IILM UNIVERSITY • GREATER NOIDA

Department of Liberal Arts

School of Humanities & Social Sciences

Domain Majors|Interdisciplinary Majors|Postgraduate
Here we teach you to solve problems. Come here, grow your sharpest minds.
Question more. Understand deeper. Lead with purpose.
From policy halls to global boardrooms - your story starts here.
Career ready from Day One.

Why Liberal Arts at IILM?

The Department of Liberal Arts at IILM University, Greater Noida shapes future thinkers, policy leaders, and global citizens through a rigorous blend of theory and real-world application. Through dedicated voice labs, debate chambers, and policy simulation rooms, students actively engage in arguing, testing, and refining ideas to achieve a deeper mastery of complex concepts.

Guided by a faculty of accomplished academics and practitioners, our students build genuine expertise in policy analysis, economic modelling, geopolitical thinking, creative writing, and data interpretation. These are the skills that the world's most important conversations are built on.

State-of-the-Art Facilities
Immersive spaces for debates, simulations, and real-world social inquiry, Public Policy Festivals, Economics Data Storytelling
AI-Powered Analysis
Harness AI to explore ideas, perspectives,to decode societal trends while learning to integrate technology into human-centric solutions.
Socratic Dialogue
Master the art of critical inquiry by using AI to challenge perspectives and deepen your understanding of human society.
Policy Architects & Thought Leaders
Learn from policy experts, researchers, economists, and social leaders

Built for Minds That Want More

Our voice labs teach you to own a room. Our debate chambers teach you to win an argument with evidence, not noise. Our policy simulation rooms put you inside the decisions that shape economies, governments, and societies. Every space in this department exists for one reason. To make sure that when you step out into the world, you are not just prepared. You are formidable.

Our Programmes

Bachelors of Arts (Hons)
(Pure Majors)
4-Year Undergraduate Programme
A flexible, rigorous foundation grounded in social sciences, humanities, and strategic thinking. Choose a pure major or combine disciplines to build a degree that reflects how the world actually works.
Pure Majors
  • BA (Hons) - Political Science and AI Analytics
  • BA (Hons) - Public Policy and Governance
  • BA (Hons) - International Relations and Geopolitics
Interdisciplinary Majors
  • B. Sc. (Hons) - Economics and Data Science
  • B. Sc. (Hons) - Economics and Finance
  • BA (Hons) - Economics and International Business
  • BA (Hons) - English and Media Studies
MA Public Policy
2-Year Postgraduate Programme
An advanced, practice-oriented programme for students seeking to understand, analyze, and shape the future civil servants, policy consultants, researchers, and public leaders.
Year 1: Foundations of Public Policy
  • Political Philosophy
  • Economic Foundations
  • Public Administration
  • Research Methods
  • Comparative Policy Analysis
A structured internship that places you inside real policy environments before your first year is done.
Year 2: Specialisation and Policy Labs
Go deep in the domain that drives you.
  • Environmental Policy — Climate, energy transition, urban sustainability, and circular economy
  • Social Policy — Human rights, gender and inclusion, education, public health, and rural development
  • Governance and Regulatory — Digital governance, data privacy, cybersecurity, and regulatory frameworks
Policy Action Labs
Live policy problems. Real briefs. Actual impact.
Social and Rural Immersion
Leave the classroom. Engage with communities, rural institutions, and local governance structures. Bring what you learn back to the policy table.
Ph.D Public Policy
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Our Faculty

Learn from academics and practitioners who have worked at the highest levels of policy, economics, governance, and the humanities, and whose research is actively shaping how we understand the world.

Dr. Aswani RS

Associate Dean

School of Humanities & Social Sciences

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IILM- UPSC Foundation Course

Sankalp UPSC Foundation Course

If the civil services is your calling, there is no better time to start than now. Sankalp is IILM's dedicated UPSC Foundation Programme, built for students who want to get ahead early, stay ahead consistently, and walk into their UPSC journey with genuine confidence and preparation.

Why UPSC Foundation

The most successful civil servants do not start preparing after graduation. They start thinking like one from day one. Sankalp runs alongside your degree, weaving UPSC preparation into your academic life so that every semester brings you closer to your goal. You build analytical depth, sharpen your thinking, and develop the intellectual discipline that India's most prestigious examination demands, all while earning your degree.

What You Will Experience
  • A warm, structured learning environment with expert mentors who genuinely invest in your success
  • Semester-wise preparation that grows with you, year after year
  • Focused sessions of 90 to 180 minutes, one to two times a week, designed to fit around your academic schedule
  • A University Certificate of Completion that recognises your commitment and preparation
Who Can Join

Open to all IILM UG and PG students. Only 50 seats available, selected on merit, because this programme is built for students who are serious about their future.

Your degree opens doors. Sankalp walks you through them.

Student Voices

Don't take our word for it – hear from the students living it.

"The programme strikes the perfect balance between theory and practice. It has strengthened my academic foundation and continues to shape my aspirations to make a meaningful impact in public policy."

Dipankar Jha
MA Public Policy
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"What stands out most is the environment that encourages students to think critically, question ideas, and engage with issues beyond the classroom. IILM has helped me grow not just academically but personally — building curiosity, confidence, and independent thinking."

Ipsita Sachdeva
MA Public Policy
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"Being here has given me a chance to see things from new perspectives. The environment is comfortable, the teachers are supportive, and every interaction has helped me open up in small but meaningful ways."

Teesta Agarwal
BA (Hons) Liberal Arts
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"The professors here are remarkable. Diverse in their backgrounds, generous in their approach, and genuinely invested in their students. They are the reason this place is what it is."

Parth Grover
BA (Hons) Liberal Arts
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Where Our Students Go

Our students have interned and been placed with some of India's most respected policy institutions, research organisations, and civil society bodies. Internship partners include NGOs, think tanks, and institutions such as the Indian Political Science Association.

Industry Interactions

From policy briefings to real-world problem solving, our students step out of the classroom and into conversations that matter. Through regular interactions with domain experts, industry leaders, and practitioners across economics, governance, law, and the social sciences, our students get a front-row seat to how the world actually works.

Industry Interactions

Collaborations & Partnerships

MoU signed April 2025
Hackathon Cyber Intelligence Council

Joint collaboration on education, training, and research at the intersection of cybersecurity, policy, and digital governance. Equipping students with the intelligence literacy and analytical skills that the modern world demands.

MoU signed April 2025
CRY – Child Rights and You

Students participate in field trips, fundraising initiatives, workshops and community engagement projects — building real skills in social communication and impact.

Budding Researchers

Our students are developed as deep thinkers rather than just practitioners, an academic excellence evidenced by faculty-mentored research regularly presented at national and international conferences.

  • Women Led Development in Swarnim Bharat: A Critical Analysis of Mental Health, Safety, Well- Being and Legal Rights of Women
  • Soft Surveillance and Self Governing Feminist in Gendered Control Digital Media
  • Changing Patterns of Digital Transformations Through Media, Democracy, and Digital Citizenship

Make It Matter — The Student Club

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A student-led initiative where socially conscious changemakers ideate, plan, and execute purpose-driven projects and events, taking on roles as organisers, storytellers, and outreach leads—building meaningful impact and portfolios that truly reflect their values.

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Civil Lens — The Public Policy Newsletter

Students from the Department of Liberal Arts lead the publication of Civil Lens—IILM's official Public Policy Newsletter—where they serve a real audience across all three campuses as editors, writers, and strategists, gaining authentic experience through impactful work and real-world readership.

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Ready to Tell Your Story to the World?

Apply now to BA (Hons) Liberal Arts or MA Public Policy at IILM University, Greater Noida

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