M.A. (Public Administration)Master of Arts in Public Administration

Public administration is the field that studies how government at various levels works to form policies and implement them across the state. Public administration is a an ever changing field but still holds on to the basic principle of auditing and analyzing governmental work. Public administration lets the learner study how governments organize policies in addition to the behavior of officials involved in development of such policies. The MA in Public Administration seeks to extend this knowledge to anyone interested in this field. The aim of this is to provide end to end knowledge to candidates on the relationship and nature of the State, Society, its Administration and their interaction with each other. It delves into subjects like administrative theories, models, and techniques. Courses include Government Relations, State, Society and Public Administration, Administrative Theory, Public Systems Management, Human Resource Management, Fiscal Administration, Democracy and Development, Decentralization and Local Governance, Public Policy and Analysis, Electronic Governance, Disaster Management, Law and Ethics, Public Personnel Administration. Graduates of this course normally work for the government, in Public Sector Undertakings as Administrative Officers or in the private sector, working as heads of policy watchdog groups.