DEPARTMENT PROFILE: DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

Brief History :

Juria College is situated in the reverine area of river Brahmaputra. It is about 15 Kilometers from the main city of Nagaon in Assam. The college is imparting education to the rural poor society of the locality. This is the only higher educational institute in the area. The main source of income of this area is agriculture. People are mostly illiterate. Hence the institution has a great resistibility towards the society. As the area is interior, girls are not generally sent for higher education. Hence, the institution sets its prime aim to empower and uplift the female students of the society by imparting quality education to them along with the male students. The institution is playing a vital rule in enrolling girls in the higher education. But still the institution is unable to achieve the goal of giving quality education as per the need of the modern competitive environment. This is because of the pitiable infrastructural facilities and poor communication between the institution and the society. People, still, are not aware of the competitive structure of the corporate society. On the other hand , the institution must do a lot to cope with the society. Under such circumstances the management felt the need of opening the Department of Economics to develop the knowledge of present day economies, finance, market and entrepreneurial activities specially among the girl student of the community because  they usually are not allowed to go far reaching Colleges in other places like Nowgong College, ADP College, Nagaon Girls College and Rupahi College etc.

Department of Economics established with the establishment of the College in the year 1989, has been serving for the student community as well as for the development of the society, contributing to their Socio-Economic issues. The department had got government concurrence on 16/12/1998.  The department is teaching both Pass course (now called regular course under CBCS) since 1989 and Major course(now called Honourse courseunder CBCS) since it has got permission from Gauhati university in the year 06/05/2013.

SWOC:

Weakness:

Initially the department along with the college was run by the localized body without any financial help by the government. Hence, there was shortage of teaching faculty because of the fact that there were no lucent people available in the locality and on the other hand; the management was not capable of hiring faculty members from other far reach areas as they were to be highly paid. Under such circumstances the management was in search of those who are qualified to teach and have a charitable mind for the better educational promotion in the rural poor area. The department with the help of the management committee appointed teachers time to time who served charity for the department of the College as well as for the student community since its inception.

Strength:

Presently, the College has been provincialised by the government of Assam, since 2013, which helped the management to develop the infrastructure of the college. Since the department is a part of the College it is availing all the infrastructure facilities available within the campus as well as the outside which has been facilitated by the college authority. The Department has its own separate provision of sitting for the faculty members since 2020. It has a separate library for teachers as well as the students. The students and faculty members are also facilitated by the Central Library; the College has it within its campus. The department has quality teachers skilled in ICT based teaching. The department is engaged in  research activity through which faculty members have contributed to the community of Social Scientist by publishing many research papers and by attending many seminars and workshop/Symposia. It is the sole aim of the department to educate the students of the region with knowledge of basic agricultural and allied activities as well as skill development along with the entire knowledge of Economics up to UG Level.

Opportunity:

It is working to develop the research culture among the student community by organizing different seminars and workshops. Presently the department is planning to open PG courses in the subject to uplift the opportunities for the student to acquire higher degree in economics.

Challenges:

Since the College is situated in a remote area and is basically down trodden, poor and underdeveloped families send their students it is very challenging to keep them regular in their daily classes. But the department always keeps concern about the situation and contacts frequently with the guardians of the students to understand the problems and find ways to amicable solutions. The problems of transport and communication is been discussed with the college authority to provide a proper solution to the issue. To that the College authority is always been cooperative and has been positive.

Vision and mission of the department:

Our Vision:

As a part of Juria College, Department of Economics has its vision to-

1. 1. Teach students of the society to make them skilled in the methods and ideas of modern economics.
2. 2. Provide a combination of academic excellence and career preparation.
3. 3. Equip students with solid analytical skills.
4. 4. Provide high quality academic program which pay attention to the wider societal dimensions of economic life.

Mission

The mission of the Department of Economics at Juria College is

1. 1. Provides, through both teaching and research, a better understanding of the global, national and local economic issues to develop outstanding Economics.
2. 2. Local and National Business Analysis programs with faculty that are recognized for excellence in instruction and service that will confront our society now and in the future.
3. 3. It maintains the highest standards of education through a continuously revised curriculum.
4. 4. It intends to prepare students for either future graduate studies or for a variety of careers in the private and public sectors. It also offers an equal chance for all students.
5. 5. Our educational programmes are open to all students regardless of their cultural or social origin.
6. 6. Pay attention to the relevance of our education to the practice of business, government and the social profit sector.
7. 7. Strongly embed in the local and regional society in which the faculty operates by maintaining relations with the local socio-economic stakeholders.
8. 8. Be a partner for its alumni, offering them to follow up on developments in the fields of economics, business economics, general economics, and public management.

