BA/ BSc Economics (G)

The Department offers General Degree Course.

Ongoing Research

International Economics

Gender Economics

A Study on Problems and Prospects of the ASHA Workers at the Rajpur Sonarpur Municipal area

Funded by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Research Grant under IQAC, SHD College (Duration: March 2022 to September 2022)

Departmental Facilities

Teaching method includes 

Lecture method of teaching supported by  chalk & talk

ICT method supported by power point presentation. 

Collaborative method of teaching in a class in the form of group discussion.

Online classes were taken during the COVID Pandemic.

Direct interaction with students on a regular basis to know their issues and help them in solving their problems.

STRENGHTS :

• Good teacher- student relationship.
• Full involvement of the students in departmental activities like  wall magazine preparation, micro-teaching, seminar.
• Arrangement of inter-departmental  classes.

BEST PRACTICES :

• Students can access the academic plan of the department on-line from the very beginning of the session.
• Notes are provided which can be accessed on-line in the Repository
• Besides Internal Assessment, class tests are also arranged to continuously evaluate the students’ performance.
• The department has started publishing wall magazine  titled UNNATI from the academic year 2015-16. The involvement in the preparation of wall magazine make the students more inquisitive about the topic. It seems that the students are really enjoying the total preparation process.
• Micro-Teaching : This activity on the part of the students helped the performing student to clear his/her concept about the topic. If any other student has a question on the topic he / she can ask it. Their interaction on the topic  in the presence of the teacher helps them to clear their queries on the topic.

DEPARTMENTAL SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: 

Co-curricular Activities :  The students participate in sports and cultural activities of the college whole-heartedly.

FUTURE PLANS :

To decrease the drop-out rate of students.

To introduce Honours Course in near future.

To introduce a short-term course on Economic analysis of different government projects. 

Departmental Activities

2019-20

1. One day State Level Workshop on Legal Assistance to Trafficking and Cyber Crime with special reference to Women of Sundarbans on 9^th August, 2019 organised by Department of Economics and Political Science in collaboration with Sudhu Sundarban Charcha and Tepantarer Swapno
2. Educational Visit to Jorasako on 6^th March, 2019 along with Department of Education
3. Publication of Departmental Wall Magazine on 5^th September, 2019

2020-21

1. Online Publication of Departmental Wall Magazine on 5^th September, 2019

2021-22

1. State level webinar on Reverse Migration in India during Covid-19 on 10^th July, 2021 organised by Department of Economics and Commerce in collaboration with IQAC, SHD College
2. International Webinar on Strategic Preparedness for Natural Disasters in Sundarbans on 14^th August, 2021 organised by Department of Economics, Political Science and Education in collaboration with Sudhu Sundarban Charcha
3. Online Publication of Departmental Wall Magazine on 5^th September, 2019

2022-23

         1. Inter-Departmental Seminar of Economics and Political Science on 19th August, 2022 on Marxian Economics and Political Order

          2. Publication of Departmental Wall Magazine on 5^th September, 2022

          3. Group Discussion on Role of SHGs in Gosaba Block on 28th March 2023 organised with department of Political Science

2023-24

1. Publication of Departmental Wall Magazine on 5^th September, 2023

Contacts

Em: gsengupta_2011@rediffmail.com

        chiththi@gmail.com