1.

How is public policy both a science and arts, elaborate?

2. What are the key elements of policy sciences?
3. How is production of knowledge different in social sciences compared to natural
sciences?
4. How values are different from ideologies? Elaborate with an example
5. Elaborate the significance of preamble, directive principals and fundamental rights in
the context of public policy in India
6. “On Environment and Climate Change all major political institutions are at one page”
elaborate the significance of this statement
7. Outline the public policy process with an example
8. Discuss the role of NITI Ayog’s tool IESS-2047 in energy policy process in India
9. What is rational decision making process? List the limitation of Purely Rational
Decision making Approach
10. Discuss the significance of Simon’s Bonded Rationality
11. Discuss the role of ‘Heuristics’ in decision-making
12. Discuss ‘Policy Briefs’ as a tool for policy advocacy
13. Elaborate the role of legislature on policy decision making in India
14. Discuss the structure of executive in India and its role in policy implementation
15. Discuss the role of executive in policy decision making in India
16. Critically discuss the statement that “Bureaucrats are the implementers but have
growing power in policy formulation as well”
17. Discuss different Policy Implementation approaches with examples
18. Discuss the limitations of Linear Programming in Policy Decisions
19. Discuss the controversies surrounding the TOR of 15th Finance Commission
20. Discuss the revenue sources for Centre and states
21. Describe vertical and horizontal revenue distribution from centre to states
22. Discuss the revenue sources for local bodies
23. How is Niti Ayog different from planning commission (provide a table/ graphics)
24. Critically discuss future prospects of NITI AYOG
25. Discuss the factors that led to decline of Planning Commission
26. How is NITI Ayog’s 3 year Action Agenda is different from the five year plan of Niti
Ayog
27. Discuss the role of NITI AYOG in implementation of SDGs in India
28. Discuss the evolution of Judiciary’s power in Indian polity (flow chart)
29. Discuss Judiciary’s role in formulation and implementation of public policy
30. Discuss the first, second and third generation human rights and its implication for
public policy in India
31. Discuss role of NGT in environmental governance in India
32. Elaborate on the evolving role of UN in national public policies in India
33. Critically analyse the achievements of UN’s MDGs
34. “Could we achieve SDGs” present your assessment