Research admissions at Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Gen. A.K.Vaidya Marg, Goregaon East, Mumbai - 400 065; an advanced Research Institute established by the Reserve Bank of India for the study of national and global development and policy issues and a Deemed to be University, has invited applications for admission to its Ph.D. programmes.

IGIDR has expertise in research areas of Agricultural Economics, Development Economics, Energy Economics, Environmental Modelling, Energy Modelling, Environmental Economics, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Climate Change, and Behavioural Economics. 

PhD Programs are offered in (i) Economics (ii) Development Studies and (iii) Energy, Environment & Climate Change.

Eligibility: (i) Applicant should have Master degree in Economics/Development Studies/Statistics/ Environmental Science/ Operations Research/Physics/Mathematics/ Management/ Engineering/ Relevant or allied subject with 55% marks (50% for SC/ST/ GEN-EWS/ OBC-NCL /PwD) or BA/BSc/BStat/ BTech/BE (four-year degree) with 75% marks (70% for SC/ST/ GEN-EWS/ OBC-NCL /PwD) (ii) Applicants must have studied Mathematics at the higher secondary or higher level (iii) Applicant must have valid UGC-JRF/CSIR-JRF or other international level scholarship. 

Those appearing for their final degree examinations on or before 15 July 2024 are eligible to apply. However, their admission in the PhD programme will be treated as provisional and subject to meeting the eligibility requirements as applicable. The final official mark sheets of qualifying degree, as relevant, must be submitted to IGIDR by 31 October 2024. 

The total number of seats for the Ph.D. programme in the academic year 2024-25 is 6. Of this 5 are under UR category and 1 under OBC. 

Ph.D Admission notice is available at http://www.igidr.ac.in/

Application can be submitted online at the link given at the PhD Admission page latest by July 12, 2024 as per the instructions given there. Gmail account is required to fill out the Ph.D application form. Candidates must mention clearly in the application their preference from among the three Ph.D. Programmes mentioned above. 

Only shortlisted applicants will be called for the interview. Interview will be held on July 22, 2024. Refresher Course starts on August 12, 2024 and regular courses starts on August 26, 2024.

Candidates selected for Admission to the Ph.D. Programme are required to complete the course work and meet the minimum CGPA requirement as per IGIDR Rule Book. All students admitted to the Ph.D. Programme will be assigned a Research Advisory Committee (RAC) upon joining the Programme. The RAC will mentor the student in their choice of core and elective courses based on their research interest and monitor her/his progress and advise on remedial steps to take, to help the student meet IGIDR’s minimum CGPA requirements. 

For details, visit http://www.igidr.ac.in/