It is a pleasure to welcome you to the Placement Programme of the Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics, of Placements 2008-09.

The Department of Economics at the Delhi School is 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 organizations spanning areas such as economic research, finance, macroeconomic modeling, sales and marketing, data analysis, forecasting, insurance, risk and investment analysis, banking, consultancy, economic and financial journalism and media. Their designations include management trainees, marketing managers, risk managers, actuarial analyst, research analysts, data analysts, business and economic analysts, econometricians, macroeconomics modelers, 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 signification contribution to your organization and look forward to your participation in a mutually rewarding placement exercise.