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MA in Political Leadership and Government(MPG) 2021-2023

MIT WPU | School of GovernmentPune, India




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“ The Union of Science and Religion / Spirituality alone, will help to bring Harmony and peace to the mankind.”

Dr. Vishwanath D. Karad, Founder - President & Director General , World Peace Centre MAEER’s MIT

Pune, India

Partnership

• Partner with all individuals andorganizations who can help students realize their fullest potential

Social Innovation

• Inspire students to come up with innovative solutions for our world family

Research

• Foster the spirit of scientificinquiryinstudents, to push the envelope of human knowledge andwisdom

Technology

• Nurture the ability of students to applyscientific knowledge forthe well-being of theworld

Philosophy and Tenets

MIT WPU’s Innovative Approach to Learning




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1983 - 1995

• Establishment of MIT• Management Education

under MAEER’s MIT• MIMER• MIT Polytechnic

1996 - 2003

2004 - 2014

• MAEER’s College of Arts, Commerce & Science

• MITSOM• MIT School of Government• Vishwashanti Gurukul• MITSOT

1981

Dr. Vishwanath Karad Founder & President MIT-WPU 2015 onwards

Mr Rahul V Karad Executive President MIT-WPU

MIT-WPU: Legacy

Legacy and Launch of MITWPU

The Seed ThoughtWhen scarcity of Engg.Colleges lead to transformthe adversity into opportunityfor young aspirants

• World Peace Centre• MIP• UNESCO Chair at WPC• MITAOE• MIT-College of Engineering

• MIT-WPU, Kothrud-Pune Flagship University, 1800 Staff (700 Teaching, 800 Non-teaching), 15000 Students, Over 1 Lakh Alumni in Higher Education

• Avantika University, Ujjain• Public Dedication ceremony of 'World Peace

Dome

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctVjqhnQeec

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctVjqhnQeec




2-years Master’s Degree program inMA in Political Leadership & Government (MPG)

•India being a young & a vibrant democracy with

majority of its population under 35 years of age requires

young & educated leaders to make our nation a global

super power.

•More and more youngsters are embracing politics as a

profession. Many are getting attractive opportunities in

politics.

•Today, various developed economies look towards India

for consultation on different international issues.

•As the days progress the demand for highly qualified

young intellectuals in Indian politics & various sectors of

the government are bound to increase.

WHY MIT SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT?




2-years Master’s Degree program in

•To become trained Political Leaders

•To become trained Political Analyst

•To understand the dynamics of the Indian Politics

•To learn to manage an Election Campaign

•To learn the Constituency Management

•To understand the roles & responsibilities of various

Ministries, MPs, MLAs, Corporators etc.

NEED FOR TRAINING IN POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT

MA in Political Leadership & Government (MPG)





Prof. Rahul V. Karad Initiator & Dean, MIT-SOG

Executive President, MIT-WPU

VISION

To be a leading global School contributing a pool of well-

trained human resources in the domains of electoral systems

and governance there by strengthening the democratic systems

and Governments that will pave the way for World Peace.

MISSION

We are dedicated to the task of creating leaders with zeal for and

commitment to nation building, infusing in them a sense of national

pride, democratic values and empathy for common people by

inculcating leadership qualities.






Continuing our mission to create effective & ethical leaders forPolitics…

Late Shri. T. N. Seshan Former Chief Election Commissioner of India

A Humble Tribute to our FIRST CHAIRMAN & CHIEF MENTOR

"Diamonds are valued on the basis of four criteria's -Cut, Clarity, Colour & Carrot. We are trying you togive you the cut to polish your face, to chisel morefaces, to tell you what is corruption, to tell you whatis speaker, to tell you what is parliament, to tell youwhat is an NGO, to tell you what is an inter-statebody dispute".





