Department of Economics
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
Economics is required to answer majority of the pressing problems faced by the world. The Economics courses offered at GGDSD College combines theoretical and practical knowledge that you can apply while approaching complex, real-world issues like the developmental issues, reducing poverty, providing direction to business and environmental conservation etc.
The Department of Economics came into existence in the very beginning, it is almost as old as the college. 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. A faculty of well qualified teachers with diverse interests and specializations gives it an edge. They strive to create a congenial teaching learning environment. Over the years this department has achieved an enviable good name in the region as one of the best in its domain. We aspire to make a mark at the international levels. At present the department teaches about 350 hours per week.
Points of Distinction
Department has highly qualified and competent faculty, most hold an earned Ph.D. in economics from highly recognized universities.
The publication record of the faculty is far above the other comparable departments of other institutions.
In past decade, the faculty of the department has an enviable publishing record which is helpful to provide students with exposure in practical and research side of Economics.
Teachers use innovative teaching techniques.
Workshops are regularly conducted for the students to impart skills necessary in work life.
Seminars, expert lectures, interactive sessions are conducted for different fields of economics.
COURSES OFFERED
The department of Economics falls under the Faculty of Arts and undertakes teaching of various subjects in the domain of economics at both under graduate and post graduate level in the college. The department also supports the other faculties like commerce and management (regularly) and sciences (as and when needed). Presently, the faculty at the Department of Economics is teaching four under-Graduate courses and four post- graduate courses.
In 2013-14 with the starting of Masters in Economics we proudly boast of adding another jewel to our basket of excellent academic courses already being taught by the department.
Post- Graduate Courses
Courses offered |
Duration |
Seats |
Academic qualification |
Mode of Admission |
M.A. Economics |
2 years |
60 |
Graduation |
Based on Merit |
Under-Graduate Courses
Courses offered |
Duration |
Academic qualification |
Mode of Admission |
No. of Seats |
B.A. (General) |
3 years |
Marks in 10+2 |
Based on Merit |
350 |
Economics Honors |
2 years |
At least 50% marks in Economics in B.A. I year |
Based on Merit |
150 |
B.Voc. Agri Business and Agrarian Entrepreneurship |
3 years |
At least 45% Marks in 10+2 |
Based on Merit |
50 |
FACULTY
The faculty members are professionally competent and highly dedicated. They constantly and consistently update their knowledge in their specific domain and adopt innovative techniques to make teaching learning experiences really enjoyable. Their industrious efforts to achieve the goals for which the faculty has been established are uninterrupted and have always led to the up gradation of the faculty and the students. They have made outstanding contribution to bring about changes in the curriculum design keeping in view the characteristics of flexibility, modularity and standardization of the course.
Name of the Teacher
Email |
No. of Public
ations with ISSN number |
No. of Public
ations with ISBN number |
No. of Books with ISBN Number |
Confer
ences/
Seminar attended |
Work
shop atte
nded |
Refresher/
Orientation courses attended |
Specialization |
Dr. Vivek Sharma
M.A. (Hons School),NET, MBA,PhD
vivek.sharma@ggdsd.ac.in |
— |
— |
— |
4 |
3 |
4 |
Entrepreneurship |
Mr. Ashutosh Sharma
M.A. NET
ashutosh.sharma@ggdsd.ac.in |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
4 |
Business Economics |
Dr. Gagandeep Sharma
M.A., NET, M. Phil,PhD
gagandeep.sharma@ggdsd.ac.in |
16 |
2 |
5 |
12 |
1 |
4 |
Quantitative Method, Mathematical Economics |
Dr. Ruchi Sharma
M.A., NET,Ph.D
ruchi.sharma@ggdsd.ac.in |
6 |
2 |
8 |
23 |
7 |
3 |
Banking |
Dr. Arti Jolly
M.A., NET, PhD
arti.jolly@ggdsd.ac.in |
6 |
— |
— |
3 |
4 |
3 |
Development Economics |
Dr. Madhur Mohit Mahajan
M.A.,NET, PhD
madhur.mohit@ggdsd.ac.in |
4 |
— |
1 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
Indian Economy and International |
Dr. Niharika Sharma
M.A.(Hons),NET,M.Phil,PhD
niharika.sharma@ggdsd.ac.in |
1 |
3 |
— |
9 |
6 |
2 |
Industrial Economics and Econometrics |
Dr. Arvuda Sharma
M.A., M. Phil. NET
arvudasharma@gmail.com |
6 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
Macroeconomics Quantitative Methods |
Dr. Payal
M.A.,UGC – JRF, Ph.D.
