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| motto = तमसो मा ज्योतिर् गमय
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| mottoeng = Lead us from darkness to light
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| city = [[Delhi]]
| director              = Ram Singh
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'''Delhi School of Economics''' ('''DSE'''), popularly referred to as D School, is a Higher Educational Institution within the [[University of Delhi]].<ref name=best>{{cite web |title=Top Institutions and Economists in India |url=http://cssscal.org/top_india.html |publisher=The Centre for Studies in Social Sciences}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ideas.repec.org/top/top.india.html|title=Within Country and State Economics Rankings: India &#124; IDEAS/RePEc|website=ideas.repec.org}}</ref> The Delhi School of Economics is situated in University of Delhi's [[North campus delhi|North Campus]] in Maurice Nagar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Delhi+School+of+Economics/@28.6847905,77.2083662,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xd0d1881e0c9c65e5!8m2!3d28.6847905!4d77.2083662|title=Delhi School of Economics|website=Delhi School of Economics}}</ref> Established in 1949,<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=delhi-school-of-economics|title=Delhi School Of Economics - University of Delhi|website=du.ac.in}}</ref> the campus of the Delhi School of Economics houses the University of Delhi's departments of [[Economics]], [[Sociology]], [[Geography]] and [[Commerce]], as well as the Ratan Tata Library. Out of the four academic departments, the Departments of Economics, Sociology and Geography come under the Faculty of Social Sciences, while the Department of Commerce comes under the Faculty of Commerce and Business Studies.<ref name="auto"/>
'''Delhi School of Economics''' ('''DSE'''), popularly referred to as '''D School''', is an institution of higher learning within the [[Delhi University]].<ref name=best>{{cite web |title=Top Institutions and Economists in India |url=http://cssscal.org/top_india.html |publisher=The Centre for Studies in Social Sciences}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ideas.repec.org/top/top.india.html|title=Within Country and State Economics Rankings: India &#124; IDEAS/RePEc|website=ideas.repec.org}}</ref> The Delhi School of Economics is situated in University of Delhi's [[North campus delhi|North Campus]] in Maurice Nagar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Delhi+School+of+Economics/@28.6847905,77.2083662,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xd0d1881e0c9c65e5!8m2!3d28.6847905!4d77.2083662|title=Delhi School of Economics|website=Delhi School of Economics}}</ref> Established in 1949,<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=delhi-school-of-economics|title=Delhi School Of Economics - University of Delhi|website=du.ac.in}}</ref> the campus of the Delhi School of Economics houses the University of Delhi's departments of [[Economics]], [[Sociology]], [[Geography]] and [[Commerce]], as well as the Ratan Tata Library. Out of the four academic departments, the Departments of Economics, Sociology and Geography come under the Faculty of Social Sciences, while the Department of Commerce comes under the Faculty of Commerce and Business Studies.<ref name="auto"/>
 
Many of its former faculty members and alumni have gone ahead to become world famous economists, social scientists, writers, heads of states and journalists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ranker.com/list/famous-delhi-school-of-economics-alumni-and-students/reference |title=Famous Delhi School of Economics alumni and students|work=Ranker.com|publisher=|date=|access-date=}}</ref> It presently offers multiple post graduate and doctoral level programmes in a wide range of disciplines.
 
==History and organisation==


Shortly after the independence of India, a group led by Professor [[V.K.R.V. Rao]] and supported by India's first Prime Minister [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], launched a project to create a centre for advanced studies in social sciences, which led to the formation of the Delhi School of Economics in 1949. Currently,{{when?|date=February 2021}} the Delhi School of Economics houses the Departments of Economics, Geography, Sociology and Commerce.
Many of its former faculty members and alumni have gone ahead to become economists, social scientists, writers, heads of states and journalists. It presently offers multiple post graduate and doctoral level programmes in a wide range of disciplines.


