DOON UNIVERSITY DEHRADUN

SSR PART-II
DOON UNIVERSITY, DEHRADUN
50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating
new knowledge, basic or applied.
Not Applicable
51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and
Challenges (SWOC) of the department.
Strengths
Weaknesses
Young, energetic and enthusiastic
faculty members
Encouraging response from the larger
society in terms of applications for
admission in the department.
Scant number of faculty members.
Less sanctioned positions than
required for a decent student faculty
ratio.
No separate library for the School.
Encouraging media response for
different activities of the Department.
Opportunities
Potentials for a centre of excellence
given no other institutions offering
similar courses in the state.
Potential role in partnership with
different government agencies for
policy formulation and evaluation.
Many research fields of the faculties
are already industry oriented further
applications in industry are possible.
Challenges
To meet the aspiration of students in
dynamic market situations.
To meet the standards of teaching and
research with scant human resources.
To restrict inbreeding of faculty
members in the light of lesser interest
of faculties to join the university at
higher levels viz, professors and
associate professors.
Preparation of students to meet the
requirement of modern industries and
R&D activities is main challenge that
has been found by the department.
52. Future plans of the department.
As per the mandates of the department of economics as highlighted in the
vision and mission statement of the university in the Detailed Project Report,
the Department plans to evolve as an institution of higher learning in terms of
teaching and research in economics. Towards this, the medium and longer
terms plans of the Department are as highlighted below.
Short-Term/ Medium Term Plans:
Development of new course material
Workshop-Seminar
School of Physical Sciences
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