject of Labour issues and has developed this authority through his practice of law as an activist and politician. Former country director of Action Aid and Jawaharlal Nehru Fellow recently teamed up with ParanjoyGuhaThakurta and MPP student Deepa K S against RajyaSabha MPs Rajeev Gowda and Tarun Vijay for the 8th edition of NLSIU student Bar debate.

Bureaucrat and academician at the same time, Prof. Devi Prasad’s teaching of public finance gains from his first-hand experience in formulating budget documents and implementing policies at various positions in government. He is also the editor of online digital library on Indian Economy - Arthapedia.

To assess service delivery in nutrition sector, Prof. Sony Pelliserry employs what some are calling today’s gold standards in economic research – Randomized control Trials (RCT). RCTs require substantially more funding and up front work than the traditional econometric evaluations conducted by most development economists, but they make it clearly & precisely identify the impact of innovation that could be offered more broadly, and convey the data to policymakers who can act on it.

The course is structured in such a way that apart from classroom guidance from faculty, it also provides scope for guidance from visiting faculty and mentors like N R MadhavaMenon, S Parasuraman, G Ramesh, D N Reddy, K Jairaj, D Chakrapani, Ashwini Kumar, B.R. Balachandran, RajuArumugham, ShamnadBasheer and Rahul Singh.

“As part of the leadership course, I interacted with Dr B Pisupati who has been UN negotiator for India. The interaction was about negotiation skills for a policy professional and based on our interest, he agreed to further engage some of us as short term fellows with FLEDGE. FLEDGE Fellows Programme on Negotiation Skills and Reporting gave me an opportunity to

interact with participants from 18 countries in Africa and Asia at the Workshop on Community to Community Exchange Meeting on Traditional Knowledge and Access and Benefit Sharing.” - Pratik Harish

“The Master of Public Policy course offered me the best platform to pursue my long cherished dreams in the realm of public policy. Participating in the vibrant classroom discussions sharpened my knowledge and increased my communication skills. A significant part of the learning also came from outside the classroom, while presenting papers in international conferences and writing academic papers for international public policy journals. Such research undertakings would not have been possible without the support of the faculty who offer continuous academic guidance.”

- Amrutha Jose Pampackal

Pic: Prof Bemjamin Davy and Prof Harvey Jacobs taught the elective on Land policies.

“MPP course at NLSIU is one of the few programmes across the country which appreciates the need of an evidence-based policy research. For a person with a technical background, the legal grounding of the course helps locate policies within the broader socio-economic policy environment. Students are encouraged to experiment with policy solutions by way of regular exchanges in the form of internships and client-led projects with the industry.” – Swasti Raizada

Curriculum

Course Structure (Year 1) Trimester 1

Trimester 2

Trimester 3 Advanced Research Methods & Writing Skills

Introduction to Public Policy

Economic Analysis and Development

Exclusion and Group Inequality

Economics

Public Administration

Research Methods and Communication Skills

Policy Analysis and Clinic

Constitutionalism: Rights and Institutions

CLIENT-LED PROJECT

Development and Law

FIELDWORK

Political Economy of India

Regulatory Governance Development Planning and Welfare Economics Optional Courses Indian Competition Law & Economics Mathematical Tools for Policy Modelling Citizenship in Informal Sector International Social Welfare

Course Structure (Year 2) Trimester 1 Organizational Leadership and Ethics in Public Policy Optional Courses Land Policies Media and Public Policy Urban Planning & Law Intellectual Property & Public Health

Trimester 2 Internship/Exchange Programme/Fieldwork for dissertation work

Trimester 3 Dissertion Work

The course is designed as a two year residential course with significant fieldwork. The two year is divided into six trimesters. Through six trimesters students have to gain 79 credits in total. Since it is a postgraduate programme, priority is given for learning than teaching, with particular emphasis on reflective learning through reading and thinking through cases. Therefore, substantial time is allocated for reading, working on assignments and projects. The ratio is for a lecture of one hour duration, two hours of preparation is demanded from students (as well as course facilitators). In this spirit, there were 15 hours of lectures in a week and 30 hours of personal/team work. This is equivalent of one credit. Therefore, in one trimester (10 weeks) 10 credits are allocated.