==Campus==
==Campus==
 
The Delhi School of Economics campus is situated in University of Delhi's North Campus in Maurice Nagar.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Delhi+School+of+Economics/@28.6847905,77.2083662,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xd0d1881e0c9c65e5!8m2!3d28.6847905!4d77.2083662 |title=Delhi School of Economics |work=[[Google Maps]] |publisher=Google Inc.}}</ref> It is surrounded by other institutions and constituent colleges of the University of Delhi, such as [[Ramjas College]], The [[Faculty of Management Studies - University of Delhi|Faculty of Management Studies]], [[St Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephen's College]], KMC and [[Hindu College, Delhi|Hindu College]]. Three constituent departments of the Faculty of Social Sciences - Economics, Sociology and Geography- lie within the Delhi School of Economics campus.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=delhi-school-of-economics |title=Delhi School of Economics |publisher=Delhi University |date= |access-date=}}</ref> It additionally also houses the Department of Commerce,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=commerce |title=Commerce |publisher=Delhi University |date= |access-date=}}</ref> which is a part of the Faculty of Commerce and Business Studies, and the Ratan Tata Library.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=ratan-tata-library |title=Ratan Tata Library |publisher=Delhi University |date= |access-date= }}</ref>
The Delhi School of Economics campus is situated in University of Delhi's North Campus in Maurice Nagar.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Delhi+School+of+Economics/@28.6847905,77.2083662,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xd0d1881e0c9c65e5!8m2!3d28.6847905!4d77.2083662 |title=Delhi School of Economics |work=[[Google Maps]] |publisher=Google Inc.}}</ref> It is surrounded by other institutions and constituent colleges of the University of Delhi, such as the [[Faculty of Management Studies - University of Delhi|Faculty of Management Studies]], the [[Institute of Economic Growth]], [[St Stephen's College, Delhi|St Stephen's College]] and [[Hindu College, Delhi|Hindu College]]. Three constituent departments of the Faculty of Social Sciences- Economics, Sociology and Geography- lie within the Delhi School of Economics campus.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=delhi-school-of-economics |title=Delhi School of Economics |publisher=Delhi University |date= |access-date=}}</ref> It additionally also houses the Department of Commerce,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=commerce |title=Commerce |publisher=Delhi University |date= |access-date=}}</ref> which is a part of the Faculty of Commerce and Business Studies, and the Ratan Tata Library.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=ratan-tata-library |title=Ratan Tata Library |publisher=Delhi University |date= |access-date= }}</ref>


==Constituents==
==Constituents==
Prof. Ram Singh, director of the Institute of eminence, Delhi School of Economics has been recently appointed to the [[Monetary Policy Committee (India)|Monetary Policy Committee]] (MPC) of [[Reserve Bank of India]], chaired by the Governor [[Sanjay Malhotra]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-10-01 |title=Who are RBI MPC's new members? Know all about the fresh faces in Shaktikanta Das' team |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/who-are-rbi-mpcs-new-members-ram-singh-nagesh-kumar-and-saugata-bhattacharya-know-all-about-them/articleshow/113858502.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2025-07-06 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>


===Department of Economics===
===Department of Economics===


Among the faculty at the department of economics have been the likes of V.K.R.V. Rao, [[B.N. Ganguly]] and [[K.N. Raj]] (all three of whom went on to serve as vice-chancellors at the University of Delhi), [[Amartya Sen]] (Nobel Laureate), [[Manmohan Singh]] (the former Indian Prime Minister and also the key architect of the economic reforms since 1991), Sukhomoy Chakravarty (who was chief economic advisor), [[Jagdish Bhagwati]], [[Kaushik Basu]], [[Arjun Kumar Sengupta]], Partha Sen, Raj Krishna, Syed Mohammad Ali, the economic historian [[Tapan Raychaudhuri]] and others.{{cn|date=July 2020}}
Among the faculty at the department of economics have been the likes of V.K.R.V. Rao, [[B.N. Ganguly]] and [[K.N. Raj]] (all three of whom went on to serve as vice-chancellors at the [[University of Delhi]]), [[Amartya Sen]] (Nobel Laureate), [[Manmohan Singh]] (the former Indian Prime Minister and also the key architect of the economic reforms since 1991), Sukhomoy Chakravarty (who was chief economic advisor), [[Jagdish Bhagwati]], [[Kaushik Basu]], [[Arjun Kumar Sengupta]], Partha Sen, [[Raj Krishna]], Syed Mohammad Ali, the economic historian [[Tapan Raychaudhuri]] and others.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MA Handbook of Information, Department of Economics (2022) |url=http://econdse.org/wp-content/uploads/MA_Handbook-of-Information-2022.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406035220/http://econdse.org/wp-content/uploads/MA_Handbook-of-Information-2022.pdf |archive-date=6 April 2023}}</ref>
 
The department has been associated with three important journals over the years. It publishes the ''Indian Economic Review'', several faculty members edit the ''Indian Economic and Social History Review'', and for many years it housed the ''Journal of Quantitative Economics''.


