Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Tel 080-26993013/3017/3265/3749, Email pgppmadm@iimb.ernet.in, pgppmoffice@iimd.ernet.in

IIMB invites application for Post-graduate programme in Public Policy and Management (PGPPM) 2013-15

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy and Management 2013-15

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 the All India services and central services, in their mid-career

It is for officers wanting to reinvent themselves

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 of the programme is

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 Govt 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

Govt sponsored participants are expected to do their dissertations from their respective workplaces

For further details and procedure for admissions, email pgppmadm@iimb.ernet.in

IIM Bangalore Admission Application Fee :

• For open and overseas candidates applying with GMAT / GRE scores, the application fee is  1500/- and for those open candidates who take the CAT 2012, the application fee is  500/-.
• For the Government sponsored participants, there is no application fee.
• The IIM Bangalore admission application fee should be paid online through the payment gateway while submitting the application form.

Important Dates for IIM Bangalore Admission :

• The last date for receipt of IIMB admission applications : 31st January,2013.
• Interviews at Bangalore : 21st February, 2013 to 22nd February, 2013.
• Interviews at Delhi : 25th February, 2013 to 26th February, 2013.
• Interviews at Kolkata : 01st March, 2013 to 02nd March, 2013.
• Interviews at Mumbai : 01st March, 2013 to 02nd March, 2013.
• Announcement of selected Candidates : 08th March, 2013.

How to Apply :

• All candidates register your contact details at the ‘Register here’ at the IIMB PGPPM webpage site which will facilitate us to keep you informed of open houseswww.iimb.ernet.in/pgppm.

Open and Overseas Candidates :

• Open and overseas candidates should fill in the online application form available at www.iimb.ernet.in and submit online along with the application fee.

Government Sponsored Candidates :

• Officers from All India and Central Services are required to forward the duly filled-in application available at the IIMB website : www.iimb.ernet.in, through the concerned departments to the
  Under Secretary,
  Department of Personnel & Training ( DoPT ),
  Government of India.
• An advance copy of the application should be sent to The Administrative Officer ( PGPPM ), Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. Please visit IIMB website :www.iimb.ernet.in and DoPT website : persmin.gov.in/dopt.asp for further details.