IGIDR
The areas which were asked in IGIDR 2007 were:
English
1) Comprehension
2)Analytical Reasoning
3)Logical Reasoning
4)Grammar
Mathematics
1)Limits
2)Differentiation
3)Optimization
4)Integration-Definite and Indefinite
5)Sequences and Series
6)Co-ordinate Geometry
7)Geometry
8)Mensuration
9)Matrices and Determinants
10)Probability
11)Special Probability Distributions
12)Vectors
13)Economics-Production fucntion, Elasticity concepts
14)Trigonometric Applications in Calculus and Matrices
15)Inequalities
16)Simple and compound interest
chetana said
ok thanks for the igidr thing. did you apply for isi? hw did it go. i think the level of eco was at par with dse. wat do u say?
chetana said
one thing more….have you seen the microeconomics books by k.raychoudhary(spelling may b diff)? and sorry for this but i’d really appreciate if you can give me some info on coaching in delhi , for m.a entrance.
thanks.
Alex M Thomas said
Chetana,
I did not apply for ISI. I heard that Economics was really good which means it was tough.
Three places that i know of, in Delhi, which offers coaching for DSE are-
1) Economicsentrance.com
2) Prime Education, South Delhi
3) Prof. Naresh, North Delhi
chetana said
hi alex,
thanks a lot. am on the net after a long time. applied for gipe? i have. am confused as to how the no of questions will b divided betw the 5 sections, i.e, maths, stats, eng, eco and reasoning. its the only test am appearing for this time. when r mse forms available? or is it over? good luck for your endeavours!
Alex M Thomas said
Chetana,
Yeah, i did apply for GIPE. Now concentrating on DSE.MSE exam got over on June 3rd.
chetana said
ALL THE BEST!! thats the best place for eco in india, i guess. we’ll talk abt gipe aft its over. till then, i’ll try to study hard!
partha said
your web is really good..helpin 4 prep of dse entrance.can u giv som lighton deriving competitive eqm price on 2 commodity 2 person world
partha said
can u tell me plz how will I derive asymtote of a given equation.Is there any particular formula to drive that
Alex M Thomas said
Chetana,
Yeah.
Partha,
http://www.economicsentrance.com will help you with both your queries.
rupali said
hi Alex ,Chetna
am Rupali frm kolkata applyin 4 DSE this year…r u also? I didnt get IGIDR, ISI so am very tenzed…….waiting 4 jnu result..n preparing 4 DSE……did any1 of u get ISI or IGIDR…Bcoz I didnt find ur name there and got surprised
Alex M Thomas said
Rupali,
I didnt get through IGIDR. I did not give ISI and i am writing DSE too.
santhoshi said
thanks alex
rupali said
can u tell me the names of all the institutes u r sitting for entrance…..
Alex M Thomas said
Rupali,
I will be writing Jamia, DSE and Gokhale.
rupali said
ok thnx..
do u have any idea about jamia’s placement…is that a good institute..actually i dont have any idea about jamia…
Alex M Thomas said
Rupali,
I do not know about the placements. But it has got a comparitively okay Economics department. Not one of the best though. [I doubt if the placements are good.]
rupali said
okay thnx..
am not giving jamia thogh..will try to get throgh DSE as its my 1st preference….if u get dse & others what will b ur choice?
Alex M Thomas said
Rupali,
I prefer only JNU over DSE.
rupali said
r u taking any coaching for DSE entrance..4 me staying at kolkata its very tough to take coaching from delhi..but am just trying to solve all d DSE prvs years question papers…and reading my undergrades books…is that suffi for that?
Alex M Thomas said
Rupali,
I m going to http://www.economicsentrance.com for coaching. If you fundamentals and strong and if you can apply that in differnt situations, it is enough. But since the competition is high, you need to put in your best. Go to the site i mentioned and you can get a good idea about the DSE test.
rupali said
ur perf is qiute abnormal…is there any special reason???am not heard about any1 who pref JNU over DSE…only kol people have a strong pref on kol-ISI over DSE…ne way BSET OF LUCK….
rupali said
But some of the domains of that site u have mentioned is not accesssable….r we require to pay any thing 4 that
Alex M Thomas said
Rupali,
I prefer JNU because i wat to be touch with the social sciences in general as in i want to learn economics in an inter disciplinary setting.
Plus i am a fan of those who teach there.
Alex M Thomas said
Ruplai,
You need to register to get access to all the information in that website.
rupali said
I think for that its best to join any IIT’s economics course becoz their course is more interreleted with other subjects of social science…..and as far as i know from one of my senior at jnu there is no such connection with other sbjts of social science at all
rupali said
ok thnx 4 helping………..
Alex M Thomas said
Rupali,
The course probably does not offer any, but one can get more informed as there are people doing various related courses on the campus. Read this.
rupali said
Alex,
ne way ..do u know when jnu will announce their result………..
sanchit said
hey i hv got a call frm IGIDR….can anebody throw sme light on the future prospects of IGIDR???hw are its placements??its market value?
sanchit said
can anebody rank the MA institutes ???
rupali said
Sanchit
1st congrats 4 getting call from IGIDR..IGIDr is one of the best institutes in India,they provide a good placement..over 90% students from IGIDR generally get placed..
but if anyone tell me to rank, I will do it as below
1. DSE
2.IGIDR
3.JNU
4.MSE
5.GOKHLE
Ram said
what abt ISI Del, ISI Cal??
sanchit said
rupali
do u have ane idea abt the packages students usually get in IGIDR???
rupali said
Ram
sorry for not mentioning ISI, the rank would be as
1.DSE 2.ISI-cal,3.ISI-del,4.IGIDR,5.JNU,6.MSE,7.GOKHLE
Sanchit,
generally people from IGIDR get a average package of 6 lacs and more
Ram said
Rupali,
Your rankings are for job oriented programs or research oriented ones or both??