The seminars, conferences and workshops periodically organised by the department have attracted some academics from the world over. These have included Sir John and [[Lady Ursula Hicks]], [[Edmond Malinvaud]], [[Frank Hahn]], [[Jacques Drèze]], [[Jean Drèze]], [[James Tobin]], [[James Meade]], [[Joan Robinson]], [[Milton Friedman]], [[Michael Kalecki]], [[Nicholas Kaldor]], [[Tibor Scitovsky]], [[Tjalling Koopmans]], [[Lawrence Klein]], [[Agnar Sandmo]], [[Joseph Stiglitz]], [[John Forbes Nash]] and [[Eric Maskin]].{{cn|date=July 2020}}
The department has been associated with three important journals over the years. It publishes the ''Indian Economic Review'', several faculty members edit the ''Indian Economic and Social History Review'', and for many years it housed the ''Journal of Quantitative Economics''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Journal of Quantitative Economics |url=https://www.springer.com/journal/40953/editors |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=Springer |language=en |archive-date=3 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803065959/https://www.springer.com/journal/40953/editors |url-status=dead }}</ref>


===Department of Sociology===
Prof. Rohini Somanathan is currently the head of the department.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Faculty {{!}} Department of Economics, DSE |url=http://econdse.org/faculty/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=econdse.org}}</ref>


The department of sociology was established by the University of Delhi in 1959 as a constituent of the Delhi School of Economics.  To begin with, the department trained students for two courses:  M.A. and Ph.D.  In 1966 a two-year course for the M.Litt. degree was introduced.  This has been replaced since 1976 by an M.Phil. degree course of a year’s duration.  In 1968, the department was recognised as a Centre of Advanced Study (CAS) in Sociology by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The department receives a renewable five-year grant from the UGC under the CAS scheme. The UGC also provides a renewable three-year grant under its ASHISS (Assistance for Strengthening of the Infrastructure of the Humanities and Social Sciences) program for departmental infrastructure as well as research on State and Society. At present the strength of the faculty includes seven Professors, ten Readers, one Lecturer, and two Research Associates.  In addition, there are nine members in the office staff.
The department currently offers a MA and a PhD in economics.


The department has a coordinated programme of teaching and research covering a variety of fields, including some developed for the first time in the country. It grew into international prominence through the works of the notable sociologists and social anthropologists who have taught in the department, which include [[M N Srinivas]], [[J. P. S. Uberoi]], [[Andre Beteille]], and [[Veena Das]] among others. Studies have been published or prepared on community power structures, local-level politics, trade unions, co-operatives, textual and contextual studies of Hinduism, religious symbolism, family and kinship, and social and religious movements.  Studies have also been conducted in the fields of stratification, gender, environment, the sociology of development, historical sociology, urban sociology, and medical sociology. The sociology of masculinity, demography, popular culture, education, migration, the sociology of violence and documentary practices of the state are some of the new areas that faculty members are working on at present.  In 2010, Professor Nandini Sundar from the department, won the Infosys prize in the field of social anthropology.<ref name="infy">{{cite web|title=Meet the 6 winners of Infosys Prize|url=http://business.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/oct/25/slide-show-1-tech-meet-the-6-winners-infosys-prize.htm|publisher=business.rediff.com|access-date=27 Oct 2010}}</ref>
=== Department of Geography ===
Professor V.K.R.V. Rao, the university's vice-chancellor at the time, took the initiative to create the Department of Geography in October 1959. George Kuriyan, a renowned geographer, was the first professor and the founder of the department. He was followed in 1966 by V.L.S. Prakasa Rao, who served as the department's head until 1973. During this period, the department acquired a distinctive identity in India and abroad. In 1976, the department was renamed as the Department of Geography owing to the widening of scope of teaching and research activity in not only human, but also physical aspects of Geography. The Faculty members undertake research projects from various agencies including University Grants Commission, Indian Council of Social Science Research, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Indo-Canadian Shastri Institute and Ministries of Government of India, which include Indian Space Research Organization, Department of Science and Technology and the Planning Commission.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://geography.du.ac.in/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=geography.du.ac.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=DU admin |date=n.d. |title=Department of Geography |url=https://www.du.ac.in/index.php?page=department-of-geography |website=University of Delhi}}</ref>


===Department of Geography===
[https://igu-online.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/PROF-ANINDITA-DATTA-BIONOTE-2024-FOR-IGU.pdf Prof. Anindita Data] is currently serving Head of the department, making history as the first female to hold a full term in this role. She is also the first South Asian women to be elected for vice president, International Geographical Union ([[International Geographical Union|IGU]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Faculty Members |url=https://geography.du.ac.in/People/Faculty-Members |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=geography.du.ac.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=terry_administrator |date=2018-08-29 |title=Executive Committee 2024-2026 |url=https://igu-online.org/organization/executive-committee-2024-2026/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=IGU Online |language=en-US}}</ref>


The department traces its origin to October 1959, when under the initiative of Professor V.K.R.V. Rao, the then Vice-Chancellor of the University and an eminent Economist, a Department of Human Geography was established as a constituent of the Delhi School of Economics. Professor George Kuriyan, a well-known geographer of India at that time, was the first professor and founder of the department. In 1966, Professor V.L.S. Prakasha Rao took over from him and guided the Department until 1973. During this period, the department acquired a name and a distinctive identity in India and abroad. The department draws students from different parts of India as well as from abroad.
The department currently offers a MA and PhD in geography.


