Foundation Stage- To clear foundation stage examination, a candidate has to opt and pass in any 4 papers/subjects out of the following –
| S. No. | Name of the Paper/Subject | Code Number |
| 1 | Microeconomics | CIE/I/101 |
| 2 | Macroeconomics | CIE/I/102 |
| 3 | Mathematical Methods for Economics | CIE/I/103 |
| 4 | Econometrics | CIE/I/104 |
| 5 | Development Economics | CIE/I/105 |
| 6 | History of Economics Ideas | CIE/I/106 |
| 7 | International Economics | CIE/I/107 |
| 8 | Public Economics | CIE/I/108 |
| 9 | Resources and Environmental Economics | CIE/I/109 |
Note: Syllabus of the papers/subjects will be sent after registration to the candidates on their Email-ID.
Project- A candidate will also be required to submit soft copy of project report on the topic of his/her choice before appearing in the final stage examination and list of titles and guidelines for preparing project report will be sent to him/her after the foundation stage on his/her email-id.
Final Stage- To clear final stage examination, a candidate has to opt and pass in any 4 papers/subjects out of the following-
| S. No. | Name of the Paper/Subject | Code Number |
| 1 | Game Theory and Information | CIE/II/101 |
| 2 | Urban Economics | CIE/II/102 |
| 3 | Economics of Industry | CIE/II/103 |
| 4 | Economics of Money and Finance | CIE/II/104 |
| 5 | Political Economy of Development | CIE/II/105 |
| 6 | Labour Economics | CIE/II/106 |
| 7 | Economics of Agriculture | CIE/II/107 |
| 8 | Health Economics | CIE/II/108 |
| 9 | Economics of Institutions | CIE/II/109 |
Note: Syllabus of the papers/subjects will be sent after registration to the candidates on their email-id.
