4-year integrated MA course to be launched by Mumbai School Economics

4-year integrated MA course to be launched by Mumbai School Economics

The Mumbai School of Economics and Public Policy (MSEPP) has picked up 4 major projects, which will help the state government to measure its effectiveness and improve the implementation of the government schemes.The school has decided to launch the four year integrated MA course in economics three months after the state government renamed the Economics department of the University of Mumbai into the MSEPP.The course will commence from the next academic year. Integrated courses are generally offered under the five year duration where students have an option of pulling out of the course after three year but MSEPP plans to offer four year course without an exit option. “The course is likely to start at St Xavier’s College. At the end of four years, the student will be awarded an MA. The reduced duration will attract more students as they can complete their masters within four years, a year shorter than the usual duration,” said Neeraj Hatekar, a senior professor and former director, department of Economics, University of Mumbai. The MSEPP is currently measuring the effectiveness of the state government's decision to provide the scholarships to the students via Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). “As part of the project, we are evaluating whether the DBT scheme has worked out for the benefit of students, particularly in the tribal pockets. We are interviewing around 10,000 school children from 100 schools. So far it appears that the children are happy with the move,” said Hatekar.MSEPP is both an educational and research institute which was approved by the cabinet of Maharashtra in September and it operates along the lines of London School of Economics.

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