The department has expanded considerably since 1973. The name of the Department was changed to the Department of Geography in 1976 to indicate the widening scope of teaching and research activity in physical and human aspects of Geography. The department has evolved many new courses, which have been widely acclaimed as the frontiers in Geography. The Faculty members undertake research projects from various agencies including University Grants Commission, [[Indian Council of Social Science Research]], [[Council for Scientific and Industrial Research]], Indo-Canadian Shastri Institute and Ministries of Govt. of India, which include Indian Space Research Organisation, Department of Science and Technology and Planning Commission.
===Department of Sociology===
 
===Department of Commerce===
 
In December 1967, the Department of Commerce was established as a separate department by carving it out of the composite Department of Economics and Commerce, Delhi School of Economics. It became an independent faculty in 1992. Currently, along with the Department of Financial Studies, it constitutes the Faculty of Commerce and Business Studies. The Department is one of the premier centres of learning in the field of business and commerce in the country, and is renowned for its MIB, MHROD, M.Com., M.Phil. and Ph.D. courses.
The Department of Commerce started a one-year full-time Post-graduate Diploma in International Marketing (PGDIM) in the year 1985–86. PGDIM remains as a management course in the Department of Commerce. PGDIM is currently coordinated with Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce, University of Delhi.
The department also offers a full-time two-year Master’s programme in International Business (MIB), laying special emphasis on aspects of international business operations including Global Marketing and International Financial Management. The Master of Human Resource and Organisational Development (MHROD) programme was started by the Department in 1995 to impart managerial competencies in the domain of Human Resource Management and Organizational Development.


From 2014, the MIB and MHROD courses have been restructured as MBA (IB) and MBA (HRD) respectively.
In 2010, Professor Nandini Sundar from the department, won the Infosys prize in the field of social anthropology.<ref name="infy">{{cite web|title=Meet the 6 winners of Infosys Prize|url=http://business.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/oct/25/slide-show-1-tech-meet-the-6-winners-infosys-prize.htm|publisher=business.rediff.com|access-date=27 Oct 2010}}</ref> Prof. Anuja Aggarwal is serving the current head for the department.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Faculty – Department of Sociology |url=https://sociology.du.ac.in/faculty/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |language=en-GB}}</ref>


==Ratan Tata Library==
==Ratan Tata Library==


The Ratan Tata Library, popularly referred to as RTL, is also situated in the Delhi School of Economics campus. It is one of the best-equipped libraries in Economics and allied fields in Asia Pacific. The total collection comprises 2.5 lakh volumes of books and bound periodicals. Nearly 1300 current titles are being received in the Library. The Library also receives Annual Reports of about 800 Joint Stock companies. It has a special collection on Pakistan to support research in the Area Studies Programme (Pakistan). The Library has been designated as a repository of United Nations publications. It has a fairly large and well-organized collection of State and Central Government publications. The Library has an inter-library loan arrangements with libraries all over the country to meet the research requirements of its research scholars and teachers.
The Ratan Tata Library, popularly referred to as RTL, is situated in the Delhi School of Economics campus.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/education/an-asset-to-the-social-scientist/article8570111.ece/|title=An asset to the social scientist|website=thehindu.com|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=27 January 2022|date=8 May 2016}}</ref>


