Economics Department

Departmental Profile

From long time back, the subject Economics was taught in Maharani Kasiswari College as a ‘Pass subject for Honours courses’ or as one of the three subjects chosen by pure General stream girls, in Graduate level. Since 1978 the department offered teaching of the subject at Higher Secondary level also. Honours course in Economics started in the year 1996.

Presently Economics is taught as a combination General or Generic Elective subject of different B.A. / B. Sc. Honours and General courses. For under-graduate course it has passed through (2 + 1) system, (1+1+1) system. From the academic session 2018 -19, it has undertaken the semester wise Choice Based Credit System (CBCS), along with all other B.A. / B. Sc./ B.Com subjects taught in the college. Currently the new Curriculum and Credit Framework (CCF) has been undertaken from the academic year 2023-24 for the new admitted students along with the CBCS (for the older semesters),.

 Presently there are two teachers in the Department, one full time teacher, Miss Vishaka Lama (Head of the Department) and one guest lecturer Mr. Malay Bhunia. After the retirement of the previous HoD, Smt. Sunanda Mukherjee on 31^st July 2022, Miss Vishaka Lama carried out the responsibility of the Economics Department as the single full time Teacher, with the occasional help and service of some State Aided College Teachers (SACT) from other department, till Mr. Malay Bhunia joined as a guest lecturer in October 2023. Honours course was offered by the Department for few years, but the course became non – viable due to very low enrollment of students and instability of both the students and the part – time teachers.

Still, we are happy to put on record that many of our Alumni – both General and Honours, after completion of their B.A. / B.Sc. degree, have proceeded to higher education and some of them have established themselves in various fields like IT sector, Govt. Sector, School teaching, etc.

Teachers in this Department have always tried to provide best teaching to the students and instill interest about the subject within them. Student-Teacher relationship is always very good in the Department- with mutual likings, affection and respect. Students can access teachers any time they want. Success rate in the subject has been very good. Department always remains alert about collection of necessary books on the subject and provision of reading materials to the students. For betterment of the students, the department has introduced the mentoring classes and remedial classes with a sole motive to help the students perform better and excel in the academic life.  In addition to such helpful measures, the department organizes webinar, seminars and education tours for the overall exposure of the students to the world beyond their college, with the objective of preparing them to be capable to face the challenges after their academic life in college.

Teaching Learning Techniques Of The Department

• The department uses both the traditional black board method as well as the ICT and smart board classes for teaching
• The department has a rich and resourceful departmental library at the disposal of the student
• The department organizes special lectures and educational tours for the exposure and overall development of the students
• Parent Teacher Meetings are conducted on a regular basis.
• Tutorials are taken on a regular basis.

Program & Course Outcome

SWOC

• Strength: The department has a good relation with the students. It has two members including a permanent and a guest lecturer who are focused on imparting the best quality of education. The department owns a separate departmental library that can be utilized by the students
• Weakness: The student intake can be increased and there could be better consistency of the students attending the classes
• Opportunities: With more encouragement the students can be motivated to do better in class by providing notes and reading material both in English and Bengali scripts, if required. Helping the students excel with mentoring and remedial classes. Acclimatizing the students to the outside world through various educational tours and visits.
• Challenges: To make students more studious and consistent in attending the classes

Future Plans of the Deparment

• Increase the intake of the students
• To take initiative to start honors course once the intake increases
• More usage of smart classes for the students
• Help to increase the opportunity for job prospects for the students

Head of the Department