For PhD abroad, ISI Delhi is better reputed to ISI Calcutta, isn’t it? Please let me know
rupali said
Ram
for job and research purpose its quite same upto MA levels…if u want 2 know about Mphill or phd I will rank JNU,IGIDR b4 DSE….
And its a totaly wrong view that ISI del is more reputed than ISI cal in abroad rather its opposite..remember ISI cal is head insti of all ISI
Ram said
Thanks Rupali,
rupali said
Ram,
in which std u r studying now…I mean r u final year student of undergrades?
Ram said
Its a long story, I finished BTech last year and now thinking abt DSE next year for UK this year.
Contact me at sriomram@yahoo.co.in
rupali said
ram,
uk this year means…?
and where from you did ur btech?
Ram said
Rupali please drop a mail, I will give you more details.
It would be nice to discuss such issues with ppl from same domain
rupali said
ram,
ya thats good, but actually am now in this summer time working at a corporate ,where I cant access any mailbox from here..ok I will mail u 2morrow from cafe
Ram said
Its okay no problem.
All the best
Satyajit said
Hi,this is satyajit here.well,i have received an interview call from IGIDR.do any of u guys have any idea about the kind of questions asked at the interview(for econoomics students).
sunny said
hi alex,
what are topics covered in the entrance of GIPE. what are the topics from maths,stats, reasoning and english.
Ram said
Satyajit
Look at Orkut
Alex M Thomas said
Sunny,
I too do not know the exact topics to be covered.
sunny said
alex,it,s ok. how was jmi. was’nt is so easy. for analytical reasoning in gipe what are u following.
akshay botre said
please dont call dat naresh guy a professor…i wasted 6500 bucks on dat guy n really,got no output…i wud suggest self study from the rite material.
akshay botre said
the ranking of various institues dat are offering ma,m.phil and phd in economics should be judged according to thier research output rather than the quality of placements.
quality of placements should become the criteria if one does not want to study furthur in economics(ie,after an MA).
DSE,that way shud come later than ISI and JNU.this is so because if one wishes to study in US(which one usually dreams of) then definetly, MA from ISI and JNU would be carrying more weight than the one from DSE.
Gokhale and jamia milia(militia) islamia should be the options of last resort as its gonna take time before these institutes become more reputed interms of quality(never know if its going to be the opposite), and even if one doesnt have ne other option but these….consider reappering fr the top 3 next year.
again,im strictly talkin interms of the option of goin higher than ma…if u want the placement to be good…then jamia n gokhle too aint dat bad.
Ram said
Thanks Akshay Botre
akshay botre said
@ chetna
KRC…as it is popularly known is not a good book for practicing problems of microeconomics 1 and 2…there are lots of errors and very few conceptually right questions to figure out…For most of the entrences Varian workbook wud be the best
one can see that DSE frames its questions from this book as the microeconomics questions dat are asked by DSE are of very similar nature…
you can get hold of dat book from the DSE photostat shop.
akshay botre said
does ne1 in here know the universities in US which r considering 3 year economics hns degree from delhi university to be equivalent to thier 4 year bacclaureate degree?
Ram said
Most top univs ask for MS.
akshay botre said
did ne1 appear fr the jnu entrance?? how well did it go?? n whts gonna be the expected cutoff??
akshay botre said
@ ram
tough to accept dat harsh fact…really,the course structure which DU fllows for economics is very much at par with thier own bach degree fr economics…still this discrimination…neway,thnks.
Ram said
@Akshay Botre,
But Harvard, MIT, Chicago their BA Economics programs are more rigorous to DU ones. But They accept BA Hons of UK univs, that sucks. BA -Econ from UK not on par with our Indian Programs.
chetana said
akshay,
thanks a lot for that suggestion. also for that bit of info abt “naresh sir”. actually i was planning to go to delhi for his coaching.i’m appearing nly for gipe this yr. most probably i’ll hv to sit for a yr though. plz tell me which books do u think make a comprehensive study package for entrances of top grade institutes.
akshay botre said
@chetna
n thnk god you changed ur mind abt dat “naresh guy”…well,the books dat shud be reffered for different entrances would depend on the questions asked(pattern of which can be formulated by looking into past papers).
DSE–content is based upon DU’s economics hns course content. Books dat shud see u through–Varian(intermediate microeco)–Dornbusch and Branson(2 seperate books for macroeco)—Hammond(mathmatical methods fr economics) n if u want to jst do a quick revesion,rs bhardwaj will do. For statistics,theory frm Nagar n Das n probability from Freund.
JNU-if u r complete with the above,im sure dat JNU wud prove to be easy..jst be prepared with little bit of indian eco(best bet wud be the latest economic survey)
IGIDR-very mathmatical,theres a book for subsidiary maths 1 and 2 which is asked in du 2nd year…im not able to recall the name of the book so i’ll let u know abt the same later…a bit of english wud help…n practice on sme reasoning questions from ne book which wud offer such questions.
ISI-i never thot abt dat institute…as i know i simply cant make it.
Gokhle-look up for the GIPE community on orkut…it gives out the necessary information on GIPE entrance,its content and tips quite clearly.
akshay botre said
@chetna
forgot to add rubenfield n pyndick fr microeconomics…application problems regarding various market structures(competetive,monopoly,oligopoly,etc.) wud prove very helpful for DSE n JNU.
Ram said
@Akshay please give me the title of probability from Freund.
There are 2 books, 1 is Introduction to propability and other is Probability and Statistics for Engineers
akshay botre said
@ram
mathmatical statistics with applications
author—miller n freund
the book may be coming out now in the name of miller solely.
akshay botre said
dse exam was soo damn tough
Ram said
Which part, Economics part or Maths part?
akshay botre said
@ram
economics
Ram said
Economics will be tough no doubt about it, but if its more standard than DFS and Branson , Varian then its really tough.
