Department of Economics and Social Sciences Jain University

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE

1. Name of the Department

Department of Economics and Social Science

2. Year of establishment :

Program Year of establishment

M.A 2005
B.A 2009

All the programmes came under the ambit of Jain University in 2009.

3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university?

Yes. Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

4. Names of programmes offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated

Masters; Integrated Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Litt., etc.):

No. Level Name of Program

1 Research M. Phil /Ph.D.
2 PG M.A
3 UG B.A

5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved:

Nil

6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign

institutions, etc.:

Nil

7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons:

BA : History, Political Science

Lack of Students Response

8. Examination System: Annual/Semester/Trimester/Choice Based

Credit System:

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Semester

9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other

departments:

Nil

10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual

(Professors/Associate Professors/Asst. Professors/others)

Designation Sanctioned Filled

Professor 01 -
Associate Professors 01 -
Asst. Professors 07 09
Other -- ---

11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of

specialization, experience and research under guidance :

No. of Ph.D./
No of M.Phil.
Name Qualification Designation Specialization Years students
Experience guiding for
the last 4years
Ms. Richa MA, (Ph.D) Assistant
Economics 14 Years -
Gupta SLET Professor
Assistant
Ms. Nirmala M MA, M.Phil Economics 9 Years -
Professor
MA, M.Phil, Assistant M.Phil: 1
Dr. S S Rajan Economics 4 Years
Ph.D, NET Professor Ph.D: 1
Ms. Sunitha. MA , MBA, Assistant
Economics 13 Years -
BK M.Phil, (Ph.D) Professor
Assistant
Ms. Yashoda.L MA Economics 6 Years -
Professor
Mr. Sreesha MA Assistant
Economics 4 Years -
BR PGDBM Professor
Ms. Nikhitha Assistant
MA Economics - -
K. R. Professor
Ms. Chandni Assistant
MA (M.Phil.) Sociology 1 Years -
Sarda Professor
Dr. C. M.A., Ph.D., Assistant
Sociology 16 Years -
Sowrabha NET, SLET Professor

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12. List of senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct faculty, emeritus

professors:

Visiting Faculty
 Dr. S. R. Keshava
 Dr. Ethirajulu Naidu
 Dr. N. S. Vishwanath
 Ms. Nandini Vaidhyanathan, Director, Carma Foundation.
 Mr. Sundar, Chairman, Sai Consultancy
 Dr. Kalpana Muralidharan

13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-

wise information:

All classes are conducted by regular and visiting Faculty.

14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio:

U G ratio : 30:1
P G ratio : 10:1
Mphil/Ph.D : 1:1

15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative

staff: sanctioned, filled and actual :

Nil

16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies:

 Public Distribution System

 Micro Finance
 Banking & Finance

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17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b)

international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give
the names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received
project-wise. :

Nil

18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants

received

a) National collaboration : Nil

b) International collaboration : Nil

19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE;

DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received:

Nil

20. Research facility / centre with

 State Recognition : Nil

 National Recognition : Nil
 International Recognition : Nil

21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry

or corporate bodies:

Nil

22. Publications:

Total (International/
Publications
National)
Peer reviewed journal papers 11
Books with ISBN 01
No. listed in database 02
Citation index range/ average 2.5

23. Details of patents and income generated:

Nil

24. Areas of consultancy and income generated :

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Nil

25. Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other

laboratories / institutions / industries in India and abroad :

Nil

26. Faculty serving in

a) National committees b) International committees c) Editorial
Boards d) any other (please specify):

Nil

27. Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher / orientation

programs, workshops, training programs and similar programs):

Programme Total Number

FDP 02
Workshop 01
National - 36
Conference attended
International – 8

28. Student projects

• Percentage of students who have done in-house projects
including inter-departmental projects

55%

• Percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with

other universities / industry / institute

Nil

29. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international

level by

• Faculty :
• Dr. Rajan. S. S: Awarded The Best Visiting Scholar
Programme In Economics at Indira Gandhi Institute of
Development Research (IGIDR) Mumbai 2010.
• Dr.Manojit Bhatacharya: Professor D.M.Nanjundappa

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Endowment Award in Economics, at Institute For Social and

Economic Change (ISEC) Bangalore 2009.
• Dr. Kalpana P: Professor Somaiah Memorial Award in
political Science St. Joseph College, Bangalore.
• Dr. Kalpana P: Sri Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar Gold medal,
in Political Science, Bangalore University.

• Doctoral / Post Doctoral fellows: Nil

• Students: Nil

30. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of

funding (national /international) with details of outstanding
participants, if any:

Nil

31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments:

Research policy of Jain University is strictly adhered to.

32. Student profile programme-wise

Name of the Selected

Applications Pass
Programme
received Male female percentage
(refer to question no. 4)
UG- BA( PSE/HEP)
2009-12 28 11 08 89
2010-13 27 15 08 78
2011-14 32 12 16 68.75
2012-15 18 07 06 70
PG- MA Economics
2009-11 12 5 4 100
2010-12 20 7 8 100
2011-13 16 5 7 100
2012-14 18 8 7 88
2013-15 15 5 6 100
2014-16 34 13 16 Ongoing

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33. Diversity of students

Name of the % of % of students % of students % of students

Programme students from other from from
(refer to from the universities universities other
question same within the outside the countries
no. 4) university State State
2009-10 - 100 - --
2010-11 - 66.67 33.33 -
2011-12 - 66.67 33.33 -
2012-13 - 40 60 -
2013-14 - 01 98 01
2014-15 - 34.48 55.17 10.34

34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defence
Services examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive
examinations? Give details category-wise.