==Noted people==
==Notable people==
===Notable faculty===
===Notable faculty===
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*[[Manmohan Singh]], Former [[Prime Minister of India]]
*[[Manmohan Singh]], Former [[Prime Minister of India]]
*[[K. L. Krishna]], eminent [[Indian people|Indian]] Economist and former Director of DSE
*[[Jagdish Bhagwati]], Professor of economics and law at [[Columbia University]]
*[[Jagdish Bhagwati]], Professor of economics and law at [[Columbia University]]
*[[M.N. Srinivas]], Indian Sociologist
*[[M.N. Srinivas]], Indian Sociologist
*[[Kaushik Basu]], Senior Vice President and Chief Economist at [[World Bank]]
*[[Kaushik Basu]], Senior Vice President and Chief Economist at [[World Bank]]
*[[Veena Das]], Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Anthropology at [[Johns Hopkins University]]
*[[Veena Das]], Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Anthropology at [[Johns Hopkins University]]
*[[Pranab Bardhan]], Professor Emeritus of Economics at [[University of California, Berkeley]]
*[[Pranab Bardhan]], professor emeritus of Economics at [[University of California, Berkeley]]
*[[Sukhamoy Chakraborty]] (1934–1990), noted Indian economist
*[[Sukhamoy Chakraborty]] (1934–1990), noted Indian economist
*[[K.R. Narayanan]], 10th [[President of India]]
*[[K.R. Narayanan]], 10th [[President of India]]
*[[Prasanta Pattanaik]], Emeritus Professor, [[University of California, Riverside]]
*[[Prasanta Pattanaik]], emeritus Professor, [[University of California, Riverside]]
*[[Andre Beteille]]
*[[Andre Beteille]], Indian Sociologist & [[Padma Bhushan]] recipient
*[[Raj Krishna]]
*[[Raj Krishna]]
*[[V. K. R. V. Rao]]
*[[V. K. R. V. Rao]], Vice Chancellor of [[Delhi University]]
*[[Tapan Raychaudhuri]]
*[[Tapan Raychaudhuri]]
*[[Amartya Sen]], [[Nobel laureate]]
*[[Amartya Sen]], [[Nobel laureate]]
*[[K. N. Raj]]
*[[K. N. Raj]]
*[[Padma Desai]]<ref name=cir>{{cite web |title=Curriculum Vitae of Padma Desai |url=http://www.columbia.edu/~pd5/Padma%20Desai%20CV%20February%202011.pdf |publisher=[[Columbia University]] |access-date=22 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125072202/http://www.columbia.edu/~pd5/Padma%20Desai%20CV%20February%202011.pdf |archive-date=25 January 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Padma Desai]]<ref name=cir>{{cite web |title=Curriculum Vitae of Padma Desai |url=http://www.columbia.edu/~pd5/Padma%20Desai%20CV%20February%202011.pdf |publisher=[[Columbia University]] |access-date=22 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125072202/http://www.columbia.edu/~pd5/Padma%20Desai%20CV%20February%202011.pdf |archive-date=25 January 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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*[[Arjun Kumar Sengupta]]
*[[Arjun Kumar Sengupta]]
*[[Mrinal Datta Chaudhuri]], Former director and [[Padma Bhushan]] recipient
*[[Mrinal Datta Chaudhuri]], Former director and [[Padma Bhushan]] recipient
*R. S. Nigam, Former director and recipient of Lifetime Achievement award by A. P. J. Abdul [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam|Kalam]]
*[[J. P. S. Uberoi]], retired professor
*[[J. P. S. Uberoi]], retired professor
*[[Shambhavi Choudhary]], Member of Parliament in [[18th Lok Sabha]] representing [[Samastipur Lok Sabha constituency|Samastipur Loksabha Constituency]]


===Notable alumni===
===Notable alumni===
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[[File:Amitav Ghosh by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|Amitav Ghosh]]
[[File:Amitav Ghosh by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|Amitav Ghosh]]
[[File:Ramachandra guha.jpg|thumb|Ramchandra Guha]]
[[File:Ramachandra guha.jpg|thumb|Ramchandra Guha]]
 
