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Ph.D. in Economics


The Centre runs an active Ph.D. Programme in Economics.

 There are two routes to admission into the PhD programme:

(1) The MPhil/PhD route: (see M.Phil in International Trade and Development)

(2) The Direct PhD route: (see JNU admission rules for eligibility requirements)

Admission for direct PhD is based on a detailed evaluation of the research proposal submitted by the applicant followed by an interview.

Foreign students may apply for direct PhD admission as per JNU guidelines. (International Students)

The Centre provides an excellent research environment in a wide range of research areas. Some of the recent PhDs from CITD (2001 onwards) are listed below:

Saon Ray - Some Aspects of Gains from Technology Transfer
Professor Sandwip Kumar Das & Professor Amit Shovon Ray 

Saradindu Bhaduri - An Economic Analysis of R&D and Technology Generation in the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry
Professor Amit Shovon Ray

Wah Wah Maung - The Role of Foreign Direct Investment: Case Studies of Myanmar and Vietnam
Professor Manoj Pant

Mohammmed Javad Razmi - Human Development Indicators in OIC Countries: Trends and Determinants 
Professor Amit Shovon Ray

Amitendu Palit - Foreign Direct Investment in India: An Economic Analysis of Determinants and Constraints
Professor Amit Shovon Ray

Dipankar Sengupta - Industrial Structure and Economic Performance
Professor Manoj Pant

Somasri Mukhopadhyay - Multilateralism and Regionalism: Thesis and Antithesis?
Professor Manoj Pant

Indrani Roy Chowdhury - Environmental Policy and Market Structure
Professor Sandwip Kumar Das

Arindam  Bandyopadhyay - Quality, Reputation and Export Performance: A Study of the Indian Corporate Sector
Professor Sandwip Kumar Das

Somesh Kumar Mathur - Perspectives of Economic Growth in Selected South Asian and East Asian Countries
Professor Sandwip Kumar Das

Susmita Banerjee - The Impact of Microcredit on Rural Households: Micro-theoretical Explorations and Econometric Evidence
Professor Amit Shovon Ray

Manoranjan  Pattanayak - Corporate Governance, Product Market Competition and Firm Performance: A Study of Indian Corporate Sector
Professor Manoj Pant

Shashi Bala - The Role of Technical Training Institutes in India Quality of Workforce and Labour Market Absorption: A Case of India
Professor Manomohan Agarwal

Samarpita Seth - Adoption of Technology Under Quality Competition
Professor Sandwip Kumar Das

Our PhD students have been well established in the academic world, in India and abroad (Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi School of Economics, Universities of Bombay and Chennai, Indian Institutes of Management at Ahmedabad and Bangalore, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Copenhagen Business School, Graduate Institute of International Studies Geneva, Max Planck Institute of Economics Germany and many others). Some of our former PhDs are holding positions of great responsibility in the Government (Ministries of Commerce and Finance, RBI) and in international organisations (UNIDO, World Bank).