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Economics

About the Department

Ph.D. (Economics) Admission, January Cycle, 2025.

The last date for Submission of Admission form is 31st Jan, 2025.

The interested candidates are required to submit duly filled Ph.D. Admission form along with research proposal at the reception, GGD SD College, Sector 32-C, Chandigarh by hand or send it through registered post and also email the soft copy at principal@ggdsd.ac.in.

The following self-attested documents are required to be submitted along with the application:-

  • Qualifying Examination: Ph.D. Entrance Test (held in the past with three year validity/UGC-NET/JRF).
  • All DMCs from Matriculation (10th) onwards
  • Any Scholarship/Fellowship details
  • Copy of Aadhaar Card
  • Contact no. and Email Id

The subject understanding/ knowledge and research aptitude of the applicant will be assessed on the basis of interview, presentation (8-10 minutes power point presentation (PPT) and a written research proposal. The candidates are required to submit the research proposal in the broad areas of Economics. However, the research area will only be finalized in consultation with the supervisor after admission. Soft copy of the research proposal is required to be submitted at principal@ggdsd.ac.in in the following format in not more than 2500-3000 words along with the Ph.D. admission application form latest by 31st Jan, 2025.

  • Broad area of research
  • Title of research
  • Introduction
  • Literature review along with research gaps
  • Research questions, Objective/Hypotheses
  • Data sources
  • Methodology
  • References

Candidates are advised to check www.ggdsd.ac.in for further updates on Ph.D. admissions. Shortlisted candidates will be informed accordingly.

Faculty & Staff Details

Sr. No Name of the Faculty Designation Qualification Email ID Vidwan ID CV
3Dr Gagandeep SharmaAssociate ProfessorMA, NET, M Phil, PhDGagandeep.sharma@ggdsd.ac.in274975Attachment
5Dr Madhur Mohit MahajanAssociate ProfessorMA, NET, PhDmadhur.mohit@ggdsd.ac.in275914Attachment

*Note that the following faculty list includes permanent, ad-hoc, contractual, and guest members.

Projects

S. No Title of Project and Sanction letter no. Sponsor/ Funding Agency Sanctioned Amount (Rs. In lakhs) Duration Supervisor/ Principal Investigator/ Co-supervisor No. of Research Fellows Brief Objective
1. Development of Commercial Banks in India: A Study of Inter-State Disparity’ IMPRESS/P1208 /2018-19/ICSSR ICSSR, New Delhi 5 Lakhs 2 years Dr Ruchi Sharma (Principal Investigator) 01 To identify the backward regions in India in terms of commercial banking development
2. Growth And Performance Of Co-Operative Financing In Agrarian Economies Of Punjab And Haryana: A Comparative Study U.G.C. 7.32 Lakh 3 years Dr. A. C. Vaid & Dr. Gagandeep Sharma
3. Nurturing Spiritual Capital in Management Education U.G.C 1.50 Lakh 2 years Dr. Garima Kamboj & Dr. Diksha
4. Socio Economic Characteristics Of Formal Sector Labour – A Case Study of Punjab and Chandigarh UGC 1.5 years Dr. Meena Jindal & Ms. Ruchi Sharma

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