ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
The department of economics aspires to uphold high standards of academic performance and deliver the program of study that supports learning and independent thinking among the students. Learning economics helps to understand human behaviour and to make better choices in times of scarcity leading to better economic well-being. Economics provides a methodology for understanding complex economic issues and a systematic framework for analysing those issues. The undergraduate courses offered in economics covers a wide spectrum of these economic issues from Business economics, Managerial Economics, international trade and rural economics. The students are trained to prepare to become well equipped economists and planners who can tackle new emerging imperatives in Economics and developing quantitative and analytical skills.
The innovative practices of the department are:
- The Department collaborates with Scientific Research Association for Economics and Finance, Chennai to conduct Know Your Economy Test (Awareness kindling test) annually.
- The Department organizes an intra collegiate event to enable the students to exhibit the hidden talents in co-curricular activities.
DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES
| YEAR | DATE | EVENT | TOPIC | GUEST/
ORGANIZER |
BENEFICIARIES |
| 2020-2021 | 5th December 52020 | An Intra-collegiate Online Elocution Contest | Social and Economic
Issues Impacting Women Empowerment |
Economists’ Forum Beyond Books | 100 |
| 11th August 2020 | National Level Online E-Quiz | Recent Trends in Indian Economy | Economists’ Forum Beyond Books | 271 | |
| 2019-2020 | 24th January 2020 | Intra-Collegiate Awareness kindling Test | Know Your Economy Test | Economists’ Forum Beyond Books & Scientific Research Association for Economics and Finance, Chennai | 210 |
| 2018-2019 | 19th September 2018 | Intra – Collegiate | Face Painting
Creative Singing |
Dr. Amit K Biswas
Technical Officer, Grade 1, Indian Statistical Institute |
400 |
| 2017-2018 | 6th September 2017 | Inter- Collegiate
|
Mind Vision
|
Dr. Vasna Joshna
Scientist, National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai |
16 Cities |
| 28th August 2017 | Intra-collegiate | World Photography Day
|
Mr. Ruban Hobday
(Head, FICCI Tamil Nadu State Council) |
200 | |
| 2016-2017 | 20th September 2016 | Inter- Collegiate
|
Mind Vision
|
Dr. K. Rajendran,
Scientist, Indian Council of medical Research, Chennai |
16 City Colleges |
| 2015-2016 | 30th September 2015 | Inter School Competition
|
Word Tourism Fest
|
Thiru. K. C . Veeramani
Hon’ble Minister for School education, Govt. of Tamil Nadu |
400 |
| 2014-2015 | 10th October 2014
|
Intra Collegiate Fest | OIKOS
|
Shri. Vijaya Kumar Lakhanpal, Executive Director, Nathan India Company Ltd, | 200
|
GUEST LECTURES
| YEAR | DATE | TOPIC | RESOURCE PERSON | PARTICIPANTS |
| 2020-2021 | 2nd November 2020 | National Education Policy 2020: A futurist Approach
(Webinar) |
Dr. Rajesh Tandon,
Founder-President, Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA), International Academy & UNESCO Chair on Community Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education, New Delhi. |
102 |
| 5th September
2020 |
Covid 19: Ways And Means To Revive Indian Economy
(Webinar) |
Dr.Charan Singh
CEO-EGROW Foundation Former RBI Chair Professor, IIM Bangalore Former Senior Economist -IMF, Washington DC |
100 | |
| 11th July 2020 | Economic Impact of Covid – 19 on Migrant Labourers
(Webinar) |
Dr.P.Stanly Joseph
Advocate, Associate Professor & Head (Rtd) St.Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli-02 |
58 | |
| 2019-2020 | 16th Aug 2019
|
India and It’s Growth Spurt
|
Ms. Krithika Ramu
Head of Operation, Agni Foundation (NGO), Chennai |
250 |
| 6th Sep 2019 | Importance of Economics in day to day life | Mr. T. S. Gopal
Honarary Secretary, Scientific Research Association for Economics and Finance, Chennai |
210
|
|
| 23rd January 2020 | Balance of Payments in India
|
Dr. P. Stanley Joseph Maicheal Raj,
Associate Professor(Rtd), Department of Economics,St. Joseph’s College, Thiruchy-02 |
220 | |
| 2015-2016 |
28th July 2016
|
“Reforms which are Essential for Economic Development” | Mr. Ruban Hobday
(Head, FICCI Tamil Nadu State Council) |
600 |
| 21st August 2015 | “The Path to Lead a Happy Life” | Shri. Murali M. Sundaram, Executive Director, Business Network International | 200 | |
| 2014-2015 |
27th January 2015
|
Excenomics is ‘Crystalisation’ of thoughts which can be learnt only when one has passion to learn and motivation to improve oneself” | Dr. Prateep V. Philip, I.P.S, Additional Director General of Police, Economics Office Wing, Tamil Nadu
|
700
|
| 1st September 2015 | “Growth, Improvement and Prosperity”
|
Dr. Venkatesh B. Arthreya, Renowned Economist
|
500 |
WORKSHOP
| YEAR | DATE | TOPIC | RESOURCE PERSON | PARTICIPANTS |
| 2016-2017
|
17th October 2016
|
Workshop on International Day for the eradication of Poverty – Special Programme on skill development on making Decorative Plates and Diya Making with the Objective to Promote to Self- employment.
|
Prof. Thiru. B. Bhagwan Das, Loyola College
|
250 |
| 5th – 10th January 2017 | “A Campaign for and by GSS Students on Digital India – A Week Long Programme”
|
Thiru. M.S. Shanmugam, I.A.S., Addl. Secretary to Government, Industries Department, Government of Tamil Nadu.
|
210 |
MoUs
| S.No | Name of the concern | Type of collaboration | Joined from |
| 1 | Scientific Research Association for Economics and Finance, Chennai. | Students’ Enrichment | 08.01.2020 |