@ Akshay whats the standard of questions this year.
Ram said
@Akshay
Thanks buddy for your books list.
rubenfield n pyndick fr microeconomics is damm good.
Thanks once again.
Please suggest list of readings for ISI too.
akshay botre said
@ram
i never enquired abt ISI my self…so i hardly know nething abt it.
Ram said
Thanks Akshay.
Satyajit said
Akshay,I have my IGIDR interviews on 11th July.What kind of questions are asked in the interview for ECONOMICS students.Please inform me as I dont have much idea about how to go about preparing for the IGIDR interviews in these last few days.
akshay botre said
@ satyajit
ive never been thru it myself…but if i were u,i wud have prepared well on the intent of pursuing this course…brushed up basics of economics and a favourite subject in the same…apart from that they cant ask much.
Ram said
Hi,
Where can I get previous years ISI papers.
ankita said
hi alex. its ankita here. i want to know abut the entrance tests of uoh . u have got it . so can u let me know what all the types of questions come in that entrance .
and one more thing does the graduation marks count fr the entrances?
Alex M Thomas said
Ankita,
You can get the previous question papers from UOH. They ask pretty much direct questions, which cover a large spectrum of Economics.
Unless there is a tie in the entrance test, graduation marks will not be considered; though they require you to have a minimum percentage.
akshay botre said
@ram
i guess isi shud provide u with the same…when,i dont know…but they certainly do provide…
Ram said
@Akshay
Thanks, but they provide only sample paper, not prev papers. They do change sample papers every year.
amit bachhawat said
hi, frds, i m studying in tybsc statistics frm mumbai university, n i wanted to do ma in economics frm a decent institue. well i dont have much base of economics, coz i hardly studied economics in detail in sybsc…
so can u plz assist me in hw i shd i start prpeparing for ma in eco entrance, i still have 1 yr in hand, so can anyone suggest me which books i shd refer for prepartion.
Alex M Thomas said
Amit,
The books DSE recommends and which is suitable for any other entrance for masters are
Intermediate Microeconomics- Hal Varian
Macroeconomics- Dornbusch and Fischer
Fundamental Methods of Mathematica Economics-A C Chiang
For statistics, a book that covers probability, expectation, hypothesis testing etc will do
You can visit this site to do basic exercises in each of the areas.
chetana said
hi alex,
CONGRATULATIONS!!! let me knw how do u like it once your classes begin. a friend also got through UOH. dunno whether he’s taking admission or not.and thanks again for this site. i appeared for gipe. it went fine but didn’t get thru so i guess cut offs must have gone very high.totally confused. thinking of a coaching in delhi. would you recommend economicsentrance over others?
akshay,
thank u so much for that delailed answer. did u get through any of your prefrd places? want to ask u the same thing, which coaching wuold you recommend?
Alex M Thomas said
Chetana,
UOH is an awesome place-the campus especially. The library is good too. The papers are nice too.
I suggest you prepare for this one year by yourself using the texbooks suggested. Create problems on your own and work them out; because then you will know if you have understood the concepts with clarity.
akshay botre said
@ chetna
didnt get thru ne of the preffered places..about the coaching..its hard to judge on a good coaching place as it depends on how comfrtable u r with microeconomics,macroeconomics n stats(especially probability)…delete the naresh option nehow.
i went to naresh personally so i know how good he is…n those who went to others(like the prime education in lajpat nagar) said dat its how well ure concepts r developed in the subjects as they wont teach u concepts…they will jst make u do questions and the explaination of answers dat they give wud hardly be understandable if ure concepts r not developed enuf.
im seeking a transfer to a us university for completing the fourth year…im movin out on sep…so i was only partially serious for the entrances.
but one thing is for sure…everyone who appear fr these entrances know economics quite well…so u’ll have to be the best among the set to be able to secure a seat…ie,uve got to be dead serious.
all the best.
chetana said
alex,
thanks for evrything.if it hadn’t been for this site,i’d have long quitted my dream of pusuing eco further. the info i get here means a lot.plz lemme knw if i can get uoh prev yrs ent ques bank by post.
akshay,
congrats for making it to US.thanks a lot for ur suggestions.I’LL cartainly try to mk a place among the best.. for thre’s no other option! and no i hvn’t got thru any of the places i want to be in. waise bhi, i appeared only for gokhale.
keep in touch with this place.
ALL THE BEST.
Alex M Thomas said
Chetana,
I shall see if the previous question papers are there with me or if its available. I shall email you if it is available.
chenata said
hi alex,
thanks a lot. i’ll be on the watch.
xyz said
can u plz tell me how is lalwani’s coachin institute.and wat is the venue fr economicsentrance any if posssible contact no. too. are they takin admissions at this time also.
DEVASMITA said
hi!! alex
i am keen on taking up masters in economics.if u have the entrance question papers of various universities,will u please mail them to me at devasmitajena@gmail.com. thanx a lot in advance
Sudin B Babu said
Sir,
Iam interestd to get an admission in IGIDR. I took Science group in my +2. I finished my BA Economics with university 3rd rank.
Now Iam preparing for the entrances.
Is there any thing with you that can help me.