Culture

The vision and mission of the department will be accomplished through an integrative culture based on personal and professional integrity. We are committed as a department to work as a team to achieve long-term relationships with our fellow faculty, students, alumni, and other stakeholders. The efforts of the department are directed toward academic programs, teaching, research, and service to satisfy the needs of our constituents. As a department, we are continually evaluating, developing, and adapting to the ever changing needs.

PROGRAM LEARNING GOALS AND OUTCOMES

1) Economic Knowledge: Our graduates will have a comprehensive knowledge in economics.

2) Students should be able to:

a) Understand microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts, and their applications.

b) Critical Thinking: Our graduates will be critical thinkers.

3) Students should be able to:

1. Synthesize conflicting information relevant to the understanding of a problem and draw an informed conclusion.

2. Quantitative Skills: Our graduates will employ quantitative analysis.

3. Students should be able to: Solve mathematically and graphically economic/econometric problems and interpret them.

4. Use appropriate statistical packages.

5. Communication: Our graduates will be effective communicators in economics.

4) Students should be able to:

a) Prepare structured reports using the appropriate style;

b) Deliver effective and well-focused oral presentations.

5) Our goal is:

a) to be a leading academic institution delivering highly employable graduates with strong analytical skills, creative intelligence, entrepreneurial and organizational skills.

b) to be recognized as a value adding independent academic partner by business and society.

c) to be recognized as a faculty with a high quality educational curriculum with a strong impact on business practice and government.

d) to be recognized by our academic peers for our research contributions.

e) to be the critical eye opener for business practice and government.

f) to be an eminent institution for students and staff.

6. The basic objectives of our degree programs are:

6.1 to provide our students with appropriate analytical skills to lay the groundwork for lifelong learning;

6.2 to enable our students to become policy-literate and thus be more informed as citizens;

6.3 to encourage the use of experiential learning, including cooperative education, as a means to introduce students to the world of work, reinforce classroom teaching, and assist in the development and advancement of career goals;

6.4 to prepare our students for successful careers as applied economists; and

6.5 to prepare our undergraduate students for graduate training in economics, law and business administration.

Development Programme

Refresher	ARPIT	SWAYAM
Orientation Program	Saturday and Sunday the 18th and 19th of January 2014	IGNOU Regional Centre, Guwahati in association with Regional Service Division (RSD) H. Q’s and Regional Centre Guwahati.
Faculty Induction Program	23rd Sep. to 31st Oct/2020	HRDC, Aligar Muslim University
Faculty Induction Program	13th Nov to 17th Dec/2021	HRDC, Aligar Muslim University

Students Profile

a.  Students Profile: 2021-22 (odd Semester)

Sl No	Semester	Honours /Major / regular / General	Male	Female	Total	SC	STP/STH	OBC
1	I	Honours	10	06	16	0	0	0
1	I	Regular	69	132	201	3	0	2
2	III	Honours/Major/ regular/General	Male	Female	Total	SC	STP/STH	OBC
		Honours	08	03	11
		Regular	31	50	81
3	V	Honours/Major/ regular/General	Male	Female	Total	SC	STP/STH	OBC
		Honours
		Regular	30	49	79

b. Students Profile: 2021-22 (even Semester)

 

Sl No	Semester	Honours /Major / regular / General	Male	Female	Total	SC	STP/STH	OBC
1	II	Honours	10	06	16	0	0	0
		Regular	69	132	201	3	0	2
2	IV	Honours / Major / regular / General	Male	Female	Total	SC	STP/STH	OBC
		Honours	08	03	11
		Regular	31	50	81
3	VI	Honours / Major / regular / General	Male	Female	Total	SC	STP/STH	OBC
		Honours
		Regular	30	49	79

c. Students Profile: 2020-21 (odd Semester)

