A Brief Profile and Progress Report

(2012-2017)

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

Presentation Outline

Departmental profile

Programmes Offered and Students Enrolment

Curricular Aspects

Academic Progression

Teaching/Learning

Research Collaborations

Workshops and Invited Talks

Extension Activities

Social Responsibilities

Future roadmap

Departmental Profile

Teaching Staff

▪ 7 Ph.Ds. (87.5 %)

▪ 87.5 % Women

Teaching Staff 08

No. of Students 183

Teacher-Student Ratio 1:23

Designation No.

Professor 01

Associate Professors 02

Assistant Professors 02

Emeritus Professor 01

Guest Faculty 02

Total 08

Gender No

Women 07

Men 01

Total 08

Programmes Offered and Students’ Enrolment- 2017-18

S.No Courses Number of Students

Male Female Total

1. BA (Soc Sc) Eco (Hons.)- Iyear

03 55 58

2. BA (Soc Sc) Eco (Hons.)- IIyear

02 60 62

3. BA (Soc Sc) Eco (Hons.) – III year

01 35 36

4. Post Graduate Diploma in Business Economics

03 08 11

5. MA (Applied Economics) 01 04 05

6. M.Phil (Economics) 01 04 05

7. Ph.D. 01 05 06

Total 12 171 183

Teacher: Student ratio – 1:23 Women enrolment – 93%

Reservation – As per Govt. norms

•B.A.(Soc. Sc.) (Hons) Economics

•Post Graduate Diploma in Business Economics (PGDBE)

•MA (Applied Economics) •.M.Phil

•Ph.D

1. Curricular Aspects

1. New Programmes Introduced (2012-17)(Curriculum Development Workshop - conducted for

revising syllabus at both UG and postgraduate levels)

(i)Two courses introduced for undergraduates; (one existing and one new)

for the Engineering and Science students respectively

(ii)Two ancillary courses introduced for undergraduate students (Management and the rest of the University)

2. New Courses (Compulsory and Electives)Electives in Graduate Programmes:

• ECM 201(Money, Financial Markets & Institutions ) - Compulsory

• ECM 306 (Business Forecasting ) - Elective

• ECM 406(Mathematical methods for Economics) – Elective

• ECM 502(Indian Economic Development – II ) -Compulsory

•ECM 603 (Basic Econometrics) - Compulsory

PGDBE(2 Semesters)

M.Phil

(Economics)

Ph.D

(Economics)

Exit

Exit

Independent Entry

M.A (Applied

Economics)

( 1 Summer term

course and 1 Semester)

ExitIndependent Entry

Academic Progression

2.1 Teaching-Learning-Evaluation

Achievements : Graduates admitted for higher studies - IIT Delhi, IIM Ranchi, JNU, BHU Varanasi, Symbiosis School of Eco – Pune, TERI New Delhi, IGNOU and many more institutions of national repute.

Fellowships : 03 ICSSR – Sumi Goswami

JRF – Pranav Kanitkar

Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship – Namrata Anand

Alumni Achievements : Selected in Indian Foreign Services, (Vishakha 2012)

Completed e- course on CSR Competitiveness (World Bank),

(Amuda Asija, 2015)

2.2 Teaching-Learning-Evaluation

Success in National Competitive Exams

• UGC-NET : 07

• JRF : 01

Placements:Ministry of External Affairs GOI

Regulatory Affairs Specialist at Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation,

Greensboro, North Carolina

Compensation Specialist Deloitte Services, Hyderabad

Assistant Manager, SBI

Manager Consumer Pyramids

Center for Monitoring Indian Economy, Mumbai

Associate Surveillance and investigation (National Commodity and Derivative

Exchange of India)

Allahabad Bank

2.3 Teaching-Learning-Evaluation

Placements:

CPA - Tax Manager at Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co., Ltd. Boston

Aon India

Bureau Veritas Consumer Product Services, Noida

Tata Consultancy Services

Shriram Fertilizer Limited

Institute of Company Secretaries of India

HCL Technologies

3.0 Research, Consultancy and Extension

Research Publications and Awards▪ Journals : 33▪ Intl./Natl. Conf. Proc. : 10▪ Books/Book Chapters : 15

Dr. Jyoti Gogia

Research Citations▪ Journals : 31▪ Number of Impact Factor –(range : 1.01-5.761)

Resource Mobilization:

Annual Budget of Economics Dept : Rs.

76,800

Major Funding:

UGC, Major Project, UGC No. 5 -349/2012

(HRP), Amount: Rs 6.36 lakhs (2010 to 2012)

3.1 Research, Consultancy and Extension

Research Output▪ Ph.Ds Awarded : 05

▪ Ph.Ds Enrolled : 08

Ph. D Admitted :02 Prof. Karmeshu, JNU

▪ Organization of Scientific Events

National Conferences/Workshops/Seminars : 02 B L Pandit, DSE

Invited Talk s/ Guest lectures from Distinguished experts : 07

Prof Pami Dua, (Director Delhi School of Economics)

Prof Roy Batchelor (Professor, CASS Business School)

Prof B L Pandit (Professor, Delhi School of Economics)

Prof Karmeshu (HOD, JNU, New Delhi)

Mr Parag Gautam (Certified trainer, SEBI) Prof Pami Dua, DSE

Prof Anita Sharma (Professor, Deptt of East Asian Studies, Delhi)

Prof Vishwanath Pandit (Former Vice Chancellor, Satya Sai Instt)

3.2 Research, Consultancy and Extension

Faculty Awards and Recognitions

▪ National : 04

▪ Best Paper Awards : 01

▪ Invited Talks : 04

▪ Session Chair :04 Prof SP Srivastava (Bahart Jyoti Award)

3.3 Research, Consultancy and Extension

Recognitions

Fellows, Professional Bodies : 11

Members of Editorial Boards of Journals* : 06

Members of Review Boards of Journals : 02 (Amity, Sajosps)

•(*System Society of India, Indian Economic Association, Indian Society of Labour Economics, Indian Society of Agricultural Economics)

EMINENT ECONOMISTS VISITS TO DEPARTMENT

GREEN CONSUMER DAY

Workshop on Financial Education

National Workshop on Economics Curriculum

4. WORKSHOPS / INVITED TALKS

Workshop on EconometricsTheory and Applications

6.0 Infrastructure and Learning Resources

• Networked Rooms/Labs. : No. : 02• Wi-Fi Facility: Available• UGC INFLIBNET e-journals: Yes• Departmental Libraries : No. of Books : 200• Individual Journal subscriptions by Faculty : 05

Career Options in Economics

5.0 Research Collaborations

7.1 Extension Activities

❖DEI Distance Study Center (Facilitator and Advisor)

❖Curriculum Development of school syllabus (PV, REI)

❖Member –❖ RDCs, ❖Staff Selection Committees,❖Examiners in various Universities (Jiwaji Univ, Allahabad

University )

❖Teaching at▪ B. Voc. Students at Dairy▪Prem Vidyalaya Girl’s Intermediate College▪DEI Distance Study Center

7.2 Social Responsibility

❖Facilitated Medical Camps

❖Celebration of Green Consumers’ Day September 28, 2012

❖ Founders Day Celebration every year on 31st January

8. Future Plan of Action

Vision – 2031Important Milestones to be achieved:

• Introduce D. Litt Program

• Set up research cell (eg. business cycles and micro finance other economic issues)

• Consultancy to industries

• Develop Strong Alumni Network at international & national level.

• Faculty & Student exchange program at international & national level.

Thank You