The University of Delhi offers 232 seats for the Master degree in Economics. All the interested and eligible candidates can apply within the time limit shared by the University of Delhi

There will be an entrance exam for this course. All the candidates who qualify this exam will be selected as per the merit list. Further details about the DU M.A. Economics Admission 2019 such as exam pattern, previous year papers, seats, eligibility criteria are given in this article.

Basic Details

Important details and information about M.A. - Economics.
Entrance ExamM.A. - Economics
Full NameMaster of Arts - Economics
State/LocationDelhi
CategoryMaster of Arts
LevelPost Graduation
UniversityUniversity of Delhi
Entrance StatusApplication Form Not released

Important Dates:

Important Dates for M.A. - Economics are listed below. It includes Application form dates, exam date, result date etc.
EventDatesRemark
Start of Online Application FormNANot Announced Yet
End of Online Application FormNANot Announced Yet
Last Date to pay Online Application FeeNANot Announced Yet
Date of Release of Admit CardNANot Announced Yet
Exam DateNANot Announced Yet
Date of release of Answer keyNANot Announced Yet

M.A. - Economics Eligibility Criteria

Imortant requirements for M.A. - Economics are shared below. It includes Educational Qualification as well as age criteria.

Educational Qualification

Eligibility Criteria for the candidates applying for the DU M.A. Economics entrance exam are given below.

As the admission in this course is based on the Entrance as well as merit in the qualifying exam, eligibility criteria for both cases are given below.

DU M.A. Economics Entrance Based Eligibility

Delhi University Entrance Based Eligibility (Educational Qualification and Marks requirement) for the Master of Arts Economics.

Category Id Course Requirements Marks Requirements
1 Any Graduate/ Postgraduate Degree in any subject from the University of Delhi or any Indian University recognized by the University of Delhi. General Category: At least 60% or first Division or or equivalent CGPA Concessions for other categories as per University rules.

DU M.A. Economics Merit-Based Eligibility

Delhi University Merit-Based Eligibility (Educational Qualification and Marks requirement) for the Master of Arts Economics.

Category Id Course Requirements Marks Requirements
1 B.A. (Hons.) in Economics from University of Delhi. General Category: At least 60% or first Division or equivalent CGPA Concessions for other categories as per University rules.

Seats (Category wise / State & District Wise)

Total Number of seats in M.A. Economics Course Under the University of Delhi is 232. Out of these 116 are entrance based and 116 are Merit Based.

Further Distribution of Seats as per the Category is given below.

Category Number of Seats
Entrance Based Category
Unreserved / General 59
SC 17
ST 
OBC  31 
Total 116 
Entrance Based Category
Unreserved / General 59
SC 17
ST 
OBC  31 
Total 116 

Application Fee

Candidates applying for the postgraduate course at the University of Delhi have to pay the registration fee. This DU Entrance Application Fee will be non-refundable.

Application fee amount is different for the different category students. So candidates have to pay the Delhi University application fee according to their category.

  1. The registration fee for SC/ST/PwD: Rs. 250/- for each course
  2. The registration fee for all other categories such as General / OBC: Rs. 500/- for each course

M.A. - Economics Exam Pattern

Admission in Master of Economics is based on the written test exam conducted by the University of Delhi.

  1. There will be 100 questions.
  2. All the questions will be of Multiple choices.
  3. There will be one option correct.
  4. For every incorrect response, there will be a negative marking.
  5. Maximum marks will be 400.
  6. For each correct answer, the candidate will get 4 marks.

Previous year Papers

DU M. A. Economics
Year2018
Number of Questions100
Language of PaperEnglish
Marks per Question4
Negative Marking-1
Download PaperClick here to download

Other Important Links

Important links for the DU Master of Arts in Economics Entrance Exam 2019 is given below. Links include applying online, official prospectus, previous year papers, syllabus, exam pattern etc.

S. No.  Topics Direct Link
1. DU M. A. Economics - Official Prospectus Click Here
2. Direct Link to apply online Click here
3. Exam Pattern and Syllabus Click Here
4. DU M. A. Economics Question Papers Click Here
5. List of Delhi University Colleges Click Here
6. DU Postgraduate Online Application Form Click here
7.  Delhi University Admissions Mobile Application Click Here