It is a pleasure to welcome you to the Placement Programme of the Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics, for Placements 2005-06.

The Department of Economics at the Delhi School is highly reputed and well-known for its emphasis on academic excellence. With its stringent selection procedures, it recruits the best students from all over India. Taught by an internationally renowned faculty, the students are rigorously trained in both theoretical and applied aspects of economics. They are thus well-equipped to handle analytical as well as quantitative issues that help them to meet the challenges of the corporate and financial world. Without doubt, they are amongst the finest budding economists in the country.

The high quality of our students is highlighted by our past placements in diverse organisations spanning areas such as economic research, financial and macroeconomic modelling, sales and marketing, forecasting, actuarial analysis, risk and investment analysis, consultancy and media. Their designations include management trainees, marketing managers, risk managers, actuarial analysts, research analysts, data analysts, business and economic analysts, econometricians, macroeconomic modellers, forecasters, editors, reporters, business and economic consultants, and so on.

Unquestionably, the Department of Economics at the Delhi School of Economics takes the best, trains the best, and produces the best in the country. I am very confident that our students will make a significant contribution to your organisation and look forward to your participation in a mutually rewarding placement exercise.