Madras School of Economics, Chennai

Madras School of Economics (MSE) is an esteemed college situated in Chennai, Tamil Nadu and was set up in perspective of 1993. This affiliated college recognised by the All India Council for Technical Education offers specialised programmes in economics and related discipline. Established in a small 3-acre compound, MSE offers a centrally-themed learning atmosphere to its students.

At present, the number of students is 51 and the staff includes 25 professionals and scholars. MSE provides 9 courses within 4 degree programmes and introduced the branches of general Economics, Financial Economics, Applied Quantitative Finance and Environmental Economics. This institute can be supplied with a great list of facilities for academic activities.

The MSE library has accumulated over 20,005 books, reports, thesis and research papers. In addition, it has number of subscriptions to more than one hundred national and international journals and it makes access to utilities such as JSTOR and Econ Lit available. The campus is equipped with IT facility lab and Wi-Fi connection, so students can use latest technology for their study.

For student accommodation, MSE provides boys’ hostels as well as girls’ hostels. There are also sporting amenities and the concern students practice in cricket, volley ball, and badminton among others.

Small eating place in the canteen cuts down the time that the students spend to access food and lunch hour is also used to address the students’ dining needs while an auditorium that hosts events and seminars is functional for such occasions. Madras School of Economics teaches numerous programmes that are PhD, master’s, and bachelor’s degree.

It offers 6 full time Masters programmes in Arts (MA), 2 full time Masters in Business Administration (PGDM) and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Economics. The PGDM programmes in Finance, and Research and Business Analytics each have an approved intake of 60 students. MSE has added undergraduate level programmes in the form of BA Economics (Hons).

This institute offers a specialised education in field of Economics catering students for careers in Economic research finance or policy. This is due to the fact that admission to the institution particularly the Madras School of Economics a highly competitive institution.

For the postgraduate programmes in different disciplines, the admission is carried out on the basis of an admission test that is conducted at various examination centers in different parts of India only if the candidate meets the prescribed essential requirements.