MPG18 Brochure.pdf
MIT School of Government offers 2-year Master's degree program in Political Leadership and Government (UGC approved MA degree) for career in Politics. Get opportunities to work with offices of Political parties and Political Leaders. The first year of the program comprises, On-campus Learning which includes – • Classroom lectures by core and visiting faculty • Interactive Sessions by national level eminent leaders from Politics, Social sector, Bureaucracy, Judiciary, Media and Corporate • For hands on experience, Local field visits are organized to Gram Panchayat, Zilla Parishad, Municipal Corporation, State Assembly, Cooperatives and NGOs. • Study Tours related to Constituency management and Campaign & Elections management are conducted • A ten-day National Study Tour to Delhi is organized to give first hand exposure on Politics. The second year of the program comprises, Off-campus Internships & Training which includes - • Constituency based internship • Issue based internship • Internship with NGOs • Internships with Media and • Last & final Internship with offices of Political parties and/or with Political leaders which helps the students establish themselves firmly in the Political Sector Internships provide the necessary where withal w.r.t ground realities of Politics and day to day to challenges which these young post graduates need to be ready to face while carving out niche careers, either in Electoral Politics or Functional Politics. SALIENT FEATURES • 50% classroom lectures & 50% field visits • Interactive sessions with National level leaders from Politics, Social, Bureaucracy, Judicial, Media & Corporate • Local Field Visits to NGOs, model villages, Gram Panchayats, Zilla Parishads, Municipal Corporations, Political Party Offices, etc. • Study Tours for Constituency Management & Elections Management • 10-day National Study Tour to Delhi • Optional 2-week International Study Tour to Europe • Compulsory internships up to 10-months with Political Leaders & Political party offices CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Opportunities in Electoral Politics - Opportunities in Electoral Politics – • We have more than 543 seats in Lok Sabha • 245 seats in Rajya Sabha • More than 4200 MLA seats across India including all state legislative assemblies & legislative councils • Approx. 4000 Urbal local bodies including - Municipal corporation (Nagar Nigam), Municipality (municipal council, municipal board, municipal committee) (Nagar Parishad) • As per January 2019, census there are 630 Zilla Panchayats; 6614 Block Panchayats and 253163 Gram Panchayats in India Opportunities in Functional Politics – The elected members as described above and the political parties are always in need of functional consultants in Politics. Some of these positions are – • Political Analyst • Political Consultant • Policy Research Associates • Constituency managers • Campaign & Election Managers • Social Media Strategist • Public Relations officer
