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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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Part 1 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 1Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 1: Theories of International TradeUnit 2: Balance of Payments and Exchange RateUnit 3: Trade Policy and International Institutions
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Part 2 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 2Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 4: Structure of the Indian EconomyUnit 5: Problems of the Indian Economy
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Unit tests & assignmentsयूनिट टेस्टRegular tests in the university / board pattern.
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Semester 4 exam (university / board)विश्वविद्यालय / बोर्ड परीक्षाPrevious papers and full revision before the exam.
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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.
सिलेबस · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 5 chapters · 29 topics
01Unit 1: Theories of International Trade
7 टॉपिक+
- Internal and international trade
- Adam Smith's absolute advantage
- Ricardo's comparative cost theory
- Haberler's opportunity cost theory
- Heckscher-Ohlin theory
- Gains from trade
- Terms of trade
02Unit 2: Balance of Payments and Exchange Rate
6 टॉपिक+
- Balance of trade and balance of payments
- Current and capital account
- Causes of disequilibrium and corrective measures
- Exchange rate: mint parity and purchasing power parity theories
- Fixed and flexible exchange rates
- Devaluation and depreciation
03Unit 3: Trade Policy and International Institutions
5 टॉपिक+
- Free trade versus protection
- Tariffs, quotas and other trade barriers
- WTO: objectives and agreements
- IMF and the World Bank
- India's foreign trade policy
04Unit 4: Structure of the Indian Economy
5 टॉपिक+
- Basic features of the Indian economy
- Demographic features and census
- Sectoral composition of GDP and employment
- Natural resources
- Role of agriculture, industry and services
05Unit 5: Problems of the Indian Economy
6 टॉपिक+
- Poverty: measurement and programmes
- Unemployment: types and schemes
- Inequality of income and wealth
- Inflation in India
- Regional imbalance
- Composition and direction of India's foreign trade
About this course
आप यह कर पाएँगे
- Explain the absolute advantage, comparative cost, opportunity cost and Heckscher-Ohlin theories of trade
- Work out gains from trade and the terms of trade
- Distinguish balance of trade and balance of payments and explain methods to correct a deficit
- Explain exchange rate determination, the PPP theory and devaluation
- Describe the roles of WTO, IMF and the World Bank and the debate on free trade versus protection
- Describe the structure of the Indian economy and analyse its major problems
यह किसके लिए है
- B.A Semester 4 students with Economics as a major subject (UP State Universities, NEP 2020)
- Aspirants of UPSC, UPPSC and other exams with an Indian economy section
आपको क्या चाहिए
- Principles of Micro and Macroeconomics (Semesters 1-3) or equivalent basics
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
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सवाल
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 4. 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.
Does the course help in competitive exams?
Yes. The Indian economy units are also the core of the economy section in UPSC, UPPSC and SSC exams.
