UPPSC Economics Assistant Professor Syllabus, Eligibility – GDC Examination 2025

September 14, 2025

Are you preparing for the UPPSC Economics Assistant Professor Exam 2025? If yes, this detailed guide will help you understand the latest syllabus for the Government Degree College (GDC) Examination. The exam tests candidates’ conceptual clarity in Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Indian Economy, Growth & Development, Public Finance, International Economics, and Quantitative Techniques – essential to excel in teaching Economics at the degree level.

Below is the unit-wise syllabus you must cover for success:

UPPSC Economics Assistant Professor Syllabus 2025

Unit 1: Micro Economics

  • Theory of Consumer Behavior – Ordinal & Cardinal approaches, Revealed Preference Theory, Consumer Behavior under Risk & Uncertainty

  • Theory of Production – Production function (short-run & long-run), Cobb-Douglas Production Function, Cost & Revenue Curves, Technical Progress

  • Market Structures – Perfect Competition, Monopoly, Monopolistic Competition, Duopoly, Collusive & Non-Collusive Oligopoly, Sales Maximization Models

  • Factor Pricing – Rent, Wages, Interest, and Profit theories

  • Welfare Economics – Pareto Optimality, Compensation Principle, Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem

  • Equilibrium Analysis – Partial & General, Stable & Unstable

  • Mathematical Tools – Linear Programming, Input-Output Analysis

Unit 2: Macro Economics

  • National Income Accounting – GDP, GNP, NNP, GVA, Social Accounting System

  • Theories of Employment – Classical, Keynesian, and Modern Approaches

  • Consumption & Investment Functions – Linear, Non-linear, Multiplier, Accelerator, Relative & Permanent Income Hypothesis

  • Growth Models – Harrod-Domar, Solow, Meade, Joan Robinson, Feldman

  • Trade Cycles – Hicks, Samuelson, Kaldor Theories

  • Macro Theories of Distribution – Ricardo, Kaldor, Marx, Kalecki

Unit 3: Money and Banking

  • Concept of Money – Fiduciary Money, High-Powered Money, Digital & Crypto Currency, Supply of Money (Reddy Committee)

  • Demand for Money – Quantity Theory (Fisher, Cambridge, Patinkin, Friedman), Inventory & Portfolio Balance Approach

  • Theories of Inflation – Classical, Neo-Classical, Keynesian, Phillips Curve, Rational Expectations

  • Interest Rate Theories – Classical, Keynesian, IS-LM Approach

Unit 4: Public Finance

  • Role of Government – Allocation, Stabilization, Distribution Functions

  • Types of Goods – Public, Private, Merit Goods; Theories of Public Expenditure (Wagner, Wiseman-Peacock)

  • Public Revenue – Tax & Non-Tax Revenue, Incidence & Shifting of Tax, Public Debt – Types & Impact

  • Fiscal Policy – Deficit Financing, Fiscal Federalism, Vertical & Horizontal Imbalance, Finance Commissions & Recommendations

  • Functional Finance – Role in Stabilization and Growth

Unit 5: International Economics

  • Trade Theories – Comparative Cost, Heckscher-Ohlin, Product Life Cycle Theory

  • Trade Policy – Free Trade vs. Protection, Tariffs, Quotas, Exchange Control

  • Terms of Trade & Gains from Trade – Fixed vs. Floating Exchange Rates

  • Balance of Payments – Equilibrium, Devaluation, Absorption Approach, Customs Union

  • WTO & Global Trade – GATT 1994, GATS, TRIPS, and Latest Ministerial Conferences

Unit 6: Growth & Development

  • Concepts – Growth vs. Development, Sustainable Development

  • Development Models – Nurkse, Lewis, Hirschman, Rosenstein-Rodan, Myrdal, Rostow, Marx, Endogenous Growth Models

  • Planning & State vs. Market – NITI Aayog’s Role, Globalization, Liberalization & Privatization in India

  • Development Indices – HDI, MPI, GDI, Poverty Indices

  • Environmental Challenges – Climate Change, Sustainability, SDGs

Unit 7: Indian Economy

  • Basic Features – National Income Trends, Sectoral Composition, Per Capita Income

  • Agriculture – Institutional & Technological Changes, Food Security, Recent Advances

  • Industry – Industrial Policy, MSMEs, Role of MNCs & Foreign Capital

  • Demographics – Population Trends, Demographic Dividend

  • Trade & Policy – Structure, Composition, BOP, Export-Import Trends

  • Monetary & Fiscal Policy – RBI’s Inflation Targeting, MPC, GST, Union Budget Highlights

  • Socio-Economic Issues – Poverty, Unemployment, Income Inequality

  • Energy Challenges – Clean Energy Transition

Unit 8: Techniques of Economic Analysis

  • Statistical Techniques – Measures of Central Tendency, Dispersion, Skewness, Correlation, Regression, Index Numbers, Time Series Analysis

  • Probability & Sampling – Binomial, Poisson, Normal Distribution, t-test, F-test, χ² test, ANOVA

  • Mathematical Economics – Matrices, Determinants, Differentiation (Maxima, Minima, Constrained Optimization), Integration, Homogeneous Functions

General Studies Syllabus (Compulsory for All Subjects)

Along with Economics, candidates must prepare for General Studies, covering:

  • General Science & Current Affairs

  • Indian History, National Movement, Geography

  • Indian Polity & Economy

  • Mental Ability, Reasoning, and Statistical Data Interpretation (especially related to Uttar Pradesh)

UPPSC Economics Assistant Professor Eligibility 2025

Option A: Master’s Degree + NET/SET/SLET

A Master’s degree with 55% marks (or equivalent grade) in Economics or a relevant/allied subject from an Indian University,
OR an equivalent degree from an accredited foreign university.

Additionally, candidates must have cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by UGC/CSIR or an equivalent accredited test like SLET/SET.

Candidates with a Ph.D. Degree as per UGC Regulations (2009/2016 & amendments) are exempt from NET/SLET/SET, provided they fulfill the following conditions (for Ph.D. registered before July 11, 2009):

  • Ph.D. awarded in regular mode.

  • Thesis evaluated by at least two external examiners.

  • Open Ph.D. viva voce conducted.

  • At least two research papers published from Ph.D. work (one in a refereed journal).

  • At least two papers presented in UGC/ICSSR/CSIR-sponsored seminars/conferences.

Certification must be provided by the Registrar/Dean (Academic Affairs) of the awarding University.

Note: NET/SLET/SET exemption applies to subjects where these tests are not conducted.

Option B: Ph.D. from Top 500 Foreign Universities

A Ph.D. degree from a foreign university/institution ranked among the top 500 in global rankings by:

    • QS (Quacquarelli Symonds)

    • Times Higher Education (THE)

    • Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) by Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Conclusion

The UPPSC Economics Assistant Professor Syllabus 2025 is designed to assess a candidate’s deep understanding of economic theory, Indian economy, policy, and quantitative techniques. Covering micro and macroeconomics, international trade, public finance, and development studies, it ensures that future educators possess strong analytical and teaching skills.

To succeed, focus on conceptual clarity, practice numerical problems, and stay updated with Indian economic policies and global developments.

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