Alex M Thomas said
Sudin,
This blog has a sample paper and also topics which were asked last time. Equip yourself with 12th math and build your speed.
chetana said
hi alex,
am confused regarding the coachin thing. please tell me whether a full fledged coaching is better than sumthing shorter like ecoentrance….currently am referring to varian(buk n wkbuk) for micro, dornbusch n fischer for macro n schaum’s for stats plus solving maths for igidrn all.am not able 2 decide if the short term course will gimme enough practise or not.since u’ve been thre, plz throw sum light on how they teach n wen do they start.
if it isn’t a lot f botheration, plz also lemme knw hw 2 get hcu prev yrs q pprs.
thanks
Alex M Thomas said
Chetana,
If you have time for a full fledged coaching, i feel it would better than a short term one as it would give you more time to practice. The books that you are using will suffice. Understand the concepts and try making your own questions and solve them.
economicsentrance started about a month and a half before DSE entrance exam; which will be very useful for those who have completed their ‘own’ study. Moreover, i do not not if they will be there in the coming year.
I have HCU previous papers. Mail me your address to my email id and i shall send it to you.
sabrina said
hey alex i just read about this university can we provide me light on how can i get through this university…..i will appear for my graduation exam in 2008.but i want to study further n i din know abt this university untill i jussaw this…can u jus throw light o the eligiblity n the other basic requirements.thank u.
Alex M Thomas said
Sabrina,
The university conducts an entrance in May or June, which was objective last year. They test you for general economics awareness along with micro, macro, stat and math.
You can visit their website where all the details are provided.
avdhesh gupta said
my name is avdhesh. at pre. i m preparing now dse entrance exam.could u tell me about preparationSir,
Iam interestd to get an admission in IGIDR. I took Science group in my +2. I finished my BA Economics with university 3rd rank.
Now Iam preparing for the entrances.
Is there any thing with you that can help me.which coaching would u recommend.
that.
Tarun said
Hi Alex,
Thanks for running this web site, its certainly a one stop for all the students preparing for the
MA-Economics entrance.
There is lot of information about DSE/JNU/ISI but very little about IGIDR entrance.
Can you please provide some info for IGIDR entrance:
a. Topics to be covered in the entrance exam, and
b. Good reference books for the preparation.
Thanks
Abir said
Hi,
i m abir completed my M.A with Eco this year from kolkata. I want to know abt the good univs from where i can pursue my Mphil and later on Phd. I have heard abt IGIDR, JNU etc. are there any good univs besides those? If so pls post some names in this web. I want to also know abt the prospects after completion of Mphil & Phd from different univs like how is the placement history of them.
I want to also know abt where can i get the entrance exam syllabus and previous questions.
sabrina said
hey alex….
i am goin to give my igidr entrance exam this year…to be very honest am an avg student and also am doing my majors in eco form a college in mumbai….i really intend to get thru this institution.will u please gimme an advice as to where to start from …bec my maths doesnt include trigo at all..its very 11th 12th kinda…an i ahve very lil time to prepare as am in my last year.wat is a must requiremnt wen giving igidr wat is the basic that has to be there wen goin to give that exam..and wat are the chances like is it its tuff and an avg student would require to it give a re test?….plz recommend books that have to be brushed up with to give the entrence.
Alex M Thomas said
Avdesh,
The pattern of IGIDR is similar to that of the CAT, except that this one is relatively easier. Possessing a high speed of reading will aid you so try and increase that. In mathematics, one has to be thorough with all the topics covered in 12th science. Though in 2007, they did ask bits of economics and statistics (akin to data interpretation).
I do not know of any coaching for IGIDR yet.
Tarun,
I have posted the topics that came for 2007 IGIDR entrance test.
As for the books to refer, one can go through any math book that is prescribed for 12th standard science.
Abir,
I do not about the Mphil entrance tests. But some of the other good places to do Mphil are University of Hyderabad, Center for Development Studies (Trivandrum), etc. I am sure there are good places to pursue research in India.
Sabrina,
A thorough knowledge of 12th standard mathematics will greatly help. If you are leaving trigonometry, then you must make sure that you have covered all the remaining topics. Calculus involving trig. functions can also come. Last year they quizzed us about a bit of microeconomics too. So try and increase your pace in math and also improve on your english comprehension skills.
It does not matter if one is an average student or not. Being confident is important too.
Mirko said
Hey initially IGIDR offered the sample paper on its website, now a days it doesn’t. Or it could be possible that I could not find. Can you Alex or anybody help?
Also Alex are you at IGIDR? If yes, then can you please tell about the Faculty, Student Life, Attitude of People, Disciple, Timings etc.
george said
hy der..
needed sum help..
can ne1 xplain how an masters in eco wudd b diff from an mba in finance.. ie if we hav the same job profile in mind (eg. research analyst)??
wudd doin the eco masters n then goin fer an mba be a good idea..
if one is lookin to workin after the eco masters wot job profiles wudd b offered?? cudd 1 make the jump 2 i-banking aftr doin the eco masters??
thanx in advance,
g
chetana said
george,
masters in eco is concerned with the study of core economic theories plus traing in their application. mba finance, as far as i think, is totally in sync with the manegerial requirements of companies dealing in finance or the finance deppt in any company. its more to the side of commerce.
Ratna said
Hi alex,
I graduated with BA Economics ( hons ) from a college in Mumbai and am planning to apply to DSE, IGIDR, Gokhale Institute, and UOH. What we’ve studied in BA is very non mathematical and non application based but i have started preparation of Micro and Maths from the books listed on the eco entrance site. Just wanted to ask you how i should go about studying, whether i should start by looking at all the previous q papers for all the colleges and then start, or should i just perfect the books listed. Also since most of the topics for these entrances overlap, is there a common list of topics i can prepare in Econ, Maths & stats ?
Thanks,
Ratna.
Medha said
Hi!
Could anyone tell me a good basic book (graduate level) on statistics/ econometrics?
thanks a lot!
Medha.
GOBIND said
IGIDR courses offered are– M.Sc(eco) AND M.Phil (devlopment science ) .. which one is better for future growth ? and also as final placement ??
