Monitoring and Evaluation in Public Policy

Course Details

Course Description:

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) plays a pivotal role in ensuring that public policies and programs are effective, accountable, and adaptive, especially in a diverse and dynamic country like India. As public policy impacts millions of lives, it is crucial to assess their performance through well-structured M&E processes. However, in India, there remains a significant gap in the understanding and application of M&E frameworks within public policy implementation, leading to inefficiencies and unmet policy goals.

The Online Certificate Course on Monitoring and Evaluation in Public Policy aims to address that gap by equipping students, researchers, and professionals with essential skills to evaluate the effectiveness of policies and programs. By providing a structured approach to M&E, this course will enable participants to analyze, assess, and improve policy outcomes, ultimately contributing to more informed decision-making in the public sector. Through case studies and hands-on training, this course seeks to fill the gap in practical M&E knowledge, which is often under-represented in academic and professional spaces in India.

 

 

Course Outcomes

  • Gain foundational knowledge of the concepts, principles, and significance of monitoring and evaluation in public policy.
  • Introduction to different monitoring and evaluation frameworks.
  • Enhance your ability to analyze real-world case studies, identifying successful and unsuccessful policy implementations.
  • Learn the fundamentals of designing effective policies and their monitoring and evaluation plans. 
  • Familiarize learners with the tools and techniques used in monitoring and evaluating public policy programs.
  • Gain insights into how monitoring and evaluation can inform and improve policy design, implementation, and accountability.

 

 

Target Audience

  • Undergraduate and Graduate Students pursuing Public Policy, Social Sciences, or related disciplines who want to gain a foundational understanding of monitoring and evaluation.
  • Research Scholars working on public policy, development studies, or other projects that require knowledge of policy evaluation methodologies.
  • Professionals Working in the Public Sector looking to enhance their skills in evaluating government programs, policies, or public initiatives.
  • NGO and Development Sector Workers involved in program management, monitoring, and impact evaluation.
  • Consultants and Policy Advisors seeking to improve their ability to design and assess policy frameworks.
  • Early-career Public Policy Practitioners interested in building expertise in monitoring and evaluation to inform evidence-based decision-making.
  • Graduate Students Considering Careers in Policy Evaluation, development, or research, looking for practical insights into the field.

Course Plan

SessionInstructorDateTime
Session 1: Introduction to Public Policy
  • Breaking down Public Policy and Policy Cycle
Dr Madhu Shivaraman15 March, 202510.30 AM - 12.30 PM
Session 2: Introduction to Policy Evaluation
  • Public Policy and Evaluation
  • What is Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
  • Why should we talk about Monitoring and Evaluation in Public Policy?
Ms Meenuka Mathew16 March, 20253 PM - 5 PM
Session 3: Policy Evaluation
  • Evaluation of Programme Design
  • Evaluation of Programme / Policy
Ms Meenuka Mathew22 March, 202510.30 AM - 1.30 PM
Session 4:
  • Evaluation Criteria and their Applications in Programmes and Policies
Participants will be given two evaluation case studies and a week’s time to go over them. They have to present their evaluation.		Ms Meenuka Mathew22 March, 20252 PM - 4 PM
Session 5: Presentation of Findings Feedback will be given for presentations on evaluation work and the two case studies will be discussed in detail.Ms Meenuka Mathew30 March, 20253 PM - 6 PM
Session 6: Evaluation Methods
  • Introduction & Analysis using Evaluation Methods
  • Application Programme Evaluation
Ms Meenuka Mathew5 April, 202510.30 AM - 12:30 PM
Session 7: Expert Session Interaction with an Industry ExpertIndustry Expert5 April, 20252 PM to 4 PM

Instructors

Dr Madhu Sivaraman

Madhu Sivaraman is a Research Scholar at CPPR and had earlier worked as the Centre Director (Research and Projects). He is a public policy professional and Consultant at DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, GOI. He has been associated with CPPR for more than 10 years in a multi-disciplinary role engaging in projects spanning areas of transport, education, livelihood, dispute resolution, regulations and governance.

With a background in law, Madhu was instrumental in developing policy strategies for local and state governments and supporting key initiatives of CPPR. He was instrumental in setting up the ADR Centre, the dispute resolution centre of CPPR. He pursued a fully-funded master’s degree programme in Comparative Public Policy from the University of Edinburgh, UK under the Chevening FCO UK scholarship. He received the Edinburgh Award for Public Engagement for his work on digital education policies in Malawi, Africa while working for Turing Trust, UK.

 

 

Meenuka Mathew

Meenuka Mathew is a Senior Research Fellow at the Jindal School of Government & Public Policy (JSGP). She has a Bachelor’s degree in Humanities from Aquinas University, Colombo, Sri Lanka and a Master’s degree in Public Policy from O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU), India. Her research focuses on refugee economies, transnational migrants, public health, and policy design evaluation and communication.

She has extensively travelled and worked for International Non-Governmental organizations based in the Philippines, France, and Uganda. In Sri Lanka, she has worked in areas of programme design & evaluation. Her professional experience is mainly in programme design, teaching & research.

At JSGP, she works on research on Gulf migrants of India, refugee economies in South Asia and COVID-19 & the Indian middle class. She is currently the Asst. Editor of Jindal Journal of Public Policy. She also coordinates the NIHR Health Financing Fragmentation study in India in collaboration with Imperial College, London and JGU. She also co-founded Policy Talks in 2019, which focuses on Public Policy Education for school students.

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Course Price

 Students & Alumni: Rs 3,000 + GST
Professionals: Rs 4,000 + GST