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    MODE

    Full time

    DURATION

    12 Months

    The one-year Master of Arts programme in Economics and Data Analytics at Ashoka University, offered by the Department of Economics, is a tightly curated postgraduate programme designed for fast skill acquisition and employability. The programme is designed to integrate economic reasoning with modern computational tools such as machine learning, predictive modelling and big data. Successful graduates will be very well prepared for leadership roles in financial organisations, consulting firms, technology companies and policy institutes.

    Ashoka University’s intellectually vibrant campus further enhances the learning experience through interdisciplinary engagements across the humanities, social sciences, Biosciences, Digital Health, and Computer Science. This one-year Master’s programme prepares graduates for diverse career paths where analytical rigour and data-driven decision-making are essential, whether in academia, policy, research, or entrepreneurship.


    Eligibility Criteria

    • Applicants who wish to apply for the programme need a recognised 4-year undergraduate degree as per the UGC norms in any discipline. Applicants can be in their final semester of their 4th year while applying for the programme.
    • Students pursuing their 4th-year of Engineering from any university are also eligible to apply for the programme.
    • Ashoka University graduates with a 4-year major in Economics or the interdisciplinary majors of Economics and Finance or Economics and History, a CGPA of 3.6 and above, will make them eligible for admission without having to take the entrance examination. They will only be required to submit the application form and sit for the interview round. If a final year student of Ashoka University is absolutely sure that, given their academic performance till the fifth semester, their aggregate CGPA after completion of the sixth semester will be 3.6 or above, then they, at their own risk, may choose not to sit for the entrance examination.
    • An undergraduate degree in Economics is not a prerequisite for entry to the programme

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