Centre for Public Policy

The Centre for Public Policy is a leading Indian policy think tank engaged in state-of-the-art research, training, teaching and capacity building and strives to develop these fields in individuals. CPP is an initiative undertaken by The INDIAN Institute of Management Bangalore and is located within the IIMB's serene campus.

The Centre for Public Policy has pioneered the application of management disciplines for better public services and governance in India. It is also runs the country’s leading Masters-level programme in public policy and management. The CPP's evidence-based research has focused on government innovations, regulation, policy making, administrative and organizational reform, public-private partnership and IT in government services and well as the Public sector. It conducts various executive educational and doctoral programmes for aspiring students.The Centre for Public Policy (CPP) at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) was created in 2000 through a strong partnership agreement between the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Government of India (GoI), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and IIMB. Today, it has evolved into a leading policy think tank engaged in [...]-edge research, teaching, training and capacity building and works on improving development outcomes across the region. The CPP pioneered the application of management disciplines for better public services and governance in India and it runs the country’s leading Masters-level programme in public policy and management. Its strong evidence-based research has focused on government innovations, regulation, policy making, administrative and organizational reform, public-private partnerships and IT in government. It conducts various innovative and influential executive education and doctoral programmes. The CPP has been designated as a Centre of Excellence by the Ministry of Urban Development and also by Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation. It work in public policy is continuously being strengthened through strong collaborative networks and partnerships with other policy think tanks, policy professionals and practitioners around the world.

History, Vision and Mission

The CPP was set up as a result of a joint partnership venture agreement between the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Government of India (GoI), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and IIMB itself in the year 2000.

The Post Graduate programme in Public Policy and Management (PGPPM)

The Post Graduate programme in Public Policy and Management (PGPPM) aims at strengthening the public policy and managerial skills of future leaders and senior managers from the civil services; and professionals from social, infrastructure and private sectors. This two year programme helps professionals engaged in public policy and management to tackle new challenges in the context of liberalization, globalization and rapid technology change; and continuing burden of poverty, social exclusion and crisis. The PGPPM was flagged off in 2001 from the Centre for Public Policy (CPP), a joint initiative of IIMB-UNDP-GoI, with the main aim to develop an alternate think tank through excellence in research and scholarship, and education and training. The programme focuses on deepening conceptual, technical and analytical skills for public policy making; developing leadership skills; understanding forces shaping the domestic and international environment for public policy; specializing in a chosen public policy field and learning from comparative study of other countries. The academic design of the PGPPM allows the participants to engage in inter-disciplinary learning, shared learning, cross learning, learning from experience, self-study and in-depth learning in the area of specialization. Furthermore, the dissertation is a key component of the programme which enables a comprehensive understanding of a chosen public policy issue. Initially, the programme was started for officers from Civil Services, in their mid-career.However, subsequently, it was extended to open candidates from private and non-government sectors such as infrastructure; telecom and communication; banking and healthcare; regulatory agencies, etc. Considerable synergies exist among private and public sectors and we expect this to enable cross learning. Starting last year, PGPPM has added another dimension to the learning experience by opening admission to overseas participants, to make it a global programme.

The Structure

- Term 1 and 2 (8 weeks each): Public policy and general management courses - Term 3 (7 weeks): Open and international participants take electives offered by the other long duration programmes at IIMB such as PGSEM and EPGP. They also undertake a project involving a government department as a case study under the guidance of a faculty member of IIMB. The Government sponsored participants undertake a core international module on Public Policy in International Comparative Perspective and write a policy paper at Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, New York, USA. The open and international participants also have the option of spending term 3 at Maxwell School upon the payment of the required additional fee. - Term 4 and 5 (5 and 7 weeks): Electives in the areas of specialization and courses from general streams - Term 6: Dissertation which is continued in the second year. Open and overseas participants have the option of completing their dissertation, by continuing from the first year, within 6 months in the second year . Overseas participants can undertake their dissertation on a public policy issue concerning their own countries and submit it from their country. Open participants can opt for placement on submitting a defensible draft. Career counseling and placement assistance will be provided to open participants. Government sponsored participants are expected to do their dissertations from their respective workplaces.

Eligibility

1. Open and Overseas Candidates Candidates from other than government sectors should be graduates and ideal profile would be 5 to 7 years of work experience. Open and Overseas candidates need to take CAT exam.Selection of open and overseas candidate is based on two stage processes. At the first stage candidates will be called for interviews based on the following criteria:

1. • Academic Background
2. • CAT / GMAT /GRE Scores
3. • Work Experience
4. • Achievements (Academic and career related)

The open and overseas candidates must mandatorily choose any one of the following tests for admission to PGPPM

• • The Applicant may take the Common Admission Test (CAT) conducted jointly by the IIMs and indicate that they want to apply for the PGPPM in the CAT Application
• • Alternatively, the applicant may take the GMAT/GRE . Applicants who have already taken the test may attach a copy of their scores along with the application. Scores of GMAT/GRE are also valid.

Infrastructure

IIMB's Library of 1.7 lakh documents is the first source. The library receives most contemporary management periodicals, newsletters and annual reports from public and private organisations to meet the growing demands of students. A number of databases are available on CD-ROMs.

CPP’s own general collection has widened considerably and over 3000 books, 30 international journals and related audiovisual material on public policy have been acquired and made available to faculty, students and researchers. IIMB has one of the finest computing environments among management institutions in the country. Operating around the clock and a campus network with access to the internet, dial-up facilities for accessing the Internet and internal network are also available.

Top Research Papers

This papers series has been started with the intention of producing a set of papers that can contribute to the debate on public policy in the country and internationally. The papers are reviewed by experts prior to being edited for publication. Some have been published and a number of papers are in the pipeline and this process is expected to yield a rich body of material for public policy capacity building as well as the ongoing debates in the country.

• Effective Enforcement of Social Legislation Pertaining to Women, Sobha Nambisan (April 2005)

• Indian Industrial Policy and Global Competition, Siddharthan N S (September 2005)

• Reforming India’s Social Security System for the Twenty-first Century, Mukul G Asher and Deepa Vasudevan (June 2006)

• Social Security and Other Measures for the Formalisation of the Unorganized Sector, Lukose Vallatharai (July 2006)

• Maternal and Neonatal Health: Surviving the Roller-Coaster of International Policy, Gita Sen, Veloshnee Govender, Jane Cottingham (March 2007)

• Water Policy in India - A Brief Overview, Vaidyanathan A (June 2007)

• Taxation and Tax Compliance in India: The Attitudes and Perceptions of Taxpayers and their influence on Tax Behaviour, Sibichen K Mathew (March 2008)

• Firm strategies of the Indian pharmaceutical industry post TRIPS and patent (amendment) act, 2005 Rajnish Rai (October 2008)

• Compulsory Licensing System: Is it an Efficient Instrument for Ensuring Access to Essential Drugs in Developing Countries? Rajnish Rai (December 2008)

• The Indian Macroeconomy: Theory and Policy Mihir Rakshit (February 2009)

• Urban Transport in India: Policy Implications and Research Agenda, Madhav Badami, (June 2009)

• The Impact of Power Exchanges on Electricity Prices in the Wholesale Electricity Market in India, Umesh Kumar Shukla and Ashok Thampy (May 2010)

References

• http://hrm.iimb.ernet.in/cpp/