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“IGIDR is a high-profile, post-graduate level research and teaching institute, offering M.Sc.
(Econ.), M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees. It strives to impart professional training in virtually all branches
of Economics to its students. Among the areas which receive special emphasis are Money, Banking &
Finance, Agricultural & Rural Development, Industrial Economics, Energy & Environment,
International Trade, Political Economy and Public Economics. IGIDR can legitimately claim pride in
its premier faculty of international standing and up-to-date facilities. Analytical insights, quantitative
abilities and field experience are all blended into the various courses offered.Its graduates therefore
develop wide-ranging expertise on several broad fronts. Our alumni have, over the years, acquired an
excellent reputation in academics, business, NGOs and civil services.”
-- D. M. Nachane
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FROM THE DEAN’S DESK
“IGIDR is a relatively young national institute set in an international mould. This is reflected in
its cutting edge curriculum, accomplished faculty, a vibrant student body which is diverse in its
academic background as well as national character, and alumni spread all around the globe in
leadership roles both in academia and industry. Out of 1500 or so applicants, only 35 make it through
a stringent selection process. Those selected go through one of the toughest graduate programs in
economics which emphasizes mastery of tools with an accent on quantitative reasoning, as one cannot
think about complex real world problems without such tools. The program is unique in its emphasis
on research assistantships whereby students assist faculty in various research projects, to gain a
glimpse into Indian and international economic problems. They are taught to handle large data sets
and analyze them using various quantitative tools, and more importantly understand how to interpret
the results. The other point which I would like to highlight is that they are equally good in their
managerial abilities - in thinking fresh, putting across those thoughts precisely, and the ability to lead
from the front, attributes that are normally associated with top business schools. IGIDR students are
part of that rare breed that can excel in both back office analytics and front office leadership. No
wonder then that our students are in leadership roles at American Express US, Citibank, Household
Corp., and so on and are spread all over the world.”
-- P.G. Babu
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FROM THE PLACEMENT COORDINATOR’S DESK
“...With changing times, our teaching programs have evolved. In August 2003, a new post-graduate program
of M.Sc. in Economics was initiated. The students are exposed to the most modern methods of economic
analysis and trained in sophisticated computational skills, on par with the training provided to our M.Phil./PhD.
students. In addition to the core courses in Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Econometrics among others,
the students have the option of choosing a number of optional courses. The course curricula are updated
regularly based on recent advances and students’ evaluation is based on a number of criteria including classroom
participation, presentations, term papers, other assignments and, more importantly, regular examinations. The
students are encouraged to participate in seminars and workshops that are conducted in the institute throughout
the year. Besides, a very low student-teacher ratio ensures that the students receive personal attention from the
best of the faculty. The postgraduate programs have helped students develop excellent analytical and empirical
skills, which is why IGIDR has been a cherished destination for many of our recruiters…..”
-- Srijit Mishra
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PLACEMENT CELL
The Placement Committee, a student body at IGIDR, working in close coordination with the faculty recruitment head, provides a platform for
students seeking recruitments to interact with possible recruiters on the campus. Since its inception in 2004 the placement cell has successfully
maintained a 100% Placement Record.
A Summer Placement Program (May-July) aimed at internships for I Year M.Sc. students is also organized by the Placement Cell. This also
established a 100% Summer Placement Record last year.
The Placement Committee cordially invites corporate firms, banks, research organizations, government institutions and non-government institutions
to be a part of the Placement Process at IGIDR.
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CONTENTS
¬ Overview ……… 6
¬ Life at IGIDR ……… 7
¬ Academic Program ……… 9
Student Profiles
Recruitment
¬ Faculty ……… 28
¬ Board of Management ……… 30
¬ Contact Us
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OVERVIEW
Located on a 14-acre lush green hillside, the architecture and design of the institute captures the
imagination of the viewer.
