University of Delhi
Alipur, Delhi - 110036
University of Delhi
Alipur, Delhi - 110036
Established in 1967, the Department of Economics has been one of the most integral part of Swami Shraddhanand College’s academic structure. Besides the core courses and discipline specific electives offered to the students of B.A. (Programme), the Department also provides various interdisciplinary paper options to the students in the form of Generic Elective and Skill Enhancement courses. The Department of Economics has always been engaged in academic extra-curricular activities of the college including organization of seminars at the national level. Our faculty encourages mixed learning through a thoughtful combination of traditional, modern and innovative methods of delivering content in the classroom. With lectures as one of the major delivering tool, course contents are also delivered through group discussions and power-point presentations.
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Dr. T. P. Sinha Associate Professor : B.Sc., M.A., M.Phil, Ph.D. : tpsinha@ss.du.ac.in View Profile |
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Mrs. Aruna Shokeen Associate Professor : B.A., M.A, UGC-NET : ashokeen@ss.du.ac.in View Profile |
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Jeetendra Kumar Pandey Assistant Professor : M.Phil : jkpandey@ss.du.ac.in View Profile |
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Dr. Joginder Singh Assistant Professor : Ph.D : jsingh@ss.du.ac.in View Profile |
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Dr. Rachna Singh Assistant Professor : Ph.D : rachnasingh@ss.du.ac.in View Profile |
Core Economics Papers are offered to the students of B.A.(Programme) for two years. In their third year, these students are provided a choice in terms of Discipline Specific Electives.
Discipline Specific Electives offered by the Economics Department
S.No. |
Course |
Semester |
Subject |
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1. |
B.A.(P) |
V |
Economic Development and Policy in India-I |
VI |
Economic Development and Policy in India-II |
Apart from the above, Generic Elective Courses and Skill Enhancement Courses offered to all the Hons/Program Courses in the college under CBCS Semester System:
Generic Papers offered by the Economics Department
S.No. |
Course |
Semester |
Subject |
1. |
B.Sc. (Hons) / |
I |
Introductory Microeconomics |
II |
Introductory Macroeconomics |
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III |
Indian Economy-I |
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IV |
Indian Economy-II |
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2. |
B.A.(P) / |
V |
Principles of Microeconomics |
VI |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
SEC papers offered by the Economics Department
S.No. |
Course |
Semester |
Subject |
1. |
B.A.(P) |
III |
Understanding the Economic Survey and Union Budget |
IV |
Research Methodology |
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V |
Data Analysis |
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VI |
Basic Computational Techniques for Data Analysis |
The Department of Economics organized a seminar in February 2017 by Dr. Saudamani Das, NABARD Chair Professor, Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi. In her talk, Dr. Das focused on the importance of economic valuation of ecosystem services for ensuring well-being of people. She also provided an in-depth analysis of a few real life case studies from different ecosystems to substantiate the arguments put forth by her.
A two-day UGC sponsored National Seminar was organized by the Department of Economics in April 2019 on Demonetization: its Economic and Political Implications in India. The seminar hosted a range of guests including Dr. Ram Singh, from Delhi School of Economics to throw light on the challenges posed to the Indian economy by the 2016 demonetization. Many research scholars from various esteemed universities, both inside and outside of Delhi, presented their research work making the conference a huge success.
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