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Ph. D. in Public Policy

Overview

To create and support an environment of rigorous, systematic, and scientific evidence-based research with the integration of social sciences and allied disciplines in the field of ESG, sustainability and public policy making and, foster a culture of sustainable and inclusive policy to create social change.

Objectives

  • Promote and facilitate multidisciplinary research with focus on sustainability and inclusivity.
  • Undertake cutting edge ESG research with focus on just transition and due diligence strategies.
  • Contribute to the national SDG 2030 objectives and create effective intervention strategies for implementation at the local level.
  • Facilitate research and development programs for political leaders and enable them to design campaign strategies, political decision making, leadership and policy analysis.
  • Contribute towards scientific and rigorous research on currents issues of social development, global justice, economic studies, law and justice reforms and futurist studies.

Research Project

  • Promoting Gender Equality through Social Norm Intervention: Improving Retention of Adolescent Girls in Schools.
  • A Study of Post International Sports Event Liability and its Impact on Environment and Marginalized Communities.
  • Strengthening Climate Resilience through Indigenous Knowledge: Case Study of Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve.
  • Green Criminology and Transformative policing.
  • Food Fortification Policy in India.
  • An Integrated Legal Framework for AI And Copyright: With Special Reference to Attribution of Authorship and Ownership of AI-Generated Content.
  • A Taxonomical approach to outcome-based Education.

Eligibility

  • Applicants holding a master’s degree with minimum 55% marks or equivalent Grade in a point scale as may be prescribed by the UGC from time to time, wherever the grading system is followed.
  • Applicants whose result of the final examination of a programme leading to master’s degree is awaited can be given provisional admission if he / she fulfils other requirements for admission. After the provisional admission the candidate will be required to furnish proof of completing master’s degree with minimum of 55% marks within three months from admission failing which his / her admission will be cancelled.
  • Applicants holding foreign Degree’s equivalent to that of a Master’s degree study with minimum 55% marks or equivalent Grade in a point scale as may be prescribed by the UGC from time to time, wherever grading system is followed; Provided that applicants with a foreign Degrees shall be admitted to the Ph.D. programme, subject to clearance by the Equivalence Committee of Alliance University.
  • Applicants having completed M.Phil. Coursework with a minimum 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent Grade, in the UGC point scale and those candidates who having their M.Phil. Dissertation evaluated, but viva-voce is pending, maybe may also be admitted to the Ph.D. programme.
  • Applicants possessing a degree, approved as equivalent to the M.Phil. Degree in India, obtained from a foreign Educational Institution accredited by the UGC if candidates with a degree from a foreign Institution shall be admitted to the Ph.D. programme, subject to the clearance by the Equivalence Committee of Alliance University.
  • Admission of candidates belonging to the SC/ST/OBC, or other reserved categories shall be governed by the Karnataka State Rules in this regard, from time to time.
  • Students from a four-year undergraduate programme (with Honors) can enroll directly if they have scored 75% or above, with a 5% relaxation for specified categories as per UGC regulations. Those who have scored between 55% and 75% may qualify after completing either a one-year master's programme or a bridging course of 36-40 credits.
    (Refer National Credit Framework NCrF 2024).
  • For students from a three-year undergraduate programme, Ph.D. eligibility requires the completion of a bridging programme of 36-40 credits along with the necessary coursework.
    (Refer National Credit Framework NCrF 2024).

Salient Features

Research fellowship of Rs.35,000 per month and a contingency grant of Rs.25,000 per year for full-time scholars.
Rs.1 lakh funding support on case by case basis once during the programme for attending International Conferences / Seminars.
Rs.30,000 per year funding support for attending national workshops if scholar is not availing any funding support from the agency.
Extensive interaction and guidance with luminaries including 40+ Ivy League supervisors and faculty listed among top 2% scientists.
Facility for transfer of research scholars from other universities or research institutions to Alliance University and vice-versa.
Specific provisions and relaxations with respect to women research scholars and specially-abled persons.
Rs.10 Crores revolving fund for entrepreneurial initiatives.
Centres of Excellence, fostering innovation and cutting-edge research.
Research projects worth 75+ Crores from government and non-government agencies.
Numerous subscribed databases such as IEEE, Scopus, Scival, Ebsco, Dervent, Case Center, and Harvard Case studies.
Central Instrumentation Facility - AU-STIC established to serve as the cornerstone of scientific advancement, offering researchers access to state-of-the-art equipments.
Our institution has achieved 1,772 SCOPUS-indexed publications with 7,832 citations and an H-index of 41, averaging 4.2 citations per paper, with 65% of articles in Quartile 1 and 2 journals, 60% of publications cited by top 10% journals, a field-weighted citation impact of 1.93, and 34% of papers produced through international collaboration.

Multiple Disciplines

  • Economics and Public Policy
  • Climate Justice and Sustainability
  • ESG and Business Sustainability
  • Social Policy
  • Business Governance and Society
  • International Governance
  • Sustainability
  • Disaster Management
  • Psephology and Elections
  • Policy and Politics

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