The library is undoubtedly the best professional research and reference library in India and houses an
exhaustive collection of books, journals and references. An online catalogue is also available via the
campus wide Ethernet.
The focus has been to carry out research on game theory, international trade, agricultural economics,
labour, industrial organization, financial sector, energy, environment, public economics and
macroeconomic policies.
IGIDR has its presence both in the government and the corporate sector, with students occupying
important positions in the academia, consumer & corporate banking, investment banking, analytics,
research cells and government bodies. IGIDR has also worked in collaboration with United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP), World Bank and many others. The institute also comes up with
regular publications such as the India Development Report.
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LIFE AT IGIDR
A student’s life at IGIDR is not all work and no play. Students are involved in various co-curricular activities
throughout the year. We have a number of societies, which promote a student’s all round development.
SPORTS CLUB
When it comes to Sports, students have a lot of options. Swimming, Cricket, Table-Tennis, Badminton, Tennis and
Chess are popular among students. A well equipped Gymnasium is another highlight of the campus.
The Annual Sports Meet brings together the faculty, staff and students in healthy competition and is one of the
most awaited events on campus.
CULTURAL CLUB
Dance, Music, Debating, Poetry, Theatre and other forms of art are highly encouraged and have found a pride of
place in IGIDR. Cumulative efforts of faculty, staff and students culminate in much awaited events such as
Independence Day, Annual Day etc.
MOVIE CLUB
The Movie Club is one of the most proactive and popular clubs in IGIDR. It screens a mixed-bag of movies
ranging from mainstream to alternative cinema. The weekend screenings provide the students a chance to
rejuvenate after a hectic week of lectures.
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CONVOCATION CEREMONY
ALUMNI CELL
NEWSLETTER FORUM
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ACADEMIC PROGRAM
SELECTION PROCEDURE
These programs are ideal for those students who are desirous of bringing their knowledge to the study of development. Students with background
of economics and other disciplines such as engineering, science, management etc. are encouraged to join the programs.
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COURSE STRUCTURE
The M.Phil. Program requires the completion of ten courses (at least six core
courses) along with the submission of a dissertation.
COURSES OFFERED:
Economics of Information
Final year M.Sc. students also have the option of writing a Thesis, equivalent to one (optional) course
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RIGOROUS TRAINING
¬ QUANTITATIVE SKILLS
The academic program at IGIDR necessitates students to familiarize themselves with software packages in both word processing (LaTeX, MS
Word etc.) and data analysis. Students have the opportunity to work on the Linux as well as the Windows environment
SAS PROWESS
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MATHEMATICA
¬ QUALITATIVE SKILLS
Regular term papers and presentations produce a class of students who have good
presentation and writing skills apart from analytical capabilities.
High teacher-student ratio helps us make our lectures interactive and assess
students on a continuous basis instead of a one-off examination.
Research Assistantships offered in the Institute also exposes students to the
concerns of the real world and enables them to get hands-on experience in using their
analytical knowledge in conjunction with data analysis tools.
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FINAL RECRUITMENT
The second year students from the M.Sc. and M.Phil. streams sit for final placements during the Placement Week. Recruiters get to choose
from a multi-disciplinary batch with students from various backgrounds such as of economics, engineering, physics, statistics, mathematics,
computer science, management etc. The training that students receive at IGIDR ensures that they are suitable for a wide variety of profiles
ranging from analytics to macroeconomic research to business intelligence to financial market research etc
BATCH PROFILE
M.Sc. and M.Phil. Final Year, Batch Size = 29
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Students’ Profiles
M.Sc. Final Year
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ADHISH VERMA
B.E. (H) Mechanical, Institute of Technology and Management, Gurgaon
Summer Internship: An approach paper titled "Is Fiscal Decentralization good for Health Outcomes?"
