Interestingly, Shri Padmavati Mahila Vishwavidyalaya (SPMV) is a pioneer in introducing the special curriculum of Public Policy at the undergraduate level, which was started in 2018-19. “The BA Public Policy and Anthropology course, which was introduced in our university in the academic year 2018-19, has proved to be a huge hit with the students. We have decided to start MA Public Policy from the current academic year,” said Dr Sujatha, course coordinator.
Former Chief Secretary Dr. Mohan Kanda, Dr. Manmohan Singh, Dr. KV Satyanarayana and Dr. Ashok will work as advisors and advisors to the university in starting this stream. Some officials have also agreed to physically visit the university to share their knowledge and act as core faculty. This is expected to bring a huge experience to the campus and help the students realize their civic dreams, said Dr P Lakshmaiah, head of the NGO, Para Association of Rural Development (PARD). Dr Lakshmaiah, a well-known name in providing coaching to civil aspirants in Hyderabad, said that engineering and medical graduates were also eligible to join the MA Public Policy course, which is primarily designed to provide coaching for civil services examinations. was designed for.
“Public policy is nothing but a confluence of economics, public administration, political science and anthropology. All the subjects are covered in Civil Services Preliminary Examination and Main Examination and hence the subjects were dealt with in different semesters so that students can learn Public Policy as well as prepare for the Civil Services Preliminary and Main Examination of the nation. This course has been started to give impetus to women empowerment to help them crack civil services as well as clusters in the state,” said Dr Laxmaiah.
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*Generally, students start preparing for civil services exam after completing their graduation or post graduation.
*Following public policy at undergraduate or PG level will reduce their precious preparation time by at least 3-5 years: Dr. Lakshmaiah of PARD.
*Second Administrative Reforms Commission recommended all universities to introduce courses with focus on civil services to bring more quality in All India Service cadres especially from women and rural areas.
*Sri Padmavati Mahila Vishwavidyalaya (SPMV), Tirupati is the first university to start BA with Public Policy and Anthropology in 2018-19.
*The University started the course with the active support of Para Association (PARD), an NGO for rural development.
*Anthropology was also included in this course as it was the most successful elective for the last three decades in the competitive field in general and civil services in particular.
*Since Anthropology is nothing but the study of man which imparts human values and morals to the students which are very essential in present day administration.
*SPMV is starting MA Public Policy from next academic year for which admission will start this week.
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