About the department

The Department of Economics was established since the inception of the college in 1964. The Honours stream was introduced in 1996.The department organized a UGC sponsored 2-day National Seminar on Skill Development on 5th & 7th December,2016. On 16th & 17th September, 2017, the department organized an ICSSR sponsored 2-day National Seminar on Reforming the Indian Economy in collaboration with Bengal Economic Association.  A Training/Workshop on Human Rights Education and its awareness was held on 9th & 10th February, 2019 with the approval of National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi.