IGIDR M.Sc (Economics) and PhD (Development Studies) Admission 2020

Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai announces admission to 2-years M.Sc. (Economics) and 4-years Ph.D. (Development Studies) Program. Applications are invited online till April 10, 2020.

Important Dates

Commencement of on-line registration of application	20th February 2020
Last date for receipt of Online Application form is	10th April 2020
Online Fee Payment	20th February to 10th April 2020
Last date for printing your application	25th April 2020
Date of Online test	25th April 2020, Saturday
Date of Interview at IGIDR	3rd week of June 2020
First Term for all programmes will commence end	July 2020

Eligibility Criteria

M.Sc. (Economics)	Minimum qualification for admission to M.Sc. programme includes one of the following degrees or their equivalents:
	B.A./B.Sc. in Economics/ B.Com./ B.Stat./B.Sc. (Physics or Mathematics)/ B.Tech./B.E. with at least 55% aggregate marks for Economics discipline and 60% aggregate marks for other disciplines.
	The applicant must have studied Mathematics at the higher secondary or higher level.
Ph.D. (Development Studies)	Minimum qualification for admission to the Ph.D.programme includes one of the following degrees or their equivalents:
	M.A./M.Sc in Economics/M.Stat./ M.Sc. (Physics or Mathematics or Environmental Science or Operations Research)/M.B.A./M.Tech./ M.E./B.Tech./ B.E. with at least 55% aggregate marks for Economics discipline and 60% aggregate marks for other disciplines.
	The applicant must have studied mathematics at the higher secondary or higher level.

Stipend for PhD

Ph.D. students will receive a monthly stipend of Rs.25,000/- in the first two years.

Those students who fulfill the terms and conditions for Ph.D. registration will receive a monthly stipend of Rs.35,000/- after Ph. D. registration in the third year.

Selection Procedure

All candidates will be selected on the basis of their performance in an Online test and an interview.

The Online test for M.Sc. will emphasize on general aptitude, analytical ability and mathematical skills at appropriate levels.

The Online test for Ph.D. will emphasize on English, Analytical ability, General understanding of Economic Environment and Mathematical skills at appropriate levels.

In addition M.Sc. students will have to answer a section either on Economics or Mathematics at the undergraduate level.

Test Centres

The Online test will be held on Saturday, April 25, 2020 at various centres across the country, namely -
Ahmedabad/Gandhi Nagar	Aizawl	Bangalore
Benares	Bhopal	Bhubaneswar
Chandigarh-Mohali	Chennai	Dehradun
Ernakulam/Cochin	Guwahati	Hyderabad/Rangareddy
Indore	Jaipur	Jammu
Kolkata/Greater Kolkata	Lucknow	Mumbai/Greater Mumbai/Thane/Navi Mumbai
Delhi NCR	Panjim	Patna
Pune	Raipur	Ranchi
Shillong	Thiruvananthapuram	Visakhapatnam

Application Process

Candidates need to apply online only.

Candidates can fill the application form online through the official website www.igidr.ac.in

Payment can be made by using Debit Cards (RuPay/Visa/MasterCard/Maestro), Credit Cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets by providing information as asked on the screen.

Before registering their applications on the website, candidates should possess a valid email id. In case, the candidate does not have a valid e-mail id, he/ she will have to create a new email id before applying online.

Candidates are advised to verify every field filled in the application. The name of the candidate should be spelt correctly in the application as it appears in the Certificate/Marksheets/identity proof & PAN Card.

Application Fee

For General Category	Rs. 500/-
For SC/ST/PD/Other BC (non-creamy layer)/EWS	Rs.100/-

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 For more details and to apply online, please visit the official website