[[File:Gita Gopinath, 2012 (cropped).jpg|200px|thumb|Gita Gopinath]]
DSE also has officially registered the Delhi School of Economics Alumni Association, which has facilitated alumni events in Mumbai and Washington D.C.
* [[Isher Judge Ahluwalia]]
* [[Isher Judge Ahluwalia]]
* [[Ravi Batra]], [[Indian American|Indian-American]] [[Economics|economist]]
* [[Ravi Batra]], [[Indian American|Indian-American]] [[Economics|economist]]
* [[Anjali Bhardwaj]], Indian social activist working on issues of transparency and accountability
* [[Anjali Bhardwaj]], Indian social activist working on issues of transparency and accountability
* [[Romola Butalia]],  journalist and website editor
* [[Romola Butalia]],  journalist and website editor
* [[Ashwani Mahajan]], Indian Economist and National Convener of [[Swadeshi Jagran Manch]]
* [[Dhritiman Chatterjee]], actor in ''[[Black (2005 film)|Black]]'', ''[[Pratidwandi]]''
* [[Dhritiman Chatterjee]], actor in ''[[Black (2005 film)|Black]]'', ''[[Pratidwandi]]''
* [[Prabhu Chawla]], editor of ''[[India Today]]''
* [[Prabhu Chawla]], editor of ''[[India Today]]''
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* [[Manisha Girotra]], Indian business executive
* [[Manisha Girotra]], Indian business executive
* [[Subir Gokarn]], former Deputy Governor of the [[Reserve Bank of India]]
* [[Subir Gokarn]], former Deputy Governor of the [[Reserve Bank of India]]
* [[Omkar Goswami]], Chairman and founder, CERG Advisory
* [[Omkar Goswami]], chairman and founder, CERG Advisory
* [[Ramachandra Guha]], author, historian and columnist
* [[Ramachandra Guha]], author, historian and columnist
* [[Ashok Gulati]], Indian agricultural economist
* [[Ashok Gulati]], Indian agricultural economist
* [[Nistula Hebbar]], journalist and political correspondent<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/getahead/report/chat-with-author-of-kiss-and-tell/20120716.htm|title=Chat with author of Kiss and Tell|website=Rediff}}</ref>
* [[Nistula Hebbar]], journalist and political correspondent<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/getahead/report/chat-with-author-of-kiss-and-tell/20120716.htm|title=Chat with author of Kiss and Tell|website=Rediff}}</ref>
* [[Anshula Kant]], Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director of the [[World Bank Group]]
* [[Anshula Kant]], Chief Financial Officer and managing director of the [[World Bank Group]]
* [[Ashwani Mahajan]], National Co-Convener of [[Swadeshi Jagaran Manch]] (SJM)
* [[Ashwani Mahajan]], National Co-Convener of [[Swadeshi Jagaran Manch]] (SJM)
* [[Amit Mitra]], [[FICCI]]
* [[Amit Mitra]], [[FICCI]]
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* [[Prannoy Roy]], media figure, founder of [[NDTV]]
* [[Prannoy Roy]], media figure, founder of [[NDTV]]
* [[Kuladhar Saikia]], [[Director General of Police#List of current Chiefs of Police Forces in the States and Union territories of India|Director General of Assam Police]]
* [[Kuladhar Saikia]], [[Director General of Police#List of current Chiefs of Police Forces in the States and Union territories of India|Director General of Assam Police]]
* [[Rajan Saxena]], Indian management expert
* [[Rajan Saxena (management academic)|Rajan Saxena]], Indian management expert
* [[Mihir Shah]], Indian economist and former member of the erstwhile [[Planning Commission of India]]
* [[Mihir Shah]], Indian economist and former member of the erstwhile [[Planning Commission of India]]
* [[Sanjay Subrahmanyam]], noted Indian historian
* [[Sanjay Subrahmanyam]], noted Indian historian
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====Academics====
====Academics====
[[File:Gita Gopinath, 2012 (cropped).jpg|200px|thumb|Gita Gopinath]]
* [[Dilip Abreu]], game theorist and Professor of Economics at [[New York University]]
* [[Bina Agarwal]], prize-winning [[Development economics|development economist]] and Professor of Development Economics and Environment at the Global Development Institute at [[The University of Manchester]]
* [[Bina Agarwal]], prize-winning [[Development economics|development economist]] and Professor of Development Economics and Environment at the Global Development Institute at [[The University of Manchester]]
* [[Arindam Banik]], [[Associated Cement Companies]] Chair Professor at International Management Institute, Editor, [[Global Business Review]], Former Director of [[IMI Kolkata]]
* [[Arindam Banik]], [[Associated Cement Companies]] Chair Professor at International Management Institute, Editor, [[Global Business Review]], Former Director of [[IMI Kolkata]]
* [[Amitava Bose]]
* [[Amitava Bose]]
* [[Maitreesh Ghatak]], Professor of Economics, [[London School of Economics|LSE]]
* [[Maitreesh Ghatak]], Professor of Economics, [[London School of Economics|LSE]]
* [[Gita Gopinath]], Professor of Economics, [[Harvard University]]
* Sayantan Ghosal, Adam Smith Chair in Political Economy, University of Glasgow
* [[Gita Gopinath]], Professor of Economics, [[Harvard University]] and Deputy Managing Director of the [[International Monetary Fund|IMF]]
* [[Reetika Khera]], one of India's leading development economists
* [[Reetika Khera]], one of India's leading development economists
* [[Shailendra Raj Mehta]], President & Director of [[MICA (institute)|MICA]]
* [[Shailendra Raj Mehta]], President & Director of [[MICA (institute)|MICA]]
* [[Nadeem Naqvi]]
* [[Nadeem Naqvi]]
* [[Prasanta Pattanaik|Prasanta K. Pattanaik]], Professor of Economics, [[University of California]], Riverside, USA
* [[Prasanta Pattanaik|Prasanta K. Pattanaik]], Professor of Economics, [[University of California]], Riverside, USA
* [[Rajan Saxena]], management expert, Padma Shri awardee
* [[Rajan Saxena (management academic)|Rajan Saxena]], management expert, Padma Shri awardee
* [[Gita Sen]], adjunct professor at [[Harvard University]] and Professor Emeritus at the [[Indian Institute of Management Bangalore]]; feminist scholar and specialist in international population policy
* [[Arunava Sen]], Professor of Economics at [[Indian Statistical Institute]]
* [[Gita Sen]], adjunct professor at [[Harvard University]] and professor emeritus at the [[Indian Institute of Management Bangalore]]; feminist scholar and specialist in international population policy
* [[Suresh Tendulkar]],  former chief of the [[National Statistical Commission]] and Chairman of Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh|Manmohan Singh's]] [[Economic Advisory Council]] (PMEAC) from 2004 to 2008
* [[Suresh Tendulkar]],  former chief of the [[National Statistical Commission]] and Chairman of Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh|Manmohan Singh's]] [[Economic Advisory Council]] (PMEAC) from 2004 to 2008
* [[Kamta Prasad (economist)|Kamta Prasad]], former professor of economics, Indian Institute for Public Administration and [[IIT Kanpur]]
* [[Sanjay Subrahmanyam]], One of the world's leading historian. He holds the Irving and Jean Stone Endowed Chair in Social Sciences at [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]].


