MA Economics DU Prospectus

Hello sir I want to take admission in Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi for MA (Economics) so will you please tell me the eligibility criteria for this Program??

[Kiran Chandar]

Delhi School of Economics of University of Delhi offers Master of Arts in Economics and for admission for this Program the eligibility criteria is

A. Indian Students (General Category)

-B.A. (Hons.) Economics of the University of Delhi with 50% or more marks in the aggregate.

-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.

Relaxations/concessions for categories other than the General Category are laid down


B. Foreign Students

-Foreign nationals have the option of seeking admission to M.A Economics either by taking the Department’s Entrance Examination or by seeking admission on individual basis by submitting their GRE Scores along with recommendations from two academic referees.

M.A. (Economics) Entrance Exam

The Entrance Examination will test the candidates’ ability to understand and apply concepts in four basic areas in Economics:

(a) microeconomic theory,

(b) macroeconomic theory,

(c) mathematical techniques used by economists, and

(d) probability, statistics and elementary econometrics.

Apart from these, some general questions testing the reasoning and quantitative ability of the students may also be asked.

After being selected for the M.A. Economics programme, students may enroll themselves either in the Department of Economics at the Delhi School of Economics, or in any of the colleges of the University of Delhi listed below:

-Deshbandhu College

-Hindu College

-Indraprastha College

-Janki Devi Memorial College

-Kirori Mal College

-Lady Shri Ram College

-Miranda House

-Ramjas College

-Shri Ram College of Commerce

-St. Stephen’s College

-Zakir Hussain College