Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप
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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Semester 6 — subject classesसेमेस्टर 6 — विषयवार कक्षाएँEvery theory subject of the term, unit by unit, with notes, numericals and doubt classes.
Indian Economic PolicyEnvironmental Economics
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Labs, practicals & project workलैब, प्रैक्टिकल और प्रोजेक्टExperiments / jobs / project work as in the syllabus, with practical file and viva preparation.
Research Project-II
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Unit tests & mid-termयूनिट टेस्ट और मिड-टर्मA test after every unit and a mid-term in the university / board pattern.
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Semester 6 mock testमॉक टेस्टA full mock test of all subjects before the exam, with analysis.
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Semester 6 exam (university / board)सेमेस्टर / वार्षिक परीक्षाPrevious papers, important questions and full revision.
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम
3 subjects · 16 chapters · 74 topics
Indian Economic Policy6 chapters · 6 Months
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01Unit 1: Economic Planning in India
5 topics+
- Meaning and objectives of planning
- Review of Five Year Plans
- Achievements and failures of planning
- End of the Planning Commission
- NITI Aayog and cooperative federalism
02Unit 2: Agricultural Policy
6 topics+
- Land reforms
- Green Revolution and its effects
- Agricultural price policy and MSP (CACP)
- Agricultural credit and NABARD
- Food security: PDS and NFSA 2013
- Recent schemes: PM-KISAN, crop insurance
03Unit 3: Industrial Policy
5 topics+
- Industrial Policy Resolutions of 1948 and 1956
- New Industrial Policy 1991
- Public sector and disinvestment
- MSMEs
- Make in India and production-linked incentives
04Unit 4: Fiscal Policy
5 topics+
- Objectives and instruments of fiscal policy
- Union budget
- FRBM Act 2003
- Goods and Services Tax
- Finance Commission and centre-state finance
05Unit 5: Monetary Policy
5 topics+
- Objectives of monetary policy
- Instruments of monetary policy
- Monetary Policy Committee
- Flexible inflation targeting
- Monetary transmission
06Unit 6: Economic Reforms
5 topics+
- Background: 1991 crisis
- Liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation
- Foreign direct investment policy
- Reforms in trade, banking and tax
- Impact of reforms on growth, employment and poverty
Environmental Economics5 chapters · 6 Months
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01Unit 1: Economy and Environment
5 topics+
- Meaning and scope of environmental economics
- Economy-environment interlinkages
- Materials balance model
- Environment as a public good
- Environmental Kuznets curve
02Unit 2: Market Failure and Externalities
5 topics+
- Externalities: positive and negative
- Public goods and free rider problem
- Common property resources and the tragedy of the commons
- Pigouvian solution
- Coase theorem and property rights
03Unit 3: Pollution Control Instruments
5 topics+
- Command and control: emission standards
- Pollution taxes and abatement
- Subsidies
- Tradable pollution permits (cap and trade)
- Polluter pays principle
04Unit 4: Valuation of Environmental Goods
5 topics+
- Total economic value: use and non-use values
- Contingent valuation method
- Travel cost method
- Hedonic pricing method
- Cost-benefit analysis of environmental projects
05Unit 5: Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
6 topics+
- Concept of sustainable development
- Weak and strong sustainability
- Green GDP and natural resource accounting
- Climate change: Kyoto Protocol and Paris Agreement
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Environmental laws and policy in India
Research Project-II5 chapters · 6 Months
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01Milestone 1: Review of Project-I and Extended Plan
3 topics+
- Feedback on the Semester 5 project
- Widening the objectives or sample
- Revised research design and time plan
02Milestone 2: Extended Literature Review and Data Collection
3 topics+
- Review of books, journals and reports with proper citation
- Additional fieldwork or data sources: Census, NSS / PLFS reports, RBI Handbook of Statistics, Economic Survey
- Checking completeness and quality of data
03Milestone 3: Data Analysis and Interpretation
4 topics+
- Tabulation and cross-tabulation
- Analysis: percentages, averages, growth rates, simple correlation
- Testing hypotheses where applicable
- Linking findings with theory
04Milestone 4: Dissertation Writing
4 topics+
- Dissertation chapters: introduction, review of literature, methodology, data analysis, findings, suggestions and conclusion
- Referencing style and bibliography
- Abstract, contents, list of tables
- Plagiarism check and declaration
05Milestone 5: Submission and Viva-voce
3 topics+
- Supervisor certificate and binding
- Presentation of the dissertation
- Viva-voce before the external examiner
About this course
You will be able to
- Complete Indian Economic Policy syllabus with regular tests
- Complete Environmental Economics syllabus with regular tests
- Complete Research Project-II syllabus with regular tests
Who it is for
- B.A Semester 6 students with Economics as a major subject (UP State Universities, NEP 2020)
- Aspirants of UPSC, UPPSC, banking and SSC exams
What you need
- Money, Banking and Public Finance and Indian Economy papers of earlier semesters
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
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Questions
Which syllabus does this course follow?
It follows the UP State Universities NEP 2020 common minimum syllabus (MGKVP, VBSPU, Lucknow University and others) for B.A Economics, Semester 6. Where your own university's syllabus differs, the centre follows your university syllabus.
How will I be tested?
Unit-wise MCQ tests, short and long answer practice in university exam pattern, and a final mock paper.
Are recent government schemes included?
Yes, they are covered as examples under each policy, and updated in class each session.
Is this paper theory-heavy?
Mostly concepts and diagrams, with a few short numericals on pollution tax and green GDP.
Will the centre write my project?
No. The centre guides each stage; the work, data and writing must be the student's own, as the university requires.
Which topic should I choose?
A small local topic you can finish in time, approved by your college supervisor.
