MA Economics University of Mumbai 2008 last date 24march

Department of Economics, University of Mumbai
Entrance Test for Admission to MA in Economics
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Students will be admitted to the M.A. course through an entrance examination.
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The Entrance Test will also serve as change-of-faculty test provided the minimum requirements are fulfilled.
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There will be an examination application form fee (non-refundable) of Rs. 150/- (Rs. 50/- for students belonging to reserved categories), in the form of a DD payable to the Finance & Accounts Officer, University of Mumbai,payable at Mumbai to be posted to The Director, Department of Economics, University of Mumbai, Vidyanagari, Mumbai 400098, along with a self-addressed stamped envelope.
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The dates for holding the Entrance Test and the broad scope of the examination will be widely advertised through national newspaper/s and on the University of Mumbai website www.mu.ac.in
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Seats will be reserved as per Government and University rules, which may be amended from time to time. A copy of the required relevant certificate must accompany all forms of students belonging to reserved categories.
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Students from outside the Mumbai University will be so admitted subject to their obtaining a provisional eligibility certificate from the Eligibility Section of the University for the M.A. [Economics] course.
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Students obtaining at least 45 per cent marks (or equivalent) in their graduate examination of a recognised Indian or foreign University will be eligible to apply for the Entrance Test. Students in the last year of their graduation can also do so; however, their final admission to the course would depend on their having obtained the required marks at the graduation examination.
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The requirement for minimum marks will be relaxed for students belonging to the SC/ST and other reserved categories as per government/university rules (40 per cent marks for students belonging to all reserved categories).
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Separate merit lists will be prepared for general and reserved category students as per relevant government rules. Though a category-wise merit list of all examinees will be computed, successive lists will be put up to fill in remaining vacancies.
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For the purpose of preparing the merit lists, the performance of the Mumbai University economics students (with at least four papers in economics of 100 marks during graduation) will be computed by giving 50% weightage to their graduation marks (overall aggregate marks of the final year exams) and 50% weightage to the marks obtained at the Entrance Test. The performance of all other students will be computed on the basis of 100% weightage to the Entrance Test marks.
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A maximum of 100 students will be admitted on the basis of the merit lists so prepared.
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Details of the Entrance Test will be made available on the website of the Department/University and will be further specified through recommended books. The weightage given to different course components of the examination will be as follows:
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Microeconomics/Macroeconomics 70%
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Quantitative methods 15%
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Indian economy 15%
The topics included in individual units and books on which the examination questions will be based are as follows:
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Microeconomics: Demand Theory, Theory of Firm, Market Structures, and Theory of Distribution (Schaum Series: Theory & Problems of Microeconomics: Lipschutz).
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Macroeconomics: National Income Accounting, Money & Banking including Inflation, Keynesian Models of National Income Determination (David Begg, Stanley Fischer and Rudiger Dornbusch. Second Edition: Part 4: On Macroeconomics, McGraw-Hill, 1987).
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Quantitative Methods: Measures of central tendency & dispersion, correlation, simple differentiation including of u+v, uv, & u/v functional forms (Fundamental Methods of Mathematical Economics: Alpha C. Chiang; Schaum Series: Theory and Problems of Statistics. Lipschutz).
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Indian Economy: B.A. level (Indian Economy: Its Development Experience, S.K. Misra and V.K. Puri; Indian Economy, Dutt and K. Sundaram).
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How to Apply: Application forms may be purchased from the Department on a working day or via post by sending a DD of Rs. 150/- (Rs. 50/- for students belonging to reserved categories), payable to the Finance & Accounts Officer, University of Mumbai, payable at Mumbai to be posted to The Director, Department of Economics, University of Mumbai, Vidyanagari, Mumbai 400098, along with a self-addressed stamped envelope. Payment in any other form will not be accepted.
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Internet Download: Application forms for the Entrance Test can also be downloaded from the University of Mumbai website (www.mu.ac.in).
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The schedule for the 2008 Entrance Test which will be conducted at the Kalina Campus of the University of Mumbai, is as follows:
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Last date for issuance of application forms by post: 24th March
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Last date for receipt of completed forms: 14th April
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Date of Entrance Test: 8th June.