DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS OPPORTUNITIES AFTER GRADUATION

An ocean of opportunities awaits students after successful completion of their graduation. These range from pursuing higher education and research in their chosen discipline and areas of interest; pursuing employment avenues in public, private and social sectors; pursuing their career as an entrepreneur/own business; and pursuing vocational courses in their areas of interest. The Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) followed in University of Delhi offers students the choice to study certain subjects outside their own discipline (Generic Electives) which enables the students to explore their interests and widen their opportunities by pursuing education and employment avenues in these additional areas also.

The following list provides a broad overview of the plethora of options available after graduation in the department of Economics:

HIGHER EDUCATION:

⇒ MASTERS IN ECONOMICS

1. National Universities

● University of Delhi Delhi School of Economics, Department of Economics

● JNU: ❖ School of Social Sciences ❖ School of International Studies ❖ Centre for Economics Studies and Planning ❖ Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusion Policy ❖ Centre for Informal Sector and Labour Studies ❖ Centre for International Trade and Development

● Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai

● Hyderabad Central University

● Madras School of Economics, Chennai  M.A. General Economics  M.A. Financial Economics  M.A. Environmental Economics  M.A. Actuarial Economics  M.A. Applied Quantitative Finance

● Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune ❖ M.Sc Economics

❖ M.Sc Financial Economics

❖ M. Sc Agri-Business Economics

● M.Sc International Business Economics and Finance

● Ambedkar University, New Delhi

● Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi and Kolkata ● Jamia Milia Islamia, Delhi ● Tata Energy Research Institute(TERI) University, Delhi ● South Asian University (SAU), Delhi ● Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai/Hyderabad/Guwahati ● IIT Guwahati ● IIT Delhi ● IIT Mumbai ● IIT Chennai ● International Institute of Population Studies ● Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) ● Jadavpur University, West Bengal ● Calcutta University ● University of Punjab ● Banasthali Vidyapeeth, Rajasthan ● University ● Ashoka University ● OP Jindal University ● Shiv Nadar University ● Amity University ● Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies (VIPS), Delhi ● Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) ● Azim Premji University, Bangalore (launching MA course this year)

2. International Universities

A. Universities in USA  Yale University  Brown University  Harvard University  Cornell University  University of Pennsylvania  Columbia University  University of Chicago

B. Universities in UK

 Oxford University  Cambridge University  London School of Economics  University of Nottingham  School of Oriental and African Studies  University of Sussex

C. Universities in Australia and New Zealand  Curtin University  Deakin University  University of Wollongong  Australia National University  Melbourne Business School  University of Queensland  University of Auckland  University of Canterbury  Victoria University of Wellington

D. Universities in Canada  McGill University  Vancouver School of Economics

E. Universities in Europe (excluding UK)  University of Amsterdam  Frei University, Berlin  Humboldt University, Berlin  Heidelberg University, Germany  Institute of Social Research, Frankfurt  Central European University, Hungary

F. Universities in Asia  National University of Singapore  Hong Kong University of Science and Technology  Graduate School of Economics, Tokyo University ;

⇒ MASTERS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA)

 Indian Institute of Management (IIM): Ahmedabad/Bangalore/Kolkata/Indore/Kozhikode/Lucknow  XLRI Jamshedpur  Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), New Delhi  Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), Delhi  XIMB Orissa  Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Sciences, Mumbai  Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai  Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune  Management Development Institute (MDI),  IMT, Ghaziabad  IBS, Hyderabad

⇒ ACTUARIAL SCIENCES

● Institute of Actuaries of ● Madras School of Economics ● Amity University ● Christ University, Bangalore ● Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu

⇒ MASTERS IN PUBLIC POLICY, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, SOCIAL WORK

● MA International Relations, JNU ● University of Madras ● MA in International Affairs, Geneva ● MA Public Policy, Jindal School of Government and Public Policy, Sonepat ● MA Public Policy, TERI School of Advances Studies, Delhi ● MA Public Policy, Mahatma Jyoti Rao Phule University, Jaipur ● MA Social Work, Delhi school of Social Work. DU ● MA Social Work, Jamia Millia Islamia ● MA Social Work, Xavier Institute of Labour Relations, Mumbai ● MA Social Work, TISS, Mumbai

⇒E.JOURNALISM

 Asian College of Journalism (ACJ), Chennai  Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), New Delhi  Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi  Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication, Pune

⇒ F.LAW

 National Law School of India University, Bangalore  NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad  Faculty of Law, Delhi University  ILS Law College, Pune  Symbiosis Society’s law College, Pune  Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University

PLACEMENT OPTIONS:

1. Teaching  School level Teaching: Any Private/ Public School  Graduation level Teaching: Any University as Assistant Professor (after further Education)  Teach For India Fellowship/

2. Government  Civil Services - UPSC  SSC  All kinds of managerial, executive and administrative jobs in the government  All Ministries at central and state level - MHRD, Social Justice and Women Empowerment, Railways, Urban Affairs, Rural Development, etc.  Banking sector jobs  Officer in the Defence Services – Army, Navy, Air Force  Police or Para military forces (CRPF, CISF, etc.)  Legislative assistant to Member of Parliament fellowship

3. Private Sector  Consulting firms like Ernst and Young, Deloitte, KPMG, Mckenzie, Cognizant, PwC.  Banks and other non-banking financial institutions like HSBC, American Express, Citi bank, Barclays, Bajaj Finance, Mahindra and Mahindra, Kotak Mahindra.  Data analyst  BPO/ KPO employee  Analyst/Trainee/Manager in many firms like IndiaBulls, UrbanClap, Paperboat, Genpact, Target, Coca Cola, Pepperfry

4. NGOs  Most Indian, UN, multilateral, international NGOs employ sociology graduates to work on diverse issues

5. Research related careers  Research projects undertaken by University professors/ scholars  Research projects undertaken by various NGOs, independent bodies, research organizations within the government  Market research in organizations like IMR  Data analyst

6. Media - print and digital

7. Publishing industry (content writer, editor, proof reader)

8. Entrepreneur/Own Business