GOBIND said
difference b/w m.sc( eco) and m.phil (devlopment science)??
nandini said
hi
i am a under grad student doing phy hons. I want to sit for IGIDR, ISI,DSE,JNU exams this year. I saw the sample papers for ISI and the macro micro part has ques which are very quantitative. do you know where i can practice more of such ques which will also have the sols to thm?
do reply
thanks
nandini said
hi
i have not doing eco at the under graduate level and i have heard that the jnu exam is only for eco graduates. is this true?
sujan said
qualification for JNU M.A economics is any degree.
Alex M Thomas said
Mirko,
The IGIDR sample paper is available in this blog in the MA Economics page. IGIDR will put it up only after they announce the admission dates. I am not at IGIDR.
George,
An economics graduate has a wider scope than a finance MBA. And yes, after economics, one can take up a banking job as well.
Ratna,
I cannot tell you which is the best possible way to study, because i do not know it myself. I suggest you use different methods and stick to the one from where you learn the most. When you go through the question papers, you will get an idea about the common topics. But i suggest that you ‘perfectly comprehend’ the textbook concepts.
Medha,
Basic Econometrics by Damodar Gujarati is a nice book.
Gobind,
I don’t think you can compare Msc and Mphil and Mphil is given only after one has completed his/her post graduation.
Nandini,
Try getting hold of the DSE entrance question papers-both option A and B. They are the closest you can get.
For M.A. in Economics: Bachelor’s degree in any discipline under 10+2+3 pattern of education with at least 50% marks, and Mathematics either at 10+2 level or at Bachelor’s level, either as subsidiary or as honors. [JNU Admission notice]
Mirko said
Hey Alex, Thanks for the former answer!
Can you also tell me on what kind of mathematics should I focus on (for IGIDR) – The CAT style or the Higher Secondary Mathematics. Also you have written above the topics that were asked in 2007, could please give a rough Idea of their weightages. Agree they may change but still, if you can as they will give fair idea about the paper and as such IGIDR’s previous papers are not available!
Alex M Thomas said
Mirko,
Focus on the higher secondary math.
I wrote the test a year ago, so i have no clue of their weightage.
Shadan said
Hi frnds…
can neone plz tell me about Pondicherry university… its a central uni. doest it offer a PG course in Eco?
Sunit said
Yes Shadan.
Click here——http://www.pondiuni.org/scho.html
Shadan said
Thanks Sunit…
hav u got any idea about how its rated and if dere r campus placements from dere??
dia said
i’ll be appearing for igidr nd jnu entrance(economics) this year,can anyone help me regarding the analytical reasoning part for both the entrances. i have found a typical pattern of question is being asked at the jnu entrance. moreover if anyone is having previous years igidr entrnce model question papers please mail me at dia0111@gmail.com. hope to hear from u folks soon
Alex M Thomas said
Dia,
You can download the IGIDR model question paper from here.
Sunit said
@Shadan(Reg Post NO.111)
No idea abt placement records n the reputation of the course(pondi univ.)…
You may talk to Profs over phone and if possible to the current students to get an authentic info regarding ur queries…
dia said
thnx alex i have gone through the samplepaper of igidr…….can you help me in solving the analytical reasoning part asked at jnu
Shadan said
Thanks Sunit…
Which entrances are u appearing for???
Swati said
hi..i wll be givin the igidr xam this april..i hav strted preparin nw..shuld i stdy micro nd macro for the xam a lil bit ar shuld completely focus on maths nd eng. is tat sufficient?
vinyas said
friends,
my name is vinyas. i am currently studying my final year
B.A(hons) in economics. i am planning to write for IGIDR and can u guide me on how to prepare and what to prepare.
nandini said
hi alex
i am preparing for ISI, I have seen the question papers and the eco part is tough it has numerical based problems. can you suggest some book or any source where I can get practice of similar ques.
nandini
vinyas said
i am vinyas. i did not get my reply for the previous question.
Mirko said
Does completing Alpha Chiang for IGIDR makes sense? Do they ask question of that level?
alok said
hi guys,
I gave IGIDR entrance in 2007.There arent any CAT kinda questions as in no time speed distance rather no core arthematic questions.More questions on limits integration differentiation.
Also,statistical questions on normal distribution and general statistics questions.I guess the difficulty level is not dat high for statistical students.Also,I personally dont think dat english wud be given much importance given the fact dat the MSC programme is very very mathematical.
About the interview, general question on wats convergence define skweness kurtosis blah blah blah were asked
I have a friend in IGIDR.I will brief u guys more on dat oncwe i get in touch wid dat friend.
somali said
Hi Alok. You are saying that there is not much need to focus on english but i think tht igidr paper consits of 100 questions on eng and 50 ques on maths. So i think then we need to focus on english as well. Acha is the level of english part really difficult or its simple???? And how many seats are there??????
alok said
hi somali,
The english isnt dat easy as in don exactly remember but the english passages are pretty complex.I guess its as good as CAT passages as in very complex and all but i guess the questions asked are pretty straight forward.Also,I dont think there are 100 questions on english as this cud definately prove easy for those whose english is very good and maths is average.Trust me MSC eco in IGIDR is completly mathematical as opposed to MA eco.Therefore even if english has some weightage Maths section wud definately be the deciding factor.Also i noticed more inclination towards questions on limits and statistics.But i dont exactly remember the other questions.
alok said
ya and bout the seats i guess around 30 but u can visit the website for the exact details
somali said
hi alok thnx for ur rply. Actually i m preparing for other entrance exams as well but they focus more on economics part so i hav to spend time there as well and so i jst wnt to knw tht wat r the main topics which i need to focus so that i dnt waste time doing something which is of less importance. And abt the eng ques there is a sample paper of igidr available on this site where it is stated that there are 100 ques on eng. Which other entrance exams r u preparing for????
alok said
hi somali,
Dear 100 questions include english as well as analytical reasoning.Check the ques paper again dear.shud b one of the deciding factors as reasoning capacity is a very strong aspect to judge a persons aptitude.Also as i always say prepare for limits and statistical ques.But i cant say dat for sure as the weightage might change so i don wanna misguide anebody.
