Department of Public Administration

About Department of Public Administration

 

“Public Administration is a detailed and systematic application of Law.”

Prof. Woodrow Wilson

Public Administration is an activity as old as human civilization. In the modern age, the subject of Public Administration became the dominant factor of both public and private life. it was originated as an independent subject in 1887. Public Administration is a combination of both theory and practice. As a discipline, it studies and analyses the machinery and procedure of government while formulating and implementing policies and that analysis/study gives birth to new ideas, which are then applied to the activity of government to test the practicality as to whether it increases efficiency or not. It is the basis of government, the instrument of change in the society, plays a vital role in the life of the people and it is an instrument for executing laws, policies, programs of the nation. The success of the government is dependent on the ability of Public Administration and every aspect of human life is within the range of Public Administration. So UPSC has been introduced to the Public Administration as an independent subject since 1987. The role of Public Administrators is significantly changed in recent times. This subject is very important in competitive examinations like UPSC, PPSC, HPSC, RPSC, and other civil services, etc.  due to its great importance, the second ARC (Administrative Reform Commission) report has recommended in every educational Institute.

The Department of Public Administration was established in the college in 1982. The department runs two six semester full time programmes leading to award of Bachelor of Arts (General Course) and Bachelor of Arts (Honours Course in Social Sciences). It also offers a three months Certificate Course in Disaster Management.

FEATURES OF THE DEPARTMENT: -

• The Department encourages students to participate in national and international conferences/seminars organized by the college as well other training institutes, colleges, and universities.
• The Department also conducts educational and industrial visits for students to complement their courses.
• The Department has a student’s association in which students actively participate in programmes and seminars at national and international levels. It helps students to enrich their leadership qualities.
• The Department delivers effective lectures through smart classrooms.
• The Department organizes special lectures by eminent personalities and subject experts to enhance the knowledge of the students.
• The Department also encourages students to publish research papers in national and international journals.
• The Department also encourages students to present their assignments on the given topic from the syllabus in group discussion mode, which enables the students to understand the concept, consequence, and the relevance of the topic and it boosts their morale and communication skills.

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

Areas of concentration within the course include:

• Administrative Theory.
• Indian Administration.
• Personnel Administration in India.
• Financial Administration in India.
• Local Government in India (With special reference to Punjab).
• Development Administration.
• Administrative Thoughts.
• Comparative Public Administration.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES RELEVANT TO THE COURSE OF STUDY

Public Administration makes up more than half of all Centre, State and Local Government jobs.

• Jobs in Central and State Civil Services. (UPSC and SPSCs).
• Jobs in middle and top-level management in various MNCs, non-profit organizations, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
• Jobs in Human Resources and related fields.
• Opportunities in social science research in reputed organizations.
• Administrative positions in United Nations.
• Opportunities in public and private educational institutions.