School of Economics

The School of Economics offers four programmes, including a five-year Integrated MA in Economics, two MA programmes, namely in Economics and Financial Economics and a PhD programme in accordance with the National Education Policy 2020. It offers a well-balanced course of study at all levels, incorporating economic theory, quantitative and statistical analysis, political economy and Indian economic problems. Currently, 22 faculty members at the school are engaged in theoretical and empirical research across several areas of contemporary relevance. The school has approximately 300 postgraduate and research students. A student-operated placement cell is supported by the school. In 2024 and 2025, the School was ranked within the 501-550 band for the subject “Economics & Econometrics” in the QS rankings. Additionally, in the H-index, which measures research impact and productivity, the University of Hyderabad excelled in “Economics and Econometrics”, achieving a citation per paper of 77.1 and H-index of  64.6  in 2025-26.