M.A. is a two year postgraduate degree, eligibility for which is an undergraduate degree in any discipline. Economics is the study and analysis of production, distribution and consumption of goods and services

Duration: 2 years
Eligibility: Graduation with relevant subject with 50% marks in aggregate

SEMESTER-I
1: Micro-Economic Analysis
2: Macro-Economic Analysis
3: Basic Quantitative Methods
4: Economics of Growth and Development
5: Any one of the following papers:
(i)  Economics of Agriculture
(ii) Economics of Industry
(iii)Economics of Labour
(iv) History of Economic Thought
(v)  Economics of Demography
(vi) Economics of Gender and Development
(Vii)Economic History of U.K. and Japan

SEMESTER -II
1: Micro-Economic Analysis
2: Macro-Economic Analysis
3: Basic Quantitative Methods
4: Economics of Growth and Development
5: Any one of the following papers :
(i)   Economics of Agriculture
(ii) Economics of Industry
(iii) Economics of Labour
(iv) History of Economic Thought
(v) Economics of Demography
(vi) Economics of Gender and Development
(vii) Economic History of India and U.S.S.R.

SEMESTER-III
1: Political Economy of Development
2: Evolution and Structure of Indian Economy
3: Public Economics
4: Any two papers from any one of the following group:

Group-1
(i)  International Economics
(ii) Regional Economics and Punjab Economy
(iii)Money and Banking
(iv) Comparative Economics Systems
(v)  Theory of Statistics
(vi) Mathematical Economics
(vii)Computer Applications for Economists-1

Group-II
(i) Theory of Statistics
(ii)Econometrics

SEMESTER-IV:
1:Political Economy of Development
2:Evolution and Structure of Indian Economy
3:Public Economics
4: Any two papers from any one of the following groups

Group-1
(i)International Economics
(ii)Regional Economics and Punjab Economy
(iii)Money and Banking
(iv) Comparative Economics Systems
(v)  Theory of Statistics
(vi) Mathematical Economics
(vii)Computer Applications for Economists -II

Group-II
(i) Theory of Statistics
(ii)Econometrics