Dr. B.R Ambedkar University, Delhi (MA in Economics through CUET PG)

The School of Liberal Studies (SLS) offers a range of interdisciplinary and overlapping programmes that support, encourage and redefine liberal arts education through cutting-edge interdisciplinary courses, interactive pedagogy and learning that goes beyond classroom spaces. The Masters Programme in Economics provides students with a rigorous and in-depth advanced training in economic analysis, with a particular emphasis on equipping them with the ability to comprehend and think about contemporary economic issues including the challenges confronting developing countries like India.

 

The programme draws on different theoretical perspectives and traditions within the discipline, brings in perspectives from outside the discipline on contemporary social phenomenon, and uses creative pedagogical approaches to offer a well rounded training that would enable students to achieve a variety of objectives simultaneously; in keeping with the University’s vision, develop a sociopolitical and historical perspective on the economy and the discipline which analyses it; master the quantitative techniques which are used extensively in economic analysis; understand and learn to analyse contemporary economic issues at the global and national levels; and acquire skills for absorbing and communicating economic ideas.

MA Economics Admission Procedure

Admission is through an entrance test. (CUET PG 2024)

Eligibility Criteria for MA Economics BR Ambedkar

Applicants must hold a Bachelor’s degree in any field with a minimum of 45% marks or an equivalent grade from a recognized university. There is a relaxation of 5% marks for candidates belonging to SC/ST/PwBD/D-OBC (NCL)/Defence/KM categories.

No. of Seats for Dr. B.R Ambedkar University MA Economics

The program has a total of 53 seats available.

Fees for Dr. B.R Ambedkar University MA Economics

The fee per semester is INR 36,500

Economics (COQP10) Syllabus for CUET PG 2024

Microeconomics

Consumer Theory:

Demand, Utility, Indifference Curve, Revealed Preference Theory, Consumer Surplus. Production Theory: Production Function, Law of Variable Proportions, Returns to Scale, Cost Function.

Price and Output Determination in Markets:

Perfect and Imperfect Competition, Monopoly, Price Discrimination, Monopolistic, Duopoly, and Oligopoly models, General Equilibrium, Efficiency, and Welfare.

Macroeconomics:

National Income Accounting. Income and Output Determination: Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply, Effective Demand Principle, Classical and Keynesian Theory.

Money and Inflation:

Demand and Supply of Money, Money Multiplier, Credit Creation, Role of Reserve Bank of India, Quantitative Theories of Money, Philip’s Curve, Monetary and Fiscal Policy of India.

Consumption and Investment Function:

Permanent, Relative, and Life Cycle Hypothesis, Multiplier and Accelerator.

Open Economy Models:

Mundell and Fleming Model, Balance of Payments, Exchange Rate Determination, Purchasing Power Parity.

Economic Growth:

Harrod-Domar Model, Solow Model.

Statistical Methods in Economics:

Mean, Mode, Median, Dispersion, Skewness, Quartile Deviation, Average Deviation, Standard Deviation. Correlation.

Mathematical Methods in Economics:

Sets and Vectors. Functions of one and several real variables, Single and Multi-variable optimization, Integration of functions.

Difference equations, Determinants, Matrix. Linear Programming, Probability, Differential Equations.

Indian Economy:

Overview of Colonial Economy: Macro Trends, Agriculture, Railways, and Industry, Economy and State in the Imperial Context.

New Economic Policy.

Public Economics: Public and Private Goods, Externalities, Budget, Deficits, Public Debt, Fiscal Federalism in India, Taxation.

International Trade Theories: Adam Smith, Ricardo, Heckscher-Ohlin model, and New Trade Theories.

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CUET PG Entrance Exam Paper Pattern and Marking Scheme

1.This paper contains One Section. It contains Domain Specific area comprising of 75 MCQs

 

2.Total No of Questions- 75

 

3.Marking Scheme:

4 marks will be awarded for each correct response.
1 mark will be deducted for each incorrect response.

 

Total Time Allotted : 105 Minutes

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