DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT: 1955 : General | 2000-01: Honours

INTAKE CAPACITY
36
FACULTY MEMBERS
Associate Professor Dr. Manjari Chatterjee, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Smt. Paramita Chakravorty, M.Sc., M. Phil.
Assistant Professor Smt. Sutapa Sen, M.Sc., M. Phil.
DEPARTMENTAL HIGHLIGHTS
  • Active participation of students in Paper presentations, Wall Magazine, Quiz, Creative writing, Debates, and other inter and intra College activities.
  • Special Lectures and Talks by eminent Resource persons arranged every year for students’ enrichment
  • Involvement of students in Topic/Article reviews, Students seminar on contemporary issues, participation in Group discussions related to relevant topics.
  • Consistently good academic performance of students in University Examinations.

Ranks : Megha Shah – 1st (2017); Soumya Jain 3rd – 2015; Raksha Saraf 5th – 2018

Programmes/webinars/workshops/conferences/special lectures oragnized by the department

Date Title of the programme Name of resource person/Organization Platform
1.8.2020 Online Data Fluency Workshop [For all students of Economics Honours] Dr. Sayantani Roy Choudhury
Associate Professor, Praxis Business School, Kolkata
Google Meet
13.11.2021 Students  Webtalk/Webinar  on A focus on Gender Bias and Development SEM 5H Student Speakers/Paper presenters Google Meet
17.05.2022 Webinar on Covid-19 As An Externality Dr. Mohana Mondal,Assistant Professor,Madras School of Economics Google Meet
28.11.2022 Inter- College Students’ Paper Presentation jointly hosted by Depts of History and Economics
[Colonial Impact On Indian Economy And Society]
Students from neighbourhood Colleges and Shri Shikshayatan College Venue Room No. 205
14.03.2024 Institutional Visit to R.B.I. Museum, Kolkata. View Report Department of Economics Reserve Bank of India Museum, Kolkata
16.03.2024 to 18.05.2024 30 HOURS CERTIFICATE COURSE ON “DATA SCIENCE/BUSINESS ANALYTICS USING CODE FREE VERSION OF PYTHON SOFTWARE – ORANGE DATA MINING SOFTWARE FOR MACHINE LEARNING”. View Report Department of Economics in collaboration with Praxis Business School, Kolkata Room No. 303 & 204
25.04.2024 Institutional Visit to St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata View Report Department of Economics Campus of St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata
28.06.2024 Online Special Lecture on “Women’s Work at the Crossroads of Caste and Religion” View Report Department of Economics Google Meet
JOURNALS
Srl. Yr. of Publication Download
1. 2020-21 ECOVISION VOLUME 6 SPECIAL VOLUME 2017-2020
2. 2021-22 ECOVISION VOLUME 7 2021-2022

ALUMNI Alumni placed in diverse fields like Banking, Teaching, excelling in Academics , enrolled in PG in esteemed Institutions/Universities, obtained PhDs [from national and international universities], Gold medalist from Madras School of Economics, rank holders, Ist class first[CU]- Megha Shah (2017) and other ranks in University examinations, enrolled in PG courses in various prestigious institutions like Presidency University, Symbiosis School of Economics, ISI, St Xavier’s University, and also in several professional courses[management, etc].