M.Sc Economics

Hi Yamini,
The M.Sc. Economics course is a bit different from the other Masters of Economics courses. It is an Integrated First Degree course in which you can take admission after 12th Standard and appearing for BITSAT Exam. The eligibility criteria for BITSAT is "Candidates should have passed the 12th examination of 10+2 system from a recognised Central or State board or its equivalent with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (PCM) and adequate proficiency in English. " Also, " The candidate should have obtained a minimum of aggregate 75% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics subjects (if he/she has taken Mathematics in BITSAT or a minimum of aggregate 75% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology subjects (if he/she has taken Biology in BITSAT subjects in 12th examination, with at least 60% marks in each of the Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics / Biology subjects. "
So, I would suggest you to apply to other good colleges like ISI Delhi, Delhi School of Economics, Madras School of Economics etc. Best Wishes.

Depends on your choice of branches. If you are looking for Pure Sciences, then no, none of the IISERs mandatorily require a Maths background for BS-MS admissions. However, if you are applying for the Engineering Science (EECS and Chem. Engineering) and the Economics programme at IISER Bhopal, then you are required to have a math background in class 11th and class 12th. Also, as a previous answer pointed out, the Aptitude Test has 25% questions from Mathematics. So, if you are a non-math student, you would be well-advised to maybe spend the last couple of months going over a few basics from class 11th and class 12th NCERT textbooks, so as to be able to score a few marks at least in the Math section. Also, if you don't have mathematics in high school, it is advised that you learn the basics, because you'll have to learn the same content much more in-depth in your first year at IISER, and that may prove to be extremely challenging.

If you are planning to apply for M.Sc course but are puzzled about choosing the right college, you are certainly at the right place. Given below is the list of top 10 M.Sc colleges in India on the basis of ranking released by India Today. All aspirants aiming to build their career in science related fields must refer to the rankings below in order to make a wise decision while selecting a college.
After all, choosing a good college is the foundation stone to build a successful career later. Towards the end, we have also listed the top 50 M.Sc colleges in India in 2016 as mentioned in India Today rankings.
https://www.shiksha.com/science/articles/top-10-bsc-msc-colleges-in-india-blogId-13473

Hi,
To get admission in MA Economics at Gokhale Institute, Pune, you first need to complete your BA Economics syllabus and you can't prepare from a single book because the syllabus is very vast, it's the summary of everything you have studied in the 3 years of BA. Economics is one of the toughest subjects. You need to be focused for it. Generally, people go for special coaching class to crack MA Economics entrance.
Its entrance examination has 3 sections:
Section A: Aptitude in mathematics and statistics, this section is of 30 marks.
Section B: Analytical Ability and Reasoning, this section is of 20 marks.
Section C-Economics (undergraduate level), this section is of 50 marks.
*The question paper consists of 100 multiple choice questions.
*Duration of the entrance test is 2 hours.
* There are four options for each question and candidate have to give the one answer out of the four options.
*There is negative marking in this entrance exam and for every wrong answer, 0.25 marks will be deducted automatically.
All the best.