Economics
1. Year of establishment: 1957.
2. Names of Programmes / Courses offered: UG (Economics Hons)
3. Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved: Environmental studies Business Economics in commerce,environmental studies in science, Indian economy(elective).
4. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system: Semester and CBCS
5. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments: Yes, Business economics in the department of commerce.
6. Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst. Professors)
| Sanctioned | ||
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| Professor | nil | |
| Associate Professors | 6 | |
| Asst. Professors | 1 |
7. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialisation (D.Sc./D.Litt./ Ph.D./M.Phil., etc.)
| Name | Qualification | Designation | Specialization | No. of Years of Experience | No. of Ph.D. students guided in the last 4 years | ||
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| MA | Associate Prof | ||||||
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| Dr. Sadhana Satapathy | M.A(A & AEco), M.Phil,Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Mathematical Economics & Econometrics | 25 | NIL | ||
| Dr Kasturi Panda | M.A., Ph.D | Assocate Professor | Mathematical Economics & Econometrics | 25 | Nill | ||
| Mathematical Economics & Econometrics | 23 | NIL | |||||
| Smt.Lipsa Mishra | M.A.(A & A Eco) | Assistant Professor | Monetary Eco & International Trade | 15 | NIL | ||
8. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty programme-wise information: Nil
9. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio:
- UG Course Eco(Hons)- 36:1
- UG Course Commerce (Eco)- 42:1
- UG Course (Arts-Elective-I.Eco)-20:1
- UG Course (Env.Studies-Arts) - 42:1
- UG Course (Env.Studies-Sc) - 42:1
- UG Course (Env.Studies-Comm)- 42:1
10. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned and filled: NIL
11. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Mention names of funding agencies and grants received project-wise.:- NIL
12. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received: NIL
13. Research facility / centre with: NIL
- State recognition:
- National recognition:
- International recognition:
14. Publications:
- number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international):19
- Monographs: 05
- Chapter(s) in Books: 02
- Editing Books : NIL
- Books with ISBN numbers with details of publishers: 06
- Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.)
- Citation Index range / average
15. Details of patents and income generated: Nil
16. Areas of consultancy and income generated: Nil
17. Faculty recharging strategies: Attending seminars/workshops/refresher course regularly
18. Student projects
- percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-departmental: 35%
- percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with industries / institutes : Nil
19. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by :
- Faculty- nil
- Doctoral / post doctoral fellows- NA
- Students -Nil
20. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national / international) with details of outstanding participants, if any. Seminar (UGC):
National Seminar-2012-sponsored by UGC
National Seminar-2011- sponsored by UGC
Outstanding participants :
- Prof Surendra Nath Behera
- Prof Kishor Ch. Samal
- Dr H.K. Nayak
- Dr Purusottam Nath
- Dr Balaram Mishra
Student profile course-wise:
| Name of the Course / (refer question no. 2) | Applications received | Male / Female | Pass percentage Male / Female | ||
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| 2011-14 Batch | 2000 | 40 | 28 | 95 | 75 |
| 2010-13 batch | 40 | 27 | 95 | 66.7 | |
| 2009-12 Batch | 38 | 24 | 92.1 | 83.3 | |
Diversity of students
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Name of the Course (refer question no. 2) |
% of students from the College |
% of students from the State |
% of students from other States |
% of students from other countries |
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30 |
95 |
5 |
NIL |
How many students have cleared Civil Services, Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other competitive examinations? NO information
Student progression
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Student progression |
Percentage against enrolled |
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UG to PG |
75 |
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PG to M.Phil. |
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PG to Ph.D. |
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Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral |
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| Employed Campus selection / Other than campus recruitment | 20 |
| Entrepreneurs |
Diversity of staff
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Percentage of aculty who are graduates |
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of the same parent university |
70 |
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from other universities within the State |
30 |
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from other universities from other States |
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Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period. : One awarded. One submitted ,Present details about infrastructural facilities:
a) Library: Seminar Library
b) Internet facilities for staff and students: Yes
c) Total number of class rooms: No specific class room allotted to the Department
d) Class rooms with ICT facility: No
e) Students & laboratories: Nil
f) Research laboratories: Nil
Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College: 05
Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new program(s)? If so, give the methodology. : No
Does the department obtain feedback from Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the department utilize it? : Yes, by conducting Board of studies meetings for modification of syllabus considering the need and interest of the students. Students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the response of the department to the same? Yes. By having student teacher interaction through group discussion and interaction in seminar classes.
Alumni and employers on the programmes and what is the response of the department to the same?: conducting extra mural lectures, guest talks in seminar classes.
List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10):
- Professor Dr. srijit Mishra, IGIDR, Mumbai
- Pramod Dash, I.A.S.
- Ihar Ranjan Pradhan, DGM, Bank of Baroda.
- Akshaya Ku. Panda, I.E.S.
- Umesh Mishra, Labour Commissioner, Govt. of India, Kolkata.
- Umesh Sarangi, I.P.S. Madhya Pradesh cadre.
- Deba Prasad Mishra, Media Consultant, New Delhi.
- Suraj Dash, y. Director, SIRD, Bhubaneswar.
- Rashmi Dash, System Consultant, Pune.
- M.S.Dash Bhatta Misra, G.M., NTPC, Bhubaneswar.
Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts:
1) 28.01.2015. “The Current Economic Scenario of India by Santosh Ku. Mohapatra, Manager, LIC, Bhubaneswar.
2) 28.01.2015, “Economics of Hospitality, by Prof Hemant Suar.
3) 21.01.2015, “Farmers suicides: Measurements Interpretations, by Prof. srijit Mishra, IGIDR, Mumbai.
4) 12.11.2014, “Demography and Development Issues, by Prof. Aswini Nanda, Chandigarh University Jacques Veron, France
5) 27.08.2014, “Game Theory, by Dr Bimal ku Mohanty, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack.
6) 20.11.2013, “Planning for Young Investors and Capital Market, by Dr. G.C. Mohapatra, Ex General Manager, OGB.
7)2013, Choice of techniques and Investment Criteria, by Prof. B.Sahoo and Prof. K.B.Das.
- List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes: Lecture method using traditional teaching aids and using laptops and projectors for seminar presentations ( Power Point).
- How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes monitored?
- By maintaining daily progress Registers and Lesson Plans by the faculty members.
- Conducting regular departmental meetings for constant evaluation.
Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities:
- Students participate in N.C.C and N.S.S. activities and attend different camps.
- Four faculty members are officers in charge of N.S.S., YRC and Self Defence programmes.
- Give details of beyond syllabus scholarly activities of the department: weekly departmental seminars, participation of students in essay, debate , quiz and other inter college competitions.
- State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other agencies. Give details. : No
- Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department:
Strength: Seminar Library; Experienced and committed faculty members; Availability of Teachers with specialization Mathematical Economics; Guest seminars; Internet facilities.
Weakness: Lack of exclusive rooms for classes and seminar reading; inadequate contingency funds; inadequate stock of journals, Ample scope of employment; availability of institutions of research/ University/Management studies.
Challenges: Enhancing the competitiveness of the underprivileged and to bring them to the main-stream; to inculcate the spirit of competitiveness among students to compete at national and global level; To adapt to choice based credit system
Future plans of the department: Opening PG course in Economics;Provision of research facilities for the faculties; Formation of Economics Club for regular interaction of students on burning topics