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                 STUDENT GUIDE FOR NAVIGATING 
                    THE ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT 
                                                
                       PREPARED BY: STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES 
                                                
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                             LAST UPDATED: AUGUST 24  2021 
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                                     Note from the Editors                                        5 
                                     SECTION I: OVERVIEW                                                6 
                                     Explanation of General Degree Requirements                         6 
                                     GPA and credit system                                              8 
                                     Economics at Ashoka                                                8 
                                     Ashoka University’s Economics Department and Faculty               9 
                                     SECTION II: CURRICULUM                                             9 
                                     Pre-college requirements for high school students                  9 
                                     Foundation courses related to Economics                            9 
                                     Major Requirements                                                10 
                                     Interdisciplinary Major Requirements                              12 
                                     Minor Requirements                                                18 
                                     Concentration Requirements                                        20 
                                     Sample Course Schedules                                           21 
                                     Overview of the Compulsory Courses                                23 
                                     Electives                                                         24 
                                     Auditing                                                          25 
                                     Cross Listed Courses                                              26 
                                     Complementary Disciplines                                         27 
                    TABLE OF     CONTENTSSummer Courses in Ashoka                                      28 
                                     Awards and Recognition                                            29 
                                     SECTION III:  ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES                             30 
                                     Study Abroad Programmes                                           30 
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                                     Advanced Scholars Programme (ASP) -  Postgraduate Diploma at 
                                     Ashoka University                                                  34 
                                     Advanced Major                                                     35 
                                     Teaching Assistantships                                            36 
                                     ASP Experiences                                                    37 
                                     ISM – Independent Study Modules (Research Project)                 42 
                                     MA in Economics                                                    43 
                                     PhD in Economics                                                   44 
                                     Research Opportunities with Professors                             45 
                                     Economics Research Centres at Ashoka University                    47 
                                     SECTION IV:  DEPARTMENTAL EVENTS                                  49 
                                     Seminars by the Department of Economics                            49 
                                     Workshops                                                          50 
                                     Annual Economics Conference                                        50 
                                     SECTION V: ECONOMICS SOCIETY AND JOURNAL                          52 
                                     SECTION VI: ADVISING AND RESOURCES                                53 
                                     Office Hours                                                       53 
                                     Teaching Assistants/Teaching Fellows                               54 
                      TABLE OF     CONTENTSStudent Representatives                                      54 
                                     Student-led Help Desks                                             56 
                                     Library Resources & Faculty Recommended Reading                    57 
                                     Informal Tips & Advice                                             60 
                
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                            SECTION VII: PREPARING FOR LIFE AFTER ASHOKA      64 
                            Graduate School Preparation                        64 
                            Asking for Letter of Recommendations               66 
                            Job Search and Internship Advice                   68 
                            Alumni Experiences                                 69  
                           Note from the HoD (2019-20)                                                92 
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    
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