Understanding Public Policy in India

• Institutions of State: Legislature

• System of Parliamentary Standing Committees

• Institution of State: Executive (Elected Executive and the Permanent Bureaucracy)

• Institutions of State: Judiciary

• Statutory Constitutional Authorities: Election Commission, Finance Commission, and CAG

• Special Provisions: Schedule V and VI

• Special Provisions: 73rd and 74th Amendments

• Special Provisions: Article 370A

• Federal Structure and Central, State and Concurrent Lists

• Ministries and Departments

• The Incongruent Geographies of Public Administration: Tehsil vs Block vs. Forest vs. Police vs. Irrigation

• District as the Lynchpin of Implementation

• System of Approvals and Accountability

• Public Services and the Correct Identification of Beneficiaries

• Fiscal Policy as a System of Carrots and Sticks

• The Budget Process

• Sources of Government Expenditure

• Sources of Government Revenue

• Deficit Finance and Monetary Policy

• Macroeconomics Policy: Balancing Unemployment and Inflation

• Money Supply and Credit

• Ease of Doing Business

• Successes: Election Commission and Green Revolution

• Successes: Immunisation and Biometric Identity

• Partial Successes: Land Reforms and Decentralisation

• Partial Successes: Environmental Protection

• Failures: Primary Health and Nutrition

• Failures: Primary Education and Justice

• COVID Stories: PPE Kits, Food Distribution and Migrant Labour

• Defense of Territory

• Economic Development

• Equity and Social Justice

• Safety Nets

• Social Mobilisation

• Global Cooperation

• Introduction to Economic Reforms: Life Under License Raj

• Reform Efforts Through 1980s and the BoP Crisis

• Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation in 1991

• Government Intervention in Agricultural Markets

• Public Private Partnerships

• Debt Finance

• Viability Gap Funding

• Build Operate Lease Transfer (BOLT) Model

• Equity Partnership (Land Pooling)

• eGovernance

• eTaal Dashboard

• eKYC for Private Services

• Direct Benefit Transfer

• Land Records

• Digital Payments (UPI, FASTag, IMPS)

• The New Era of "Gov-Tech" or Government Technology

• What is Impact Evaluation?

• Counterfactual Analysis

• Randomised Control Trials (RCTs)

• Difference in Differences (DD) or Quasi-Experimental Methods

• Regression Discontinuity

• Muddling Through

• Absense of Evidence

• Multi Causality

• Ecological Fallacy

• Why are Problems 'Wicked'?

• Complex Adaptive Social Systems

• Complex Adaptive Social Systems: Emergent Phenomena

• Policy Challenge and Response

• Policy as Experiment

• Learnings from Experiments: MGNREGA

• Shadow of History: PM-KISAN, Rythu Bandhu, KALIA Scheme

I have a full-time job. What is the time commitment expected from me? 

The ISB Public Policy programme has been designed with your busy schedule in mind. You will be required to commit not more than four to six hours per week enabling you to benefit from this transformative programme while fulfilling your day-to-day work responsibilities.

What is the mode of the programme?

This programme is designed to give flexible learning given the time constraints of working professionals and contains high-quality pre-recorded videos with the globally renowned faculty from ISB. The programme contains pre-recorded videos, case studies, quizzes, assignments and discussion boards.

Are there live sessions in the programme?

There are live webinars with programme coordinators and industry experts also called Emeritus office hours, every week for doubt-solving and any discussion regarding the curriculum. There are no live sessions with ISB Faculty.

What if I miss the assignments for a particular week? Can I attempt them later?

An assignment that is not submitted by the due date is late. Late assignments will be accepted until one week after the programme end date, which is published on the programme homepage. It is strongly recommended that you attempt and submit the assignments every week for a holistic learning experience. Late submissions will be graded at the end of the course.

What is it like to learn with the learning collaborator, Emeritus?

More than 300,000 professionals globally, across 200 countries, have chosen to advance their skills with Emeritus and its educational learning partners. In fact, 90 percent of the respondents of a recent survey across all our programs said that their learning outcomes were met or exceeded. All the contents of the course would be made available to students at the commencement of the course. However, to ensure the program delivers the desired learning outcomes, the students may appoint Emeritus to manage the delivery of the program in a cohort-based manner during the course period the cost of which is already included in the overall Course fee of the course. A dedicated program support team is available 7 days a week to answer questions about the learning platform, technical issues, or anything else that may affect your learning experience.

What are the requirements to earn the certificate?

Participants must receive 70% to pass and obtain the certificate of completion, and be a part of the ISB Online Network.

Each programme includes an estimated learner effort per week, so you can gauge what will be required before you enrol. This is referenced at the top of the programme landing page under the Duration section, as well as in the programme brochure, which you can obtain by submitting the short form at the top of this web page. All programmes are designed to fit into your working life. You must complete the required activities to pass and obtain the certificate of completion. Some programmes include a final project submission or other assignments to obtain passing status. This information will be noted in the programme brochure. Please contact us at support.india@emeritus.org if you need further clarification on any specific programme requirements.

What type of certificate will I receive? 

Upon successful completion of the ISB IT Project Management programme, you will receive a smart digital certificate. The smart digital certificate can be shared with friends, family, schools, or potential employers. You can use it on your cover letter, resume, and/or display it on your LinkedIn profile. The digital certificate will be sent approximately two weeks after the programme, once grading is complete 

Does the programme grant alumni status?

This programme comes with ISB Online Network access, which allows you to network with other ISB Alumni and a host of other benefits. However, this is not the same as the ISB Alumni status accorded for full-time campus programmes.

How long will I have access to the learning materials?

You will have access to the online learning platform and all the videos and programme materials for 12 months following the programme start date. Access to the learning platform is restricted to registered participants per the terms of the agreement.

What equipment or technical requirements are there for this programme?

Participants will need the latest version of their preferred browser to access the learning platform. In addition, Microsoft Office and a PDF viewer are required to access documents, spreadsheets, presentations, PDF files, and transcripts.

Do I need to be online to access the programme content?

Yes, the learning platform is accessed via the internet, and video content is not available for download. However, you can download files of video transcripts, assignment templates, readings, etc. For maximum flexibility, you can access programme content from a desktop, laptop, tablet, or mobile device. Video lectures must be streamed via the internet, and any livestream webinars and office hours will require an internet connection. However, these sessions are always recorded, so you may view them later.

Can I still register if the registration deadline has passed?

Please reach out to your programme advisor or email us at support.india@emeritus.org.

Is there an option to make flexible payments for this programme?

Yes, the flexible payment option allows a participant to pay the programme fee in instalments. This option is made available on the payment page and should be selected before submitting the payment.