====Government====
====Government====
* [[Pulok Chatterji]], 11th [[Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India]]<ref>[https://www.indiaofthepast.org/contribute-memories/read-contributions/life-back-then/624-family-photo-album-b-k-chatterji Family photo album – B K Chatterji]</ref>
 
* [[Pulok Chatterji]], 11th [[Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiaofthepast.org/contribute-memories/read-contributions/life-back-then/624-family-photo-album-b-k-chatterji |title=Family photo album – B K Chatterji |access-date=13 September 2019 |archive-date=17 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190917124822/https://www.indiaofthepast.org/contribute-memories/read-contributions/life-back-then/624-family-photo-album-b-k-chatterji |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Bibek Debroy]], Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM)
* [[Bibek Debroy]], Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM)
* [[Ruchira Kamboj]], [[Ambassador]] & [[Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations|Permanent Representative of India]] to [[UNESCO|UNESCO Paris]]
* [[Ruchira Kamboj]], [[Ambassador]] & [[Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations|Permanent Representative of India]] to [[UNESCO|UNESCO Paris]]
* [[Pramod Kumar Misra]], [[Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India]]
* [[Pramod Kumar Misra]], [[Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India]]
*[[Poonam Gupta (Economist)]], Deputy Governor of [[Reserve Bank of India]]
* [[Ashok Mitra]], former [[Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India]]
* [[Ashok Mitra]], former [[Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India]]
* [[Vinay Sheel Oberoi]], [[Ambassador]] & [[Permanent Representative]] of [[India]] to [[United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization|UNESCO]]
* [[Vinay Sheel Oberoi]], [[Ambassador]] & [[Permanent Representative]] of [[India]] to [[United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization|UNESCO]]
* [[Iswar Prasanna Hazarika]], former member of the [[Lok Sabha]], director of [[NTPC Limited|NTPC]], [[MMTC Ltd.|MMTC]] etc.
* [[Vinod Rai]], 11th [[Comptroller and Auditor General of India]]
* [[Vinod Rai]], 11th [[Comptroller and Auditor General of India]]
* [[Pankaj Saran]], [[National Security Advisor (India)|Deputy National Security Adviser of India]]
* [[Pankaj Saran]], [[National Security Advisor (India)|Deputy National Security Adviser of India]]
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{official|http://dse.du.ac.in}}
* {{official website|http://dse.du.ac.in}}
* [https://mbadu.org/ DSE MBA BUSINESS ANALYTICS COURSE WEBSITE MBA(BA)]
* [https://commerce.du.ac.in/ Department Of Commerce Website]


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[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1949]]
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[[Category:Universities and colleges in Delhi]]
[[Category:Economics schools in India]]
[[Category:Economics schools in India]]
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[[Category:Delhi University]]
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Delhi School of Economics
Other name
DSE
Mottoतमसो मा ज्योतिर् गमय
Motto in English
Lead us from darkness to light
TypeHigher Educational Institution
Established1949; 77 years ago (1949)
DirectorRam Singh
Location
Delhi
,
India
CampusUrban
AffiliationsUniversity of Delhi
Websitewww.dse.du.ac.in

Delhi School of Economics (DSE), popularly referred to as D School, is an institution of higher learning within the Delhi University.[1][2] The Delhi School of Economics is situated in University of Delhi's North Campus in Maurice Nagar.[3] Established in 1949,[4] the campus of the Delhi School of Economics houses the University of Delhi's departments of Economics, Sociology, Geography and Commerce, as well as the Ratan Tata Library. Out of the four academic departments, the Departments of Economics, Sociology and Geography come under the Faculty of Social Sciences, while the Department of Commerce comes under the Faculty of Commerce and Business Studies.[4]

Many of its former faculty members and alumni have gone ahead to become economists, social scientists, writers, heads of states and journalists. It presently offers multiple post graduate and doctoral level programmes in a wide range of disciplines.

