About the Department
The Department of Economics is one of the oldest Departments of this college. The department has been an integral part of the college since its inception in 1992. For the last 31 years, Economics courses offered at Guru Teg Bahadur Khalsa College for Women combines' theoretical and practical knowledge that one can apply while approaching complex, real-world issues like the developmental issues, reducing poverty, providing direction to business and environmental conservation etc. ...
The department has been striving hard to provide an intellectual, stimulating and nurturing environment for better professional growth of the students. It has always been actively engaged in imparting quality and value-based education and makes an effort to impart analytical, managerial and administrative skills amongst its students.
Aims & Objectives
- To initiate the students into the acquisition and application of diverse Economic Theories.
- To empower the students with critical, analytical and creative use of theory to understand the socio-economic environment and approach the contemporary problems with better solutions.
- To encourage to use the concepts of economics in their daily life.
- To provide awareness of economic, entrepreneurial and social conditions which will facilitate understanding of economic issues leading to policy making.
- To equip students with skills and knowledge in the use of the economic theory and practice in the ever evolving job market.
- To develop the potential among students for higher education, research, and career placement.
Highlights
- The Department is based on the unique philosophy concerned with the ways in which ethical values are involved in economic reasoning- the values of human welfare, social justice, and tradeoff among priorities that economic choices require.
- Supporting weaker students through remedial and tutorial classes.
- Qualified, motivated and competent faculty with a blend of high experience.
- The faculty is fully involved in research activities.
- The infrastructural support offered by the college to students can be compared with the best in this part of the country.
- The teacher-student ratio makes it possible for teachers to successfully address the individual needs of the students.
- Highly qualified, experienced, committed and dedicated faculty.
- Arrangement of industrial and Bank visits to provide the students with the practical knowledge.
- College provide smart classrooms for the purpose of making teaching and learning more effective.
- National Seminars on recent topics and invitees eminent personalities to add to the awareness of the students and faculty of the department.
- Periodic Tests, Assignments, seminars to evaluate the performance of the students.
Future Aspects
Economics isn't going anywhere. There are bright career prospects for economics graduate and professionals in recent scenario. After B.A. in Economics one can opt for a Post-Graduation degree in the subject or enroll in specialized courses which are job market oriented or settle for jobs. People well-versed in the subject will continue find job opportunities in various sectors such as banking, finance, academia, research, industry, government, private, business organizations and consultancy. Undoubtedly, today, a student with a degree, whether Master’s or Bachelor’s in the field of Economics, can get a job easily. Even though economics subject knowledge helps in cracking the competitive examination like Indian economics service test etc. The economic profession is probably one is the last professions to be replaced by artificial intelligent because economics analyzes human behavior. Human behaviors, both at individual and aggregated levels are very complex. Economics is also a wonderful major for generate education. Economics teaches logical thinking, writing, and data analysis. The combination of those skills can be applied in many areas, which makes economic students very versatile and flexible in the job market. With multidimensional social aspects, Economics is a subject of national interest which has the potential of creating social balance and eradicating poverty through accurate planning of resource management in financial budgets
Courses Offered
B.A. with Economics
| Seats | Open |
| Eligibility | 10+2 |
| Duration | 3 years |
| Syllabus |
3rd & 4th Sem. 5th & 6th Sem. |
B.Com. with Economics
| Seats | 80 |
| Eligibility | 10+2 |
| Duration | 3 Years |
| Syllabus |
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Teaching Faculty
| Name | Ms. Inderpreet Kaur |
| Designation | HOD & Assistant Professor |
| Qualification | M.A (Economics), M.A (Sociology), M.Ed, UGC-NET (Education), CTET, PSTET, Perusing Ph.D (Education) |
| Experience | — Years |
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Publications
| Publication Details | Numbers |
|---|---|
| Research Papers (Peer Reviewed journals) | 01 |
| Research Papers (Chapter in edited books) | 11 |
Seminars/ Conferences/ Workshops (Attended/ Organized)
| Papers presented in National/International Conferences | 04 |
| Papers presented in National/International Seminars | 20 |
| National/International level Workshops | 17 |
B.A. — Semester 2nd
Komal
Ist (88%)
Jasleen
IInd (80%)
Jyoti
IIIrd (75%)
B.A — Semester 4th
Armanpreet
Ist (95%)
Aashima
IInd (93%)
Anjali
IIIrd (90%)