| Economics |
| Date of Establishment: 1956 (Shift -1) |
| Established as a UG department in 1956., the PG programme was added in 1986 and M.Phil/Ph.D. research programmes were instituted in 1992. It is the first research department established in the college. |
| Dr. K. Padmanaban of the department of Economics has successfully guided 8 research scholars between 2000 and 2005. He has also received the prestigious senior economist award. The department received 1 major project and 4 minor projects from the UGC. Presently three Ph.D. holders are actively involved in research projects. |
| Dr. Xavier Soosairaj of the department presented a research paper in the international conference held in Japan in 2004. Dr. Antonyraj visited the University of Rome (La Sapienza) to establish a link with the College and under the framework of AIUTASIA, got a commitment of 10 scholarships to our students. Two of the faculty members have authored few books. Several programmes on ‘Farm Management” have been conducted for the students and the public. The Department of History and Political Science collaborates with the department of Economics in organizing several programmes. |
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| Year of Establishment |
No.Of Staff |
Qualification |
| Aided |
Management |
PG |
M.Phil |
Ph.D |
| Shift -1 1956 |
10 |
2 |
12 |
11 |
2
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| |
| Courses |
UG |
PG |
M.Phil |
Ph.D |
| Shift -1 |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
- |
| Shift -2 |
- |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Students Detail |
I Year |
II Year |
III Year |
Total |
| Courses |
M |
F |
M |
F |
M |
F |
|
| Shift 1 |
B.A Economics |
43 |
18 |
41 |
6 |
28 |
8 |
144 |
| |
M.A Economics |
11 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
| |
| Shift 2 |
M.Phil Economics |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| |
Ph.D Economics |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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