The Centre for Public Policy (CPP) at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) was created in 2000 through a strong partnership agreement between the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Government of India (GoI), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and IIMB.

Today, it has evolved into a leading policy think tank engaged in cutting-edge research, teaching, training and capacity building and works on improving development outcomes across the region. The CPP pioneered the application of management disciplines for better public services and governance in India and it runs the country’s leading Masters-level programme in public policy and management. Its strong evidence-based research has focused on government innovations, regulation, policy making, administrative and organizational reform, public-private partnerships and IT in government. It conducts various innovative and influential executive education and doctoral programmes.

The CPP has been designated as a Centre of Excellence by the Ministry of Urban Development and also by Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation. It work in public policy is continuously being strengthened through strong collaborative networks and partnerships with other policy think tanks, policy professionals and practitioners around the world.