Sl No	Semester	Honours / Major / regular / General	Male	Female	Total	SC	STP/STH	OBC
1	I	Honours
		Regular
2	III	Honours / Major / regular / General	Male	Female	Total	SC	STP/STH	OBC
		Honours
		Regular
3	V	Honours /Major / regular / General	Male	Female	Total	SC	STP/STH	OBC
		Honours	02	05	07
		Regular

d. Students Profile: 2020-21 (even Semester)

Sl No	Semester	Honours / Major / regular / General	Male	Female	Total	SC	STP/STH	OBC
1	II	Honours
		Regular
2	IV	Honours / Major / regular / General	Male	Female	Total	SC	STP/STH	OBC
		Honours
		Regular
3	VI	Honours / Major / regular / General	Male	Female	Total	SC	STP/STH	OBC
		Honours	02	05	07
		Regular

e. Students Profile: 2019-20 (odd Semester)

Sl No	Semester	Honours/Major/ regular/General	Male	Female	Total	SC	STP/STH	OBC
1	I	Honours
		Regular
2	III	Honours/Major/ regular/General	Male	Female	Total	SC	STP/STH	OBC
		Honours	02	05	07
		Regular
3	V	Honours/Major/ regular/General	Male	Female	Total	SC	STP/STH	OBC
		Honours	Nil	04	04
		Regular

f. Students Profile: 2019-20 (even Semester)

Sl No	Semester	Honours/Major/ regular/General	Male	Female	Total	SC	STP/STH	OBC
1	II	Honours
		Regular
2	IV	Honours/Major/ regular/General	Male	Female	Total	SC	STP/STH	OBC
		Honours	02	05	07
		Regular
3	VI	Honours/Major/ regular/General	Male	Female	Total	SC	STP/STH	OBC
		Honours	Nil	04	04
		Regular

g. Students Profile: 2018-19 (odd Semester)

Sl No	Semester	Honours/Major/ regular/General	Male	Female	Total	SC	STP/STH	OBC
1	I	Honours	02	05	07
		Regular
2	III	Honours/Major/ regular/General	Male	Female	Total	SC	STP/STH	OBC
		Honours	Nil	04	04
		Regular
3	V	Honours/Major/ regular/General	Male	Female	Total	SC	STP/STH	OBC
		Honours	03	03	06
		Regular

h. Students Profile: 2018-19 (even Semester)

Sl No	Semester	Honours/Major/ regular/General	Male	Female	Total	SC	STP/STH	OBC
1	II	Honours	02	05	07
		Regular
2	IV	Honours/Major/ regular/General	Male	Female	Total	SC	STP/STH	OBC
		Honours	Nil	04	04
		Regular
3	VI	Honours/Major/ regular/General	Male	Female	Total	SC	STP/STH	OBC
		Honours	03	03	06
		Regular

i. Students Profile: 2017-18 (odd Semester)

Sl No	Semester	Honours/Major/ regular/General	Male	Female	Total	SC	STP/STH	OBC
1	I	Honours	Nil	04	04
		Regular
2	III	Honours/Major/ regular/General	Male	Female	Total	SC	STP/STH	OBC
		Honours	03	03	06
		Regular
3	V	Honours/Major/ regular/General	Male	Female	Total	SC	STP/STH	OBC
		Honours	02	Nil	02
		Regular

j. Students Profile: 2017-18 (even Semester)

Sl No	Semester	Honours/Major/ regular/General	Male	Female	Total	SC	STP/STH	OBC
1	II	Honours	Nil	04	04
		Regular
2	IV	Honours/Major/ regular/General	Male	Female	Total	SC	STP/STH	OBC
		Honours	03	03	06
		Regular
3	VI	Honours/Major/ regular/General	Male	Female	Total	SC	STP/STH	OBC
		Honours	02	Nil	02	02	Nil
		Regular

Student Evaluation and Assessment:

Student support System: The department of economics monitors all the students regularly not only at the college premise but also with parents through telephonic interaction. Many times the department provides financial support to the poor students. The department provides necessary information about all available governmental and non- governmental Scholarships. Students have been benefited through Ishan Uday, a scholarship program run by the UGC, Minority Scholarship under Ministry of Minority Development Many times the department goes for home visit of students .The department maintains an intimate relation with the previous students and engage them in various programmes of the college.

Social Activity: Department of Economics is concerned about the social changes in the locality and closely monitor their activities through the regular participations in their social and economic activities specially agricultural management and planning process, studies marketing channels and advice best effective ways.

