JNU PG Economics Admission Procedure

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Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has started the admission process for its Master of Arts (M.A) Economics programme. Here I am giving you information about admission in Master of Arts (M.A) Economics

The M.A. in Economics (with specialization in the World Economy) is a full-time programme of study spanning two years.

Eligibility –
You must pass a bachelor's degree (with 50 per cent marks in aggregate) in either of the following subjects:
Economics (Hons) with Mathematics as subsidiary subject;
Mathematics (Hons) with Economics as a subsidiary subject or
Statistics (Hons) with Mathematics & Economics as subsidiary subjects.

Admissions Procedure:
For admission you have to pass an entrance examination organized JNU college administration.

-The question paper will contain multiple choice questions with negative marks for wrong answers (total marks:100) and grading will be computerized.
-The test is intended to evaluate the knowledge of candidates in micro-economics, macro-economics, mathematics, and statistics and some related subjects such as public economics and economic development.

Entrance test Syllabus :
1) Statistics:
Probability, Averages and Dispersion.
The reference books are;
Basic Statistics by: Nagar and Das.
Mathematical Statistics with Applications by: John E. Fraeund.
Schaum’s Outline of Statistics by: Murray R. Spiegel and Larry J. Stephens.

2) Microeconomics:
utility maximization, special cases of perfect substitutes and compliments, different productions and cost functions with emphasis on their minimization exercise and profit maximization problems, different forms of competition encompassing perfect competition, monopoly, basic theory of general equilibrium, questions of allocation and Pareto optimality. Requirement is of the nature of an average graduation curriculum.
The reference books are:
Intermediate Microeconomics by: Hal. E. Varian
Exercise book of intermediate Microeconomics by: Hal. E. Varian (Questions to be solved carefully).

3)Macroeconomics:
Basic knowledge of average graduation level. Emphasis on growth models, e.g., Harrod-Domar, Solow-Swan model should be laid. Also, Keynsian macroeconomics pertaining to multipliers of closed and open economy, IS-LM etc.
The references that need to be consulted are as follows:
Macroeconomics by: M.C. Vaish (for growth models).
Macroeconomics by: Dornbush and Fischer.
any other standard Macroeconomics text book.
Development economics by: Debraj Ray (for growth models).

4) Mathematical Economics:
series, sequences, functions and relations, sets, basic calculus such as integration and differentiation. Incorporate notions of implications, quantifiers etc. in Logic.
The references books are:
Mathematical Economics by: Sydsaeter and Hammond. Or
Mathematics for Economists: Simon and Blume.
Refer to the appendix of any standard book of mathematics for the Logic section.

5) General Knowledge:
national and international economy and regular surfing of newspapers.

Comprehension:
Any passage from famous economists’ work will be come as a comprehension question. Analytical understanding of basic economics.

Contact details :
Jawaharlal Nehru University
JNU New Campus, JNU Ring Road, Jawaharlal Nehru University,
New Delhi, Delhi 110067 ‎
011 2670 4090 ‎

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