What are the advantages of doing an MA in economics from IGNOU?

The answer depends on you. I will present some reasons why people do MA Economics from IGNOU - You can’t do a full time MA in economics due family constraints. Like, some people move to other cities for higher education. You have a full time job but you want to stay in touch with studies. You want to learn things at your pace (a minority but still exists). You are expecting a promotion after MA economics - Holds true in government jobs. So even if you do it from IGNOU then it doesn’t mean that you’re useless. Surviving IGNOU course requires motivation- remember there are no teachers or peer group (which is a big disadvantage). Both things are important if you want to understand important concepts. Except a few courses, the IGNOU coursework itself is akin to DUs Undergraduate coursework. Course content in some papers like Microeconomics, Quantitative Methods, Growth and Development, International Trade and Development, Actuarial Economics, Indian economy and Econometric Methods are at par with many central universities. The coursework does prepare you for Civil Services exams. Also, you can apply for PhD even after IGNOU MA. I am aware of one person in IIM-B doing FPM after their IGNOU MA Economics. Whether it is worth or not it depends on the vantage point of the person who does it. If you are in early 20s and can manage a full time course then don’t think about IGNOU unless you’ve some compulsions.

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As a world leader in distance education, it has been conferred with awards of excellence by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Canada, several times. IGNOU provides seamless access to sustainable and learner-centric quality education, skill upgradation and training to all by using innovative technologies and methodologies. IGNOU teaching techniques include self-instructional materials, counselling sessions, both face-to-face and via teleconferencing mode. The M.A. (Economics) Programme at IGNOU offers the learners an opportunity for higher studies in Economics. Besides offering the core courses available in other universities, it includes themes in some of the emerging areas in economics such as insurance, finance and computer applications that are expected to be extremely useful in the present scenario of economic liberalization and globalization.

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Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), established by Government of India is the leading university for imparting education through the Open and Distance Learning mode. As a world leader in distance education, it has been conferred with awards of excellence by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Canada, several times. IGNOU provides seamless access to sustainable and learner-centric quality education, skill upgradation and training to all by using innovative technologies and methodologies. IGNOU teaching techniques include self-instructional materials, counselling sessions, both face-to-face and via teleconferencing mode. The MA (Economics) Programme at IGNOU offers the learners an opportunity for higher studies in Economics. Besides offering the core courses available in other universities, it includes themes in some of the emerging areas in economics such as insurance, finance and computer applications that are expected to be extremely useful in the present scenario of economic liberalization and globalization.

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IGNOU is one of the largest universities in the world. It has 3 crore students and apart from distance, there are many good facilities which IGNOU provides and are really helpful in someone's preparation. Here are few advantages: 1. You are doing Master's degree so you need time to study more and search for anything and IGNOU provides you with the platform. 2. The regular meeting of Master's degree students give motivation, learning and you will able to meet a lot of students. 3. There is credit system in IGNOU, so there is no worry about the syllabus of economics, they have divided the syllabus carefully so that your whole course will get completed and nothing will be left untouched. 4. IGNOU give us study material, audio and video lectures to study so that none of the topics is left. 5. The main thing is that IGNOU gives you chance to do a certificate course with their main source so that you can get extra knowledge and specialization. By joining IGNOU, one can get more time to study and think about what to do after completing your Master's degree and prepare well for the same. Regards.

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