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10th July 2018, 08:16 AM
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Re: Phd in economics in Calcutta university

Hi buddy I want to get admission in Calcutta university Phd in Economics and for the same here looking for its entrance exam syllabus so that I could do preparation according to it ??
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10th July 2018, 08:16 AM
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Re: Phd in economics in Calcutta university

As you want here I am giving below Calcutta university Phd in Economics entrance exam :

Calcutta university Ph.D in Economics entrance exam Syllabus:

Microeconomic Theory: Consumer Behaviour, Theory of Firm, Analysis of Market
Structure, Theory of Distribution, General Equilibrium, Welfare Economics, Asymmetric
Information, Public Goods & Externalities;

Macroeconomic Theory: National Income Accounting, Aggregate Demand-Simple
Keynesian Model, IS-LM Model, Interaction Between Aggregate Demand & Aggregate Supply-
Short-run & Long-run Equilibrium, Classical Full Employment Model- Determination of Real
Wage, Interest Rate & Price Level, Demand for Money, Supply of Money, Consumption
Function, Investment Function, Inflation, Trade-cycle & Growth, Open-economy
Macroeconomics;

Statistics & Econometrics: Measures of Central Tendency, Dispersion, Higher Order
Moments, Correlation, Theory of Probability, Theory of Statistical Inference, Classical Linear
Regression Model (both 2-variable & k-variable cases)- Estimation, Hypothesis Testing &
Prediction, Heteroscadasticity, Autocorrelation & Multicollinearity, Simultaneous Equation
System & the Problem of Identification; Time Series and Panel Data Analysis;

Mathematical Economics: Optimization in Economics (Static & Dynamic), System of
Simultaneous Equations and Cramers Rule, Input-Output Analysis, Linear Programming,
Elements of Game Theory;

Contemporary Global and Indian Economic Problem: Globalisation and Economic
Order, Indian Planning Experience, Post-plan Reforms and Indian Economic Issues.

Exam pattern:

Structure of the Examination:


The examination time will be one hour and thirty minutes.

There will be 40 multiple choice questions (MCQ), each of 2 marks;

There will be an essay of 20 marks;

Questions will be on Economic Theory, Quantitative Economics and Contemporary
Global and Indian Economic Problems;

MCQs will be on Microeconomic Theory (12), Macroeconomic Theory (10), Statistics,
Econometrics (10) and Mathematical Economics (8). The essay will be from Contemporary
Global and Indian Economic Problems.

The eligible candidates identified through RET/ NET/ SET/ M. Phil have to submit
statement of purpose (SoP) indicating the area of research interest (not exceeding 1000 words)
on which a final interview will be conducted.

The SoP has to be submitted at the time of application itself.
Candidates with at least 55% marks in Economics at the Masters level from any other
UGC recognized university are eligible to take the examination. Candidates belonging to
SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/differently-abled and other categories as per the UGC norm
need to have at 50% to sit in the examination. Those who have qualified in UGC/CSR
(JRF)/NET/SET/SLET or already obtained M. Phil degree would be exempted from the
examination


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