School of Economics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad

23/04/2026

The University of Hyderabad (UoH) celebrates the remarkable achievement of its alumnus, Sh. K. Swamy Nath, who has been commissioned as a Lieutenant after excelling at the Officers Training Academy NCC, Kamptee.

Lieutenant Swamy Nath’s path was paved with grit. Orphaned at a young age in the remote village of Akkaram, Telangana, he overcame extreme poverty and worked casual jobs to fund his dreams. His academic brilliance led him from VM Home School to UoH, where he earned an Integrated MA Batch: 2006-11 and M.Phil. in Economics Batch: 2013-15. A UGC-NET qualifier and doctoral fellow, he is currently finishing his Ph.D. at Sri Venkateswara University.

Beyond his academic prowess—having served as an Assistant Professor and a multi-time "Best Teacher" awardee at Sainik School, Kalikiri—Lieutenant Swamy Nath is a beacon for the next generation. As an Associate NCC Officer, he has mentored many cadets into the NDA, IMA, and INA, turning his personal struggle into a roadmap for others' success. Swamy Nath has been working at Sainik School, Kalikiri since 2017.

"I was trained by the best at UoH," says Lt. Swamy Nath. "The support from my teachers and friends during my hardest times remains my greatest motivation."

Congratulations and best wishes to Sh. K. Swamy Nath.

University of Hyderabad

Dharmendra Pradhan

Ministry of Education

University Grants Commission

Press Information Bureau - PIB, Government of India

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Hyderabad Central University

05/07/2025

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗨𝗼𝗛 𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝘂𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗨𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗩𝗖 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗼𝗸𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 🌟

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗨𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘀𝗵 (𝗠.𝗔. 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟬–𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟮, 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝘆𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗱) 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗚𝗼𝗸𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 (𝗚𝗜𝗣𝗘), 𝗣𝘂𝗻𝗲. 👏📘

𝗚𝗜𝗣𝗘, 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗗𝗮𝘀𝗵. 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝘀:

🔹 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿, 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗱 (𝗜𝗥𝗠𝗔)
🔹 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱, 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 & 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗜𝗜𝗧 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘀
🔹 𝗣𝗵.𝗗. 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗜𝗜𝗧 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝗽𝘂𝗿
🔹 𝗡𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵, 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗮

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝘆𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮. 🌟

𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗗𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗚𝗜𝗣𝗘! 🙌

#𝗨𝗼𝗛𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 #𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆𝗢𝗳𝗛𝘆𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗱 #𝗨𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗗𝗮𝘀𝗵 #𝗚𝗼𝗸𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 #𝗚𝗜𝗣𝗘 #𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 #𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 #𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 #𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 #𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝘂𝘀 #𝗩𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗿 #𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀𝗢𝗳𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 #𝗜𝗥𝗠𝗔 #𝗜𝗜𝗧𝗞𝗮𝗻𝗽𝘂𝗿 #𝗜𝗜𝗧𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘀 #𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 #𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀

IIT Madras Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Institute of Rural Management Anand Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics

30/06/2025

Global Recognition: Dr. Bibekananda Panda Joins LSE as Visiting Fellow We're thrilled to announce that Dr. Bibekananda Panda, alumnus of MA Economics batch (2005-2007) at the University of Hyderabad has joined the prestigious London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) as the Subir Chowdhury Post-doctoral Visiting Fellow for the 2024-25 academic year!

Currently serving as DGM at State Bank of India, Mumbai, and on deputation to the Department of Financial Services, Govt of India as OSD and Advisor, Dr. Panda's achievement is a testament to his dedication and expertise.

We wish Dr. Panda a fruitful and enriching experience at LSE's International Inequalities Institute.



University of Hyderabad

Dharmendra Pradhan

Ministry of Education

University Grants Commission

Press Information Bureau - PIB, Government of India

Press Trust of India - PTI

Hyderabad Central University

24/06/2025

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐒𝐫𝐢𝐣𝐢𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐫𝐚 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚'𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 🇮🇳📊

It is a moment of great distinction and pride that Professor Srijit Mishra, faculty member at the School of Economics, University of Hyderabad, has been appointed to the Technical Expert Group (TEG) constituted by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). The TEG, chaired by Dr. Surjit S. Bhalla, will play a pivotal role in guiding the design and ex*****on of India’s first-ever full-scale Household Income Survey, scheduled for 2026.

The inclusion of Prof. Mishra in this esteemed panel acknowledges his long-standing contributions to economic research, statistical methodology, and evidence-based policy studies. His expertise will contribute significantly to refining concepts, developing survey instruments, ensuring methodological rigour, and improving the reliability of income distribution data in the country.

This survey is expected to be a landmark initiative, offering critical insights into income patterns, the impact of technological shifts on household earnings, and providing a robust foundation for policy formulation and economic planning.

🔗 Read More on UoH Herald https://herald.uohyd.ac.in/india-to-conduct-first-ever-comprehensive-household-income-survey-in-2026/

12/03/2025

12th March 2025: The University of Hyderabad has been named as one of the world’s top universities for the study of 7 subjects including Economics in the latest edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject https://www.topuniversities.com/subject-rankings

The 2025 edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject, released today by global higher education analyst QS Quacquarelli Symonds, provides an independent comparative analysis of the performance of more than 18,300 individual university programmes taken by students at more than 1700 universities in 100 locations around the world, across 55 academic disciplines.

Read more at: https://herald.uohyd.ac.in/qs-world-university-rankings-by-subject-2025-university-of-hyderabad-ranks-among-worlds-best-in-7-subjects/

University of Hyderabad
School of Economics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad

05/03/2025

Sh. Shishu Ranjan, University of Hyderabad alumnus (MA- Economics, Batch: 2008-10) has been promoted as Director in Model Risk Management (MRM) at Barclays Global Services India, a subsidiary unit of multinational financial firm Barclays Bank, headquartered in London. Barclays is a global banking brand with 334 years of banking history and holds the honour of introducing the first cash dispenser machine (ATM) to the world in 1967. As a Director, Shishu Ranjan will be the head of Barclays Retail Model Risk Management India team which manages the credit risk econometric and statistical models developed for UK Banking Business activities, Impairment Reserve Quantification and Capital Adequacy under Banking Regulatory Guidelines.

Shishu Ranajan joined HSBC in 2010 through campus placement drive at the UoH and worked there for more than six years. Progressing his career, he joined PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) US Advisory in 2017 and later joined as Assistant Vice President in Barclays by the end of that year. With more than 14 years of experience as a Risk Management Professional, he is now a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Regulatory Credit Risk domain that ensures bank solvency with adequate capitalisation under various macroeconomic conditions.

Read more at: https://herald.uohyd.ac.in/sh-shishu-ranjan-an-alumnus-promoted-as-director-in-mrm/

University of Hyderabad

Dharmendra Pradhan

Ministry of Education

University Grants Commission

Press Information Bureau - PIB, Government of India

Press Trust of India - PTI

Hyderabad Central University

School of Economics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad

05/03/2025