“MPP at NLS brings out ‘the real you’ for the right profession in the right shape. The course work is systematically ordered to develop perspectives, build strong knowledge base, imbibe necessary skills, and then specialize in your field of interest with the dissertation. The stalwart faculty here are open-minded and thought-provoking. The constant engagement of the faculty and participants with contemporary public policy issues promises for a highly competitive army of policy professionals, a real asset for the country.”

- Shrikant Wad

“The fieldwork under guidance of Mrs Aruna Roy and Mr Nikhil Dey was an eye opening experience. Being a policy student, it is important to know the grassroots issues and thus MKSS gave us the platform to understand those issues and struggles that are faced in the implementation process. We interacted with various people and learnt about their day to day fight to get the bare minimum in life.”

– Neha Mallick

“During my fieldtrip in Rajasthan at MazdoorKisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS), I learnt about various challenges in policy implementation at the grass root level. While carrying out the padyatras with my classmates i.e. moving from village to village on foot, organising a Jan Sunwai (Public hearing) in the Gram Panchayat, meeting the District Collector and other officials, I experienced what it means to be an unaware, yet innocent person. After staying with the rural people, I realized that only by better implementing the MNREGA (with many changes in it)

and other rural development schemes the quality of life in villages can be enhanced and will reduce the distressed migration from the villages. Because in the remote areas, people still face many difficulties in receiving basic facilities such as employment and social assistance, which adds to several other problems in their lives. While, the government has started many programmes to provide opportunities to the villages like MNREGA and NRLM. Yet, the problem of migration persists in these areas. The experience also exposed me to the economics of right to work, institutional failures and the lack of representativeness in local self-government, social hurdles with the grievance redressal process and the importance of Civil Society Organizations and their role in the success/failure of rights-based legislations. They need to play a critical role in spreading awareness and empowering citizens with information about their rights. It is more effective when public opinion is mobilized prior to a rights-based legislation. CSOs should partner with the government to plug the loopholes that exist within the delivery system. Cross accountability of bureaucracy is essential for effective implementation of programmes. Finally, the implementation of the laws without proper follow-up procedures is only a lip service.”

– Paras Tyagi

“The RTI Act completed 10 years since its enactment in 2005 and hence the analysis during my client led project served as an important document to understand the efficacy of its legislative intent and identifying the implementation gaps. During our field work at MKSS we learnt about the struggle of formulating the RTI Act which formed as a base for my client led project. The field work was an eye opener to me in knowing how the other side lives. I also worked on access to panchayat as my individual research topic to examine the efficacy of decentralization at the grass roots and the policy interventions required.” – Shreoshee Mukherjee

“My client-led project with the Bihar Rural Livelihood Promotion Society helped me understand the functioning of the SHG-Bank Linkage Model at the grassroots. Through the month-long fieldwork, I realised the importance of designing financial inclusion models taking into cognizance the pre-existing socio-cultural structures in a village.” - Rohit Mukherjee

“With hands on experience in the remotest villages of Rajasthan and the lectures that force you to immerse yourself knee deep into the contextual reality of a problem before you even begin to try and solve them, has changed my world view beyond recognition and yet for the better.” – Anna Salome

“The client lead project with GoK was another experience, this time with the government.I got an opportunity to study and experience the system from within the system itself. I could understand how the files moved, how each department was connected with each other, the bureaucratic procedures and systems and the long-list of lacunae that are prevalent and plaguing the system. The Norwegian summerschool experience at HiOA, Oslo was unbelievable and that which I will cherish for life. It was wonderful to make new friends from different parts of the world, share new ideas and problems that the world was going through. The Digital Story telling sessions was a new method of research that we were exposed to and it proved really effective in giving us ideas about using such methodologies in our own research.” – Anirudh T

