M.A. (Public Administration)
Catagory: Arts & Social Science
Course Type: Post Graduation
Duration: 2 Year
Study Mode: Regular
About Course
Master of Arts in Public Administration Course Details
M.A. Public Administration or Master of Arts in Public Administration is a postgraduate Public Administration course. Public Administration is a comprehensive and thorough study of Public Administration as a discipline at an advanced level. M.A. (Public Administration) degree course covers the study of various Theories of Administration, Public Organisations, Financial Administration, Public Services and the Constitutional Framework. In other words, M.A. in (Public Administration) degree course is a study involving the study of a system through which the government carries out its business of ruling and controlling effectively. M.A. (Public Administration) degree course teaches and trains the students in democratic values such as equality, justice, security and order. It also prepares such human resources (called public administrators) who can critically analyse and review public policies of the government. The students are also taught to take the responsibility of determining the policies and programmes of the government. The course duration is two years with four-semester syllabus.
Master of Arts in Public Administration Eligibility
- Aspiring students should have passed a graduation degree in any stream.
- However, many of the reputed universities demand graduation degree with Honours in Public Administration or Public Administration as one of the subjects studied in graduation from any of the recognised university/college of the country for admission to M.A. (Public Administration) degree course.
- Some of the very reputed universities and institutes demand a minimum of 45-50% marks in graduation as qualifying criteria to secure admission in this course and some also conduct entrance examination to get admission to their M.A. (Public Administration) degree course.
- Selection to the degree course in these colleges is based on marks secured in the final merit i.e. total marks aggregated in the final exams of graduation and the entrance exam.
Master of Arts in Public Administration Duration - 2 Years
Master of Arts in Public Administration Employment Areas
- Corporate Management Offices
- Economic Development Centres
- Indian Civil Services
- Fire and Emergency Services
- Public Works
- Land Revenue Systems
- Municipal Bodies
- Panchayati Raj
- Educational Institutes
- Police Departments
- Secretariat Offices
- Tribal Administration
Master of Arts in Public Administration Job Types
- Administrative Officer
- Consultant
- Management Analyst
- Teacher
- Customs Inspector
- Labour Management Relations Specialist
- Corporate Manager
- Personnel Management Specialist
- Social Worker