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March 16, 2015 · 4:33 pm

Shiv Nadar University Admission to M.Sc. in Economics – 2015

SHIV NADAR UNIVERSITY
Notice of admission to M.Sc. program in Economics

The Department of Economics at the Shiv Nadar University would like to announce that admissions into the Masters Program in Economics are now open for the 2015-16 academic year.

The M.Sc. (Economics) is a two year (four semesters) program. The students undergo fairly rigorous training that prepares them for admission into PhD programs as well as for jobs in the government, the private sector. The department has a vibrant faculty with varied research interests offering the graduate students the option of working in a wide range of exciting fields. Please see the graduate prospectus of the department for more details.

The department offers an attractive financial support to all incoming students. Please see the department website http://www.snu.edu.in/humanitiessocialsciences/humanities social sciences economics.aspx for more details. Academically excellent M.Sc. students may continue on to do their Ph.D. with the department if they so wish.

Eligibility: Students who have or will have a bachelor’s degree (in any discipline) by September 2015 may apply. Prior economics training is not required.

Admission Process:

  1. The first step in the admission process is a written test held across six cities in India: Delhi-NCR, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Mumbai. Candidates will be informed about the venue of the test at least a week before the exam date. The written test will be held on 03rd
  2. Application Forms can be downloaded from the departmental webpage. Completed application forms should reach SNU by 17th April, 2015. Applications can be submitted by email or by post.
  3. The test will have 50 multiple choice questions. Section I will have 5 questions that will test comprehension and analytical abilities. In Section II, students have a choice between answering questions from

Section II A: Economics and Basic Mathematics
Section II B: Advanced Mathematics.

  1. Shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview to be held at the Shiv Nadar University campus. The date for the interview is 25nd and 26th The department will reimburse candidates selected for interview with AC 3 Tier fare.

Syllabus for entrance examination:
Section A. Economics and Basic Mathematics
Permutations and Combinations. Sets and Relations, Functions, Limits, Continuity, Differential and Integral Calculus. Unconstrained and Constrained Optimization. Descriptive Statistics: Measures of Central tendency, Dispersion, Skewness and Kurtosis. Probability Theory, Sampling, Estimation, Inference and Hypothesis Testing

Theory of Consumer and Producer Behaviour; Market Structures: Perfect Competition, Monopoly and Oligopoly, General Equilibrium. Basic Models of International Trade: Ricardian Model and Hecksher Ohlin Model, National Income Accounting, Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply.

Section B. Undergraduate Mathematics
Descriptive Statistics, Permutations and Combinations, Sets and Relations. Group and Rings and Fields. Functions, Limits, Continuity, Differential and Integral Calculus, Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, Unconstrained and Constrained Optimization, Probability Theory, Sampling, Estimation, Inference and Hypothesis testing

APPLICATION FEES: There is no application fee for M.Sc. (Economics) applicants

The last date for receiving applications deadline is 17th April, 2015.

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November 10, 2014 · 1:06 pm

Shiv Nadar University PhD CSE Admissions – 2014

Shiv Nadar University
School Of Engineering
PhD Admission announcement: 2014-15 Computer Science and Engineering

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at the School of Engineering (SoE) in Shiv Nadar University (SNU) offers you a unique opportunity for higher education in engineering. The facilities and faculty are exceptional and at par with the best in the world. Applications are invited from eligible candidates for admission to the Ph.D. programme in CSE. All Ph.D. students selected are offered attractive assistantship with Tuition and Hostel Fee Waiver. Hard copy of the filled and signed application form, all enclosures along with demand draft of rupees one thousand must reach us by the due date mentioned below. Following are the details of the programme. For more information about the areas of research (as mentioned below) available for this admission cycle, the prospective candidates may contact: Dr. Debopam Acharya, Head of Department, Computer Science and Engineering at debopam.acharya@snu.edu.in.

Programmes, Dept. Eligibility criteria Offered Research Areas
PhD, CSE First Division in ME / M.Tech or equivalent in relevant discipline from a recognized technical Institute or University.
OR
B.E. / B.Tech. in relevant branch of engineering or equivalent degree with exceptionally good academic credentials, good GATE/CSIR/UGC-NET score and strong aptitude for research.		 Mobile Sensing, Wireless Sensor Networks, Internet of Things, Mobile Healthcare, Environmental Monitoring, Cyber Physical Systems, Real time Communications, Greening through ICT, Semantic Web and related areas.

Important Points:

  • Candidates applying for PhD programmes directly after B.Tech. degree are required to have high GATE scores. In exceptional cases, mostly for candidates with prior work experience, GATE qualification criterion may be waived. GATE qualified candidates having 95 Percentile and above are exempted from the written test. Selection into the programme will be based on the following tests:
  • Multiple Choice Questions Written test (waived if valid GATE percentile score is above 95)
  • Technical Writing Test (on a research paper/topic provided to the candidate on the day of interview)
  • Programming Test (in Java or C)
  • Interview
  • Candidates selected for the PhD programme will be eligible for Teaching Assistantship of rupees 35 thousand per month, Tuition Fee Waiver and Hostel Fee Waiver.
  • For continuation of Teaching Assistantship, the student’s performance will be judged at regular intervals.

Notes:

  1. Final selection will be made on the basis of academic record (including GATE score), relevance of qualification, and performance in written tests and interview. All candidates for PhD programmes are required to submit Statement of Purpose (maximum of 2000 words highlighting his/her expression of interest for one or more of the Offered Research Areas as mentioned above).
  2. Applicants waiting for the qualifying examination results are also eligible to apply.

How to apply

  1. Fill PhD CSE Application Form by downloading from http://www.snu.edu.in/pdf/CSE-PhD- ApplicationForm-2014.pdf ;
  2. Please send the filled and signed application form with the demand draft and self-attested enclosures to the following mailing address with “Ph.D. application for CSE-SNU 2014-15” written on the envelope:

Mr. Ankur Tyagi
Lab Assistant, Computer Science and Engineering
Room No. C-308, School of Engineering
Shiv Nadar University
P.O. Shiv Nadar University
Greater Noida, District Gautam Buddha Nagar UP, 201314

Important Dates
Commencement of application process: 14th October 2014
Last date to receive application form, demand draft and enclosures: 14th November 2014
Exam center and dates: SNU campus (near G. Noida) : on Friday, 21st November 2014
Declaration of results By Friday, 28th November, 2014
Fees deposit & registration Till 10th December 2014
Last date to withdraw admission Till 17th December 2014

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