SHIV
NADAR UNIVERSITY
Department
of Economics
School
of Humanities and Social Sciences
Notice
of admission to M.Sc. program in Economics
M.Sc. (Economics) 2015-16
The Department of Economics at the Shiv Nadar
University would like to announce that admissions into the Masters Program in
Economics are now open for the 2015-16 academic year.
The M.Sc. (Economics) is a two year (four
semesters) program. The students undergo fairly rigorous training that prepares
them for admission into PhD programs as well as for jobs in the government, the
private sector. The department has a vibrant faculty with varied research
interests offering the graduate students the option of working in a wide range
of exciting fields. Please see the graduate prospectus of the department for
more details.
The department offers an attractive financial support to all incoming
students. Please see the department website http://www.snu.edu.in/humanitiessocialsciences/humanities_social_sciences_economics.aspx
for more details.
Academically excellent M.Sc. students may continue
on to do their Ph.D. with the department if they so wish.
Eligibility: Students who have or will have a
bachelor’s degree (in any discipline) by September 2015 may apply. Prior
economics training is not required.
Admission Process:
1. The
first step in the admission process is a written test held across six cities in
India: Delhi-NCR, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Mumbai. Candidates
will be informed about the venue of the test at least a week before the exam
date. The written test will be held on 03rd May.
2. Application
Forms can be downloaded from the departmental webpage. Completed application
forms should reach SNU by 17th April, 2015. Applications can be submitted by
email or by post.
3. The
test will have 50 multiple choice questions.
Section I
will have 5 questions that will test comprehension and analytical abilities. In
Section II, students have a choice between answering questions from Section II
A: Economics and Basic Mathematics
Section II B:
Advanced Mathematics.
4. Shortlisted
candidates will be called for an interview to be held at the Shiv Nadar
University campus. The date for the interview is 25nd and 26th May. The
department will reimburse candidates selected for interview with AC 3 Tier
fare.
5. Syllabus
for entrance examination:
Section A.
Economics and Basic Mathematics
Permutations
and Combinations. Sets and Relations, Functions, Limits, Continuity,
Differential and Integral Calculus. Unconstrained and Constrained Optimization.
Descriptive Statistics: Measures of Central tendency, Dispersion, Skewness and
Kurtosis. Probability Theory, Sampling, Estimation, Inference and Hypothesis
Testing Theory of Consumer and Producer Behaviour; Market Structures: Perfect
Competition, Monopoly and Oligopoly, General Equilibrium. Basic Models of
International Trade: Ricardian Model and Hecksher Ohlin Model, National Income
Accounting, Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply.
Section B.
Undergraduate Mathematics:
Descriptive
Statistics, Permutations and Combinations, Sets and Relations. Group and Rings
and Fields. Functions, Limits, Continuity, Differential and Integral Calculus,
Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, Unconstrained and
Constrained Optimization, Probability Theory, Sampling, Estimation, Inference
and Hypothesis testing
APPLICATION
FEES: There is no application fee for M.Sc. (Economics) applicants.
APPLY HERE: http://www.snu.edu.in/pdf/MSc-form.pdf
The last date
for receiving applications deadline is 17th April, 2015.
For more
details: http://www.snu.edu.in/pdf/MSc-Admission-Notice-2015-16.pdf
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