IGIDR Admission 2026: Courses, Application Form, Last Date, Eligibility Criteria 2026

Indira Gandhi Institute of Development: The University was established in 1987 by the reserve bank of India. The university provides MAny types of scholarship programs for the candidates. The candidate has to apply for the entrance examination taken by the university. Moreover, all the admissions are given on merit basis. Particularly the University will give admission on that basis.

IGIDR aims to carry out research on developmental problems in the field of education and thereby gain ideas to develop the sector of education and spread knowledge to the students.

The inauguration of the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development was done by Late. Shri Rajiv Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India. The Indira Gandhi Institute of Development is located at Goregaon East, Mumbai.

The Indira Gandhi Institute of Development aims to lead the promotion of research on developmental issues from various disciplines such as economy, technology, politics, ecology, etc.

The Indira Gandhi Institute Of Development (IGIDR) provides all necessary facilities to the students such as library and information services, computer facilities, seminar halls, conference halls, auditorium, guest house, girls hostel, boys hostel, gymnasium, medical/ hospital facilities, wi-fi, swimming pool, alumni associations and many more facilities.

The university got the following ranks:

• The university got the 143rd rank by Jagran Josh.
• The university got the 451st rank by India Today. 

The university provides library facilities to the students that help them in their studies. 

The university guest house facilities to the students and staff. 

Indira Gandhi Institute of Development has invited applications for the Visiting Students Program Summer 2026. The students who are in 1st year of Master’s program (M.A., M.B.A., M.Com., M.Sc. and M.Stat.), 3rd year engineering program (B.E, B.Tech.) or 4th year of an integrated Master’s Program are eligible.

Also Read Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Fee Structure

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• Budget 2026: Hits and misses by Rajeswari Sengupta
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• How budget can generate higher growth, jobs by S Mahendra Dev
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• Amidst rising revenues, coordination between States and Centre is vital in maintaining expenditure quality by Ashima Goyal

Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Admission Eligibility:

The eligibility rules are different for different courses in the university. The candidate must confirm eligibility before applying for the course. All the detailed information is given in this article. The detailed information about the eligibility for the courses can be checked by the candidate on the university official website. The Website provides detailed information about the university eligibility criteria for all the courses. The additional eligibility criteria are explained in the detail below:

IGIDR Admissions Highlights Table

Application Mode	Online
Basic Admission Criteria	Entrance Examination, Merit Based selection
Counselling	Yes
Counselling Date	To be announced
Entrance Mode	Written examinations and Online Interview
Name of the Entrance	Online Test
Name of the University	Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research
Scholarship	IGIDR-IDRC Masters/M.Phil. Scholarships for students from Select Asian Countries IGIDR-IDRC Visiting Doctoral Student Scholarships for students from Select Asian Countries IGIDR-IDRC Post-Doctoral Scholarships for Scholars from Select Asian Countries
University Type	Research Institution

IGIDR Courses:

The University provides many different kinds of courses for the students to get knowledge. The university provides knowledge on courses like postgraduate and doctorate degrees. The candidate must be qualifying the examination taken by the University for study. Likewise, this university provides many courses:

Doctorate: The candidate must be M.A./M.Sc in Economics/M.Stat./M.Sc. (Material science or Mathematics or Environmental Science or Operations Research)/M.B.A./M.Tech./M.E./B.Tech./B.E. with as a minimum 55% of aggregate for Economics background and 60% aggregate in different fields. The candidate has to give the examination taken by the university.

• Phd
• M.Phill

Postgraduate: The candidate must be B.A./B.Sc. in Economics/B.Com./B.Stat. /B.Sc. (Material science or Mathematics)/B.Tech./B.E. with a minimum of 55% aggregate and must have completed graduation in economics discipline and 60% total stamps in different relevant fields. The candidate has to give the entrance examination taken by the university.  The courses that the university provides are as follows:

• MA
• MSC
• ME
• M.Tech
• M.Com

Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Admission and Admit Card :

The Candidate must be qualified with the entrance examination provided by the university. Altogether Candidate has to apply for the examination with an online registration form available on the university website. This university will take an entrance examination in the month of May with reference in offline mode. The candidate has to register in the university website with all the details asked there. The university will be providing admission overall on the merit base.

The Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research will be giving the Admit Card 2026 for for the Online Exam. The examination center will be mention in the call letter. The Admit Cards are equally important for exams of IGIDR and the candidates can download their Admit Card to be from the university website available in the Exam section.

Firstly all the candidates have to download the admit card. The candidate will have to carry the admit card in the examination from the university website. The candidate will be not allowed to be sitting in the examination without the admit card. Immediately the candidate has to pay the fees once admission confirmed.

Instructions to Apply Online

• Fill in your basic details and click on apply online.
• A login id and password then send to your registered email id. You can use these to login.
• Fill the application form completely and upload all the required documents.
• Make the fee payment online.
• After completion of entire form click on the submit.
• Next procedure is to take a printout of form for further responses.
• Various methods such as card payment (credit card, debit card, net banking, etc.) can be used to make the application fee payment. The fee will not be accepted offline. Only online payment of application fee is accepted. The academic fee can be paid online as well as offline by visiting the University.
• As you have the login details, you can also check the application status. The application status will show whether the form is rejected, in progress, etc,

IGIDR Documents Requirement

The students must submit the following documents at the time of admission.

• 10th mark sheet (for birth proof)
• 12th mark sheet
• Identity Card (Pan Card / Adhaar Card / Driving License)
• Transfer Certificate
• Character Certificate
• Caste Certificate
• Disability Certificate

Candidates need to require all these documents at the time of admission. They have to present in the university with these certificates as well as copies along with the admission form. Without these documents, it is not possible to attain admission to the university.

IGIDR Contact Details:

Address: Gen General Arun Kumar Vaidya Marg, Film City Rd, IGIDR, Goregaon, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400065

Helpline No.: 022 2841 6200

Email ID: anujbhowmik@igidr.ac.in

Website: http://www.igidr.ac.in/

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