2-years Master’s Degree program inAcademic Advisory Board

Dr. Narendra JadhavMember, Rajya Sabha

Dr. Vinay SahasrabudheNat’l VP, BJP

Prof. Dr. Vishwanath KaradFounder President MAEER

Dr. Vijay BhatkarEminent

Computer Scientist

Dr. Raghunath MashelkarChairman

Renowned Scientist

Prof. S. ParasuramanPrinciple Advisor, MITWPU

(Capt.) Ganesh KarnikDeputy Chairman

NRI Forum

Jayaprakash Narayan Founder, Lok Satta

Prof. Rajeev GowdaFormer Member

Rajya Sabha

Adv Ujjwal NikamEminent Lawyer

Dr. Shailashree HaridasAssociate Director

MIT-SOG

Abhishek MishraFormer Professor, Harvard

Former Minister, Govt of UP

Prof. Anand KumarNat’l ConvenorSwaraj Abhiyan

Prof. Anjali AmbedkarExpert on Social Sciences

Vivek VelankarRenowned RTI Activist

Dr Shrikant ParanjpeFormer HoD, Defence & Strategic Studies, SPPU

Prof Hari NarkeHead Mahatma Phule

Chair, SPPU

Rahul V KaradExecutive President,

MITWPU

N T RaoVice Chancellor, MITWPU




Salient Features

• Political Management

• Elections & Campaign Management

• Constituency Development & Management

• International Relations

• Political Economy

• Public Oratory

• Public Policy

FOCUS AREAS 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




Program Design

The two-year Master’s Degree program in Political Leadership & Government (MPG) is divided as follows:

(a) Foundation (b) Trimester - I (c) Trimester – II (d) Trimester - III

(e) Trimester - IV (f) Trimester – V (Social / Media Internship) (g) Trimester VI (Political Internship)

All the subjects are compulsory and have been designed to give an understanding of the different verticals (Political Strategist,

NGO, Analyst, Electoral Politics, International Relations, Media and PR) that the students are expected to be aware of as

Political Leaders.

The two-year Master’s Degree program in Political Leadership & Government (MPG) comprises classroom lectures and field

visits including Local, State, National and International study tour.




Academic Chairs




Academic Chairs




Academic Team

Prof. Parimal Maya SudhakarExpert in

International Politics

Dr. Lenin KumarExpert in International

Relations

Prof. Gopal WamaneExpert in Political

Science

Dr. Joe ThomasExpert on Sustainable

Development

Amit NarkarFormer Exec. Dir.

NCAS

Dr. Shailashree HaridasDirector, MIT-SOG

Expert on Political Economy

Ravindranath PatilSenior Director, MITWPU

School of Public, Former IPS

Dr. Girija LagadProfessor of Economics

Mahesh ZagadeFormer IAS

Former Commissioner, PMC

Adv. Ashish KhaitanFormer Leader AAP

Eminent Journalist, Activist & lawyer

Vivek VelankarRenowned RTI Activist

Prof. Hari NarkeHead Mahatma Phule

Chair, SPPU

Dr. Radhakrishnan Pillai Expert on Chanakya Niti

Dr. Amar JadhaoPolitical Strategist

Hari KasulaExpert in Election &

Campaign Management

Kalyan TanksaleExpert in Civil Societies

Administration

Nandan ShiralyaExpert on Parliamentary

& Legislative Affairs




Year 1 (45 Credits)

Year 2 (45 Credits)

Trimester-IV Trimester-V Trimester-VISubject Subject Subject

Constituency Mapping Social Internship

(NGOs/Social Movements)

Political Internship

Constituency Development and

Management (Online Delivery)

Public Policy and Advocacy (Online

Delivery)Final Internship

Budget Making and Analysis (Online

Delivery)

Global Politics (Online Delivery)

India's Foreign Policy (Online

Delivery)Manifesto Making (Online Delivery)

Finishing School

Trimester-I Trimester-II Trimester-IIISubject Subject Subject

Competing Politico-Economic Ideologies

Local Self-Governmentsin India

Politics of Change

Elections in IndiaLegislative Procedures

in IndiaNational Study Tour

Psephology & Data Analysis

Organization Buildingand Management

Election Campaign Management

Working in Indian Constitution

Political Communication

Assembly Election Internship (West

Bengal/Tamil Nadu/Assam/Kerala)

Philosophers of Bharat, Great Kings and

DynastiesMini Project

Study of Languages, Peace in Communications and

Human Dynamics

Mini Project (Assembly Election)

Biography Presentation

Attendance: It is the most important element of the program. As thecourse is participative in nature, contribution of each student isimportant. Overall 100% is expected, 90% is mandatory.