National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), New Delhi
Additional Qualifications:
- ABB Ltd., Management Staff, Robotics Department (7 Months)
- 'Financial Markets: A Beginner's Module', NSE's Certification in Financial Markets (NCFM)
AKHIL BEHL
B.Sc. (H) Mathematics, Mahatma Hansraj College, University of Delhi
Summer Internship: Rural Housing Scheme (Housing MicroFinance) - Pilot review and Product Designing,
National Bank of Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD), Head Office, Mumbai
ANDALEEB RAHMAN
B.A. (H) Economics, Commerce College, Magadh University
Summer Internship: Impact Analysis of the Task Force on Revival of Cooperative Credit Structure in India,
DCRR, National Bank of Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD), Head Office, Mumbai
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ANUSHIA MEHTA
B.A (H) Economics, Mahatma Hansraj College, University of Delhi
Summer Internship: Macro-fiscal Projections (GDP forecasting) and Analysis of State Finances,
Thirteenth Finance Commission, New Delhi
Additional Qualifications:
- 'Financial Markets: A Beginner's Module', NSE's Certification in Financial Markets (NCFM)
- Google India Pvt. Ltd., AdWords Representative (6 months)
ASHISH KUMAR
B.Sc (H) Statistics, Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi
Summer Internship: NIPFP-DEA Research Program, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP),
New Delhi
Additional Qualifications:
- ‘Financial Markets’, NSE's Certification in Financial Markets (NCFM)
- ‘Derivatives Markets’, NSE's Certification in Financial Markets (NCFM)
BIBEKANANDA BISWAS
B.A. (H) Economics, Jadavpur University
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DEVASMITA JENA
B.Sc. (H) Statistics, Hindu College, University of Delhi
DINKAR PAWAN
B.A. (H) Economics, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi
MANAS SARKAR
B.Sc. (H) Statistics, R.K.M.R. College, University of Calcutta
Summer Internship: Content and data analysis of Indian labor market under ATLMRI,
Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai
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MAYANK NAGPAL
B.Sc. (H) Mathematics, Hindu College, University of Delhi
Summer Internship: "Is the Indian Pepper Commodity Market Efficient? - A Cointegration Analysis", IIM,
Bangalore
Summer Internship: An Inquiry into the trends and pattern of Deposit Growth, IGIDR, Mumbai
PRAMIT BHATTACHARYA
B.Sc. (H) Economics, Cotton College, Gauhati University
Summer Internship: Channel optimization strategy for balance retention of CD customers of Citibank, NA.,
Global Decision Management, Citicorp.
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RAJESH SABAPATHY
B.E. (ECE), S.R.M. Engineering College, University of Madras
Summer Internship: Structural rigidities in the interest rate structure in India,
Dept. of Economic Analysis and Policy, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Head Office, Mumbai
Additional Qualifications:
- 'Financial Markets: A Beginner's Module', NSE's Certification in Financial Markets (NCFM)
- Sundaram Clayton Ltd. - Software Design Centre, 11 months, Software Engineer (Team Leader)
- UCAL Fuel Systems Ltd. - Research & Development, 34 months, Control System Engineer
RISHI KUMAR
B.Sc. (H) Mathematics, Banaras Hindu University
Summer Internship: On Agriculture Development Index for Uttar Pradesh, National Bank for Agriculture &
Rural Development (NABARD), HO, Mumbai
SAKSHI GUPTA
B.A. (H) Economics, Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi
Summer Internship: Export model and projections for the Eleventh Five Year Plan,
The Planning Commission of India, New Delhi
Additional Qualifications:
- 'Financial Markets: A Beginner's Module', NSE's Certification in Financial Markets (NCFM)
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SRIKANT RANJAN
B.Tech. (Elec. & Comm.), Haryana Engineering College, Kurukshetra University
Summer Internship:
Research Assistant, IGIDR, Mumbai
- Analysis of Concentration in Indian Manufacturing Industry
- Study of Peri Urbanisation in India
SUGANDHA GUPTA
B.A. (H) Economics, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi
Summer Internship: An Approach Paper on "Decentralization: Growth impacts and solving co-ordination
failures", National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), New Delhi
Additional Qualifications:
- 'Financial Markets: A Beginner's Module', NSE's Certification in Financial Markets (NCFM)
SUMIT MISHRA
B.A. – Eco., Geo., Eng. Lit., University of Allahabad
Summer Internship: Structure of Credit Market in Post-liberalization era in India, IGIDR, Mumbai
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SURBHI MEHTA
B.A. (H) Economics, Miranda House College, University of Delhi
Summer Internship: Panel data analysis of Revenue Accounts of States, Thirteenth Finance Commission of
India, New Delhi
Additional Qualifications:
- Add-on course on Operation Research conducted by Faculty of Mgmt. Studies (FMS), DU.
