Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), an Advanced Research Institute established by the Reserve Bank of India and a Deemed to be University, Goregaon (E)
Mumbai - 400 065, has invited applications for admission to the 2-year Master of Science (MSc) in Economics and four/five-year Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Development Studies.

Eligibility: MSc Economics: Applicant should hold a BA/BSc Economics with 55% marks (50% for SC/ST/PwD) or BCom/BStat/ BSc (Physics/Mathematics)/BTech/BE with 60%/55% marks.

PhD programme: Applicant should hold MA/MSc in Economics with 55% marks (50% for SC/ST/PwD) or MStat/MSc (Physics/Mathematics/ Environmental Science/Operations Research)/ MBA/ MTech/ ME/ BTech/BE with 60%/55% marks. 

The applicants to MSc and PhD programmes must have studied Mathematics at the higher secondary or higher level.

Selection: Selection will be based on performance in an online test and an interview. 

The online tests for MSc and PhD Programmes will be held from 10 am to 1 pm on 6th May 2023 at the centres given in the detailed Notification at http://www.igidr.ac.in/ 

A candidate, even if eligible, can apply and appear in the test for only one of the programmes. 

Online Test for MSc will have questions from (a) Comprehension and English (b) Basic Mathematics (higher secondary level) and (c) either Economics or Advanced Mathematics at the undergraduate level. 

Online Test for PhD will have questions from (a) Comprehension and English and (b) Basic Mathematics (higher secondary level). 

Interview: Interviews are tentatively scheduled during third or fourth week of June 2023. 

Application: Application can be submitted through the admission notification link at http://www.igidr.ac.in/ latest by 21 April 2023.

Application Fee of Rs. 500/- (Rs. 100/- for GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST and PwD) is to be paid online. 

Reservation Policy will be as per Government of India (GOI) rules. Applicants availing of reservations must produce the necessary documents as per GOI rules.

Scholarship/Stipend: (i) MSc: Need-based scholarship is available as per Institute’s norms. (ii) 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/-. 

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