“We are providing a disciplined, value based education. Academicrigour is the Core of MIT-WPUs delivery. ”

Program Structure: MA in Political Leadership

& Government(MPG) 90 Credits




• Peace

• Rural Immersion

• National Study Tour

• International Study Tour

• Model Parliament

• Model Unites Nations

• Budget Formation & Presentation

• International Relations

• Functioning of NGOs

• Ethical Leadership

Skill Based Certifications




Career Prospects

We at MIT School of Government would like to see our students evolve as an ethical, efficient and trained

political leaders over a longer period of time. Functional politics provide students a platform to sustain in

politics. The career prospects are bright in the field of functional politics offering many avenues, such as –

Political Analysts Political Consultants Political Strategists Research Analysts

Policy Associates Election Managers Election Research & Campaign Managers

Social Media Managers Constituency Managers Public Relations officer

Data Analysts and Assistants in /Legislative Parliamentary Affairs.

• More than 450 participants have graduated from the MIT School of Government

• Over 250 of our alumni occupy positions of eminence in the political arena

• A few occupy organizational posts in the youth wings of the political parties at national level while some

have contested Lok Sabha elections, State Assembly elections and Gram Panchayat elections

• Some of our alumni are also attached with the offices of various CMs, Speakers, Governors and Cabinet

Ministers.




Career Prospects

Association of Democratic Reforms

Rajiv Gandhi Foundation

Foundation for Democratic Reforms

Lead Tech Management Consulting Pvt Ltd

Bharat Political Consultancy

PRS Legislative Research

Pramanya Consulting

Orkash Services Pvt. Ltd.

Sixth Sense Fourth Lion Company

Quora Scroll

Political Edge 5Forty3 India

Swarajya The Wire

C-Voter Quint

I-PAC B-Pack

#Here’s a glimpse of different organizations and Think Tanks having attractive opportunities in

Functional Politics. Students after completion of MPG program can apply for these –#T&C apply




Eminent Leaders as Faculty

Smt. Sumitra MahajanSmt. Sumitra Mahajan

MIT School of Government is positioned to be

the Cradle for Political Leadership, to nurture

leaders who shall occupy the most sought after

seats of the power.

It is our endeavour to create young dynamic

leaders par excellence. In the process, we have left

no stone unturned in ensuring the future of India

is in the safe hands. Lectures and Interactive

Sessions by stalwarts from Politics, Social sector,

Bureaucracy, Judiciary, Media and Corporate is

one step in this direction.





Narendra Jadhav









Maulana Kalbe Rushaid Rizvi

Uma Bharti




Professors of Practice (Visiting Faculty)












Glimpses of past Academic Activities




Team MIT-SOG with Speaker, Kerala State Assembly. We coordinated NationalYouth Festival at Kerala State Assembly

11th – 14th Jan 2021: 2nd National Women’s Parliament

20th Jan 2021 - Panel Discussion on

Inauguration of Biden Presidency: Challenges & Prospects2nd – 4th Dec 2020, Sarpanch Sansad


Bihar State – Election & Campaign Study Tour by MPG-16 students October 2020

25th Jan 2021: Seminar on National Voter’s Day by

MPG-15 and MPG-16 students




16-19 Sep 2020: 12th UPSC National level Felicitation ProgramShri Keshav Upadhyay during workshop on Analyzing

Maharashtra Assembly Elections results, Nov 15, 2019

Shri. Kumar Ketkar, MP Rajya Sabha interacting during Short termprogram on Political Leadership - Styles & Strategies, Nov 29-30, 2019

