St. Albert`s College, Ernakulam Department of Economics 1. Name

St. Albert’s College, Ernakulam
Department of Economics
1.
Name of the department
:
ECONOMICS
2.
Year of Establishme nt
:
1946
3.
Names of Programmes/ Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D.,
Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.):


B. A. Economics
M. A. Economics
4.
Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departme nts/units involved:
Nil
5.
Annual/semester/choice based credit system (programme wise):
UG (CBCSS), PG (CSS)
6.
Participation of the department in the courses offered by other
departme nts:
Nil
7.
Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign
institutions, etc.: Nil
8.
Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons: NA
9.
Number of Teaching posts : 7
Particulars
Sanctioned
Filled
Professors
0
0
Associate Professors
0
0
Assist. Professors
7
7
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10.
Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization,
(D.Sc./ D.Litt. / Ph.D./M.Phil.etc.,)
Name
Qualification
Designation
Mr. T. G.
John
MA Economics,
NET
Lecturer
No. of
Years
of
Specialization
Experie
nce
Development
Economics
MA Political
Science, NET(
Public
Ms. Benly B.
Asst. Professor
Political
Administration
Science),MA
Public
MA (Eco),
Mr. Francis Administration
B.Ed., DIM,
Economics
MC
Asst. Professor
PGDMM., SET,
&Management
NET
19
2
15
Ms. Neeraja
James
M.A., NET
Asst. Professor
1
Ms. Asha
Maria Thomas
MA, NET
Asst. Professor Integrated MA
2
Ms. Linda
George
MA, NET
Asst. Professor
1
Ms. Jincy
MA, NET
Asst. Professor
1
11.
No. of
Ph.D.
Students
Guided for
the
Last 4
years
List of senior visiting faculty:
Dr. Titus Correya, Prof. Robbins Jacob
12.
Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled
(programwise) By temporary faculty : Nil
13.
Student-Teacher Ratio (programwise):
UG 35:1 & PG 6:1
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14.
Number of acade mic support staff(technical)and administrative staff;
sanctioned and filled: Nil
15.
Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc /D.Litt /Ph.D /MPhil /PG. :
DSCPG - 6
16.
Numbe r of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b)International
funding agencies and grants received:
Nil
17.
Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc.
and total grants received:
Nil
18.
Research Centre/ facility recognize d by the University: NA
19.
Publications:
a) Publication per faculty
Ms. Benly B – 2
Ms. Neeraja James – 8
Mr. Francis MC – 1
Number o f pape rs p ub lis hed in peer re viewed jo ur na ls
(na tio na l/international) by faculty and students:
3 (Faculty)
20.
Areas of consultancy and income generated:
Nil
21.
Faculty as me mbe rs in
a) National committees
b) International Committees
c) Editorial Boards: Nil
22.
Student projects:
a) Percentage of students who have one in- house projects
including inter departmental/ program:
100%
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b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations
outside the institution i.e. in Research laboratories/Industry/ other
agencies:
Nil
23.
24.
Awards/ Recognitions received by faculty and students:

Ms. Benly B – 1 st Rank in BA, 1st Rank in MA

Ms. Asha Maria Thomas – 1st Rank in Integrated MA

Ms. Linda George – 2nd Rank in BA, 1st Rank in MA
List of e mine nt acade micians and scie ntists/vis itors to the departme nt:

Dr. Ramakanthan, HOD (Political Science) Maharajas College and Former
Director of KILA
25.

Dr C M Joy, Associate Professor, S H College, Thevara

Dr P Arunachalam, Prof and Head, Department of Economics, CUSAT
Seminars/Conferences/Works hops organized & the source of
funding
a) National: Nil
b) International: Nil
26.
Student profile programme /coursewise:
Name of the
Course/programme
(refer question no. 4)
Applications
received
Selected
UG (BA Eco)
390
PG (MA Eco)
23
Enrolled
*M
*F
Pass
percentage
13
3
10
92
3
0
3
84
*M=Male *F=Female
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27.
Diversity of Students
Name of the
Course
% of
students
from the
same state
% of students
from other
States
% of
students
from
abroad
UG
99
1
0
28.
Howmanystudentshaveclearednationalandstatecompetitiveexaminationss
uch as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc.?
Nil
29.
Student progression
Student progression
Against % enrolled
UG to PG
32
PG to M.Phil.
NA
PG to Ph.D.
NA
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral
NA
Employed
•Campus selection
•Othe r than campus recruitme nt
8.92%
Entrepre neurship/Selfemployme nt
30.
1.78%
Details of
Infrastructural facilities
a) Library : Nil
b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students: 3
Desktops (1 with internet connection)
c) Class rooms with
ICT: 1
d) Laboratories: NA
31.
Numbe r of stude nts receiving financial assistance from college,
unive rsity, Government or other agencies: 8
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32.
Details on s tude nt e nrichme nt programmes (s pecial lectures/
works hops/ Seminar) with external expe rts:

Seminar On Protection Of Western Ghats: Gadgil / Kasthurirangan
Report - Resource Person: Dr Pm Joy, Hod, Dept Of Zoology, Sh
College, Thevara

Seminar On Human Rights And Democracy- By Dr Rama Kanthan,
Maharajas College

One Day Workshop On Statistical Package For Social Sciences
Resource Person Mr. Jackson D’silva

Lecture Series – 1st Lecture On Economic Reforms: Pros And Cons Dr. P Arunachalam, HoD Dept Of Applied Economics, CUSAT
33.
34.
Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning:

Flip Method

Quality Circle Centered Interactions

Smart Room based Teaching

Audio Video Visual based Teaching
Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension
activities

Students’ House Visit Program of the College

Women Empowerment – Entrepreneurial Development Centre

SC/ST Students’ Remedial Coaching Sessions

PSC Coaching for financially backward students

Contributions to AGAPE – program for constructing house for a
selected needy student

Social surveys

Students projects – related to social programs
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35.
SWOC analysis of the departme nt and Future plans
Strengths

Dedicated Faculty

Capacity to apply modern teaching methodology

Adaptability to any change

Competitive Students

Management Support
Weakness

Insufficient Funds
Opportunities

Research Centre Upgradation

Centre of Excellence in IES/ NET/ SET Coaching

Placement Oriented Programs
Challenges

Competition from other Colleges especially autonomous Colleges
FUTURE PLANS OF THE DEPARTMENT

IES Coaching : 2015 – Convert into Quality Centre for IES Training
attracting aspirants State wise by 2018

Professional NET/SET Coaching Centre: 2015 – result oriented approach

Formation of Human Rights Training Team for Educate School Students
to form Human Rights Sena

2016: SUPER 3 program for ensuring Rank from department

Tie –up with Stock Exchange to start Online Trading Centre –for Create
investors - 2017

Expansion of Skill Development Centre – 25 women entrepreneurs per
year

2016 : National Seminar on E- Governance

2017 : Economics Journal – a national platform for Publication of Articles

2018 : International Seminar on BRIC – Economic Integration

2020 : Steps for Establishment of Economics Research Centre
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