POST GRADUATE
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
MAHATMA GANDHI COLLEGE
THRIRUVANANTHAPURAM
[Accredited
by NAAC at 'A' Level]
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| MAHATMA GANDHI COLLEGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM महात्मा गाँधी कोलेज, तिरुवनंतपुरम സാമ്പത്തിക ശാസ്ത്ര വകുപ്പ് മഹത്മാ ഗാന്ധി കോളേജ് , തിരുവനന്തപുരം |
HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT
Economics department is one of the oldest departments of this
college. It started functioning in 1948. It offers both under graduate and post
graduate courses in Economics. There are six permanent faculty members and two
guest lecturers (FDP vacancy) in the department. Among them two holds Ph.D and
others are pursuing research. The research and project works undertaken by the
faculty members add to the credit of the department. The B A course in
Economics has Political Science and Indian History as subsidiaries.
Postgraduate course in Economics was introduced during the academic year
1996-97. With the delinking of the Pre-degree course, the department offers B A
Economics (semester course) and M A Economics (Semester course). From the
academic year 2010-11 onwards Choice Based Semester System has been introduced.
OUR GOAL
In line with the vision and mission of our
college, the department of economics has set its goal as empowering the
students with holistic education. We, as a team, give exposure to students
about changing economic scenario and mould them as responsible citizens. We
train the students to lead a healthy life to strengthen the society and focus
on women empowerment as well.
OUR OBJECTIVES
- Academic excellence on par with international standards
- Blossoming of full personality of individual students
- Capacity building for the World of work
- Inculcating social responsibilities and commitments to
promote equality and justice
- Harmonious living with people and nature
CURRICULAM
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
Curriculum is designed and developed by the University of
Kerala. But we, the faculty members regularly obtain feedback from alumni,
stake holders and recruiting agencies regarding the changes that are to be made
in the curriculum. These suggestions are informed through the Board of Study
members and are considered for curriculum revision by the University. From
2010-11 onwards we are following the restructured curriculum for UG programme,
which is Choice Based Credit and Semester System, the details of which are
mentioned below.
CHOICE BASED CREDIT AND SEMESTER SYSTEM (CBCSS)
INNOVATIONS
Semesterisation, Choice
based Credit System, Continuous Assessment and Grading for Under Graduate
Programmes in Kerala.
THE FOUR PILLARS OF THE UG REFORM
The
four major aspects of the newly prepared reforms are
1.
Semesterisation
2.
Choice based credit system
3.
Continuous assessment
4.
Grading
1. Semesterisation
In Kerala University Semester system
has been in use for BA Degree Course in 2010 onwards. Almost all PG programmes
in various Universities in Kerala run on semester system.
2. Choice – Based Credit
System.
The choice Based credit system is
more fair to the Students, permitting her to seek knowledge that suits her
varied interests, aptitudes and also ensures the interdisciplinary knowledge
requirement. In an age where student mobility is on the increase this system
will ensure that our academic programmes are understood well by other
educational institutions and students find it easy to transfer their credits
across institutions.
3. Continuous Assessment
A continuous assessment in the
semester system is spread through out the duration of the course and is done by
the teacher teaching the course through various means including written tests,
MCQ-based quizzes, Mini-Projects, presentations, group activities, field visits
etc.
4. Grading: The Basic
Idea
The migration from marks to letter
grades in UG restructuring is a major transformation is academic practices in
Kerala.
Aim of the course
The course tries to acquaint the
aspirants with the wider perspective of economics and its methodology. The
course also endeavours to bring in some of the fundamentals principles of
economics and to update and expand basic informatics skills and attitudes
relevant to the emerging knowledge society and also to equip the students to
effectively utilize the digital knowledge resources for their chosen courses of
study. The course is meant to enable the students to understand economic
concepts clearly with the help of mathematical methods.
- To review the basic concepts of functional knowledge in the
field of informatics.
- To review functional knowledge in a standard office package
and popular utilities.
- To create awareness about nature of the emerging digital
knowledge society
- To create awareness about social issues and concerns in the
use of digital technology.
- To create awareness about major informatics initiatives in
India & Kerala
- To impact skills to enable students to use digital knowledge
resource in learning.
- To equip the students to apply mathematical techniques in
economics
- To express economic theories in diagrammatic and quantitative
terms.
Thereby
introducing the economists way of locating an economic issue thereby laying the
foundation of the programme.
1.2.Academic flexibility
The
department is offering UG and PG programmes in Economics. As far as PG
programme is concerned, we are having flexibility in the choice of optional
papers. We have opted Agricultural Economics, International Economics,
Industrial Economics, Public Economics etc as optional papers. In the newly
introduced CBCS system, there is an open as well as an elective course which,
the students could opt. Open course we have adopted is Human Resource
development.
1.3. Feedback Mechanism
The
present Feedback Mechanism is based on a three tier valuation method. This
includes feedback at Institution level, Department level and faculty level. The
evaluation of the student feedback helps the department to assess the faculty
performance and to take remedial actions in Teaching, learning and evaluation
programmes
1.4. Curriculam Update
The curriculum for the UG and PG courses are restructured in 2008
by the respective Board of Studies taking into consideration the changes that
are taking place in the requirements of stake holders and emerging changes in
the higher education sectors. From 2010-11 onwards we are following the
restructured curriculum for UG programme, which is Choice Based Credit and
Semester System.
