Department of Economics

About Economics Department

The subject Economics was introduced in the College curriculum from the day of its introducing Degree programme of Arts stream. However, it took the shape of a Department in the year 1974 with the introduction of Economics (Honours) for the students of undergraduate level. The department started functioning well under the headship of Mr. Rajeswar Choudhury, who subsequently left the department under the capacity of the Principal of the College in the year 1994. The department started bearing an added responsibility when Commerce stream was introduced in the College curriculum in the year 1978. Mr. R. L. Sarawgi succeeded Mr. R. Choudhury in the year 1994 as Head of Economics Department. He, along with Smt. Bijoy Laxmi Brahmachoudhury, left the college on superannuation in 2005. Smt. B. L. Brahma Choudhury also served the department since 1972 till her superannuation in the year 2005. Dr. P. K. Dhar undertook the responsibility of headship in the year 2005 and retired on superannuation on 31^st December 2011. The last faculty to retire from the department on superannuation is Smt. Rupa Das Baruah, who retired on 31^st March 2017. The present faculty profile of the department can be summarized as follows:

·      Regular assistance from the contractual faculty members for specific classes and courses have been the added strength of the department. The teachers who have been regularly assisting us on contractual posts are Mrinmoy Bhattacharjee and Miss Jhuma Mishra.

·      We have a well-furnished departmental library with a collection of good number of reference books to supplement the Central Library for students of TDC Major and General Classes. The department also enriches its journal section by subscribing for Yojna and Economic & Political Weekly in the Central Library of the College. The copies of journals subscribed by individual faculty members are also donated to by them to the departmental library for immediate reference. Annual reports from different national and international agencies are also subscribed. The Department has been publishing Departmental Journal “IMPETUS” with ISSN 2319 5290 to cover the write-ups of the students, faculty members and the scholars from neighbouring institution. Three volumes of the same has been published till date and the fourth volume is ready for publication. It is a trial to develop research and writing habit among the students and teachers.

·      Though Economics department does not have its separate computer laboratory, but the centralized computer lab of the College is regularly used by the department for pursuing the course. Almost 17 computers installed in the centralized computer lab with well-furnished LAN and internet facilities are regularly used by the students during various course works.

·      The Department is promoting research work through its Centre for Regional Economic Studies (CRES). The collaborative efforts of the faculty members of the department and some faculty members from other departments of humanities have promoted the research work, particularly when they became the research guide under various universities of distance learning like Perriyar University, Vinayak Mission University, Madurai Kamraj University and Singhania University. The department also gives a little exposure to the constraints of field survey to the students of TDC (Major) classes by organizing survey work under the banner of CRES.

·      The department organizes student-centered seminars for the students in general and the students of Economics in particular. Class-wise seminar for Major students is organized during the class hours and one centralized seminar is held every year under the banner of CRES for participation of students in general from this college and also from the neighbouring colleges to inculcate competence among the students.

·      Faculty members of the departments are always available for personal guidance to the students. They do not only provide academic counseling on curricula, but also extend personal and career counseling for their future prospects after graduation. Some faculty members of the department are actively involved in research guidance to the scholars enrolled for M. Phil. And Ph.D. under different universities. Centre for Regional Economic Studies (CRES) is running in the college under the patronage of our department for promoting various research works on regional issues. Apart from organizing tutorial and remedial coaching and need-based classes to the weaker students, the faculty members also extends counseling to the learners enrolled in various programmes of IGNOU and IDOL. Interdisciplinary classes are also organized by the department and the teachers of the department also teach the students of BBA and BMC programmes.

The Departmental publications till date have been noted below:

1.       Urbanization – its challenges & environmental degradation, (National Seminar Volume), ed.- P K Dhar, EBH publishers, Guwahati, 2013, ISBN: 978 93 80261 98 0.

2.       Micro Finance and its role in Women Empowerment, (National Seminar Volume), ed. – T. K. Bahadur, EBH publishers, Guwahati, 2018, ISBN: 978 93 86302 44 1.

3.       Impetus Vol. – 1, CRES, Deptt. Of Economics, Bongaigaon College, 2011, ISSN: 2319-5290

4.       Impetus Vol. – 2, CRES, Deptt. Of Economics, Bongaigaon College, 2013, ISSN: 2319-5290

5.       Impetus Vol. – 3, CRES, Deptt. Of Economics, Bongaigaon College, 2017, ISSN: 2319-5290.

6.       Impetus Vol. – 4, CRES, Deptt. Of Economics, Bongaigaon College, 2021, ISSN: 2319-5290 (under publication).

Despite various constraints, the department plans to undertake following activities within the next five years:

·      To organize national and international seminars in collaboration with other institutions and agencies.

·      The department is committed to the promotion of research work through its Centre for Regional Economic Studies. The collaborative efforts of the faculty members of the department and some faculty members from other departments of humanities have promoted the research work, particularly when they became the research guide under various universities distance learning.

·      The department has the plan to upgrade the teaching mode by making use of high-tech teaching aids. Apart from using the centralized computer lab of the college, the department has been organizing virtual classes for HS and TDC classes through the Google Meet and Zoom portal during the pandemic phase.

·      The meritorious students of the department since 2003 are shown in the following table.

1^st class students of Economics holding ranks in the University

 

Departments	Name of Teachers	Profile	Photo
Economics	Dr. T.K.Bahadur, MA, Ph.D. Associate Professor(H.O.D) E-mail: tarunkb.1163@yahoo.com Contact: 9435324929	View Profile
	Sri P.K.Goswami, MA Assistant Professor E-mail: pradipgoswami02@gmail. com Contact: 9435121772	View Profile
	Dr. Rahin Ch. Das, MA, NET, M.Phil, PhD Assistant Professor E-mail: rahindas1975@gmail.com Contact: 8402936482	View Profile
	Sri Rajeeb Bora, MA, NET Assistant Professor E-mail: rajibbora2012@gmail.com Contact: 8638210363	View Profile
	Mrs. Parijat Dhar, MA, NET Assistant Professor E-mail: parijatdhar78@gmail.com Contact: 8822145331	View Profile