“I attended the Summer School at the Oslo and Askershus University in Oslo,Norway on a scholarship. The aim of the study trip was to give a theoretical and practical understanding of qualitative tools of poverty measurement that are excluded from the mainstream measurements of poverty. Being in a country that is lauded for its outstanding human development and in a classroom that was rich in terms of national diversity, the summer school was as enriching experience in a comparative perspective.” – Tanya Agrawal

“Through my experience in Rajasthan with MKSS I was able to see the disparity in public and private education in the state, specifically the effect on girl child education in public and private education. Similarly while working with PRS I was able to work on a variety of laws in autonomous districts of North East India, aspects of the budget in departments such as water, etc. While a fellow at FLEDGE I rapporteured on United Nations University Coference on traditional knowledge. And currently I am interning with the College of William and Mary regarding my dissertation research in regards to standardised testing approaches.” - Bhavani Seetharaman

Policy analysis is an advice provided to a client to solve public problems. Therefore, working with clients that regularly advise government on public policies is an important part of pedagogy. After the second trimester, students worked in small groups to solve a policy problem experienced by a real world client. This first hand exposure to public policy projects provided them with an opportunity to apply tools to real world policy settings. For these client-led projects students were required to work with the organization or undertake fieldwork in localities where the organization is making intervention.

During the policy argumentation component of Policy Analysis and clinic course, groups were given the task of presenting Bangalore’s contemporary issues. One group picked up the issue of waste management and developed it further by engaging with Bangalore authorities BBMP and GoI consultation on Draft waste management rules. Outcomes also included waste audit of Campus as learnt in Mathematical tools for policy modelling course which led to recommendation of waste solutions in campus.

List of Internship Organisation Academia AzimPremji University College of William and Mary, Virginia, USA Global Public Policy Institute in Berlin, Germany Institute for Social and Economic Change Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore Indian Institute for Human Settlements Indian Institute of Foreign Trade Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations Institute of Financial Management and Research, Chennai

Government

Non-Government

Bihar Rural Livelihood promotion society

Action Aid Centre for Policy Research

Commissionerate of Health and Family Welfare (CFW), Government of Telangana

Clinton Foundation Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Hyderabad

Department of Personnel and Training, GoI

CUTS Consumer unity and Trust Society – International public policy Centre, Jaipur

Department of Information and Public Relations, GoK Human rights council, Halifax Canada

Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems (DEWATS) Ernst and Young

India Post, Government of India Karnataka Nutrition Mission, as part of a World Bank Project

Enfold Proactive Health Trust Food and Agri Research wing of Rabobank, Netherlands

Kudumbashree Kerala State Planning Board National Health Mission, Directorate of Health and Family Welfare Services, GoK National Rural Livelihood Mission, GoI

Foodfirst Information and Action network International, Germany Forum for Law, Environment, Development and Governance (FLEDGE) Foundation for Democratic Reforms, Hyderabad Infrastructure Development Corporation (Karnataka) Limited Indian Society of Agribusiness Professional Majlis Legal centre for Women PRS legislative Research Tata Power World Wide Fund for nature

Institution National Law School of India University (NLSIU) is a premier law school in India. Apart from its prestigious five - year undergraduate programme in law, the University has postgraduate programmes in law and public policy. NLSIU also has a doctoral programme and vibrant distance education programmes.

The Law School today has many research and extension centres and a number of Endowment Chairs. Major research centres include – Centre for Women and Law, Centre for Child and the law, Centre for Competition and Regulation, the Centre for Intellectual Property Research and Advocacy, National Institute of Human Rights and many more which provide institutional support for carrying out problem solving research. Our own Centre for Social Exclusion and Inclusive policy (CSSEIP) is fully supported by Government of India and is only such centre in law schools which is completely funded by GoI.

Research centres, in collaborations with student bodies, also conduct activities such a Symposiums, seminars and programmes that add to the academic quality of institute and students.

