Public Policy

Introduction: As public policy is an integral aspect of governance and routine living, it is necessary for the academic world to critically engage with it. Currently, in India, there is a dearth of post-graduate degree courses in public policy. It is for these reasons that the College launched a multi-disciplinary Master in Public Policy (MPP) Course in 2013. The course is ideal for Civil Servants, NGO/Development practitioners or those who aspire to join government services; those who aspire to research and publish in the field of Public Policy, especially those who wish to join policy research centres / organizations and those who wish to work in the field of Corporate Social Responsibility; Communications / Media related work around policy issues; consulting for Public Sector.

Number of Seats: 60 Students.

Lecture Timings: Evenings (5 pm to 8 pm); 2 lectures per day, on all working days of the week.

Fees

For MPP I : Rs. 75,000/- per academic year (Payable in 3 installments – with completion of payment prior to end of Semester VII).

For MPP II : Rs 60,000/- per academic year (Payable in 3 installments – with completion of payment prior to end of Semester IX).

Reservation of Seats:.

The College is a Catholic Minority College, administered under the provisions of the Indian Constitution, to promote the welfare of the Minority community.

As per the Judgement dated 12^th October 2017 of the Honourable Bombay High Court vide Writ Petition No. 1726 of 2001, Minority Colleges do not need to set aside seats for Backward Classes. This is reiterated by the University of Mumbai Circular (No.Aff./Recog.I/Admission/(2018-19)/10/of 2018), dated 30^thMay, 2018.

This Judgement renders null & void the Directives regarding Reservation of Seats given by the University of Mumbai vide Circular No. Spl. Cell / (68) / 218 / 2005 dated 3rd June, 2005 [i.e., SC (13%) / ST (7%) / DT(A) (3%) / NT(B) (2.5%) / NT(C) (3.5%) / NT(D) (2%) / OBC (19%) / SBC (2%)

Selection Process

· Online Application Forms available on College website from the second half of April. Last date for submission is the third Sunday of May (5 pm IST). The online Application Fee is Rs. 500.

· Along with the Application Form, the academic exercises announced (as part of the Entrance Exams) for that academic year would have to be uploaded for evaluation.

· The shortlisted candidates are interviewed (personally or through video-conferencing).

· Post the interviews, the admissions are finalized.

Eligibility Criteria

Students with a Bachelor’s Degree in any faculty or discipline, with a minimum of 50% marks can apply for this course.

Candidates who have appeared for their VI semester, but have not yet received their Degree results are eligible to apply for admission. Provisional admission would be offered to such admitted students, till the original results are not presented to the College.

The Grades awarded by some Universities are converted to percentages according to a formula provided by their respective Universities or by the Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi for foreign students.

For Eligibility / Transfer / Migration Certificates: (Refer: PG admission overview)

Syllabi per Semester:

Note: L = Contact Hours / Week and SS = Self-Study Hours / Week

The Self-Study Hours of each student are monitored by the concerned Lecturer via the quality of the student’s participation in the class room deliberations.

In the case of Dissertation (PPCC.10.02) the student is expected to meet the supervising lecturer at least once a week throughout Semester IV. Each of these meeting is recorded and weighted for final marking.

Scheme of Evaluation

Each semester has: 2 CIAs (20 marks each) and 1 ESE (60 Marks)

Compulsory Internship between the II and III Semesters. Students work with organizations connected with various aspects of public policy.

Our students have interned with the Thane Municipal Corporation, Centre for Social Research (Delhi), various State and Central Government Ministries and NGOs involved in various types of social work and action.