Delhi School of Economics

Delhi School of Economics, started in 1949, is a college affiliated to the University of Delhi.

History

The Delhi School of Economics was conceived by a group of visionary educationists like Professor V. K. R. V. Rao and supported by the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, who was its first president. It was a project to create a world class center for advanced studies in social sciences.

Notable alumni

Prannoy Roy, media figure, founder of NDTV.
Prabhu Chawla, editor of India Today
Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Dy. Chairman, Planning Commission, Government of India

Notable Faculty

Amartya Sen, winner of the 1998 Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
Manmohan Singh, Finance Minister of India, Prime Minister of India (2004-present)
Jagdish Bhagwati
V. K. R. V. Rao, Noted Academic, Founder, Minister of Education in 1970
Sukhomoy Chakravarty, Member, Planning Commission 1971-77, Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India
Raj Krishna, Member, Planning Commission and the person who coined

the term 'Hindu Rate of Growth'

S.K. Nayyar, father of Captain Anuj Nayyar

Departments

The departments of the Delhi School of Economics are part of the Faculty of Social Sciences and comprise

Commerce and Management Studies departments within the Delhi School of Economics till these were separated out as the Faculty of Commerce and Business Studies (in 1992) and the Faculty of Management Studies (in 1972) respectively.

The twin programmes of Master in International Business (MIB) and Master of Human Resources and Organisational Development (MHROD) under Department of Commerce and Business were introduced in 1995. They are very prestigious courses and attract leading corporations with 100% placements (the average compensation being in the range of Rs. 5.5 lakhs)

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