Admission Process
The admission into the PG and UG programmes offered by the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE), Pune, will be done by the COMMON UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE TEST- CUET- (CUET (UG) and CUET (PG) – 2026 and/ or GIPE COMMON ENTRANCE TEST- GCET (GCET( UG) and GCET (PG) – 2026
| Sr.no | Name of Examination | Where to look for the information | For updates about |
| 1. | For CUET (PG) and CUET (UG) | Official website of NTA (National Testing Agency) | Registration dates and Result declaration |
| 2. | GCET (PG) and GCET (UG) | Official website of Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune https://gipe.ac.in/ | Registration dates, Result and Merit declaration |
Important Dates for GCET :
GCET Round 1 : 12 April 2026
GCET Round 1 Last Date for Registration : 2 April 2026
Hall Ticket issued for GCET Round 1 : 5 April 2026
GCET Round 2 : 31 May 2026
GCET Round 2 Last Date for Registration : 21 May 2026
Hall Ticket issued for GCET Round 2 : 23 May 2026
| Sr.No. | Particulars | Important Date |
| 1. | UG and PG Admission 2026 Form Filling Process | Click Here |
| 2. | GIPE Admission 2026 Registration Form Link | Click Here |
| 3. | FAQ Process | Click Here |
| 4. | FAQ Entrance Exam | Click Here |
| 5. | FAQ General | Click Here |
| 6. | Declaration of merit list | After the announcement of the CUET/ GCET result |
| 7. | Commencement of Classes | Second week of July -2026 (Tentatively) |
| 8. | For Academic queries, please write to
For Technical queries, please write to |
admission@gipe.ac.in
erpcell1@gipe.ac.in |
| 9. | Call us at | +91 – 020-25683384/85/86 +91 7030479988 (Monday to Friday, 9.30 a.m.-6 p.m.) except public holidays |
Admission 2026-27
M.Sc. Economics, M.A. Economics, B.Sc. Economics and PGPFE Program
1.Interested candidates are advised to start registering themselves though the application will be completed only after putting the relevant CUET and /or GCET score
| Programme Name | Mode of admission | Subject Code for CUET-2026* | Seats | Eligibility Criteria | Reservation Policy | |
| PG Programmes (A) | 1) M.Sc. Economics, 2) M.Sc. Economics (Financial Economics), 3) M.Sc. Economics (Agribusiness Economics), 4) M.Sc. Economics (International Business Economics and Finance), 5) M.Sc. Economics (Population Studies and Health Economics), 6) M.Sc. (Public Policy), 7) M.Sc. Economics (Geo-politics and Geo-economics) |
CUET-PG – 2026/ GCET-2026 | COQP 10 (Economics) | 60 Seats in each program | · At least 50% marks in aggregate (45% for SC/ST reserved category candidates) at graduation level.
· Candidates who have appeared for the final degree examination during 2025-26 and whose results are awaited shall also be eligible to apply. · Admission to such candidates will be “Provisional” till they provide the necessary documents.
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As per the Government of India Policy |
| PG Programme (B) |
M.A. (Economics)
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CUET-PG – 2026/ GCET-2026 | COQP 10 (Economics) | 60 Seats | · At least 50% marks in the aggregate (45% for SC/ST reserved category candidates) at graduation level.
· Candidates who have appeared for the final degree examination during 2025-26 and whose results are awaited shall also be eligible to apply. · Admission to such candidates will be “Provisional” till they provide the necessary documents. |
As per the Government of Maharashtra Policy |
| U.G. Programmes | 1) B.Sc. (Economics) | CUET-UG – 2026/ GCET-2026 | a) General Test
(Subject Code 501) b) English (Subject Code 101) |
150 seats | · At least 60% marks in aggregate (50% marks for SC/ST category candidates) in their 12th Standard board examination or equivalent examination.
· Candidates who have appeared for the HSC /CBSE/ICSE or equivalent examination during 2025-26 and whose results are awaited shall also be eligible to apply. · Admission to such candidates will be “Provisional” till they provide the necessary documents. |
As per the Government of India Policy |
| 2) B.Sc. Economics (Data Science)
(AEDP)
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60 Seats
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| PGPFE
Program |
Post Graduate Program in Financial Economics (PGPFE) | GIPE Selection Process | Selection by Interview | 40 Seats
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· A graduate degree in any discipline or stream that includes statistics as one of the courses. | As per the Government of India Policy |
*GCET (UG) and GCET (PG) will be a centre-based examination. Details about GCET will be available on the website by the end of the last week of February 2026.
- A limited quota is available for foreign nationals, OCI cardholders, and NRIs. Admission for NRI candidates will be based on internal criteria decided by the Institute. Sponsored NRI candidates must pass the entrance examinations. The eligibility criteria and selection process will be available in the brochure. Candidates can write their queries to admission@gipe.ac.in.