“Internet Policy has long been at the vanguard of my interests. It received a major thrust when I got the opportunity to present at CONSILIENCE 2015 – A Conference on Net Neutrality organised by Law and Technology society, in presence of representatives from Facebook, Flipkart, Vodafone, as well as the pioneers of the Save the Internet Campaign. I am currently engaged with academics and policy makers on the role of regulatory policies in preserving Internet access as one of 27 Global Internet Governance Felows at Euro-SSIG.” – Sharada Srinivasan

“In my dissertation, I am looking at the structural factors that lead to specific land policies in different states of India through the lens of typology. Apart from faculty guidance and curriculum, First South Asian Regional Conference of the International Association on

Planning, Law, and Property Rights held at NLSIU has also contributed to my research as I developed it further based on the feedback received on my paper presented during the conference.”

– Deepa KS

The institutional support is not limited to the conferences organised on campus but goes beyond in supporting students to take part in international conferences such as 4th BRICS International Competition Conference, World Business Dialogue and Asia-Pacific Youth Forum etc.

“Selected by the Ministry of youth affairs to represent India at the BRICS youth summit 2015 in Kazan, Russia. My work at the summit focused international negotiations on preparing an action plan for the BRICS nations in the areas of social policy & humanitarian Co-operation.The team came out with India’s Position Paper on civil society, informal education & social policy.”

- Avantika Gode

“The Ph.D conference in Beijing associated with the Shame of Poverty project was one of my first experiences to gain deeper insights regarding various perceptions and treatment of poverty across different countries. Interactions with participants from Norway and China broadened our horizons for understanding poverty and its associated evils including difficulty in measurement in different contexts.”

– Shrishti Pandey

Pic: Mr.Dharmendra Singh was a panel member on the discussion on the topic “Secularism and Secular India” at Halifax in an event organised Indo-Canadian Association of Nova Scotia (ICANS) to mark the Republic day celebrations of India.

“The sheer volume of resources in NLSIU’s Library is enough to impart best of education to students. Access to various references whether in hard copy or through online subscription, helps us to add quality in our work.”

– Vaibhav Kumar

“The debating and moot culture of NLSIU is very well known but a less known yet interesting aspect of law school is in its sports culture. The innovative rule making that happens while organising a sports league gives fascinating insight into how academic inputs can be integrated into day to day life and of course, sportsmanship is about playing by the rules. ” – Srisagar B

“Learning at law school may start with classroom sessions with eminent personalities such as UpendraBaxi or AnandTeltumbe but goes beyond formal setups to the late night sessions organised by discussion groups on political documentaries and to even canteen, mess tables and hostel rooms.”

– Sweety Shreyashi

Pic: Sri NarayanaRao Memorial National Law Library has a collection of over 40, 000 volumes.

Lokniti Lokniti (Public Policy) is a blog conceptualized, written and managed by the participants of Masters of Public Policy Programme at the National Law School of India University. This blog is actively managed by the editorial board that works to provide a platform to participants of this programme to share their policy insights that emanate from classroom debates and discussions and which deserves greater visibility and dissemination.

To further the cause of adding to the academic discourse on ‘public policy’ in the country, this blog aims to provide a platform where public policy concerns can be discussed and deliberated by participants of the public policy programme at the National Law School of India University, for the benefit of readers across the world, who can access the most pertinent policy issues facing policy makers in India.

Recruitment Process Recruitment process is facilitated by Recruitment co-ordination committee (RCC)which is a five member body elected by the class.RCC’s mandate includes Resume and cover letter reviews, information sessions with recruiters, career conversations, internship partnerships, active outreach and participation with top employers in the field; the list goes on.

RCC is governed by the rules which are formulated after a participatory process with class. It also undertakes the aspiration mapping of class members in consultation with Faculty members and mentors. It is essential for a course with such diversity in order to efficiently map job profiles with individual’s interest area. This implies that every firm or profile which is approached by RCC has aspirations originating in class member.

