The Department of Public Policy, established in August 2022, aims to serve as a policy hub that scrutinizes the interplay between society, economy, environment, technology, and governance via policy development and advocacy. The Department seeks to impact policy decisions through academic and research programs, leading to positive policy outcomes that align with the Sustainable Development Goals.

DPP, MAHE (Bengaluru) envisions to be a unique policy hub? looking closely at the nexus between society, economy, environment (the triple bottomlines of sustainability) with technology and? governance through policy making and advocacy. Through academic and research programs DPP hopes to? influence? policy decisions to bring about? positive policy outcomes imbibing? SDGs.

1. To provide the appropriate academic framework through the curriculum, pedagogy and expertise for implementation of the current and futuristic postgraduate programmes aligned to public policy making.?

2. To promote and foster a unique culture of policymaking among the students who are the future workforce with the support of a strong network of academia, Governmental and non-Governmental organisations, Thinktanks and corporates.?

3. To provide capacity-building opportunities to inter-institutional and external stakeholders including faculty from diverse fields of expertise, administrators and executives in need of institutional support for training in policymaking.

4. To provide a unique platform for networking through conferences, symposia, workshops, training and continuing educational programmes at regional, national and international levels.

5. To evolve insightful knowledge products such as policy briefs, policy papers, research papers etc. for policymakers with insights from research and consultancy projects.