I gave MBA xams n am wationg for the results.Wat bout u?U finished grad?
somali said
Ok thanks a lot.Ya i completed my grad i also gave MBA exams but now i m preparing for MA.
Divya said
Hello friends,
I am a mech engg. and want to do masteres is Eco. I have aaplied for IGIDR. Please can you give some idea about the difficulty level of maths and english in the exam. What all books should i refer to prepare for the exam?
Thanks,
Divya
Nayana said
Hi ,can sumone tell me if hcu n uoh r one n the same.And also frm wer v can get the previous yr hcu q papers
ranjay said
when the MSE entrance exam form comes??
ranjay said
can you please tell me??
Navendu said
Hi folks. I m in my 2nd yr Agri Graduation course frm AgriVarsity Kanpur, wd a few gap yrs after my 12th. Anyways, i now want2 go4 m.s eco course dse. Idea is2 compensate4 d gap yrs nd also enhance d mkt value! (Read:my RBI/ExecMba prospects).Plz Comment.
sunit said
HCU-Hyd Central Univ.
UoH-Univ of Hyd.
One n the same.Jus like saying DU or UoD (Delhi Univ.)
Shadan said
hi frnds…
can anyone plz tell me wen the MSE forms are out and how to obtain dem?
Crow said
MSE
check http://mse.ac.in/admission%202008-2009.htm
Aditya said
hey, i took the igidr entrance test yesterday. can somebody tell me how much are the cut offs usually?
Aditya said
I have solved about 60-65 / 80 questions from English + Analytical and about 42-45 / 50 from Maths. I am fairly confident about the maths part but don’t know about english. Still I would say I should get 50+ there. Any idea about the scores?
somali said
When r the results of igidr expected to be out????????
anpu george said
hai ….
ve completed ma grad from mcc..in eco, ma igidr,jnu were screwed up,now ma only hope is gokhale…can anyone enlighten me on how i should go about preparation..? with a time constraint do i ve only a fat chance..?
Alexander said
Hi Alex,
I did my Bachelor’s under Gauhati University this year. Would you please tell me what are the type of questions GIPE entrance test incorporates? Is it of objective or Subjective type? Moreover, how should I prepare for the exam? An early response will be highly appreciated since the exam’s on 6th july,08.
Thanks,
Alexander
Esha said
Hi
I am Esha…
I have ISI and IGIDR interviews lined up in first week of July…Can someone tell me how to go about preparing for these interviews…
Also how did the DSE entrance 2008 go? i think it was pretty tough…what should be the expected cut off?
Thanks
gaurav said
hi esha,
DSE exam was pretty tough..i guess the cut-off would be around 42-43..its very hard to predict..
Even i have IGIDR interview on 8th..sm thins dat i know abt it r..6-8 profs on the panel..dey ask u to solve questions on d board..if u r not frm eco background thn nt mny ques frm it..and they ask a lot of maths and stats…if u gt ne info thn post it plz..
esha said
Thanks Gaurav
my interview is on the 7th…that is exactly wt i hav heard about it…dont knw anything else…but one thing i dont understand tht how will they interview so many ppl i.e. 64 on one day and the remaining on the other…i just hope they sum how manage to finish it on the respective days…
gaurav said
@ esha
i hope so 2 bt in d call letter dey hv mentioned dat u mite have to stay 4 an extra day so u never know..plus whn d panel is dis big generally thr is only 1 panel taking all d interviews and in dat case it wud really difficult 2 interview 60 ppl in 1 day…
nd hw ws DSE exam…..
yash said
hi!
iv got a call for the interview from igidr.Can anyone tell me as to what sort of questions to expect?
nd how was the dse exam?what cd be the possible cuttoffs??
Aditya said
hey, any interview feedbacks? mine was really really awful! i come from engineering and they asked me a hell lot of that, probably without realising that given that i am trying to move out of engineering means that i know nothing.
i just kept on saying i don’t know for most of the engineering questions. the most important tip for people preparing for next year would be expect a good number of knowledgable non-economics
people out there.
Winnie said
hey can u tell wer can i find the previous question papares for IGIDR M.Sc Econ entrance???
ammu said
esha can u please tell me about which books u followed to get selected to get through igidr and isi entrance….
rishu said
tell me the name and adress of coaching for dse entrance
amol said
hey, can some body tell me the syllabus for dse and igidr m.a economics entrance tests.
i’ve a mathematical background.
anshu bharti said
Hello…Alex!!!….I want to appear in IGIDR entrance in next year…….i want to know, how many Questions they ask??…..and what are the ratio of answer(in english and maths) for selection…….plese give me detail about it….Thanks!!!!
sugandh said
hi frns….
m new here, i have solved questions of DSE, i wan more questions at par wid d skul, if any1 can mail me on my emmail sugandhchoudhary@gmail.com ,
will b greatful for ur help…
sudeshna said
Hi Alex!!! Could you gimme IGIDR’s papers from previous years till 2008 if you have them? My id is s4sudeshna@gmail.com
Alex M Thomas said
Sudeshna,
IGIDR (as of now) does not provide any of its entrance question papers. All one can get is the sample paper.
