abbreviation
- JSGP
Jindal
School
of
Government
and
Public
Policy
(JSGP),
one
of
the
twelve
schools
in
the
University,
engages
with
the
contemporary
policy
environment,
which
demands
new
imaginations, methodologies,
and
revitalized
ethics.
Through
national
and
international
collaborations,
JSGP promotes interdisciplinary
studies,
teaching
and
research
programmes,
and
strives
to
develop
a
comparative
perspective
on
local
and
global
policy
issues. JSGP
offers
students
a
well‑rounded
education
and
exposes
them
to
the
field
in
both
rural
and
urban
contexts
and
the
institutional
mechanisms
of
governance.
JSGP
regularly
invites
academicians,
activists,
senior
officials,
politicians,
NGO‑ workers,
policymakers
from
the
United
Nations
(UN)
and
other
international
organizations
to
deliver
lectures
and
interact
with
students
and
faculty
members.
The
Jindal
School
of
Government
and
Public
Policy
(JSGP)
has
pioneered
public
policy
and
economics
education
since
2012.
Until
recently,
public
policy
education
was
the
preserve
of
people
serving
governments
at
the
senior
policymaking
level.
However,
just
as
war
is
too
important
to
be
left
only
to
generals,
public
policy
is
too
important
to
be
left
only
to
officials
serving
governments
and
their
political
masters.
People
from
all
walks
of
life
should
be
more
knowledgeable
about
public
policy,
especially
students
who
aspire
to
improve
the
world.
Many
students
(undergraduates
and
professionals)
in
India
and
other
developing
countries
wish
to
study
public
policy.
Public
policy
education
is
an
idea
whose
time
has
come.
JSGP's
undergraduate,
postgraduate
and
doctoral
programmes
are
genuinely
interdisciplinary,
drawing
insights
from
multiple
disciplines,
especially
economics.
JSGP
students
can
opt
to
join
the
public
policy
or
the
economics
stream
of
studies.
Common
to
all
JSGP
students
is
their
desire
to
make
a
difference
in
the
world,
a
passion
for
problem‑solving,
and
a
keen
interest
in
the
political
process.
JSGP
students
want
to
be
the
change‑makers
in
society,
the
ones
who
help
craft
solutions
to
such
problems
as
poverty,
inequality,
unemployment,
sustainable
development,
and
climate
change.
The
opportunities
for
JSGP
students
to
show
leadership
and
deploy
their
knowledge
and
skills
in
rewarding
careers
are
steadily
growing.
For
example,
students
from
JSGP
public
policy
and
economics
streams
are
well‑equipped
to
join
governments
(through
the
civil
service
selection
process
or
lateral
entry).
In
addition,
many
top
corporations
have
established
public
policy
positions
that
JSGP
students
can
best
fill,
having
an
interdisciplinary
education,
compared
to
others
specialised
in
single
disciplines.
Corporate
social
responsibility
(CSR)
ventures
afford
JSGP
students
rewarding
employment
to
increase
the
supply
of
public
goods
and
merit
goods.
NGOs
working
in
partnership
with
governments
and
civil
society
organisations
that
advocate
policies
to
serve
the
public
interest
can
provide
meaningful
careers
to
our
students.
International
institutions,
including
the
United
Nations
and
philanthropic
foundations,
committed
to
realising
the
Sustainable
Development
Goals,
will
seek
out
students
educated
at
JSGP.
And
for
those
students
who
have
an
aptitude
for
research
and
teaching,
a
growing
number
of
think
tanks
and
universities
can
provide
meaningful
employment.
JSGP
students
manage
many
clubs
and
engage
in
fun‑filled
extra‑curricular
activities,
including
the
JSGP
Tedx,
Policy
Club,
Arthaniti
and
Youthopia. JSGP
is
research‑oriented
and
has
faculty
with
impeccable
qualifications
from
first‑rate
universities
worldwide JSGP's
research
centres
work
in
innovative
areas
such
as
complexity
economics,
applied
spirituality,
measuring
the
efficacy
of
public
policies
and
improving
justice
delivery.
In
addition,
the
Policy
Action
Laboratory
specialises
in
field‑based
research
and
learning.
JSGP
students
can
work
with
faculty
on
research
projects
and
assist
in
teaching,
earning
significant
stipends
to
complement
scholarship
tuition
waivers
and
support
their
education.
In
addition,
they
can
count
on
exciting
internships
during
inter‑semester
breaks
that
provide
experiential
learning.
Finally,
some
postgraduate
students
who
take
up
capstone
projects
in
their
final
year
can
expect
to
continue
working
in
their
client
institutions
after
graduation. JSGP
was
instrumental
in
legally
registering
the
Association
for
Public
Policy
Education
(APPE)
to
provide
a
platform
for
everyone
in
India
and
abroad
to
share
their
experience
with
innovations
in
public
policy
pedagogy.
Furthermore,
JSGP
is
committed
to
refining
the
teaching
of
Economics,
creatively
combining
orthodox
and
heterodox
approaches.