DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

Shailabala women’s college was established in the year 1913 and it remained as an intermediate college till 1945. In the beginning Economics was an optional subject. Subsequently, it was introduced as a pass subject at the graduation level in 1961. Due to growing demand of the subjects, it was introduced at Honours level in the year 1964-1965. In 2016-17, the department began offering Post graduate course in Economics. And M.Phil in Economics introduced in 2018- 2019.

  • Visison: The Vision of the department to enable our students to excel in quality, innovation, sustainability and dynamism.
  • Mission: “Creation of Quality Human Capital for Enrichment the Society.”

 

Total Sanctioned Post 04

 
Total Existing strength of Teaching Staff:

 

 03

 
Research Course:

 

  M. Phil

 
Courses Offered U.G.(Hons.& Elective)

P.G.

 
Sanctioned Student Strength: U.G. -32, P.G.-32,

M.Phil-08 (Intake capacity of department is subject to the condition of availability of eligible Supervisors for the academic session).

 
Teaching/Learning Activities:

 

 Traditional and digital methods are adopted by using physical class room and Virtual class room. Following lesson plan and maintaining progress report, courses are completed in time. Class room tests & assignments methods are followed to improve writing skills.Group Discussion on contemporary issue.

 
Academic Calendar: Academic calendar prepared by Govt.of  Odisha Higher Education Department is followed in the Department.

 
Co-Curricular Activities Once in every week students seminar is held in the department. It is compulsory for the students to make presentations (power point presentations/Oral presentations. Presentations are followed by interactive sessions in which both students and teacher participate.

 
Extra-curricular Activities: Essay and Debate Competitions are held in the College & Department. Students Participate in NCC, NSS, Self-defence training programme and competitions like music, dance, painting, Jhoti and sports activities organised by Department and College.

 
Extension Activities in the Department: Extra Mural Lectures, Swachha Bharat Programme, Tree plantation programmes are arranged every year to give exposure to students.
 

Career Counselling:

  

Career Counselling programmes are held to acquaint students to adopt different career including Civil Services.

 
Parent-Teacher Meetings: Parent-Teacher Meetings are held as per academic calendar. Interaction takes place between Parents and Teachers for each Individual student regarding their academic performance, class room behaviour etc.

 
Outreach Programme: Study Tour/Industrial Visits/Exhibitions: Our students got a major exposure by visiting and interacting with Mental Health Institutes/Orphanage, Self Help Groups, various exhibitions like Baliyatra, BaisakhiMela etc. for market study with our Faculty members.

 

Infrastructure Facilities:

  • Virtual Class Room
  • Class Rooms for U.G. Students
  • Class Rooms for P.G. Students
  • Teacher’s Staff Room
  • Seminar Library
  • Reading Space
  • One desk top
  • One Laptop
  • Toilet-01
  • Drinking Water Facility-01

Teaching Strength

SlNo. Name Designation Qualification
     1. Dr. Bandana Pathak Assisstant Professor

(Stage III)

 HOD, M.A., M.Phil, PhD
     2. Smt. Mamatarani Sahoo Assisstant Professor

(Stage II)

 M.A.
3. Smt. Devikarani Murmu Lecturer

(Ad-Hoc)

 MA

 

Books in Seminar Library

No of Books added in last 5 years= 24

Contribution= 53

Total No. of Books= 130

 

Seminar & Other Activities

Seminar and Other Curricular Activities Date Speaker/Chief Guest Designation Title of the Seminar Paper
P.G. Dept. Seminar 29.11.2017 Dr. Sudhakar Patra Professor(Berhampur University) Demonitaisation And Cashless Economy In India
P.G. Dept. Seminar 16.02.2018 Dr.SurendranathBehera Retd. Prof. & Former Principal of F.M. (Auto.) College Tax Reform In India
P.G. Dept. Seminar 28.09.2018 Dr.ChittaranjanNayak Asst.Prof (Ravenshaw University) Contribution  of Gandhiji  Towards Economic Thought
P.G. Dept. Seminar 05.04.2019 Smt. Anindita Das   Sustainable Development
International Women’s Day 08.03.2019 Smt. Susmita Das Singer Economic Empowerment of Women
P.G. Dept. Seminar   Smt. RajashreeMohanty Additional Secretary, DHE Govt. of Odish. Responsibility of Women Towards Society
P.G. Dept. Seminar 15.11.2019 Dr.SurendranathBehera Retd. Prof. & Former Principal of F.M. (Auto.) College Climate Change and Sustainable Development
Annual Seminar 25.01.2020 Dr.Sulochana Das   Tourism and Culture in Odisha
Group Discussion on Climate Change 10.02.2020 Dr.JaminiRanjanMohanty, Dr.Prasant Kumar Samatray, Dr. Ashok Kumar Nayak, Dr.BiswaDasMohanty&Miss Monalisha Swain HOD of Chemistry,HOD of Botany, HOD of Zoology, HOD of Physics & HOD of Computer Science. Enviornmental Degradation, Global Warming and Climate Change
Webinar on Performance of the Indian Economy During Pandemic  2020 05.09.2020 Dr. Manoj Kumar Das Asst.Prof (Ravenshaw University) Performance of Indian Economy During Pandemic 2020
A Special Seminar on the Occasion of Commemoration of 100 Years of Mahatma Gandhi’s Visit to Odisha. 14.09.2021 Sri. DebendraNath Rout Asst. Prof. SOBIT University, New Delhi Gandhian Thought In Present Economic Scenario
National Webinar 04.07.2022 Sri. Raghunandan Pattnaik National Trainer- BFSI Financial Wizard Financial Education on “Wealth and Inflation Management”
P.G.  Department Seminar 29.07.2022 Dr. Abhaya Kumar Nayak Register, NISER Women Empowerment and Atmanirbhar Bharat
Faculty Development Programme 26.08.2022 Dr. Sudhakar Patra Professor,

Berhampur University

 Research Methodology and Project Writing
 National Seminar 28.11.2022 Sri Raghunath Mishra General Manager, OIL India ltd, New Delhi Shifts in World Energy Dynamics: Imperatives for India
Extra Mural Lecture 17.12.2022 Sri Amitav Das Senior Advocate, Odisha High Court

 

 Rights of Citizens & their Enforceability
Capacity Building Workshop 26.12.2022 Dr. Amarendra Das Reader in Economics, NISER How to make a Good Undergraduate Research Project
 

 

 

 

International Webinar

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

15.04.2023

 Mrs. Pragyan Paramita Mohanty Senior Full Stack Developer of Numpy Ninja, USA Beyond Tradition: Women’s Impact on India’s Economic Landscape”.

 
Mrs. Mandakini Sahoo, Technology Services Specialist of Pasco Country Schools, USA Empowering Women
Mrs. Sonia Mohanty, Social Worker and Event Planner of Tampa Events, USA “Women in C-Suite Why Better”.

 
Mrs. Omika Singh Senior Manager/ Product Owner of  PWC, USA  “Imposter syndrome Among Women”.

 
Mrs. Manisha Patnaik,

 

 Sr. Business Analyst of Canadian Institute for Health Information, Canada  “Importance of Financial Literacy for Women
Mrs. Sweta Mohanty Senior Solution Architect of Akamai, USA  “Women in Corporate Sector- Issues and Challenges”.

 
Annual Seminar 03.05.23 Dr. Lipishree Das Associate Professor, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack  “Post Covid Indian Economy: Opportunities and Challenges”.