HEMANT SWAROOP said
hi thomas,
well me curretly a B.E.(IT) final year student from jaipur, i want to do some course in finance, economics so which college do i apply for exams that i can give, presently me applying for IGIDR only. please let me know i would be thankful to you.
amol said
hi alex,
a great attempt with the blog!
do u have any info regarding hcu eco masters prog.? how good is it? any placement figures? plz help
HEMANT SWAROOP said
Hi Alex!!! Could you gimme IGIDR’s papers from previous years till 2008 if you have them? My id is hsmokhry@gmail.com
iqbal said
sir
could u pls gimme previous year question papers of d entrance test for admission to d PG programme of IGIDR
iqbalfor_one@yahoo.com
Shivani said
Hey! Great blog!:) I would so like to know how to cram prep in a months time!!! Any advice?
Shivani said
hey! The economicsentrance.com website is unavailable!:S Help! Also.. govind.shivani@gmail.com is my email.. I’d like to talk to you so I would really appreciate if you could email me your ID?
rollins said
economicsentrance.com has changed thier url.A new site(http://dseentrance.com/) with the same content(well almost) has come up.The down side is some of the mojor contents that used be there in the previous one are missing
chetana said
hi alex,
visited after a long time. good to see you keep up the good work.
wishing you luck.
Shivani said
HEY! Thanks a ton man!
Heena said
Hi
My name is Heena.
I am preparing for M.A.Eco entrance xams…
I appeared last time as well but was not lucky enough to get thru any…
Will try my luck again this time…
Actually I want IGIDR’s ; GIPE’s, University of Hyderabad’s and MSE’s previous year question papers…
My email ID is heena_kapoor1988@yahoo.co.in …
If any one of you cud mail me I will be highly obliged…
Thanx!!!
HEMANT said
hi,
can u provide me IGIDR previous years papers.
Himanshu said
Hi
My name is Himanshu.
I am preparing for M.A.Eco entrance xams…
Will try my luck again this time…
Actually I want IGIDR’s ; GIPE’s, University of Hyderabad’s and MSE’s previous year question papers…
My email ID is himanshu_mgr@yahoo.co.in …
If any one of you cud mail me I will be highly obliged…
Thanx!!!
ABHINAV said
has anybody submitted an extra sheet with the msc application? something of past achievements, awards etc? how much weightage does it carry and are we supposed to write only subject related stuff or other extra curriculars could do as well?
Kaustubh Jhaveri said
Hey guys… am thinking of appearing for IGIDR, DSE Exams…. any idea where I cud source previous yr’s question papers??… If anybody has them, I’d be grateful if you could mail them to kaustubh.jhaveri@gmail.com …thanx!
mayank khanna said
hey guys m appearing for igidr,hyderabad university and gipe…i really need last yr’s question paper of them..plz mail it to me mayank_scorpio@hotmail.com…thanku..
aditya said
plz mail me igidr & mse previous year question paper at kumaraditya35@gmail.com.i will be greatful to you
Parul said
nobody seems to be replying to the posts..can someone plzzzz suggest the study strategy for IGIDR entrance exam…????
nihar said
for IGIDR entrance, be perfect in mathematics thats at par with CBSE class 12 levels..should be fine..
kunal said
Hello alex gr8 blog i wish i would have visited it way earlier nm it is going to be very helpful…
I am an BE(IT) & working in a financial sector..
i want to pursue MA. in Eco. except for DSE i dont have much idea which other College or Uni. provide this course
can u tell me which colleges i should for also when do they conduct the entrance for the course ..
DSE has its entrance in JUne only that much i kno.
What IGIDR & ISI? which r these Colleges?
Also coming from an extreme dif. Bckgrd i am very naive in this subject so how should i start preparing for the entrance which books should i refer….to.
I will be really thankful if you could provide me with some help regarding the above.
Regards.
prabakar said
does anyone got their IGIDR admit card for entrance test ????
Neha Balani said
Prabhakar,
Nopes even ihavent got it…..
prabakar said
Neha ,
I got t admit card 2 days before , better mail them or call them , bez its just 1 week more for exam
Neha Balani said
Hey…
even I got the admit card….
best of luck to all for the entrance ….
prabakar said
oh fine
Best of luck for all
Gaurav said
Hi Alex!!! Could you gimme IGIDR’s papers from previous years till 2008 if you have them? Its only 5 days to the Exam
my email id is :: gaurav.iitkgp08@gmail.com
Ishani said
Hi everybody. i got my admit card for IGIDR. but are any question papers available?? i got the sample paper.. the one which they put up every year. and if you know the source or anyone has it puit it up or mail please.. imitra7@gamil.com
Sumit said
@Ishani&Gaurav:
don’t worry too much about the question paper…have a cursory look at the sample paper available on the igidr website…revise +2 maths thoroughly and do practice verbal and logical reasoning from any available source.for verbal reasoning,go through Barron’s GRE book.
i bet you’ll clear the written test.
Ishani said
Thanks Sumit for the reply. But i was wondering whether we have to go thru everything in the 12th standard maths. like Trigonometry .. its huge and co-ordinate geometry. is there ample time or u fall short of it. honestly speaking i am pretty scared. looking forward to your reply.
sumit said
@Ishani:
go through co-ordinate geometry properly cuz last year they asked quite a few questions from straight lines and conic sections…be familiar with the concepts.questions won’t be tough.
be sure that you are comfortable with calculus and vectors.
all the best for the written test.
Neha Balani said
The paper IGIDR paper today was really unpredicted.
all…. please post your views …..
aditya said
i attempted 40 in maths & 40 in eng+ logical.what are my chances??
the paper this year was different mainly in reasoning
last yr 20 analogies & vocab based questions came ,but this yr was all critical reasoning in english.
in logical reasoning ,data interpretation & mba type questions on maths like speed distance,profit & loss,share mkt, rato proportion were new additions
Ranbir said
The question paper was pretty easy. I gave it for the first time so don’t know how different was it from the previous years’. Managed only 38 in Math and 50 in Eng-reasoning, but I guess above 100 questions in total was a possibility.
