ISPP was incubated in 2018 by the Centre for Civil Society (CCS), a leading public policy think tank and been set up by an eminent council of senior academicians, policy experts, philanthropists with a vision to develop a new class of policy leaders for India and the region.
The Indian School of Public Policy was formally launched on 23 October, 2018 at the Constitution Club of India, New Delhi by dignitaries including Shri N.K. Singh, Shri Rajiv Mehrishi and Shri Gurcharan Das. Notable experts from TISS, Twitter Inc. India, Brookings Institution, Uber India and GMR established the urgent need for a new generation of policy professionals through a panel discussion.
Our campus is strategically located at the heart of policymaking, providing easy access to government institutions, think-tanks, and NGOs. The modern and state-of-the-art campus is equipped with all the necessary amenities to provide our students with a world-class learning experience.
Vijay Kelkar
Chairman, ISPP Academic Advisory Council, Former Finance Secretary of India, Padma Vibhushan (2011)
Shekhar Shah
Vice-Chairman, ISPP Academic Advisory Council, Former Director-General, National Council of Applied Economic Research
Arvind Panagariya
Professor of Economics, Columbia University, Former Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog
Nimai Mehta
Professorial Lecturer, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, American University