The Department of Economics - Delhi School of Economics was conceived in 1948 as a centre for higher learning and research in the social sciences. It has grown through the years to become the premier institute in India for advanced study and research in Economics.

The DSE building was inaugurated on 18 January 1956 by the then Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, who was also the first President of the Delhi School of Economics Society. This academic year therefore marks the fiftieth year of our functioning from this building.

The original vision of the founders of this hallowed institution was to analyse social phenomena from a holistic perspective, without straitjacketing one's analyses within narrow specialisations. As the legatees of our illustrious founders we would do well to remember that it is our openness to new currents in ideas in diverse fields which alone would help us understand and appreciate the age old problems of poverty, ill health and illiteracy so that we may then think of effectively solving them in the foreseeable future.

Driven by an experienced and highly qualified faculty, aided by a dynamic curriculum and state-of-the-art academic infrastructure, the institute offers its students a course at par with the best of the world. The structure of the course as well as the academic rigour imparted ensure that the students of the Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics are well-equipped with the analytical skills and level temperament required to grapple with the complex issues they would face in their chosen fields.

The emphasis on clear and independent thought and logical reasoning ensures that the students of the Delhi School of Economics are capable of succeeding in a wide variety of organisations in diverse sectors of the economy, making a difference where it matters the most - to the boTToMLinE.