Dr. Narendra Jadhav, MP Rajya Saba interacting during during Short term program on PoliticalLeadership - Styles &

Strategies, Nov 29-30, 2019


Bharat Kumar Raut, Former MP, Rajya Sabha interacting during

Two-days Short term program on Campaign & Booth management,

Sept 27-28, 2019

Shir. Prashant Kothadiya interacting during Shorrt term program on

Political Leadership - Styles & Strategies, Nov 29-30, 2019




Glimpses: National Study Tour

Shri. D. Raja – National General Secretary, Communist Party of India

(CPI)Shri. Faggan Singh Kulaste - Hon’ble Minister of State for Steel,

Government of India

Visit to Election Commission of India Mr. Chandra Bhushan Kumar -

Deputy Election Commissioner

Shri. Sitaram Yechury - General Secretary, CPI - M, Former MP, Rajya

SabhaDr. C. P. Thakur - Padma Shri, Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Rajya

Sabha (BJP, Bihar)

Smt. Preneet Kaur - Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (INC,

Patiala – Punjab) & Former MoS, External Affairs, Govt. of India




Shri. G. Kishan Reddy - Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Home

Affairs, Govt. of IndiaShri. Raosaheb Patil Danve - Hon'ble Minister of State for Consumer

Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India

Dr. L. Hanumanthaiah - Hon'ble Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

(INC)

Dr. Girija Vyas – Chairman, Vichar Vibhag, AICC & Former President,

National Commission for WomenShri. Rajendra Agrawal - Hon'ble Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (BJP,

Meerut)

Shri. Ramdas Athawale - Hon'ble Minister of State for Social Justice &

Empowerment Govt of India, MP, Rajya Sabha & President, RPI





Shri. Oscar Fernandes, Senior leader, INC Capt. Amrinder Singh, Chief Minister of Punjab

Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for PMO and Development of

North-East Region

Smt. Kanimozhi, MP Lok Sabha, Senior Leader DMK Shri. Sanjay Raut, MP Rajya Sabha, Senior leader Shiv Sena Shri. Sharad Pawar, President NCP





International Immersion




International Immersion




Alumni Achievements (Recent Success Stories)




Alumni Achievements (Recent Success Stories)




Alumni Testimonials (Recent Success Stories)




• Shri Ram Niwas GoelSpeaker, Delhi Assembly

• I-PAC

• Shri Vinay SahasrabudheMember of Rajya Sabha (BJP)

• Pune International Centre

• Shri Ravindra BhusariBJP Sanghatan Mantri,

Maharashtra

• Shri Narendra JadhavMember of Rajya Sabha

• Shri Gajanan KirtikarMember of Lok Sabha

(Shiv Sena)

• Shri Ram Mohan NaiduMember of Lok Sabha (TDP)

• Shri Digvijay SinghMember of Rajya Sabha (INC)

Former CM of Madhya Pradesh

• Shri Unmesh PatilMP, Lok Sabha

Jalgaon, Maharashtra

• Shri Rajiv SatavMP Rajya Sabha (INC)

• Shri Anil ParabShiv Sena - Cabinet Minister,

Maharashtra

• Shri Kapil PatilMP Lok Sabha (BJP)

Bhiwandi, Maharashtra

• Shri Durgesh TripathiAAP Leader

• Shri Shrikant ShindeMP Lok Sabha (Shiv Sena)

• Shri Rohit PawarMLA (NCP)

• Muralidhar RaoBJP Leader

• Poonam MahajanNational President, BJYM

• Shubham PadmarasUnion Ministry of Transport

• Shri Kamal NathFormer CM, Madhya Pradesh

and Union Cabinet Minister

GLIMPSE: Internships of previous batches with National Level Leaders




Tamil Nadu

Maharashtra

GujaratMadhya Pradesh

Bihar

Karnataka

Delhi

Andhra Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Rajasthan Demographicsof last batches

Course Fees : Rs. 3,00,000/- per student payable in two installments for the program

• First installment at the time of admission: Rs. 1,50,000/-

• Second installment: Rs. 1,50,000/- by

31.01.2022

*Up-to 100% scholarship in tuition fees for

meritorious students* T&C apply

Goa

Telangana




Admissions @ MIT-SOG

How to Apply:For admissions, apply online at www.mitsog.org or www. mitwpu.edu.in. Admission application fee Rs.1500/- to be paid online.

