Hyderabad University

[Ozymandias]

Guys please tell me how exactly is Hyderabad University ? what are the  future prospects after doing MA from there ? placements, faculty ?
I am really keen on going to DSE or ISI only, should take a gap year and reappear again or should I join Hyd ?

[sunny2009]

university of hyderabad is a central university ranked no.6 in india's top 10 university.it is also known as "JNU of south india" because of its academic environment,campus life and extensive research work similar on the lines of JNU.The faculty is awesome and u get to learn under the guidance of professors like vamsi vakulabharnam,G.omkarnath,B.kamaiah and many more like them.students here are more interested in going for higher studies,M.phil and Phd and many opt for indian economic service and IAS exams.internet,library,health facility,gym and beautiful scenery of hyderabad may win your heart.there is perfect environment for such preparations.u got to choose your optional papers from large number of electives,both quantitative and theory(almost all courses in econometrics and finance).plus u get to learn some real economics(classical political economy and political economy of development).
                                                 the school of economics here do has a placvement cell,and companies do come to recruit,but the placements are MUCH BELOW dse,isi,igidr or mse.there are some loopholes too.u may hate the south indian food here(if ur taste does not allow sambhar,vada n rice).if your approach to economics is purely mathematical,u may not like this place.choice is all yours to make.!!!all d best!

[Ozymandias]

The thing is that I want to re appear for D school next year again. In the meanwhile what would you suggest me to do ? Food is not a problem. But yes I am inclined towards Mathematics more. I want to know if the course structure is heavy. And how about the prospects of going in for a PhD from US after Hyderabad Univ ? People say that prospects wont be as good as D school or ISI

[sunny2009]

course structure is not heavy.its somewhat flexible since there are some compulsory theoretical papers which contain least mathematical application.although students do go to abroad from here,but thinking about your preferences,u r very much right in your thinking of going to either DSE or ISI. the approach to study at these places is mathematical and since you enjoy maths,u must go there.utilise this one year time in extensive preparation of DSE and ISI.solve plenty of questions.i mm sure u will make it.taking admission in a institute of not your choice now is not a good idea(in my view),since u wont get much time for preparations of entrance exam(regular classes,term papers,tests wont let u do so)!

[Ozymandias]

Thanks man! I will be taking a gap year then. thanks for the information. :)

[laracroft]

i think u shud try and talk to someone who has done masters from hyderabad....in case u find the course fine, u wont even need to take a gap year...
all the best !

[sunny2009]

u r most welcome!!by d way,i m doing my masters from university of hyderabad :)

[prachibansal]

I dnt think Hyderabad is comparable to jnu by any chance cos the first 2 sems in jnu are heavy on maths and stats plus it does offer  game theory. .econometrics etc. I knw a person who has done ma from Hyderabad and is now doing phd...he was not able 2 secure admission in us cos they require apparently high maths skill...jnu on the other hand has huge pool of people being selected for phd on us.Hyderabad as far as I knois best  if u hv interest in political economy

[Ozymandias]

See this is the reason why I am keen on not joining it. Because a bad decision now would affect later on. Thanks for the information.

[mohit]

I completely agree with Sunny that University of Hyderabad's research work is similar to that of JNU. I would just like to add a couple of points. When one says JNU , one should be very clear that there are two different centres teaching economics at JNU . One is in the School of Social Sciences , SSS(M.A Economics) and the other is in the School of International Studies , SIS (M.A in Economics with Specialisation in the World Economy) . These centres have different course structures. The world economy course which SIS offers is "heavy on maths and stats" while the course structure of M.A Economics at SSS has lesser mathematical content . Even SSS offers papers on political economy like Political Economy of Development . So, the School of Economics at the University of Hyderabad which is a heterodox school has research work common to that of SSS, JNU.  
As far as Ph.D in US is concerned , you need to be clear about the kind of school and the course structure you are interested in . US has both heterodox schools and mainstream neoclassical schools. But since you are looking for a very mathematical course work ,I think Sunny is right in suggesting that you should not choose Hyderabad.

[Ozymandias]

Hey Mohit, thanks for your reply. You have actually put it very properly in front of me. I think rightnow I am interested in Neo Classical framework only, eventhough I am not very mature in economics.