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Ph. D. in Economics

Overview

The Ph. D. program at Department of Economics, Alliance University admits students with strong academic backgrounds who are highly motivated to pursue academic research of the highest quality in different areas in economics. The Department of Economics promotes learning and research activities that allow doctoral students to develop expertise in skills relevant to their area of research interest, leading to contributing to theory and empirical literature in economics, thereby preparing students for a career in academia or research positions in the industry.

Salient Features

Research fellowship of Rs.35,000 per month and a contingency grant of Rs.25,000 per year for full-time scholars.

Rs.1 lakh funding support on case by case basis once during the programme for attending International Conferences / Seminars.

Rs.30,000 per year funding support for attending national workshops if scholar is not availing any funding support from the agency.

Facility for transfer of research scholars from other universities or research institutions to Alliance University and vice-versa.

Specific provisions and relaxations with respect to women research scholars and specially-abled persons.

Extensive interaction and guidance with luminaries including 40+ Ivy League supervisors and faculty listed among top 2% scientists.

Rs.10 Crores revolving fund for entrepreneurial initiatives.

Centres of Excellence, fostering innovation and cutting-edge research.

Research projects worth 75+ Crores from government and non-government agencies.

Central Instrumentation Facility - AU-STIC established to serve as the cornerstone of scientific advancement, offering researchers access to state-of-the-art equipments.

Numerous subscribed databases such as IEEE, Scopus, Scival, Ebsco, Dervent, Case Center, and Harvard Case studies.

Our institution has achieved 1,772 SCOPUS-indexed publications with 7,832 citations and an H-index of 41, averaging 4.2 citations per paper, with 65% of articles in Quartile 1 and 2 journals, 60% of publications cited by top 10% journals, a field-weighted citation impact of 1.93, and 34% of papers produced through international collaboration.

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Course Duration


Mode of Study

Eligibility


  • Applicants holding a master’s degree with minimum 55% marks or equivalent Grade in a point scale as may be prescribed by the UGC from time to time, wherever the grading system is followed.
  • Applicants whose result of the final examination of a programme leading to master’s degree is awaited can be given provisional admission if he / she fulfils other requirements for admission. After the provisional admission the candidate will be required to furnish proof of completing master’s degree with minimum of 55% marks within three months from admission failing which his / her admission will be cancelled.
  • Applicants holding foreign Degree’s equivalent to that of a Master’s degree study with minimum 55% marks or equivalent Grade in a point scale as may be prescribed by the UGC from time to time, wherever grading system is followed; Provided that applicants with a foreign Degrees shall be admitted to the Ph.D. programme, subject to clearance by the Equivalence Committee of Alliance University.
  • Applicants having completed M.Phil. Coursework with a minimum 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent Grade, in the UGC point scale and those candidates who having their M.Phil. Dissertation evaluated, but viva-voce is pending, maybe may also be admitted to the Ph.D. programme.
  • Applicants possessing a degree, approved as equivalent to the M.Phil. Degree in India, obtained from a foreign Educational Institution accredited by the UGC if candidates with a degree from a foreign Institution shall be admitted to the Ph.D. programme, subject to the clearance by the Equivalence Committee of Alliance University.
  • Admission of candidates belonging to the SC/ST/OBC, or other reserved categories shall be governed by the Karnataka State Rules in this regard, from time to time.
  • Students from a four-year undergraduate programme (with Honors) can enroll directly if they have scored 75% or above, with a 5% relaxation for specified categories as per UGC regulations. Those who have scored between 55% and 75% may qualify after completing either a one-year master's programme or a bridging course of 36-40 credits.
    (Refer National Credit Framework NCrF 2024).
  • For students from a three-year undergraduate programme, Ph.D. eligibility requires the completion of a bridging programme of 36-40 credits along with the necessary coursework.
    (Refer National Credit Framework NCrF 2024).

Areas of Research

  • Applied Microeconomic Theory
  • Macroeconomics
  • International Economics
  • Labour Economics
  • Applied Econometrics

Course Work

Courses (spanning at least 2 semesters, or a year):
  • Research and Publication Ethics (compulsory UGC course)
  • Research Methodology I: Mathematical and Statistical Foundations
  • Research Methodology II: Econometrics
  • Core Paper I: Microeconomics
  • Core Paper II: Macroeconomics
  • Core Paper III: Game Theory
  • Specialization (Major) papers – I & II
  • One minor paper

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