Overview

At Public Administration at Panjab University the Department at the Panjab University has earned a distinguished reputation for excellence in teaching, research, training, and academic engagement in Public Administration and Governance. The Department combines academic rigour with practical orientation, preparing students and scholars to address contemporary governance challenges through research, policy analysis, and professional practice.

Key facts

The Department offers a full-time M.A. in Public Administration designed in accordance with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The programme is interdisciplinary and professionally oriented, integrating classroom learning with seminars, workshops, field visits, internships, and research-based assignments.

Students may opt for either M.A. with Research, which includes a dissertation and advanced research-oriented courses, or M.A. without Research, which emphasizes applied courses, internships, and field-based learning.

The curriculum covers key areas such as local governance, public policy, development administration, public management, sustainable development, and digital governance. Students may choose elective courses from three specialization groups:

• Local Government
• Public Policy and Contemporary Governance
• Emerging Areas in Public Administration