Campus[edit | edit source]

The Delhi School of Economics campus is situated in University of Delhi's North Campus in Maurice Nagar.[5] It is surrounded by other institutions and constituent colleges of the University of Delhi, such as Ramjas College, The Faculty of Management Studies, St. Stephen's College, KMC and Hindu College. Three constituent departments of the Faculty of Social Sciences - Economics, Sociology and Geography- lie within the Delhi School of Economics campus.[6] It additionally also houses the Department of Commerce,[7] which is a part of the Faculty of Commerce and Business Studies, and the Ratan Tata Library.[8]

Constituents[edit | edit source]

Prof. Ram Singh, director of the Institute of eminence, Delhi School of Economics has been recently appointed to the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Reserve Bank of India, chaired by the Governor Sanjay Malhotra.[9]

Department of Economics[edit | edit source]

Among the faculty at the department of economics have been the likes of V.K.R.V. Rao, B.N. Ganguly and K.N. Raj (all three of whom went on to serve as vice-chancellors at the University of Delhi), Amartya Sen (Nobel Laureate), Manmohan Singh (the former Indian Prime Minister and also the key architect of the economic reforms since 1991), Sukhomoy Chakravarty (who was chief economic advisor), Jagdish Bhagwati, Kaushik Basu, Arjun Kumar Sengupta, Partha Sen, Raj Krishna, Syed Mohammad Ali, the economic historian Tapan Raychaudhuri and others.[10]

The department has been associated with three important journals over the years. It publishes the Indian Economic Review, several faculty members edit the Indian Economic and Social History Review, and for many years it housed the Journal of Quantitative Economics.[11]

Prof. Rohini Somanathan is currently the head of the department.[12]

The department currently offers a MA and a PhD in economics.

Department of Geography[edit | edit source]

Professor V.K.R.V. Rao, the university's vice-chancellor at the time, took the initiative to create the Department of Geography in October 1959. George Kuriyan, a renowned geographer, was the first professor and the founder of the department. He was followed in 1966 by V.L.S. Prakasa Rao, who served as the department's head until 1973. During this period, the department acquired a distinctive identity in India and abroad. In 1976, the department was renamed as the Department of Geography owing to the widening of scope of teaching and research activity in not only human, but also physical aspects of Geography. The Faculty members undertake research projects from various agencies including University Grants Commission, Indian Council of Social Science Research, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Indo-Canadian Shastri Institute and Ministries of Government of India, which include Indian Space Research Organization, Department of Science and Technology and the Planning Commission.[13][14]

Prof. Anindita Data is currently serving Head of the department, making history as the first female to hold a full term in this role. She is also the first South Asian women to be elected for vice president, International Geographical Union (IGU).[15][16]

The department currently offers a MA and PhD in geography.

Department of Sociology[edit | edit source]

In 2010, Professor Nandini Sundar from the department, won the Infosys prize in the field of social anthropology.[17] Prof. Anuja Aggarwal is serving the current head for the department.[18]

Ratan Tata Library[edit | edit source]

The Ratan Tata Library, popularly referred to as RTL, is situated in the Delhi School of Economics campus.[19]

Notable people[edit | edit source]

Notable faculty[edit | edit source]

Notable alumni[edit | edit source]

Amitav Ghosh
Ramchandra Guha
Gita Gopinath

Academics[edit | edit source]

Government[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Top Institutions and Economists in India". The Centre for Studies in Social Sciences.
  2. ↑ "Within Country and State Economics Rankings: India | IDEAS/RePEc". ideas.repec.org.
  3. ↑ "Delhi School of Economics". Delhi School of Economics.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Delhi School Of Economics - University of Delhi". du.ac.in.
  5. ↑ "Delhi School of Economics". Google Maps. Google Inc.
  6. ↑ "Delhi School of Economics". Delhi University.
  7. ↑ "Commerce". Delhi University.
  8. ↑ "Ratan Tata Library". Delhi University.
  9. ↑ "Who are RBI MPC's new members? Know all about the fresh faces in Shaktikanta Das' team". The Economic Times. 1 October 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "MA Handbook of Information, Department of Economics (2022)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "Journal of Quantitative Economics". Springer. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "Faculty | Department of Economics, DSE". econdse.org. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  13. ↑ "Home". geography.du.ac.in. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  14. ↑ DU admin (n.d.). "Department of Geography". University of Delhi.
  15. ↑ "Faculty Members". geography.du.ac.in. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  16. ↑ terry_administrator (29 August 2018). "Executive Committee 2024-2026". IGU Online. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  17. ↑ "Meet the 6 winners of Infosys Prize". business.rediff.com. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
  18. ↑ "Faculty – Department of Sociology". Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  19. ↑ "An asset to the social scientist". thehindu.com. The Hindu. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  20. ↑ "Curriculum Vitae of Padma Desai" (PDF). Columbia University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  21. ↑ "Chat with author of Kiss and Tell". Rediff.
  22. ↑ "Family photo album – B K Chatterji". Archived from the original on 17 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.

External links[edit | edit source]

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