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There is an increasing demand for graduates in Public Administration. Job opportunities are available in central, state and local governments. With the outsourcing of public administrative works, graduates can also seek employment opportunities in private organisations. Health services, social services and protective services offer career avenues for these graduates. There are also a number of support services that require skilled Public Administration graduates.
The job of public administration personnel includes:
Analyzing information
Conducting safety inspections
Consultations
Drafting and implementing governmental and public policy
Investigating suspected criminal activity
Implementing information technologies
Managing people and resources
Overseeing expenditures
The job profile will vary according to the organisation in which the graduate is employed. Public Administration graduates can seek employment in the following capacities. The job types available are:
Criminal Investigator
Administrative Officer
Consultant
Corporate Manager
Labour Management Relations Specialist
Social Worker
Customs Inspector
Industrial Relations Specialist
Teacher
Consumer Safety Inspector
Management Analyst
Personnel Management Specialist
Systems Analyst
Career avenues are available for graduates in different sectors. The expertise in public administration is required in areas that require managing, implementation and drafting of projects. Graduates can find employment in the following areas:
Tribal Administration
Secretariat
Public Works
Postal services
Police Department
Panchayati Raj
Municipal Bodies
Land Revenue Systems
Indian Civil Services
Fire and Emergency Services
Education
Economic Development
Corporate Management
Bureaucracy
The remuneration in public sector organizations is fixed by the government. It varies according to the job profile and area of employment. Aspirants can expect an increase in salary with experience in the field.

Books to be read for Entrance Exam:
Following books should be read thoroughly before coming to classes. We can't cover the basics in this course. Our focus would be on applications and problems. We would introduce to maximum types of problems that may appear in the MA Economics Entrance tests.
Microeconomic Theory:
* Hal Varian, Intermediate Microeconomics, 7e
* Rubinfield and Pindyk, Microeconomics
Macroeconomic Theory:
* Dornbusch and Fisher, Macroeconomics, 6e
* Mankiw, Macroeconomics, 6e
Mathematics:
* RGD Allen, Mathematical Analysis for Economics
* AC Chiang, Fundamental Methods of Mathematical Economics
* Sydsaeter and Hammond, Mathematics for Economic analysis
Statistics
* Nagar and Das, Basic Statistics

Doing a course in MPA, prepare to serve as the manager in the executive arm of local or state government. To a person who wishes to get into police department, you may write all the examinations of both UPSC as well as State Public Service Commission. By writing the PSC, it will help you to get a job as Deputy Superintendent of Police. One of the options in front of you is to write the Civil Service Examination, and the criteria for it is the age limit. If you prefer to continue with your studies doing PG Diploma in criminology and forensic science is a good option. There are also so many similar courses and they are:-
PG Diploma in criminology and criminalities
PG Diploma in criminology and police science
PG Diploma in criminology and crime administration
PG Diploma in applied criminology
PG Diploma in criminology and penology
Institutes offering criminology courses in India include -
Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science, Delhi
Punjab University, Chandigarh
Tata Institute of Social Science, Mumbai
University of Madras, Chepauk, Chennai
Utkal University, Bhubaneswar
University of Jammu, Jammu Tawi
University of Lucknow
University of Pune Ganeshkind, Pune