Punjab University M.Phil in Economics admission procedure

Hi I want to know the admission procedure of M.Phil in Economics in Punjab University?

[Arun Vats]

The Panjab University, Chandigarh conduct an Entrance Test for enrolment to M.Phil in the Faculties of Arts, Business Management & Commerce, Design & Fine Arts, Education, Engineering, Languages, Law, Science.

PU M.Phil entrance exam eligibility-

Master’s examination in the concerned subject with a score of not less than 55% (50% for SC/ST/BC Category) marks in aggregate, or have appeared in the final year examination of Master’s degree.

Tentative Important Dates

Date of advertisement regarding test and other information relevant thereto: 04th June 2014

Date of availability of M.Phil & PhD Prospectus and Application Form on the website of Panjab University, Chandigarh 04th June 2014

Last date for submission of information on the website to generate the Bank Challan 05th July 2014

Last date for deposit of fee in any branch of State Bank of India using website generated challan 08th July, 2014 Tuesday upto 04.00 p.m

Last date for submission of fee details (journal no.; branch code and date of deposit given by Bank) and uploading of photograph, signature with rest of the information on the website 10th July 2014 Thursday

No correction will be entertained / made regarding photograph, signature and any other information after 12th July 2014, 05.00 p.m

Final date by which Roll No. will be available online E-Admit Card required to be downloaded from the website by the candidate using their own Login and Password (provided while generating Bank Challan); there will be no physical communication for this purpose: 19th July 2014 Saturday

Date of Entrance Test 27th July 2014, Sunday Tentative date of declaration of result 25th August, 2014, Monday

PU M.Phill Entrance Exam Validity

PU M.Phill Entrance Exam is valid for two years form the date of declaration of the result of the exam.

Contact details-

Panjab University
Sector 14, Chandigarh, 160014 ‎
0172 253 4818 ‎

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I want to take admission in M.Phil Economics course at Punjab University . Will you please provide the information regarding the eligibility required ?

[Arun Vats]

Panjab University conducts PU M.Phil. & Ph.D Entrance Exam to enrol candidates into M.Phill and Ph.D in the faculties of Arts, Design & Fine Arts, Engineering, Languages, Business Management & Commerce, Law and Science .

Eligibility Required:

Applicants must have passed the Master’s degree in the concerned subject with a score of not less than 55% (50% for SC/ST/BC Category)

Applicants in the final year examination of Master’s degree shall also be eligible to appear for the M.Phil. & Ph.D. Entrance Test.

Panjab University PU M.Phil. & Ph.D Economics Entrance Exam syllabus

Syllabus for Section A

General Science

Basic computer awareness and its uses
Climate change
Current events
Elementary Computer Science
Environmental awareness
General appreciation and fundamentals of science
General mental ability
Knowledge of significant national and international events
Pollution and its impacts
Reasoning
Reasoning and analytical abilities
Sustainable development
Antonyms
Comprehension
English Usage
Error detection
Grammar
Idioms/phrases
Interactive English
One word substitute
Sentence completion
Synonyms
Vocabulary
Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Terminology and abbreviations used in ICT
Applications of ICT in academics and research
Research aptitude
Meaning and types of research
Bibliography
Data collection
Data processing
End to end process of research
Hypothesis
Interpretation
Interviewing
Questionnaire
Report writing
Research proposal
Sampling
Synopsis
Role and use of computers in research

Syllabus for Section B

Section B also covers multiple choice questions. There will be 60 questions based on the following topics.

Arrow’s impossibility theorem
Binomial distributions
Classical and Keynesian models of income determination
Cost and revenue
Cost-benefit analysis
Demand analysis
Demand for money
Developmental Economics
Equilibrium in perfect competition
Equilibrium in product and money markets
Fiscal and financial sector reforms
Foreign capital in India
Globalization and Changing profile of public sector
Growth models: Harrod-Domar, Solow, Meade, Joan Robinson
Homogeneous functions and Euler’s Theorem
Indian agriculture
Indian Economic Development
Issues in disinvestments
Laws of probability and its theories
Liberalization
Macro Economics
Macro theories of Distribution
Mathematics and Statistics
Micro Economics
Money multiplier
Monopolistic competition
Monopoly
New Economic policy:
Normal distributions
Oligopoly
Pareto optimality and its conditions
Partial and multiple correlation and regression
Performance of industrial sector
Performance of public expenditure
Philips curve analysis
Poisson distributions
Privatization
Problem of maxima and minima
Production function approaches
Public debt and public budget in India
Public Finance and International Economics
Recent Five Year plans
Recommendations of the latest Finance Commission
Rules of interpretation of partial derivatives
Rules of partial differential
Rural credit and marketing
Shadow Prices
Taxation and tax reforms in India
Terms of trade between agriculture and industry
Theories of income-consumption relationship
Theories of international trade
Theories of production
Theory of Second Best
Theory of tariffs and non-tariff barriers
Total factor productivity
Union-State financial relations in India




Contact:
Panjab University
Sector 14, Chandigarh, 160014 ‎
0172 253 4818

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