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| Assesment Pattern | |
The assesment pattern of the program has given 70 percet weightage for countinuous internal assessments and 30 percent weightage for end semester examination. | |
| Examination And Assesments | |
Candidates who have not passed in at least 50% of the courses of the previous semesters are not promoted to the next year. The pass criteria for the successful completion of the BA Economics/Honours/Honours with Research programme, shall be as follows: a. Minimum of 40% aggregate marks in the CIA of a course b. Minimum of 40% in the ESE of a course. c. Minimum 50% aggregate in each Semester.
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| Department Overview: | |
The Department stands out for the high profiles of its faculty in terms of the pedagogic innovativeness and research accomplishment. The current team of well-experienced faculty in the department contribute to research in broad and diverse areas. Publications of faculty focus on issues of current significance. The high standard of the publications earns them places in the popular Scopus indexed journals across the globe. The department offers BA (Economics/Honours/Economics Honours with Research) programme hich excels in its theoretical orientation and analytical skill formation. Innovative teaching strategies bring exceptional learning experience for the students. Challenging academic engagements contribute to the holistic development of the young minds. Advanced training in quantitative tools and statistical applications make the undergraduates competent to qualify for the masters programmes of the best institutions of the world and attain career positions with prominent global corporations. The department’s triple major programme of Economics, Media and Political science combine the core areas of the three domains and provide students an experience of true interdisciplinary learning and wide career options. | |
| Mission Statement: | |
Excellence in teaching and research in economics and service to the society | |
| Introduction to Program: | |
The BA Economics/Honours/Honours with Research Programme is designed to produce graduates trained in the application of knowledge in economics to real-life economic, financial, ethical and analytical problems encountered in the economy. It is structured to provide the students with the skills and professional acumen to become key players in the economy irrespective of their future job places and task diversification they would take up. The programme may enable the students to effectively apply their knowledge and skills to situations of economic, institutional and policy making both in governance and industry. The progamme has a rigorous focus on quantitative techniques and research methods which will orient the students in dealing with economic problems with a practical and analytical approach. The diversity and the spread of the programme ensure that the students receive sufficient experience of the current issues and crises of the world, especially that of the emerging economies. At the end of third year students will be awarded BA Economics Degree. After the successful completion of the three-year degree the students will have the option to do an Honours/Honours with Research in Economics in their Fourth year.
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| Program Objective: | |
Programme Outcome/Programme Learning Goals/Programme Learning Outcome: PO1: Identify and explain economic concepts and theories, and create models that connect to a wide variety of interdisciplinary and real-life contexts.PO2: Apply knowledge and skills in economics, mathematics, statistics, and analytical software for conducting original and independent social science research. PO3: Demonstrate the traits of an ethical global citizen by bringing in various perspectives, interests and biases, and articulate their effects in shaping, forming and manipulating worldviews in a cross-cultural environment. PO4: Analyse and present critical perspectives on social issues, especially related to gender and environment, through an interdisciplinary lens. PO5: Develop employability or/and entrepreneurial skills to explore their own innovative competence and integrate their lived experiences into becoming effective leaders. PO6: Exhibit self-motivation, adaptability and respect for peers in personal and professional engagements. PO7: Demonstrate proficiency in both the use of formal written English (including correct use of referencing styles, such as APA) and the ability to deliver formal presentations before a variety of audiences. PO8: Develop social awareness through activities such as service-learning and formulate constructive ways of engaging with different communities. PO9: Engage in effective dissemination of knowledge through research publications and presentations at various forums such as seminars and conferences. Programme Educational Objective: PEO1: Train the students in the fundamental theories in economics.PEO2: Provide skills in academic research and economic analysis. PEO3: Expose the students to real-world economic experiences through service learning. PEO4: Develop the competency to design economic policies. PEO5: Mould holistically developed individuals. | |