how is amity university for pursuing economics ? is it good then Lpu?

Economics is applicable in wide range of fields, including business, finance, administration, law, local and national government and indeed, most aspects of everyday life. A master degree in Economics strengthens students’ knowledge of economic theory and improves their skills in applying the theory to economic problems. Graduates are qualified to conduct their own research, either individually or as members of government or business teams. They are also prepared to write policy analysis articles.

Being faculty at LPU, I can share information regarding admission criteria at LPU for MA in economics and highlights of the course.

Eligibility

Graduation in any discipline or equivalent

1Eligibility, admission criteria or any other condition mentioned here in or otherwise for admission to any programme is subject to change as prescribed by the university

Objectives

M.A. programme is designed for students who aspire to be policy makers and economists of the future. The programme aims to impart the necessary knowledge, skills and self confidence to assist in changing and highly competitive national and international business environments. The programme has also been sensitized to meet local aspirations. The course structure and curriculum has been designed with an idea to develop independent and creative thinking among students and prepare them for higher studies and research as well as enhance their employability in the corporate sector, banks and financial institutions, NGOs and or other sectors.

1. The objective of the course is to give the student grounding in modern industrial organization analysis, including an understanding of both empirical and theoretical methods and some policy issues.

2. To upgrade the practical knowledge of the students as per industry requirements.

3. To make students industrious and rational.

4. To facilitate students for research work.

5. To make students aware of the international issues and issues related with our own economy.

Some of the relevant designations related to MA Economics

•    Economic Analyst in banking, insurance, and other financial institutions

•    Economic Advisor

•    Economist

•    Field Analyst (Economic, Education etc.)

•    Indian Economic Services

•    Project Investigator

•    Statistical Investigator

•    Research Officer

•    Teacher/ Lecturer

As LPU alumni, i would suggest LPU for economics. According to the recent NIRF ranking 2021 LPU is ranked 62nd among all Govt and Private universities in India.

LPU has one of the best placement records in the whole of India and that is why students want to join LPU to get placed. Right from Google to Microsoft, LPU alumni are working with the top brands at the package of 1 crore and above. Annually, more than 450 brands come to LPU to recruit the students, where 90% of them are MNCs. Moreover, 80+ companies that recruit from IITs and NITs also recruit from LPU. Over the last three years, Cognizant alone has recruited 1900+ students from LPU campus and has been titled with the “Most Employable Students” consecutively twice in a row by the India's top talent company “Aspiring Minds”. Barring few names in south, there are hardly any college which can boast of such tall records.

Hi Vimala, Amity is good. NO doubt about it. Let me tell you at LPU the economics, managemnt and commerce programmes are recognised by ACBSP whcih makes them special. At LPU B Sc ( Hons) Economics is a mixture of conventional economics courses and modern day analytical tools.

The programme is capable of opening new opportunities especially for the students who wish to pursue a higher degree in the field of economics as it includes the subjects of economics starting from basics to the advanced one including the course on econometrics which is high in demand. Education is imparted under the semester system and or improved learning, emphasis is laid on Seminars and Case Based Teaching.

Now-a-days, the knowledge of statistical tools and its applicability is highly required by big industries. This demand is fully kept in mind when the curriculum for the programme is designed. LPU provides the students with the following options:

a. Core and Elective Courses

b. Language and Communication Skills

c. Open Minors

d. Workshops and Seminar Courses

Last but not the least, Pathways are also floated which actually assist the student to achieve his/her dream. Three pathways such as Corporate Jobs, Government Jobs and Higher Studies are offered to the student in the fourth term. More emphasis and hands on training through workshops on SPSS, Data Analysis, Excel Modelling, Computer Applications, etc.

LPU provides International Exposure and Credit Transfer options to the interested students to opt for semester year or summer school in countries like Canada, England, Australia and many more.

Salient Features:

Contemporary Issues:Courses to build awareness about contemporary issues and challenges in the global economy.

Software Skills: Exposure to data analysis using statistical softwares like SPSS, MS-Excel, etc

Professional Enhancement: In addition to core curricula, the course offers subjects like communication and soft skills to enhance personality and employability.

After completion of the course you can become:

Professional Economist.

Financial Risk Analyst.

Data Analyst.

Financial Controller.

Equality Analyst.

Cost Accountant.

Economic Researcher

Greetings, aspirant!

Both Amity and LPU are well known for their campuses and courses they offer. To compare these two, we need to compare them on 3 basic grounds

• Faculties: the faculties in Amity are well renowned in their fields and well qualified and experienced. The course curriculum is up to date with the modern phenomena in the world of economics. LPU is no slouch in this department and offers an amazing curriculum that imparts on students knowledge about economics as well as other skills including communication, negotiations, group discussions etc.
• Infrastructure: Infrastructure of both these Universities is excellent and renowned all around India. There's not many ways in which either of these institutions edges the other out as they're well equipped with modern technologies. There's no way to choose a winner in this department as they're both extremely student oriented.
• Placements: LPU offers placements in many top notch companies including Amazon, cognizant, Hewlett-Packard, CSS corp, TCS, Tech Mahindra etc. Summer internships are also available for students. As for Amity, Wipro, Google, TCS, IBM etc are the major recruiters and average annual package is about 3.5L INR.

In the end, it's all about your preferences and conveniences as both of these Universities have their own merits and demerits.

Hope this information helps

Best of luck!!