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MAHATMA GANDHI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & COMMERCE<br />

Department of Economics<br />

The Department of Economics is one of the first six departments of<br />

<strong>Assam</strong> <strong>University</strong> which began its journey in July 1994. The major activities<br />

of the department include imparting quality education to students admitted to<br />

the different academic programmes of the department and supervision of<br />

scholars at Ph.D. and M.Phil levels. The department has been laying special<br />

emphasis on developing proper understanding of the socio-economic problems<br />

and specifities of North East India. The on-going researches in the department<br />

cover such areas as agricultural economics, social sectors, human<br />

development, environmental economics, and gender studies, among others.<br />

Courses Offered :<br />

i] M.A. (by course work). Duration : Four Semesters. Intake Capacity : 77<br />

ii] M.Phil (by course work & dissertation). Duration : Three Semesters. Intake Capacity : 15<br />

iii] Ph.D. (by course & research work)<br />

iv] D.Litt. (by research work)<br />

Faculty :<br />

Name Designation Area of Specialization<br />

NIRANJAN ROY Ph.D. Professor Agricultural Economics, Environmental Economics and<br />

Social sector issues<br />

SUMANASH DUTTA Ph.D. Professor Development Economics, Human Development, Population<br />

Studies<br />

ALOK SEN Ph.D. Associate Professor Econometrics, Environmental Economics.<br />

MAHMOOD ALAM ANSARI M.Phil., Ph. D. Associate Professor Political Economy, Agricultural Economics<br />

SUBHRABARAN DAS Ph.D. Assistant Professor Economics and Statistics<br />

RITWIK MAZUMDER Ph.D. Assistant Professor Econometrics, Quantitative Economics<br />

DUKHOBANDHU SAHOO Ph.D. Assistant Professor Open Macroeconomics, Applied Econometrics,<br />

Mathematical Economics<br />

RAJU MANDAL M.A Assistant Professor Macroeconomics, Environmental and Natural Resources<br />

Economics<br />

AVIJIT DEBNATH Ph.D. Assistant Professor International Economics<br />

SAGARIKA DEY M. A. Assistant Professor Ecomometrics, Development Economics.<br />

SHRABANTY MAITY Ph.D. Assistant Professor Ecomometrics, Mathematical Economics.<br />

MANAS ROY M.Phil. Assistant Professor Operation Research & Ecomometrics.<br />

HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT : DR. ALOK SEN (: (03842) 270 853 (O)<br />

PLACEMENT : Many <strong>for</strong>mer students of the department are now serving as faculty members in colleges and<br />

other academic institutions both within and outside North East India. The passed out students are also<br />

engaged in banks, insurance, and other public sector industrial and service organisations.<br />

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