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RCC sends invitations to the firms along with relevant information.

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In order to establish interest, firms are required to fill Job Application Form (JAF)



containing details of the profile.

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JAF is made available to eligible class members along with other information furnished



by the firm.

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Scheduling of Pre-placement talk is done according to the convenience of firm and



class members.

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The recruitment session starts on 22nd February and goes on till April.

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RCC allots dates for recruitment procedure by considering factors like student



preferences, job profiles, curriculum etc.

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Interview/tests for selection process is facilitated by RCC.

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The firm has to furnish the final list of selected students immediately after the



completion of selection procedure. Students are bound by RCC class rules and are



ineligible to continue the placement process of other firms once they are selected by a

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RCC also coordinates the signing of offer letters and further communications in order



to ensure timely completion.

Facilities RCC can arrange University accommodation at the university guest house on prior intimation. Alternatively, the recruiters may choose to stay at a hotel of their choice.

For placement talks/tests, conference halls or classrooms with internet and projector facilities will be provided.

Location: Landmark- Nagarbhavi circle/ Bangalore University

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10 Km from Majestic Bus station/City railway station

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45 Km from Bengaluru international Airport

Student Profiles “The MPP class here is perhaps as diverse as one can get. Though it does present its own unique challenges, it’s akin to the real world of chaotic policy making and implementation. The multiple academic backgrounds and disciplinary orientations makes classrooms discussions liveliest and full of perspectives. The faculty with their rich experience furthers the intellectual and academic exchange of multiple disciplines, backgrounds and perspectives for a rigorous understanding of the nuances of public policy!”

– Mounik S. Lahiri

Batch strength – 42 Age range – 21-36 Female- 52% (22/42)

Diversity Of Students In Terms Of Disciplines Commerce and Management (14%) Science (5%)

Engineering (28%)

Medicine (2%)

Law (5%)

Social Science and Humanities (46%)

Diversity Of Students In Term Of Work Experience 4+ Years

0-2 Years

2-4 Years

Freshers

Students can speak 19 different languages

maithali

english

kanada

karbi

malayalam

telugu

spanish

sanskrit

assamese

gujarati

hindi punjabimarathi bengali french

urdu

german

tamil

MPP Come From 14 Different States

karnataka

haryana

rajasthan

uttar pradesh

assam

kerala

west bengal

bihar

andhra pradesh

maharashtra

telangana

delhi

tamil nadu

gujarat

Individual Profiles

Name

Amrutha Jose Pampackal

Educational B.A English (Hons.). Qualification Alma Mater

St.Stephen’s College, University of Delhi.

Experience

22 months in Public Policy Analysis.

Dissertion Topic

Role of administrative discretion in determining policy outcomes: A case study of Tribal Resettlement and Development Mission (TRDM), Kerala.

Name

Anirudh Chakradhar

Educational B.A. (Hons.) in English Literature. Qualification Alma Mater

Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi University.

Experience

Research internship at Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Internship at PRS Legislative Research.

Dissertion Topic

The Effects of Regularization of Unauthorized Colonies on the provisioning of Basic Services.

Name

Anirudh T

Educational Bachelors in Electronics and Communications Qualification Engineering. Alma Mater

PESIT.

Experience

24 months as Editor, 8 months as Customer Relations Manager.

Dissertion Topic

Currently RIA on the Indian finance sector but can be subject to changes when internship begins.

Name

Anna Salome Dunna

Educational BE in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. Qualification Alma Mater

Goa Engineering College, Goa University.

Experience

38 months in Infosys as a Senior Systems Engineer, 5 weeks at iDeCK as a Policy Analyst, 1 month field work with MKSS and 6 months at Goa Shipyard as a Project Intern.

Dissertion Topic

Measuring Innovativeness and Competitiveness of the manufacturing sectors chosen in the “Make in India” initiative.

Name

Avantika Gode

Educational BA (Hons.) Political Science. Qualification

Name

Alma Mater

Fergusson College.

