4 new PPI Chapters, navigating careers in Policy, in Dehradun, How is India Trying to Address Air Pollution?
Policy Post #236
Dear reader,
Policy is an emerging space in India. Nonetheless, there are 600+ think tanks in India that are looking for policy professionals. With only 2,000 policy graduates produced annually, there is plenty of policy careers open and waiting to be explored. This week’s edition focusses on empowering you with the data, tools, and information needed to crack the policy space.
The Policy Post this week brings to you
4 new PPI City Chapters: Goa, Patna, Coimbatore, Ludhiana+Amritsar
Policy Navigator: a one-stop solution to navigating careers in Policy
Upcoming Policy Circle in Dehradun (29th May, 2026)
How is India Trying to Address Air Pollution?
As always, we wrap up with a curated list of opportunities.
Let’s get into it!
⁉️The PPI Policy Question: Policy or Parody?
A. Cities introduced “walking lanes” based on walking speed.
B. National laws regulating how quickly people can walk in airports.
👉 Answer at the bottom of the newsletter.
🏙️4 New PPI City Chapters: Goa, Patna, Ludhiana+Amritsar, Coimbatore
PPI is so thrilled to announce that we are adding 4 new chapters to our PPI community!
Goa. Patna. Coimbatore. Ludhiana + Amritsar.
With these chapters, we aim to build a community in these cities where policy is budding steadily as a career option!
Like always, these chapters will see
🟣 an online community notified of all the exciting opportunities happening in these places
🟣 Policy Circles: in-person meet-ups of PPI that hosts Policy enthusiasts in these cities to gather, learn, and make conversations
🟣 an invite to all PPI initiatives, giveaways, and workshops
If you wish to track the policy and social impact developments in these cities, or know someone who is curious about policy opportunities, join our PPI community’s new chapters!
🎓 Thinking About Structured Learning in Policy?
Policy Circles are a great starting point — but if you’re ready to go deeper, the Master’s Programme in Public Policy (MPP) at the Kautilya School of Public Policy is currently accepting applications.
This two-year residential programme focuses on understanding how policies are designed, implemented, and shaped by political and institutional realities.
KSPP offers scholarships for eligible candidates, and applicants applying through PPI may be considered for fee waivers depending on the school’s evaluation, including academics, interview performance, and financial background.
📌 If you apply via PPI, be sure to mention us as your reference to be considered for the waiver.
💼🔎Policy Career Navigator
The Policy Space is so vast and always building that you could be here 10 years and still unaware of all the roles that are open.
The good news is, we at Public Policy India, have made a Policy Career Navigator that has an expansive list of all the roles open to graduates (but also very simple to use).
The Navigator is more than just a directory. Through the Policy Career Navigator you can:
Take a 2 minute quiz and identify your skills.
Find roles that are the best fit for your skills.
Find the entry points for your dream role in the policy and social impact space along with the compensation.
If you need to know anything about a career in policy in India, the Policy Career Navigator is the only thing you need.
🏙️PPI Policy Circle in Dehradun
On 29th May, Public Policy India is coming to Dehradun for a policy workshop.
In-person development, policy and NGO sector careers workshop next Friday evening in Dehradun👇
PPI, in partnership with ISDM, is coming to Dehradun with a curated workshop on how to navigate policy and development management careers. If you’ve been curious about the space looking for the right community, then this is for you!
And you walk away with:
🟣 A policy careers workshop on nuances of policymaking, + many career options to pursue
🟣 A speaker session with Sanjana Kaushik (Manager, Admissions/Outreach, ISDM)
🟣 A careers workshop with Yash Agarwal on navigating paths in policy
🟣 Loads of chats + an evening with Dehradun’s policy community, open to all
📅 Friday, 29th May
⏰ 6–8 PM
📍 IKSANA Workspaces, Sahastradhara Road
and yess, Coffee’s on us!!
🎥 Video of the Week
There are 6 million+ vacant government positions across central and state governments in India.
However, only 2,000 dedicated policy graduates are produced annually.
UPSC is not the only way to shift to public policy. This video discusses how to start a career in public policy.
🔎 Databases and Guides:
Discover your ultimate career resource sheets for everything related to public policy! Our comprehensive mega-lists include 150+ hiring organisations, 200+ scholarships, and 150+ courses, podcasts and a lot more. Dive in and unlock your next big opportunity!
🌍Climate + Health Corner
In Partnership With Swasti, The Health Catalyst
How is India Trying to Address Air Pollution?
This essay sets the context of how air pollution is a major health risk in India, discusses the action taken by the Government and 6 ways in which India can #buildbackbetter. It also mentions the support World Bank has provided to India in this aspect.
💼Careers Corner
A curated list of some of the best jobs and internship opportunities this week from the world of public policy, the development sector, impact consulting and communications at large.
📩 Best bit - if you know of a job/internship opening that’s not listed here, kindly just add that as a comment on the sheet: giving 20,000+ people immediate access to it!
⁉️Policy or Parody?
Answer: A - Cities introduced “walking lanes” based on walking speed.
Liverpool, UK trialed designated fast lanes in 2015. Marked out by a major retailer outside the Liverpool One shopping center, it encouraged brisk walkers to bypass shoppers and tourists.
National Geographic conducted a social experiment in Washington, D.C., USA in 2014 by splitting a busy sidewalk into two paths: “No Cell Phones” and “Cell Phones”.