Hii Guys, I have been receiving multiple dms about these colleges, soo I'll write it down everything I know for you guys to know everything, as I have been through this process 2 times myself.
This post is specifically for people, Who couldn't bag DSE or IGIDR. Now your options are these colleges. I feel these colleges here have a way better brand name than hcu and SNU's masters in economics programe.
Firstly, you need to decide you want to go for phds after your masters or not. Because these college cater to specific needs.
Ashoka's MA economics (fees~ 16 lakhs, Average package is around 8 to 9 LPA, highest around 15-16 lpa) campus is really cool but you are specifically cut of from it as you masters student are kept at an off campus housing (15 mins away from campus, shuttl service of ashoka is being provided) The coursework here is very rigourous and at part with DSE and there's lot alot of learning and opportunities if YOU WANT TO GO FOR A PHD after your masters. But the brand name is very solid, very very solid.
IIFT 's master in economics has better placement opportunities, it's also on the higher fees side and it being predominantly being an MBA college, still if you check their placement report much of them get placed at very good places and their programe is much more relevant to industry standards.
Gokhale- a declining brand name, but I have seen many seniors from gokhale getting placed at very good places like - JP morgan and ICICI bank, but again that is very people out there like them. The problem with them is they have alot of students with lot of courses, but if you considering gokhale do talk to some seniors from there about the placement thing.
SAU- very good for PHD prospects and ZERO FOR PLACEMENTS, they formed their placement cell last year itself so yeah.
Overall for PHD- ASHOKA, SAU are really very great pick
for placements - IIFT and again ashoka is average in terms of placement but a solid brand name gets attached to you.
I'm just dumping whatever thing I know, if you guys have any doubt you guys can ask me here on this post itself or even dm me.
Overall in the long run, it doesn't matter much from where you are, if you know your economics, your skills and AI sheeeet, you'll be catching up with your DSE, ISI peers in 1 or 2 years max. Also I do encourage for 1 year gap only for cuet, anything beyond that is time wasting trust me. Hope this helps you guys
( my_qualifications : MA economcis (Ashoka) ; BA (Hons.) Economics - venky , du )