INDIRA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
(An Advanced Research Institute Established by the Reserve Bank of India)
DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY
ADMISSION NOTICE 2023
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) invites applications for admission to the following programmes:
Master of Science (MSc) in Economics: This is a two-year programme commencing August 2023.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Development Studies: This is a four/five-year programme commencing August 2023.
Eligibility:
- The applicants to MSc and PhD programmes must have studied Mathematics at the higher secondary or higher level.
- The applicants to MSc and PhD programmes must have the qualifying percentage of marks or its equivalent in the qualifying degrees as indicated below:
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Programme |
Qualifying Degree |
Qualifying Marks across categories of students |
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GEN (GEN-EWS/ OBC-NCL) |
SC/ST/PwD |
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MSc Economics |
BA/BSc Economics |
55% |
50% |
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BCom/BStat/ BSc (Physics/Mathematics)/BTech/BE |
60% |
55% |
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PhD Development Studies |
MA/MSc in Economics |
55% |
50% |
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MStat/MSc (Physics/Mathematics/ Environmental Science/Operations Research)/MBA/MTech/ME/BTech/BE |
60% |
55% |
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Note: GEN is General, GEN-EWS is General Economically Weaker Section, OBC-NCL is Other Backward Class-Non-Creamy Layer, PwD is People with Disability, SC is Schedule Caste, ST is Scheduled Tribe. |
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- Reservation Policy as per Government of India (GOI) rules. Applicants availing of reservations must produce the necessary documents as per GOI rules.
Scholarship/Stipend:
- MSc: Need-based scholarship is available as per Institute’s norms.
- PhD: Students will receive a monthly stipend of Rs.31,000/- in the first two years. Subsequently, after fulfilling the terms and conditions for PhD registration, students will receive a monthly stipend of Rs.43,750/-.
Selection Procedure: Candidates applying to the MSc and PhD programmes of the Institute will be selected based on their performance in an online test and an interview. The online tests for MSc and PhD applicants will be held separately but at the same time. A candidate, even if eligible, can apply and appear in the test for only one of the programmes.
Online Test:
- MSc: (a) Comprehension and English, (b) Basic Mathematics (higher secondary level), and (c) either Economics or Advanced Mathematics at the undergraduate level.
- PhD: (a) Comprehension and English, and (b) Basic Mathematics (higher secondary level).
Date and Time of Online Test: 06 May 2023; 10.00 am to 1.00 pm.
Centres of Online Test: Ahmedabad/Gandhi Nagar, Aizawl, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh-Mohali, Chennai, Dehradun, Delhi NCR, Ernakulam/Kochi, Guwahati, Hyderabad/Secunderabad/Rangareddy, Indore, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata/Greater Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai/Greater Mumbai/Thane/Navi Mumbai, Panaji, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Thiruvananthapuram, Varanasi/Kashi and Visakhapatnam.
Interview Schedule: Interviews are tentatively scheduled during the third or fourth week of June 2023.
Online Application: Candidates can fill out the application form available at http://www.igidr.ac.in/academic-programmes/admission-2023/.
Application Fee: To be paid online is Rs.500/- only for the General category and Rs.100/- only for all others (GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST and PwD).
Deadline: The last date for receipt of the online application form is 21 April 2023.
Registrar, IGIDR