- 'Financial Markets: A Beginner's Module', NSE's Certification in Financial Markets (NCFM)
UPASANA SHARMA
B.Sc. (H) Mathematics, Hindu College, University of Delhi
Summer Internship: An approach paper on 'Decentralization and Elite Capture,’ National Council of Applied
Economic Research (NCAER), New Delhi
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Students’ Profiles
M.Phil. Final Year
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ARUN K. MISHRA
M.Sc. Statistics, Shivaji University, Kolhapur
Project Details: Microarray Data Analysis using R for genes liable for Ovarian Tumor,
Department of Statistics – Shivaji University, December 2007 – February 2008
DHRITISREE SARKAR
M.A. Economics, CESP - JNU, New Delhi
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PANKAJ KUMAR
B.E. (H) E.E.E., Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi
Project Details: Sustainable Business Plan for Cashpor Micro Credit Incorporating Social Return to Investor,
ABN AMRO NV – India, April – June 2008
Additional Qualifications:
- Certified software skill: Java
- Wipro Technologies, VLSI and System Business Unit, 12 months, Chip Designer
- Grameen Bank, Bangladesh, Grameen Shakti, 3 months, Consultant
RUNU BHAKTA
M.Sc. Economics, Calcutta University
Project Details: The Impact of Economic Reform on the Growth Rate of agricultural Sector in Bihar, M.Sc.
Term Paper – Calcutta University, 2008
SANDHYA GARG
M.A. Economics, Punjab University, Chandigarh
Project Details: Age at Marriage – A Study Of Rural India, M.Phil. Term Paper – IGIDR, January – April 2009
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SANJAY PRASAD
M.Sc. (Agricultural Statistics), Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi
Project Details: "A Study on Bayesian Analytical Techniques for Experimental Data", IASRI, New Delhi
Period - Oct 2007 – July 2008
Additional Qualifications:
- 'Dealer’s Derivative Module', NSE's Certification in Financial Markets (NCFM)
TIRTHA CHATTERJEE
M.Sc. Economics, Presidency College, University of Calcutta
Project Details: Productivity and efficiency of industries across India for all states and India, Indian Statistical
Institute – Kolkata, May – June 2006
Additional Qualifications:
- Research Assistant (6 Months): Sugata Marjit, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Kolkata.
- Ad – Hoc Lecturer (12 Months)
VISHWAJIT KUMAR
M.Sc. Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur
Project Details: Search Engine Optimizer, STEG IT SOLUTION – Delhi, August 2006 – May 2008
Additional Qualifications:
- Programming Language: C, with special emphasis on Numerical Methods
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WHY RECRUIT AT IGIDR?
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PAST RECRUITERS
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PLACEMENT PROCESS
The final placement process begins from 14th December 2009 onwards. The placement process typically involves a Pre-Placement Talk in
October/ November followed by a visit by the company during Placement Week where they conduct Aptitude Tests, Group Discussions
and, Personal Interviews in order to recruit students. Some companies also include a Personality Profiling round (Psychometric Tests) in
their recruitment process.
During the Pre-Placement Talk, companies are required to indicate the profiles they will be recruiting for, the locations they are recruiting
for and the kind of compensation they will be offering.