Eligibility Criteria:Graduate with min 50% aggregate from any recognized university and those appearing for final year examinations can apply.

Selection Procedure:The selection process for MPG comprises of an Aptitude Test / followed by a detailed Personal Interview.

*Course Fees :Total Course Fee, Rs. 3,00,000/- per student (payable in installments).

• First installment at the time of admission: Rs. 1,50,000/-• Second installment: Rs. 1,50,000/- by 31.01.2022

*Scholarships up to 100% tuition fee for deserving meritorious students (T& C apply).

MPG BATCH-17 (2021-23) Classes commence: 10th August 2021

Note: MIT World Peace University retains the right of change in schedule

http://www.mitsog.org/




Scholarships @ MIT-SOG for 2021-22

Note: MIT World Peace University retains the right of change in schedule

MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS for MA Political Leadership & Government) 2021-22

NAME OF SCHOLARSHIP FOR 2021-22

Group ‘A’

Percentage of Scholarship

Aggregate % of 12th HSC

Aggregate % of Graduation

Other T&C

Dr. VishwanathKarad Merit Scholarship

100% fee waiver for total duration of the

program80% & above 70% & above

1) Maintain CGPA of 8 throughout the program 2) Attendance min. 80% per trimester 3) Good behavior & Discipline

Program Intake, No of Scholarships and Amount of Scholarships for this category

ProgramFee per

YearProgram

Intake

“Dr. Vishwanath Karad 100% Merit Scholarship 100% Merit Scholarship

(Number of Scholarships @ 3% of total intake) for

first year only.

75% Merit Scholarship (Number of

Scholarships @ 5% of total intake) for first

year only.

50% Merit Scholarhip (Number of


year only.

25% Merit Scholarship (Number of


year only.

(Number of Scholarships @ 5% of total intake) for the total duration of the

program.

No. of Scholarship

Amount of each

Scholarship

No. of Scholarship

Amount of each

Scholarship

No. of Scholarship

Amount of each

Scholarship

No. of Scholarship

Amount of each

Scholarship

No. of Scholarship

Amount of each

Scholarship

MA Political Leadership & Government)

150000 60 3 150000 2 150000 3 112500 4 75000 6 37500




MIT School of Government

(MIT-SOG)

ECOSYSTEM

LEGISLATURE EXECUTIVE JUDICIARY

National level FelicitationCeremony of UPSC-CSE Rankers

BA Hons. (Government and Administration)

UPSC-CSE Personality Test& Interview

Repository of Legal Luminaries

Platform for Legislative –Executive discussion

Vidhi Manthan:Ensemble of three

pillars of Democracy –Legislative, Executiveand Judiciary

Contributingtowards strong

legislation

Mentoring by Top Bureaucrats, UPSC-CSR Merit Rankers

M.Sc (Public Policy)

National Women’s Parliament

Empowered Citizenry

Civil Society Participationin Policy Making

Sustainable Development Goals

Agents of Democratization

Growth of Political Leadership

Bharatiya ChhatraSansad – Ensemble of

Youth Leaders

Interactive Sessions by National Level Political Leaders

National Study Tour to Delhi

Internships with Political Parties & Leaders

Model Parliament

MIT School of Governmenthas given birth to these UG & PG programs mentioned in the chart

www.mitsog.org

MA (Social Science)

MA (Disaster Management)

M.Sc (Agriculture Management)

MA (Sustainable Development Goals)

M.Sc (Ecology)

M.Sc (Environment)

CIVIL SOCIETY




MA in Political Leadership and Government (MPG)

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