PhD Public Administration

Public administration is the study of how governments manage resources and people to achieve their objectives. It's also the practice of public employees carrying out government policies, advising on policy matters, and managing resources. Public administration is the management of people and resources to achieve government objectives. It's different from private administration because it serves the public interest, not individual interests or profits. Public administration includes activities like planning, organizing, staffing, directing, coordinating, reporting, and budgeting. Public administration roles include translating political ideas into policies, providing public services, improving service delivery, regulating private enterprises, and implementing development plans. Public administration is a subfield of political science, and is also studied within other disciplines like sociology, economics, and management. The word public administration is the combination of two words—public and administration.
The word “public” stands for the people of a definite territory or state. Public Administration is decision making, planning the work to be done, formulating objectives and goals, working with the legislature and citizens of organization to gain public support and funds for Government programs, establishing and revising organization, directing and supervising employees, providing leadership, communicating and receiving communication, determining work methods and procedures, appraising performance, exercising control and other functions performed by government executives and supervisors. It is the action part of the Government, the means by which the purpose and goals of the Government are realized.

Core Courses

  • Budgeting and Financial Management
  • Comparative Public Administration
  • Public Sector Management
  • Research Methods
  • Public Policy Analysis
  • Theories of Public Administration

Eligibility Criteria

  • MS/MPhil/Equivalent degree must be verified by HEC.
  • A minimum of 50–60% marks or CGPA of at least 3.00 on a scale of 4.00 
  • They may pass an entrance test or interview

Scope

Public administration has a wide scope, including the management, oversight, and executing of government policies, as as the management of public affairs. The elements of administration can be summarized using the acronym POSDCoRB, which stands for:
  • P: Planning
  • O: Organizing
  • S: Staffing
  • D: Directing
  • C: Coordinating
  • R: Reporting
  • B: Budgetin

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