Experience

5 years in Television Journalism.

Dissertion Topic

Environmental Goods and Services for Sustainbable Public Procurement.

Bhavani Seetharaman

Educational MPP. Qualification Alma Mater

Manipal University.

Experience

12 year working as News Editor in Web News, 2 months internship at the college of William and Mary.

Dissertion Topic

Standardised Testing in Elementary Education in Virginia, USA and Andhra Pradesh, India.

Name

Deepa KS

Educational BSc Botany, MA English, DELF (French). Qualification Alma Mater

University of Kerala, University of Madras, Eurocentres, La Rochelle.

Experience

24 months as Editor, 8 months as Customer Relations Manager.

Dissertion Topic

Examining structural factors of Property Regimes through Typology Approach.

Name

Dharmendra Singh

Educational B. Com and MBA. Qualification Alma Mater

University of Allahabad.

Over 12 years of experience in middle level management in Financial Services Industry with a focus area on Securities analysis and Portfolio management. Co-founded NGO at the age of 18, which is working for child, women and youth empowerment. Experience

Dissertion Topic

Orienting Public Policy to develop a Universal Public Health System in Karnataka - The Canada Experience.

Name

Harsh Vardhan Sharma

Educational Bachelors in business Administration and 3 Qualification Years Diploma in Fashion Merchandising and Retailing Management. Alma Mater

FDDI(Ministry of Commerce), Noida.

Experience

27 Months of managerial Experience in Operations,Training, nso’s and Business Development in Reliance industries ltd.

Dissertion Topic

Assessing Feasibility of Affordable Housing in India.

Name

Jyotsna Sripada

Educational B.Sc (Economics, Mathematics, Statistics). Qualification Alma Mater

Mount Carmel College, Bangalore.

Experience

1 year in Social Sector.

Dissertion Topic

Nutritional Status of Children Below three: Role of Anganwadi centres in urban and rural districts of Bangalore.

Name

Koshtub Vohra

Educational Bachelors in Media Studies. Qualification Alma Mater

Symbiosis International University.

Experience

12 months and on going in Policy Research, Legislative Research & Political Communication; 2 years in Education (Teach for India Fellowship) 5 months in a strategic think-tank (Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis).

Dissertion Topic

Metagame analysis of conflicts and cooperation between multiple players in the Defence Procurement System of India.

Name

Manmeet Singh

Educational Integrated B.S-M.S (Bachelor of Science-Master Qualification of Science), Majors in Life Sciences. Alma Mater

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali.

Dissertion Topic

A critical analysis of ecosystem and factors relevant for solar euipment manufacturing in India.

Name

Meenu Maria Joseph

Educational B.A (Political Science, Economics , Journalism). Qualification Alma Mater

Mount Carmel College, Bangalore.

Dissertion Topic

To Assess the Role of Microenterprise Consultants in Addressing Challenges Faced by Women Entr preneurs in Kerala.

Name

Mounik S. Lahiri

Educational BA Economics, MBL Corporate Law. Qualification Alma Mater

National Law School of India.

Experience

25 months in E-commerce Business Development, Business Consultancy and Outsourced Service Analysis. 42 months in Banking & Finance.

Dissertion Topic

Policy Review of Legislative Social Protection of Construction Workers in India.

Name

Dr. Nalini Kaushik

Educational Bachelors in Dental Surgery. Qualification Alma Mater

Maharshi Dayanand University (Rohtak).

Experience

16 months experience (including internship) in Health care field as a dental surgeon.

Dissertion Topic

Pharmaceutical drug price regulations.

Name

Natasha Srivastava

Educational B.A.(Hons) History. Qualification Alma Mater

Delhi University: Jesus and Mary College.

Experience

Worked in national museum of India as a tour guide under their ‘Yuva Saathi’ programme, Worked at Teri for a month on their youth empowerment projects which required me to help in creating visual aids.

Dissertion Topic

Mental Health In India: Why a neglected field?

