Overview

Delhi School of Economics commonly referred to as DSE or D School, is a centre of post graduate learning of the University of Delhi. Started in the year 1949, the campus of the Delhi School of Economics houses the University of Delhi's departments of economics, sociology, geography and commerce, and the Ratan Tata Library. The school was launched by V.K.R.V. Rao, with the support of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. It grew out of a vision that a newly independent nation, which aspires for a social and economic progress, needed a vibrant centre for advanced studies in the social sciences. The department of economics, along with its sister departments of geography and sociology, has produced many of the country’s leading academics, educators, administrators, policy makers, corporate leaders and journalists. Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, and the late Sukhamoy Chakravarty, one of the architects of India’s Five Year Plans, have all taught here. Most of the DSE graduates are recruited directly from campus by prestigious Indian and multi-national companies, who highly value the analytical and quantitative skills that are emphasized by the school’s academic programmes.

Campus

The Ratan Tata library, considered to be housing the best collection in economics in the country, has over 1, 80,000 books, subscribes to nearly 1,25,000 bound periodicals and collects numerous publications of governments and international agencies. The department’s computer labs are well equipped with high speed internet access and advanced software. The lecture theatres and classrooms are furnished with all modern facilities.

Academics

Delhi School of Economics is a Part of Delhi university. The Department offers Master of Arts, Master of Philosophy, Ph.D course Courses offered Bachelor of Arts program- Economics Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Economics Master in Arts Economics M.Phil/Ph.D. Programme

General Information

Admission

The candidate should have passed graduation or equivalent from any recognised university. Selection will be based as per the university norms. The fee is approximately Rs 30,000 for the entire course of masters program.

Achievement

The department of economics, along with its sister departments of geography and sociology, has produced many of the country’s leading academics, educators, administrators, policy makers, corporate leaders and journalists. Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, and the late Sukhamoy Chakravarty, one of the architects of India’s Five Year Plans, have all taught here.

Accommodation

Accommodation for women students is provided at a fifty-seat hostel called the Ambedkar Ganguli Students’ House for Women . It is about 10 minutes by bus from the Department of Economics. For male students several hostels of the university are situated on the university campus.