About department
The Department of Public Administration has established as a separate department in the year 1990. It has made considerable progress and has got the distinction being independent department in Maharashtra. The Government of India is making new policies on socio economic development the country. The Government has been influencing liberal economic policies and demands closer linkage between university and industries. The Department of Public Administration has been constantly striving to provide the scholars students. The Department has introduced some job-oriented course and introduced the diploma course in Modern Office Management to all faculty students and certificate course for non-teaching staff of university and colleges. The department has made all over efforts to equip the students with the latest theoretical and practical inputs to shape them up as promising personalities and human resource personnel.
The Department of Public Administration is committed to preparing the next generation of public service leaders. We help prepare students to manage public programs, to play a role in the formulation and implementation of public policy, and to become responsible and responsive local public servants. We help them to tackle a world of ambiguity and the challenges of public service with a unique program that combines research and practice. Our programs provide a solid foundation in the theory and practice of public administration, public policy and governance and develop the competencies associated with critical reflective thinking, ethical reasoning, and innovative problem-solving. The Sustainable Development Goals and Ideals of the Constitution can be achieved only when the manpower us properly recruited, trained, administered on professional lines.
Since the formation of the department following teachers held the responsibility of headship:
- Dr. P.M. Bora: May, 1990 to May, 1992
- Dr. P.M. Bora: May, 1992 to May, 1994
- Dr. A. Y. Darshankar: May, 1994 to February, 1996
- Dr. B. S. Waghmare :March, 1996 to December, 1997
- Dr. P.M. Bora: December, 1997 to December,1999
- Dr. N. N. Naik :December,1999 to April, 2006
- Dr. M. C. Pawar: May, 2006 to May, 2009
- Dr. PratibhaPatil : May, 2009 to May,2015
- Dr. Satish Dandge: May, 2015 to May,2018
- Dr. M.C.Pawar: May,2018 to May,2021
- Dr. SatishDandge: May,2021 to May,2024
- Dr. ShyamShirsath: June,2024 to till date