The slot that the company will be allocated during the Placement Week will depend upon the preference of the students and the
relationship that the company shares with IGIDR.
In addition to final placements, companies and research organizations also take on first year M.Sc. students for summer internships.
Interviews for summer interns also take place alongside final placements during the placement week. The rounds in the summer
internship process are similar to the final placement process. However, companies are free to tailor it as they deem fit.
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FACULTY
Name University
Nachane, D.M (Director) Ph.D. (Economics), Bombay University
Babu, P.G. (Dean) Ph.D., Indian Institute of Science
Chandrasekhar, S Ph.D. (Economics), Pennsylvania State University
Chaudhuri, Kausik Ph.D. (Economics), State University of New York, Albany
Ganesh, Kumar A. Ph.D. (Economics), Indian Statistical Institute
Goyal, Ashima Ph.D. (Economics), Bombay University
Kirit, Parikh (Emeritus Professor) Sc.D. (Civil Engineering), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Krishnan, R. Ph.D. (Economics), University of Bombay
Mishra, Srijit Ph.D. (Economics), Jawaharlal Nehru University
Mishra, Veena Ph.D. (Economics), University of Western Ontario
Mythili, G. Ph.D. (Economics) Department of Economics, University of Madras
Nagaraj, R. Ph D (Economics), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Panda, Manoj Ph.D. (Economics), Indian Statistical Institute
Ph.D. (Agricultural Economics), G. B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology,
Pandey, Vijay Laxmi
UP
Ramaswamy, K.V Ph.D. (Economics), University of Delhi
Ray, Shovan Ph.D. (Economics), University of Cambridge
Reddy, Sudhakara B. Ph.D. (Energy Management), Indian Institute of Science
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FACULTY
Name University
Sarkar, Shubhro PhD (Economics) Pennsylvania State University
Sarkar, Jayati Ph.D. (Economics), University of Southern California
Sarkar, Subrata Ph.D. (Economics), University of Southern California
Sengupta, Nirmal Ph. D. Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
Sharma, Vinod K Ph.D. (Environmental Science and Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology
Srinivasan, Naveen PhD (Economics), Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, UK
Srinivasan, P. V. Ph.D. (Economics), Indian Statistical Institute
Sripad, Motiram Ph.D. (Economics), University of Southern California
Suryanarayana, M. H Ph.D. (Economics), Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
Thomas, Susan Ph.D. (Economics), University of Southern California
Vaidya, Rajendra R Ph.D. Economics University of Poona (Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics)
Veeramani, C. Ph.D (Economics), Jawaharlal Nehru University (CDS Trivandrum)
Ph.D. (Environmental Engineering and Mgmt.), Indian Institute of Technology,
Yedla, Sudhakar
Kharagpur
Rupayan Pal Ph.D (Economics), Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai
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BOARD OF MANAGEMENT
Name Institution
Dr. D. Subba Rao Governor, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai
Chairman
Dr. Rakesh Mohan Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai
Member
Dr. D.M. Nachane Director, IGIDR
Member
Senior Consultant, Indian Council for Research On International Economic
Prof. K.L. Krishna
Relations, New Delhi.
Member
Prof. Goverdhan Mehta CSIR Bhatnagar Fellow, IISC, Bangalore
Member
Dr. B.B. Bhattacharya Vice Chancellor, JNU, New Delhi
Member
Dr. Vikas Chitre Hon. Director, Indian Institute of Political Economy, Pune
Member
Dr. Mihir Rakshit Director, Monetary Research Project, ICRA, Kolkata
Member
Dr. P.V. Srinivasan Professor, IGIDR
Member
Dr. R. Krishnan Associate Professor, IGIDR
Member
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CONTACT US
Placement Co-ordinator
Student Members
Email
placecom@igidr.ac.in
Webpage
www.igidr.ac.in/placement.php
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