Economics

Delhi School of Economics entrance will basically test your knowledge of Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematics.
At the time of applying, you need to select between Option A and Option B. You make a choice based on your major during the under-graduation. Students of Economics Honours opt for A, whereas those of Mathematics Honours opt for B. (I do not know of students from other streams applying to DSE for a Masters in Economics, so if you're that exception, and are reading this blog, please look at the past year papers and see which subject you're more comfortable with- Economics or Mathematics, and make a choice accordingly).
Past year Papers
Option A Paper 2009
Option A paper 2010
Option A Paper 2011
Option A Paper 2012
1. PATTERN OF THE PAPER
The paper consists of 2 sections.
Section 1: 20 multiple choice questions
Marking scheme: +1 for the correct answer, -1/3 for a wrong answer, 0 for unattempted question
Section 2: 40 multiple choice questions
Marking scheme: +2 for the correct answer, -2/3 for a wrong answer, 0 for unattempted question
2. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
I have heard of the following two coaching institutes/tutors:
i) Amit Kumar Goyal
ii) Eco Point
Ps. I attended Amit Goyal classes. He charges Rs. 50,000 for around 25 classes. He covers microeconomics, mathematics and econometrics/statistics very well. However, he takes only one class for macroeconomics, which means you will have to prepare that subject pretty much on your own.
Why I chose his classes?
i) He's organised. Every class is of 7 hours which are divided as follows: 10am-1pm he teaches, 1pm-2pm is lunch break, 2pm-5pm he gives us a test to solve (which is more like an assignment, ie. you're allowed to form your own little group and think about the problems), discusses the test and also takes any doubts that you might have
ii) It's conveniently located. Until last year, he used to take classes at YWCA (10 mins walk from Patel Chowk Metro Station)
3. BOOKS YOU MAY USE
Microeconomics: Hal Varian (Intermediate Microeconomics), Hal Varian Workbook, Osborne (for game theory), Nicholson and Snyder (for production theory), Gregory Mankiw's Principle of Economics (for microeconomics if you need to strengthe