KIIT School of Public Policy - KSPP

For a very long time, policy about Eastern India was written from somewhere else. That changes now.

The KIIT School of Public Policy is Eastern India's first dedicated school of public policy — built on the founding vision of Prof. Achyuta Samanta, whose life's work in KIIT and KISS is itself a case study in what good policy, done with conviction, can do for people. Our M.A. in Public Policy puts economics, law, data, sociology and Indic knowledge traditions in one room, with knowledge partners including the UNSSC and ICWA, and tracks spanning governance, digital policy, climate action and public health. If you've ever felt the people who write policy should look a little more like the people it's written for — this one is for you.
Future is here.

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A timely piece in The Indian Express by Prof. Amitabh Mattoo makes a compelling case: liberal arts education matters more, not less, in the age of . As AI takes over routine tasks, the skills that will define the next generation of leaders are precisely those that machines cannot replicate like critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and the ability to communicate across disciplines.

This is exactly the argument at the heart of Public Policy education. Policy is, by nature, a liberal art — it demands that you read economics and history, understand data and people, navigate institutions and ideas. At KIIT School of Public Policy, our M.A. in Public Policy is built on this conviction: that India's most urgent governance challenges need minds trained to think across boundaries, not just within them. The future of India's AI, its climate commitments, its welfare systems — none of it will be shaped by specialists alone. It will be shaped by policy thinkers who bring the full range of human knowledge to the table.

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Charity is occasional. Responsibility is continuous. A few thoughts on why "Share to Shine" — the Art of Giving 2026 theme is less a slogan, and more a way of living by Prof. Bibhu Mohapatra, Director, Research, KIIT School of Public Policy.



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“The art of giving begins when the illusion of separateness ends.”

Inspired by the visions ideals of Honourable founder of KIIT, KISS and KIMS- Dr. Achyuta Samanta- "Art of Giving" reflects the belief that true success lies not in how much we accumulate, but in how much we uplift others.

Trees give shade without asking for recognition.
Rivers flow without demanding applause.
Nature teaches us that the deepest acts of giving are often quiet.

To share is not merely to donate.
It is to care.
To create dignity.
To leave the world gentler than we found it.

Because in the end, the brightest lives are not the ones that shine for themselves alone —
but the ones that become light for others. ✨

Learning policy. Understanding people. Creating impact.
At KIIT School of Public Policy.

Public policy isn't "government rules."

It's the reason your city has clean water — or doesn't.
It's why your nearest hospital is 40 km away.
It's why your rent keeps rising and nobody's accountable.
It's why some villages have roads and others have been waiting since independence.

Every headline you're angry about? That's a policy outcome.
Every system that quietly works? Also a policy outcome.

The question is: do you want to keep complaining about it, or learn how to change it?
M.A. in Public Policy | 1 Year | KIIT School of Public Policy

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Two states share a river. State A builds a dam. State B's farmers lose irrigation. Crops fail. Migration begins. Slums grow in State A's capital. State A blames State B's migrants for "taking jobs."
Nobody blames the dam.

Who decided to build it? → A policy decision.
Who forgot to assess downstream impact? → A policy failure.
Who compensates the farmers? → Nobody, because there's no policy for that.
Who handles the migration? → Nobody, because there's no policy for that either.

One dam. Two states. Three crises. Zero policy professionals in the room when it was approved. Every disaster you read about started as a decision someone made without thinking it through.
Learn to be the one who thinks it through.

M.A. in Public Policy | 1 Year | KIIT School of Public Policy
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