Name

Navyasree S. Ram

Educational B.E. (Civil) Qualification Alma Mater Experience

University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE), Bengaluru 12 months as a member of Society for non-human Persons (SNHP-NLSIU) Planning Member of South Asian Regional Conference of the International Association of Planning.

Dissertion Topic

Performance analysis of Karnataka’s State Road Transport Corporations.

Name

Neha Mallick

Educational B.sc Eco (Hons.). Qualification Alma Mater

Calcutta University.

Dissertion Topic

Financial Inclusion, Women Empowerment and Household Welfare: A Study In Arunachal Pradesh.

Name

Niraj Kumar

Educational B.Tech. Qualification Alma Mater

Cochin University of Science and Technology.

Experience

Around 4 years of work experience as a private tuition teacher. I would teach Physics and Mathematics.

Dissertion Topic

Social Protection Program for Alleviation of Hunger: A critical evaluation of the Anna Bhagya Yojana food security scheme in Karnataka, Republic of India.

Name

Paras Tyagi

Educational B.Sc. Physics (Honours). Qualification

Name

Alma Mater

University of Delhi.

Experience

24 Months in Development Sector.

Dissertion Topic

Several Delhi’s: A Study on provisioning of Public Services in the Urban Villages of Delhi.

Pranvendra Champawat

Educational B.Tech (Electical and Electronics). Qualification Alma Mater Experience Dissertion Topic

IIT Guwahati.

Name

Pratik Harish

Educational B.E (Mechanical). Qualification Alma Mater

M.S Ramaiah Institute of Technology.

Experience

2 months in Engineering (Bosch), 3 months in Sustainable Development (Centre for Sustainable Development).

Dissertion Topic

Performance Evaluation of Electricity Supply Companies in Karnataka

Name

Preeti Manocha

Educational BA Mass Media and Mass Communication. Qualification

Name

Alma Mater

University of Delhi.

Experience

6 months as public policy Journalist.

Dissertion Topic

Political Economy of Welfare Reforms: Alcohol Revenue and Food Subsidy conundrum in Tamil Nadu.

Priyadarshini Ray

Educational B.A (H) Sociology. Qualification Alma Mater

Hindu College.

Experience

24 Months in Child Rights and You.

Dissertion Topic

Status of the transgender community.

Name

Rashmi Nayar

Educational B.A. (Honours) Economics. Qualification Alma Mater

Christ University.

Dissertion Topic

A Study of Technology Spin-offs from Space Research: Policy Perspectives.

Name

Rohit Mukerji

Educational Bachelors of Business Administration Honours. Qualification Alma Mater

West Bengal University of Technology; Delhi Public School Megacity Kolkata.

Experience

Internships with Times of India, Xenolith Technologies in college.

Dissertion Topic

Impact of Out-of-Pocket Health and Education Expenditure on the Fertility Rate.

Name

Srishti Pandey

Educational B.Sc (Hons) in Business and Management Qualification Studies; PG Diploma in Journalism. Alma Mater

IILM affiliated to the University of Bradford (Undergraduation); Express Institute of Media Studies (PG Diploma).

Experience

Worked for 18 months as a journalist.

Dissertion Topic

Exploring the role of payment banks in furthering financial inclusion.

Name

Sharada S

Educational B.E. Electrical and Electronics Engineering. Qualification Alma Mater

M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology.

Dissertion Topic

Regulation of Zero-Rated Platforms in India: An Analysis of Discourses and Politics.

Name

Shreoshee Mukherjee

Educational B.Sc in Economics, Math and Statistics. Qualification Alma Mater

Mount Carmel College, Bangalore.

Experience

Currently working for 3 months with Rabo Bank (private consultancy), 2 months with Department of Personnel aand Training (DoPT, GOI), 9 months in social sector (U&I), 2 months with Goldman Sachs (private investment bank).