NAAC Criteria wise Data:

1. How the Department ensure effective curriculum delivery (Explain in 200 words)

The Department ensure effective curriculum delivery through a well planned and documented process. We adopt the curriculum overview provided by the Gauhati University. Depending on our resource potentiality, institutional goal and concern toward the students, we impart quality education. The department has developed a structured and effective implementation of the curriculum. Following are the various means through which its executive the curriculum.

Departmental Meeting :Meeting are held regarding, Annual Plan, students related issues, department action plan and discuss in effective way.

Lesson Plan: A lesson plan includes course outcomes, course objectives, content topics and the expected outcomes from the students by learning through the topics by respective faculty members at the beginning of each semester are defined for each course.

Parent-Teacher Meet: The department organizes Parent-teacher meet to discuss student’s progress at college and find solutions to academic or behavioural problems.

Monitoring Classes: The department organizes special classes to monitor and guide the students prior to exam.

2. Participation of full time teachers in various bodies of Universities/Autonomous college /other colleges, such as BOS & Academic council (during last three  years)

Dr Muzahul Amhed working as member of All Assam College Teachers Association.

3. Students enrolled in subject related Certificate /Diploma programme/ Add on programme as against the total no. of students (during last three years)

Academic Years	Students enrolled in different subject certificate / Diploma programme / Add on Programme.
2017-18	Nil
2018-19	Nil
2019-20	Nil
2020-21	Nil

4. Department integrates cross cutting issues relevant to gender, environment and sustainability, human values and professional ethics into the curriculum.

For cross cutting issues related to gender, Environment and Sustainability the department conduct the following activities:-

• 1. Activities such as female foeticide save girl child activity through poster and  Rangoli  competition are conducted to create awareness about female child in the communities.
• 2. As prescribe in the curriculum of the Guahati University, students of our department have Environment Economics course in the curriculum, which helps to create awareness about the ecosystem, biodiversity, natural resources conservation, waste management and pollution etc. Apart from that the department organise wall magazine, and plantation of trees.

5. Any value added course imparting transferable and life skills offered (during the last three years)

Academic Years	Any value added course
2017-18	Nil
2018-19	Nil
2019-20	Nil
2020-21

6. Students undertaking field projects / internships

Academic Years	Name of the programme	No. of students undertaking field projects
2017-18	Nil	Nil
2018-19	Nil	Nil
2019-20	SEC Field trip to Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary	All
2020-21	Nil	Nil (COVID-19 Period)

7. Any structured feedback system received by the department (Student, Teachers, Employer, Alumni/Parent)

Response: We receive constructive feedback from students.

1. 1. Feedback process of the departments may be classified as:
2. Feedback collected 2. Feed back analysed

8. Students for other states/countries during last three years

Academic Years	Name of the students	Total number of students
2017-18	Nil	Nil
2018-19	Nil	Nil
2019-20	Nil	Nil

9. Does department access the learning level of the students after admission and organize special programmes for slow and advanced learning.

The department conducts classroom discussion with the students, conduct end –of unit test, sessional test, home assignment and extra classes especially for slow learners to assess the learning of the students. Apart from this, the students were asked for self assessment in a course to enable them to develop their own judgment.

10. Students : Full time teachers ratio

Academic Years	Total number of teacher	Total number of students	Ratio
2017-2018	03	……
2018-2019	03	……
2019-2020	03	……
2020-2021	03

11. Number of differently able students

Academic Years	No. of  students
2017-2018	Nil
2018-2019	Nil
2019-2020	Nil
2020-2021	Nil

12. Does department adopt student centric methods such as experimental learning, participative learning and problem solving methodologies for enhancing learning experiences.

The department adopts lecture method which enables to interpret, explain and revise the content of a text for better understanding of the subject by the learners. Apart  from this method the department adopt Interactive method, ICT enabled teaching, case study analysis and discussions, group learning method for the student’s for enhancing learning level of the students.

