Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE) Admission 2024: PhD Registration, Entrance Exam, Fees, Courses, Eligibility, Selection Process, Application Form

GIPE offers 2 year M.Sc. courses in Financial Economics, Economics, Agribusiness Economics, International Business Economics & Finance streams. It is mandatory for the candidate to hold a Bachelor’s degree to be eligible for admission. Admissions are conducted on the basis of candidate’s performance in the GIPE Entrance examination.

To secure admission in PG courses, candidates must appear and qualify the GIPE M.Sc entrance examination.

GIPE offers doctoral programmes across different subjects in the field of Economics and Politics. Admission is done through an Entrance Examination which is conducted by the institute, annually. The number of seats for each academic session and the schedule for the admission procedure is decided by the Internal Ph.D. Committee.

If a candidate holds an M.Phil. degree completed through regular mode, from a reputed university or if he/she has qualified the UGC NET entrance, will not have to appear for the entrance examination. An M.Phil. degree completed through distance mode does not come under the eligibility criteria.

• After the entrance examination, selected candidates are called upon for interview where they must elaborate and discuss their research proposal, area or interest.
• It is important to understand that the research proposal must include the research problem, review of literature, conceptual framework, methodology, data sources, selected relevant references etc.
• GIPE has no provision of offering Ph.D. programme through distance mode.

Note: The duration for completion of Ph.D. degree is 2 years during which the candidate is required to work upon his/her thesis. Candidates will not be allowed to submit the thesis before a period of 2 years which is counted from his/her registration date. However, for exceptionally rare cases, the Internal Ph.D. Committee may, allow a candidate to submit his/her thesis within a period of 2 years, on the unanimous recommendation of members of the candidate's Research Committee.

GIPE Ph.D Admission