Thrust
Area of Our Department-
The thrust area of our department is sustainable development. We
try our best to see to it that all our seminars and programmes are based on our
thrust area.
HIGHLIGHTS OF ACTIVITIES
AND ACHIEVEMENTS
AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Ø Thrust area – Sustainable
Development
Ø Seminars and presentation
on thrust area
Ø ICT enabled training,
teaching and learning
Ø Strategies for slow and
advanced learners
Ø Student centric learning-
Participatory Learner Centerd pedagogy
Ø Guided learning- group
study ,seminars and projects
Ø Experiential learning-
Ø Balaramapuram handloom
textile units,
Ø Mithranikethan,
Ø Sebastian Indian Social
Projects(SISP),
Ø Santhigiri Ashram,
Ø Saigram,
Ø Greenland Paper Mill,
Ø Gandhi Smaraka Nidhi
Ø Peer teaching
Ø Remedial teaching and
interdisciplinary teaching
Ø Alumni teaching and
distribution of learning materials to needy students
Ø Research publications,
faculty participation in seminars and faculty as resource persons
Ø Seminars and awareness
programs on waste management
Ø UGC Projects
Ø Tie up with Gandhi
Smaraka Nidhi Trivandrum
Ø Community
linkage-training for kudambasree workers and local people in soap and detergent
making
Ø Placement of final year
degree students
Ø Short term
cousce-1)Bridge Course (2)Finishing School – soft skill development
Ø Certificate
Course-Animation
Ø Training in food making
soap and detergents and ornament making
Ø Cultural and literary
Club
Ø Winners in national
level, state, university and college level sports
Ø Manuscript magazine
Ø News letter
Ø Charitable activities
Ø Blood donation
Ø Student aid fund
Ø Santhwanam Program
FACULTY
PROFILE 2011-12
Name of Teacher
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Designation
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Qualification
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Area of specialization
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Dr.Anitha S Ramachandran
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Associate Professor
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MA, MPhil, PhD
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Energy Economics
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Mini M Nair (FDP
Deputation)
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Assistant Professor
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MA,Mphil,BEd,Phd (Pursuing)
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Women Empowerment
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H.Kishore
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Assistant Professor
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MA, Msc(IT)
NET, Phd (Pursuing)
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Financial Economics
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Dr.B Anil Kumar
(Dr. Nedumpana Anil)
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Assistant Professor
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MA, MPhil, PhD,PGDBA
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Food security
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S. Saritha
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Assistant Professor
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MA, MPhil, NET
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Education |
Anupama P Nair
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Assistant Professor
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MA, MPhil, NET
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Women Studies
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Shrija Muraleedharan
Nambiar
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Assistant Professor
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MA, NET
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Sangeetha U.V
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Assistant Professor
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MA, B.Ed,NET
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Reena
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Guest Lecturer (FIP)
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MA, NET
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| 1 |
UG (Year of establishment)
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1948
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2
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PG(Year of establishment)
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1997-98
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3
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FACULTIES
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7 PERMANENT, 1 GUEST
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4
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QUALIFICATION
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3 PhD, 3 M.Phil
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5
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RESEARCH GUIDES
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2
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6
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RESEARCH SCHOLARS
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6
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7
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NO.OF RESEARCH DEGREES PRODUCED
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1(M.Phil)
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8
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ON-GOING PROJECTS(UGC)
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Major (1), Rs 7.5 Lakhs
Minor(2)- RS.65,000
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9
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PROJECTS COMPLETED(UGC,STATE LEVEL)
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Major (4), Minor (5)
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10
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PUBLICATIONS IN JOURNALS
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25
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11
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PUBLICATION IN EDITED VOLUMES
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2 +6
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12
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FACULTIES AS RESOURCE PERSONS
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3
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13
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FACULTY PARTICIPATION
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115
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14
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AWARDED TEACHER FELLOWSHIP
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2
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15
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GOVERNING BODY MEMBERS IN REGISTERED NGO
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2
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16
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PG ASSISTANTS FROM UGC(XI PLAN)
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RS 5 lakhs
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17
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PG RESULTS
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87.4 % PASS
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18
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UG RESULTS
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80.36 %PASS
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19
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SHORT TERM COURSE
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FINISHING SCHOOL-SOFT SKILL
DEVELOPMENT
BRIDGE COURSE
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20
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CERTIFICATE COURSE
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1,ANIMATION
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21
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SURVEY
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2
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22
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TIE UP/LINKAGES
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1, 3
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23
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ON HAND TRAINING PROGRAMME,OUT REACH PROGRAMME , AWARENESS PROGRAMMES AND EXHIBITIONS
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24
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CLOTH DISTRIBUTION
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25
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STUDENT AID FUND , SANTHWANAM PROGRAMME
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26
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CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
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27
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BLOOD DONATION
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28
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PLACEMENTS(THROUGH CAMPUS RECRUITMENTS)
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30, NET -4, SET -30.
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29
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SPORTS-STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL-
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Rakesh R Nair (Ball badminton)
Anoop. C.S. (Water Polo)
Grinto K Anto (Football)
Thanima . M.S
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30
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CULTURAL ACTIVITIES(YOUTH FESTIVAL)
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A GRADE
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31
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MANUSCRIPT MAGAZINE
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32
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DEPARTMENTAL JOURNAL
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33
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ALUMNI CONTRIBUTIONS
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34
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NCC
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ROJISHA BABU .T.
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35
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THRUST AREA OF OUR DEPARTMENT
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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