13. Number of teachers using ICT & learning management system (LMS), E –learning resources

Academic Years	Number of teacher
2017-2018	03
2018-2019	03
2019-2020	03
2020-2021	03

14. Ratio of students to mentor for academic & stress related issues

Academic Years	Name of the Mentor	Numbers of Mentees	Ratio
2017-2018	03
2018-2019	03
2019-2020	03
2020-2021	03

15. Innovation and creativity in teaching learning process.

The department adopts audio-visual materials to supplement textbooks, such tools helps the students to developed their ability to listen but also help them understand the concepts better. The class room environment  were made friendly  where students feel safe to share ideas, make  mistake and   gives the  students  time to ask question  ,encourage curiosity . Apart from this the department subscribe annual magazine for the students for extra knowledge.

16. Teachers with M.phil /Ph.d during last three years.

Name of the teachers	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil

17. Teaching experience of full time teachers in number of years (last three years)

Name of the teacher	PAN	Designation	Total experience (Years)
Abdur Rahman	ASVPR3452N		25
Khairul Islam	ADYPI6079G		23
Dr. Muzahidul Ahmed	BBCPM6157N		22

18. Teacher of the department who received awards, recognition, and fellowship at state/national/international level from govt. recognized bodies during last three years

Name of the teachers	Award received	Academic Years

19. Mechanism of internal assessment in transparent and robust in term of frequency and variety:

Mechanism of internal assessment is transparent and robust. Marks are given to the students on the basis of their sessional exam performance, class test, home assignment, class attendance, and other departmental activities.

20. Total number of final year’s students who passed university examination (in last three years)

Academic Years	Number of Students
2017-2018
2018-2019
2019-2020
2020-2021

21. MRP or other grant for research to the teacher in last three years

Academic Years	MRP or other grant
2017-2018	Nil
2018-2019	Nil
2019-2020	Nil
2020-2021	Nil

22. Number of workshops/seminars conducted on IPR & Industry Academia Innovation practices (year-wise during last three years)

Academic Years	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-21
Number	Nil	Nil	01

23. Number of research papers in the journal notified on UGC website during last three years

Title of the paper	Name of the Author/s	Name of the journal	Year of publication	ISBN/ISSN number
Nil	Nil	Nil	2019	Nil

24. Number of books & chapters in edited volumes/books published & papers in national/international conference proceeding per teacher (during last three years)

Academic Years	Number of books & chapters in edited volumes/books
2017-2018	Nil
2018-2019	Nil
2019-2020	Nil
2020-2021	Nil

25. Number of extension & outreached programmes conducted in collaboration with industry, community & NGO through NSS/NCC/Red cross/YRC etc. (during last three years)

Academic Years	Extension & outreached programmes	Numbers
2017-2018	Nil	Nil
2018-2019	Student outreached programmes on the tropic- life skills, the career journey of an average students	Nil
2019-2020	Nil	01
2020-2021	Nil	Nil

26. Number of linkage for faculty exchange, student exchange, internship, field trip, on the job training, research etc. (during last three years)

Academic Years	Number of linkage for faculty exchange, student exchange, internship, field trip, on the job training, research etc.
2017-2018	Nil
2018-2019	Nil
2019-2020	Nil
2020-2021	Nil

27. % per day usage of library by teachers and students (last three years)

Academic Years	Usage of library (%)
2017-2018	Teachers: 40; Students: 80
2018-2019	Teachers: 60; Students: 75
2019-2020	Teachers: 55; Students: 85

28. Placement of outgoing students of the department (during last three years)

Year	Name	Designation	Name of Employer
2017
2018
2019

29. Student progression to higher education (during last three years)

Academic Years	UG to PG
2017-2018
2018-2019
2019-2020

30. Students qualifying in state / national / international level examination during last three years (NET / SLET / GATE / GMAT / CAT / GRE / TOEFL / CIVIL SERVICES / STATE GOVT. EXAMINATION)

Academic Years	No. of students
2017-2018
2018-2019
2019-2020

31. Alumni / chapters (registered & Functional) contributes significantly to the development of the department (write in 200 words)

1. Alumni donates text book to the departmental library and also organizes special lecture series for the students.

32. Number of Alumni meeting in the department during last three years

Academic Years	No. of Alumni meeting
2017-2018
2018-2019
2019-2020

33. Average % of teacher attending OP, RC, STC, and FDP during last three years

Academic Years	No. of programme attended	Name of faculty	Title of the programme	Duration
2017-2018
2018-2019	33%
2019-2020
2020-21	33%
2021-22	33%