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Education Announcements: Admission Notice for MSc & MPhil/PhD at IGIDR 2008

Admission Notice for MSc & MPhil/PhD at IGIDR 2008
- Indira Gandhi Institute Of Development Research -

Indira Gandhi Institute Of Development Research
(An Advanced Research Institute Established by Reserve Bank of India)
(A Deemed University with NAAC Accreditation A++)

Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) invites applications for admission to the following programmes:

1. M.Sc. (Economics): This is a two-year programme commencing August 2008.

Eligibility:
Minimum qualification: B.A./B.Sc. in Economics/ B.Com./ B.Stat./ B.Sc.(Physics or mathematics) / B.Tech./ B.E. with at least a second division for Economics discipline and first division for other disciplines. The applicant must have studied mathematics at the higher secondary level.

Some need based scholarships are available to Masters students as per Institute’s norms.

The second year Masters students are eligible to express interest to work as Graduate Assistants and depending upon the availability and norms, might be awarded such assistantships.

2. M.Phil./Ph.D. (Development Studies): These are interdisciplinary programmes commencing August 2008. The duration of M.Phil. programme is two years and that of Ph.D. programme is four years.

Eligibility:
Minimum qualification: M.A./ M.Sc in Economics/ M.Stat./ M.Sc.(Physics, Mathematics, Environmental Science or Operations Research)/ M.B.A./ M.Tech./ M.E./ B.Tech./ B.E. with at least 55% aggregate marks for Economics discipline and 60% aggregate marks for other disciplines. The applicant must have studied Mathematics at the higher secondary level.

Stipend: M.Phil./Ph.D. students receive a monthly stipend of Rs.8000/- in the first two years. Those students, who fulfill the terms and conditions for Ph.D. registration, would receive a monthly stipend of Rs.9000/- after Ph. D. registration in the third year.

Selection Procedure: Candidates will be selected on the basis of their performance in a written test and an interview. The written test emphasizes general aptitude, analytical ability and mathematical skills.

The test will be held on April 27, 2008 at the following centres:
Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Chandigarh, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, and Thiruvananthapuram.

The test venue will be notified in the call letter. Based on the performance in the written test, short listed candidates will be called for an interview at IGIDR around the first week of July 2008.

Second class return rail fare by the shortest route from the place of residence will be paid to the candidates interviewed. The decision of the selection committee will be final.

How to Apply:

Application forms and prospectus may be purchased from the Institute by paying cash on a working day or via post by sending a bank draft of Rs. 200 (non-refundable) payable to Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) at Mumbai to the
Admissions Office, IGIDR,
Gen. A.K. Vaidya Marg,
Goregaon (East), Mumbai 400 065
(E-mail: [email protected]).

Payment in any other form will not be accepted. The request for the application form in plain paper, along with the candidate's name, date of birth, sex, address, academic qualifications, choice of test centre must reach IGIDR by March 17, 2008.

Internet Download: Application form can also be downloaded directly from the website of IGIDR
(www.igidr.ac.in)

Reservation: Reservation of seats for SC/ST/Physically disabled categories will be as per the Government of India rules. Such applicants need not submit any application fee but are required to enclose a copy of the Caste Certificate/Medical Certificate (as the case may be) along with their request for application form.

Those SC/ST/Physically disabled applicants submitting forms downloaded from the website are required to attach a copy of the necessary Certificate.

Last date for issue of application forms by post: March 17, 2008
Last date for receipt of completed application forms: March 21, 2008

This admission announcement information was furnished by Hanjabam Shukhdeba (Integrated MPhil-PHD Scholar, Centre for Research Methodoogy , Tata Institute of Social Sciences ). The submitter can be reached at shukhdeba(dot)sharma(at)tiss(dot)edu . This announcement was posted on February 12th, 2008 .

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