I want to do M.Sc Economics from Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, is IGIDR conducts any entrance exam for admission to M.Sc Economics course & also give syllabus for Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research M.Sc Economics???

As per your concern I will get details of Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, M.Sc. in Economics program so that you can get idea easily.

Eligibility
Minimum qualification for admission to M.Sc. programme includes one of the following degrees or their equivalents: B.A./B.Sc. in Economics/B.Com./B.Stat./B.Sc. (Physics or Mathematics)/B.Tech./B.E. with at least a second division for Economics discipline and first division for other disciplines.

The applicant must have studied mathematics at the higher secondary or higher leve.

Fee structure
M.Sc. students have to pay a tuition fee of ` 12,000/- per semester. All students would be provided with residential accommodation towards which they have to pay hostel fee of ` 200/- per month, and water and electricity charges as per actual. The tuition fee may be revised from time to time.

Course Structure and Duration:
This is a two-year programme. First Year course work exclusively focuses on the following compulsory courses: Microeconomics-I and II, Macroeconomics-I and II, Econometrics-I and II, Mathematics for Economists, and Development Economics.

In the second year students are required to choose eight optional courses (or seven optional courses and a Master’s thesis) that includes (i) one Major Field of Specialisation consisting of four optional courses in a related field, (ii) one Minor Field of Specialisation consisting of two optional courses in a related field, and (iii) two (or one in case the student opts to do a Master’s thesis) other optional courses that may be from un-related fields.

The following is a list of possible Fields of specialisation / optional courses:
Microeconomics, Institutions and Trade; Macroeconomics, Finance and Growth; Econometric Theory and Applications; Energy and Environment; Development. The optional courses include Game Theory, Industrial Organization, Special Topics in Microeconomic Theory, Theories and Behaviour of the Firm, Theory of Institutions, International Trade, Applied International Trade and Investment, Topics in International Economics and Finance, Financial Economics, Issues in Industrial Economics and Corporate Finance, Financial Econometrics, Time Series Analysis I & II, Applied Econometrics for Policy Analysis, Applied General Equilibrium Models, Energy & Environment I & II, Natural Resource Economics, Tools for Sustainability Indicators I & II, Socio-Economic and Policy Issues in Energy & Environment I & II, Agricultural Economics, Contemporary Issues in Indian Agriculture, Contemporary Issues in Human Development and Policy.



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IGIDR, GAKV MArg,Filmcity Road,Santoshnagar, Goregaon E, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400065

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