How to apply for Integrated M.A. Economics at Madras School of Economics — step-by-step process, documents required, and application timeline.


This five-year integrated economics degree has three- and four-year exit awards. Indian applicants take the MSE entrance test; eligible foreign nationals have a separate self-financing route.
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Check the 2026 qualification, mathematics, age and applicant-category conditions before selecting the admission route.
Indian-route applicants complete the MSE online application and take the designated entrance test; qualifying marks and age break entrance-score ties.
Foreign self-financing applicants send the prescribed application, bio-data and academic qualifications to the designated BA Students Office; no entrance test applies to this route.
Submit the required equivalence, translated and authenticated qualification records for review before completing admission and category-specific fee payment.
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When to start
Start document preparation and application planning early in the cycle and confirm exact timelines with the university.
Admissions notes
These requirements describe the 2026 admission cycle. Its application windows are not a promise of a current opening or a future intake; confirm the next published cycle before applying.