payal.gupta@ggdsd.ac.in |
6 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
Macro Economics, Micro Economics and Industrial Economics |
Mrs. Preeti Vohra
M.A. NET
Preeti.vohra@ggdsd.ac.in |
— |
4 |
— |
5 |
6 |
2 |
Business Economics |
Dr. Megha Devgan
MA(Hons.), NET
megha.devgan@ggdsd.ac.in |
7 |
3 |
— |
3 |
4 |
— |
Industrial Economics and Indian Economy |
Ms. Shipra Bansal
MBE, NET
shipra@ggdsd.ac.in |
11 |
1 |
— |
4 |
4 |
— |
Quantitative Methods and Money and Banking |
Dr. Deepti Chawla
M.A.,M.Phil, PhD
deepti.chawla@ggdsd.ac.in |
5 |
1 |
— |
— |
4 |
— |
Business economics |
Ms. Vatsala
M.A., NET
vatsla@ggdsd.ac.in |
— |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
— |
Business economics, Development Economics |
Ms. Vaishali Chhabra
M.A. ,NET
vaishali.chhabra@ggdsd.ac.in |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
Macro Economics; Micro Economics;
Operations Research; Statistics |
Ms. Muskaan
M.A. ,NET
muskaan1@ggdsd.ac.in |
2 |
— |
— |
4 |
4 |
— |
Quantitative Methods and Money and Banking |
Mandeep Singh Gill
M.A. (Hons), NET
Mandeep.singh@ggdsd.ac.in |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
Quantitative Methods, Mathematical Economics |
Bhimsen Makar
M.A. ,NET
Bhimsen.makar@ggdsd.ac.in |
3 |
— |
— |
5 |
6 |
2 |
Macro economics and econometrics |
Shreya Shreedhar
M.A. ,NET
Shreya.shreedhar@ggdsd.ac.in |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
1 |
— |
Macro Economics and econometrics |
Bhavna Arora
M.A. ,NET
bhawna.arora@ggdsd.ac.in |
1 |
— |
— |
6 |
2 |
1 |
Health economics and Demography |
Meenu Gupta
M.A., NET, M.PHIL
meenu1@ggdsd.ac.in |
1 |
— |
— |
6 |
2 |
1 |
Micro Economics and Macro Economics |
Rajneesh Behra
M.A. ,NET
rajneesh.behra@ggdsd.ac.in |
— |
2 |
— |
8 |
3 |
— |
Micro Economics And International Trade |
Dr. Hemantika Basu
M.A., NET, PhD
hemantika.basu@ggdsd.ac.in |
3 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
— |
Labour Economics and Macro economics |
RESEARCH PROJECTS BY FACULTY
The faculty members of the department are also keen researchers and continuously endeavour in the various arenas of the subject that call for research.
The faculty members of the department are keen researchers and undertake research work from time to time in areas which call for research.