Dissertion Topic

Assessing impact of government regulation on the financial health of the sugar mills of India

Name

Shrikant Wad

Educational Bachelor of Electronics Engineering. Qualification BE: Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune- an autonomous institute affiliated to the Alma Mater University of Pune. Experience

“Policy research, policy advocacy, and higher education development (about 2 years); Project management and technology solutions (about one year).”

Dissertion Topic

Whither Professoriate? : The Enactment of Faculty Appraisal Policy in India

Name

Siddharth Khosla

Educational Bachelors in Business Administration. Qualification Alma Mater

St. Xavier’s School, Delhi.

Experience

6 months; Executive (Operations), Public Relations, Project Handling, Fund dissemination, Financial Reporting, Event Handling etc.

Dissertion Topic

Impact of MNC in Punjab’s Agrarian Economy.

Name

Simi Sunny

Educational BA Hons. Journalism. Qualification

Name

Alma Mater

Lady Shri Ram College.

Experience

2 years in public policy.

Dissertion topic

Exploration of migrant labourers’ perception of social security schemes.

Songja Engti Kathar

Educational B.A (Hons) English Literature. Qualification Alma Mater

University of Delhi.

Dissertion Topic

Decentralization of Primary Education in Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council, Assam.

Name

Srisagar B

Educational Bachelor of Engineering. Qualification Alma Mater

Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering.

Experience

18 months in Information Technology.

Dissertion Topic

Effectiveness of Sakala.

Name

Swasti Raizada

Educational B.Tech (Civil Engineering). Qualification Alma Mater

Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur.

Experience

Graduate Executive Trainee at Tata Power (6 months), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. ECC Division (2 months), Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Govt. of India (7 weeks)

Dissertion Topic

Regulatory Framework for Solar Rooftop PV Systems in India.

Name

Sweety Shreyashi

Educational Bachelor of Public Administration. Qualification Alma Mater

Indira Gandhi University.

Dissertion Topic

The state of quality of health care and service delivery system-An inter-state variation.

Name

Syeda Mubeena Ismath

Educational B.Tech, Electronics and Communication. Qualification Alma Mater

M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology.

Dissertion Topic

A comparative analysis of alternate urban transport modes for phase II of metro rail in Bangalore.

Name

Tanya Agrawal

Educational B.A. (Hons) Economics. Qualification Alma Mater

Lady Sri College for Women, Delhi University.

Experience

36 months - social/development sector, 3 months- sustainable development, 3 months (impending) - Healthcare.

Dissertion Topic

Primary education policy in India.

Name

Tejus S

Educational B.Com with specialization in Marketing. Qualification Alma Mater

Christ University.

Experience

1 month in Social Sector(MKSS), 1 month (Govt of Ktka), 3months(Access Health International and Govt of Telangana).

Dissertion Topic

The idea is to study the acute malnutrition situation in Raichur district of Karnataka which is at the bottom of HDI, the research seeks to look into the interventions of the state and its effectiveness in controlling the situation.

Name

T V S Sasidhar

Educational B.Tech. Qualification Alma Mater

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University.

Experience

42 months in IT - Human Resource Management and Business Development.

Dissertion Topic

Distress in Agrarian Conditions: A Study on Farmer Suicides in Telangana).

Name

Varun Panickar

Educational B.A., LL.B (Hons.); LL.M. Qualification Alma Mater

School of Law, Christ University; University of Pune.

Experience

“2 months at a Sanitation technologies NGO 5 months internships at various law firms.”

Dissertion Topic

More Than Just Water: Applying the Advocacy Coalition Framework to understand the changing dynamics of water user associations in Maharashtra.

Name

Vaibhav Kumar

Educational B.A.LL.B (Hons), LL.M in Corporate Law. Qualification Alma Mater

Chanakya National Law University.

Experience

As an intern in public policy field i work under the Ministry of Law & Justice, NJA, Bhopal, World Wide Fund for Nature, India, MKSS, Rajasthan. Also in the legal field I work under Judges as Hon’ble.

Dissertion Topic

Sentencing Policy for Heinous Offences In India : A Critical Analysis.

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