The Eligibility Criteria and other details for admission in MA Economics program offered by Department of Economics of University of Delhi are as follows:

Course Duration
2 years - Full time with two semesters per year - Summer Semester and Winter Semester

Intake / Seats
150

Eligibility Criteria / Entry Requirements

Students from Indian Universities (General Category)
(i) B.A. (Hons) Economics of the University of Delhi with 50% or more marks in the aggregate.
(ii) B.A. (Hons.) / B.Sc. (Hons.) Economics of any other Indian University recognized by the University of Delhi with 50% or more marks in the aggregate. In the case of Universities where the B.A./B.Sc. (Hons.) Economics degree includes courses other than Economics; the course shall be treated as an Honours course only if it contains at least 55% marks of the total marks in respect of papers in economics.
(iii) First Class with 60% or more marks in Graduate/Post-graduate degree in any other subject from the University of Delhi or any Indian University recognized by the University of Delhi.

Students from Foreign Universities
Indian nationals holding a degree from non-Indian Universities or all foreign nationals have the option of seeking admission to M.A Economics either by taking the Entrance Exam or by seeking admission on individual basis by submitting the GRE Scores along with recommendations from two academic referees.

One who opts to take the entrance test must apply to the Head of the Department on the prescribed form by the due date. Otherwise, complete application with GRE scores and recommendations from academic referees must reach the Head of the Department by June of the year.

No matter which option one choose, all foreign nationals must route the applications through: Foreign Students Advisor, Foreign Students Registry, Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi.

Foreign nationals with Indian degrees and Indian nationals with degrees from foreign universities should ideally appear for the entrance test. If it is not feasible for a candidate to appear for the test she/he should follow the procedure laid down in B above.

Mode of Admission
Admission is based on an Entrance Test. The Entrance Test will be conducted by the Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics.
The application form for the entrance test will be made available generally during the month of May.
The last date for submitting the application form along with Examination Fee DD will be June.

Mode of Course
Semester