Faculty |
Title |
Amount |
Duration |
Grant Agency |
Dr. Ruchi Sharma |
Development of Commercial Banks in India: A Study of Inter State Disparities |
5 Lakhs |
2 years |
ICSSR |
Dr. A. C. Vaid & Dr. Gagandeep Sharma |
Growth And Performance Of Co-Operative Financing In Agrarian Economies Of Punjab And Haryana: A Comparative Study |
7.32 Lakhs |
3 years |
U.G.C. |
Dr. Garima Kamboj & Dr. Diksha |
Nurturing Spiritual Capital in Management Education |
1.50 Lakh |
2 years |
U.G.C. |
Dr. Meena Jindal & Ms. Ruchi Sharma |
Socio Economic Characteristics Of Formal Sector Labour – A Case Study of Punjab and Chandigarh |
56 thousand |
1.5 years |
U.G.C. |
INFRASTRUCTURE
Name of the activity |
Key Speaker/Guest |
Date |
ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar on “Demographic Dividend and India’s Economic Future” |
Key Note Speaker: Dr. Arun Kumar
Professor of Economics (Retd.), JNU, New Delhi.
Chief Guest: Prof. Arun Kumar Grover,Vice Chancellor, Panjab University, Chandigarh
Guest of Honour: Prof. Ronki Ram Fellow and Dean, Faculty of Arts, P.U. Chd.
Valedictory Address: Prof. Sucha Singh Gill, CRRID, Chandigarh
Guest of Honour (Valedictory): Prof. Upinder Sawhney, Professor of Economics, Panjab University, Chandigarh |
18 November 2015
|
Econophoria 2K16 |
Chief Guest:
Dr. Bhushan K Sharma, Principal, Goswami Ganesh Dutta SD College, Chandigarh. |
18 March 2016 |
Workshop on Computational Economics |
Resource Person:
Dr. Nitin Arora, Asst. Prof, Dept of Economics, Panjab Univeristy Chandigarh. |
8-11 April 2016
|
Name of the activity |
Key Speaker/Guest |
Date |
Lecture on Economics of Discrimination |
Ms. Smita Sharma, Deptt of Economics, PU, Chd. |
13 sept,2014 |
Four day workshop on Soft Skill DevelopmentMr. Rohit Kwatra, MBA ( IIM Calcutta). Ex employee of TAS9th to 12th Nov, 2014 |
National Seminar on
“Socio Economic Impact of Green Economy and Sustainable Development”
funded by UGC (Under CPE Scheme) |
Key Note Speaker:Prof.Rtd. M N Murthy, IEG, New Delhi.
Chief Guest: Prof. RK Kholi, VC, Central Univeristy of Punjab, Bhatinda
Guest of Honour:Prof. Jaswinder Singh Brar, Centre for Economic Change, Punjabi University, Patiala
Valedictory Address: Prof. Lakhwinder Singh, Dept. of Econmics, Punjabi University, Patiala |
12 February 2015
|
Econophoria 2K15 |
Chief Guest:
Dr. Bhushan Kumar Sharma, Principal, Goswami Ganesh Dutta SD College, Chandigarh. |
28 February 2015
|
Workshop on Computational Economics |
Resource Person:
Dr. Nitin Arora, Asst. Prof, Department of Economics, PanjabUniveristy Chandigarh.
Dr. Kapil Dev, Asst. Prof, Department of Commerce, GGD SD College, Chandigarh.
Dr.Arun Sharma, Asst. Prof, Department of Commerce, GGD SD College, Chandigarh. |
17-23 March 2015
|
Name of the activity |
Key Speaker/Guest |
Date |
Inauguration of M.A. Economics |
Dr. R.S. Bawa, V.C. Chandigarh University and Prof. Manoj Sharma, U.B.S. Panjab University, Chd. |
14th August, 2013 |
Guest Lecture on “Changing Business Environment in the Post Reform Period in India”. |
Prof. UpinderSawheny, Deptt of Economics, Panjab University, Chd |
28th January, 2014 |
Inter College Economicss-Busines Quiz |
|
8th February, 2014 |
Lecture on Fiscal Policy |
Prof. Manoj Sharma, U.B.S. Panjab University, Chd. |
26th Feb 2014 |
Lecture on demand analysis |
Prof. Manoj Sharma, U.B.S. Panjab University, Chd. |
25th Feb 2014 |
Workshop on SPSS |
Prof. Tajinder Pal Singh, UBS, PU, Chd. |
4, April, 2014 |