Re: IGIDR placements

Posted by amalgamateking on Jul 07, 2015; 8:16pm
URL: http://discussion-forum.276.s1.nabble.com/IGIDR-placements-tp7598806p7598809.html

DSE and ISI are very comparable in some aspects. They differ wildly on some other aspects (Disclaimer: This is again my opinion, so it isn't necessarily correct or incorrect)

Placements and associated pay are similar at the two places. So no point in elaborating on this further. One can get the exact same job with the exact same pay from either.

DSE is all about rigor. The course is huge and a lot of different topics are taught (by lot, I mean a LOT). It is essentially a two year "war" (I have seen it being described as such by a senior of mine). The payouts at the end are substantial, if one can make it through to the end. If one is unsure, exactly what it is that he/she wants to study at this stage (because to be honest knowing what one wants to focus on at the masters stage in a field like economics, is like knowing what engineer one wants to be in class 11. That stuff just doesn't happen. Maybe happens for a freak computer coding genius or something, but for most people, it just doesn't)

ISI is all about Microeconomics and Mathematical Economics. It is a focused course for people who know (or atleast, think they know) what they want to work in for the next 35 years of their life. If that is what you want, then there is no place in India like ISI.

Now, the way I have described above may give you the idea that ISI is more relaxed compared to DSE. While, in some ways that is true, the fact remains that some people thrive under duress. Again, in such  cases, there is no place in India like DSE.

I know many people who chose ISI over DSE. I know lesser number of people who chose DSE over ISI. But both things do happen. It is entirely up to you to decide.  :)