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

• Umesh Ahuja, Vice President Escorts Yamaha, Barrister & Solicitor Ontario, Canada
• Prannoy Roy, media figure, founder of NDTV.
• Prabhu Chawla, editor of India Today
• Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Dy. Chairman, [[Planning Commission]
• Amit Mitra,FICCI
• Omkar Goswami, Chairman and Founder, CERG Advisory

Notable Faculty

• Amartya Sen, winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Economics
• 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 popularized the term Hindu Rate of Growth

Departments

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

• Economics
• Geography
• Sociology

Commerce and Management Studies were 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.

External links

• Official site
• Departmental site at Delhi University
• Web site for the placement programme at the Department of Economics