IGIDR says that it may mark you negative for the wrong answers; it can affect the kind of candidates selected.
Durgesh said
Hi,
I too feel the question paper was comparatively easy, last I solved 60 reasoning and 40 maths and got through written. This year, I did same no of questions but with lesser difficulty.
So, I am worried of my chances to clear the written test. friends please share your experiences to have a fair idea of cut-offs.
Durgesh
Anonymous said
Could someone tell me around what time the results would be out? Any of you all who have got calls earlier.
Ranbir said
2nd week of June
Achala said
Hey thanks a lot for the update..
Even i was looking for an answer to that question..
santosh said
hi alex!!! can u pls send me Madras School Of Economics’s previous year’s entrance question papers…….i hav given this years exam but dint perform well …infact i had no idea of the question paper before takin the exam….so plannin to pursue M.sc economics atlest nxt year…..can u send me this may 24th’s 2009 & previous years entrance paper’s………..this will be of great help………i wud be grateful to ya if u cud help me in this front..pls!!
santosh said
my mail id is
vemuri.santosh@gmail.com
Smriti said
hello. i am appearing for the DSE entrance this year. I havent joined any coaching classes…so was wondering what all should i use to prepare. Should i only revise all the 1st and 2nd yr syllabus from the prescribed readings or do i need to do some other texts as well? please please help!
prateek said
hey alex….
i got through written exam of igidr… can u tell me how to prepare for interview..
i have done my graduation in maths…
Shruti said
hi, i am appearing for the Gokhale Institute of Pol and Eco entrance exam next week. it would be of great help if you could send me previous year’s question papers. i have no clue of what the question paper’s like. please help me.
Nehaglad said
Guys,
IGIDR short list out !!!!
check the link below….
http://www.igidr.ac.in/pdf/list2009_selected.htm
All the Best
Anish Celestine Dave said
Hi All/ Alex,
I am a BCOM grad with a year of work ex.. Havent studied maths at 11th and 12th.. Managed to clear the written test..Any interview tips for me please
Heena said
Got thru IGIDR.have done BA(H) economics…pls pls give sum tips for interview…kindly do adhere to my request..
Sumit said
@Heena:
Congrats.
Prepare your undergrad subject well.
Since you’re an econ grad,you’ll be grilled.;)
You’ll face a panel of 4-7 profs.They’ll ask you your fav topic and a large chunk of the interview will be based on that topic.
They might also ask you to do some problem-solving(mainly maths qs) on the board.
You can drop in any further query @ my mailbox: sumitm@igidr.ac.in
Anil said
Hi to all………
I am Anil, M Tech in Industrial Engg & Management. Now i got interview call from IGIDR.
Please help me regarding interview.
sisir said
any one got the call letter for interview from igidr?
and did anyone get an email confirmation from delhi school of economics?
yashrt said
i got an email email confirmation from DSE..
Shiba said
hi, m shiba from Mumbai. m working as an equity research analyst in a brokerage firm after completing my MBA (Finance). m a commerce graduate.currenlty m doing CFA (USA).
apart from above, i’m very much interested to pursue MA (eco) from a reputed institute. so please can ne1 suggest me for which institute i should go for…..how wud i prepare for d entrance test n lastely will it be worthwhile to go for economics after completing MBA.
Thank You
Kaushik said
Hi Shiba,
Here i have found atleast one person who has some common line of thinking as mine.
I completed my MBA(Finance) this year. But now i have got admission into MPhil/PhD porgram of IGIDR.
I dont see any harm in pursuing good courses from good institutes as long as we can apply it in the job market or in teaching. But after a MAster’s Degree i wud suggest to go for higher studies in the sense doing an Mphil if not Phd.
So hopefully we can start sharing mails. my email kaushik19872007@gmail.com. Drop in for further queries.
rima said
Hey guys,
Am planning 2 gv entrance 4 igidr next year. However, it seems tht being above average in maths is the main criteria 2 get in thr. M hwever weak in maths. Cn u pls recommend any coaching classes in mumbai which wl help prepare 4 IGIDR entrance? Also r thr ne other gud universities 4 economics whr a student with average telent in math can try?Waiting 4 ur reply.
Nishant said
hiiee frnds,
Nishant said
hiiee frnds,
i m a final year engineering student..m planning for ISI,JNU,DSE,MSE,IGIDR & JAMIA for MA Eco.
m gud in math section nt much but gud..but i didnt even read eco …cud anyone plz suggest me some books for eco as wel as maths,eng and reasoning??
anshu said
hello nishant..
I am also preparing for the same..
I think we should follow these:-
Microeconomics- Hal R varian.
macroeconomics- Dournbush & Fischer.
Mathematical
Economics- Alpha C Chiang.
Statistics- Nagar & Das.
and also some current knowledge in Economics.
Piyush Bani said
hi
i am looking forward for entrance of IGIDR M.Phil can any one let me know
what would be entrance test syllabus for IGIDR
and what books i should refer??
thanks
piyush
Srijani said
Hello eveybody. Can anyone please enlighten me about how eligible statistics honours sudends are for sitting for igidr?
Deepti said
Hi ! My first query is how are the institutes in the country offering a Masters in Economics ranked in the decreasing order of their prominence ?
Secondly, I am keen to understand the basic differences at various level between a) IGIDR and DSE , b) IGIDR and JNU
And lastly as to what expectations one should have of the course MSc. Economics while applying for IGIDR and what material is to be used for preparing for the Entrance Test? If anyone could guide me on the sections, the course and the like for the entrance test of IGIDR.
biswajit said
don’t they judge students on their undergrad subjects? The mathematics and english seems to be of +2 level.