Government officers asked to apply for IIM-B's masters programme; 10 things to know

An annual convocation at IIM-B (File photo)

ABOUT 30 to 35 officers will be selected for IIM-Bangalore’s post graduate programme in public policy and management, scheduled to begin on May 2, 2014. The one-year programme which also includes a four-week-long international component, is fully sponsored by the government. Apart from IAS, IPS etc., the state government officers may also apply for the same. Here are 10 things you may like to know about the programme:

One IAS & 2 IPS figure among 30 officers selected for 2-year-long public policy course at IIM-Bangalore

One IAS, two IPS and 10 ITS officers are among 30 civil servants who have figured in the list of candidates selected for the Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy and Management from IIM-Bangalore for the year 2009-2011. The only IAS officer who is joining the course at IIM-B is a 2001-batch West Bengal cadre officer Asvini Kumar Yadav. Two officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) are M A Saleem and Natarajan G. Selected ITS officers include Dinesh Sharma, Mukesh Lal, Jitendra Khare, L S Ropia and T V Venkatram among others.