NET: 2
1. Hemanth Kumar C
2. Thimmaiah C.M.

35. Student progression

Student progression Percentage against enrolled

UG to PG 60
PG to M.Phil. 01
PG to Ph.D. -
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral -
Employed
 Campus selection -
 Other than campus recruitment 5.2
Entrepreneurs 01 - Ms Divya S P

36. Diversity of staff

Percentage of faculty who are graduates

of the same university Nil
From other universities within the State: 50
From other States universities 50
universities outside the country Nil

37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and

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D.Litt. during the assessment period:

01

38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with

regard to

a) Library: 01 Central library

01 Departmental Library

b) Internet facilities for staff and students : Yes

c) Total number of class rooms: 12

d)Class rooms with ICT facility : 02

e) Students’ laboratories: 04 Computational Labs (shared resources)

f) Research laboratories: Nil

39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates

a) From the host institution/university: M.Phil: 1, Ph. D: 1

Ph.D - Dr. Natraj

M.Phil – Ms. Rupali Gupta

b) From other institutions/universities: M.Phil: 1, Ph. D: 2

Ph.D – Ms. Divya, Mr. Somshekar

MPhil – Mr. Karan Nahar

40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from

the university:

Nil

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41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the

development of new programme(s)? If so, highlight the
methodology:

Yes, based on the Exit questionnaire filled up by the outgoing

students.
To ascertain the following:
 Gain the advanced technical tools, analytical skills and creative
outlook required to champion the areas of study in Economics.
 Apply current theory and analytical techniques to real finance
industry situations.

42. Does the department obtain feedback from

a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation?

If yes, how does the department utilize the feedback?

Yes. In order to keep up with the latest trends, the faculty

suggests restructuring the curriculum during the Departmental
meetings based on the feedback of students, alumni and
industrial experts and proposals are given to BOS.

b. Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-

evaluation and how does the department utilize the feedback?

Yes.
 The IQAC of the university collects and evaluates the
student feedback one at the end of each semester. Based on
the response, steps are taken to strengthen the teaching and
learning process.
 While revising the syllabus, suggestions found in the
students' exit questionnaire are also taken into
consideration.

c. Alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how

does the department utilize the feedback?

Yes. Informal feedbacks are also received from the alumni and
the employers. Feasible suggestions are implemented.

43. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)

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Nil

44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures /

workshops / seminar) involving external experts.

UG Economics
a) Special Lecture on Delhi elections: Prof. Dr. Sandeep Shastri,
Jain University

PG Economics
b) Soft Skill Development Program: Mr. Sundar, Chairman, Sai
Consultancy
c) Professional Development Program: Ms. Shilpa Somanathan,
Corporate Stress Manager
d) Industry Research Development Program: Mr. Amruth,
Consultant
e) Analytics Enhancement Program: Dr. Shubha, Mount Carmel
College, Bangalore.

45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different
programmes.

UG Economics
a) Visual Presentations to make class more active, interactive
sessions organised.
b) The students were made to refer some economic journals to
enhance them the practicality of the subject.
c) The students were encouraged to attend subject related
workshops and Management Group Discussions.

PG: Economics
a) Visual Presentations to make class more active.
b) Delivery of classroom interaction material and reference
material through online portal (GSeas.com)
c) Teaching materials from textbooks to original articles
published in journals
d) Providing access to online journals
e) Internship: Learning through working by introducing
compulsory full time Internship: Some of the students have
worked at HDFC, Samasta Microfinance Limited, By Design

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India Private Limited, Reliance, Axis Bank and BAMUL

Bangalore.

46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are
constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored?

a) The department encourages students to compete at various levels

for their career growth

UG Economics
1) Students are encouraged to apply for higher education

PG Economics
1) Higher Studies: Students are encouraged to enroll in research
programmes such as M Phil, Ph. D
Outcome: One Student pursuing M. Phil. (Eco) from
Pondicherry University
2) Competitive Exams: Students are encouraged to take up
competitive exams like Civil Services, Economic Services, and
Banking. State Public Services

Outcome: 7 are taking training for civil services

47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension

activities:

 Industrial visits/field trips

 Internships
 Social Visit to Old Age Home
 Economic Fest “FRISSON”
 Annual Inter College Sports and Cultural Meet
 Colloquium on Current Economic Issues
 Students participation in other universities/college events

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48. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the

department.

PG. Economics:
a) Introduction of application oriented classes- SPSS, EXCEL, E-
Views.
b) Unique practices other than those listed above- Field Survey,
Primary data analysis.

49. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by

other agencies? If yes, give details.

Not Applicable

50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating

new knowledge, basic or applied.

 Compulsory full time Internship

 Soft Skill and Professional development programmes

51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and

Challenges (SWOC) of the department.

Strengths:
 Use of Technology in Teaching & Learning
 Primary Study and Visual Presentation
 Implementation of learning tools and software’s
 Economics and Social Science Club
 Introduction of internships programme

Weakness:
 Lack of outlook towards research skills to focus more on
research
 Lack of publications

Opportunities:
 Publish Annual newsletter focusing on Economic & Social issues
 Conduct more Work shop/ Conferences / Seminar and
Symposium at periodic intervals
 To improve the hit ratio in campus placement.

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 To give exposure to students on entrepreneurship by

collaborating with various entrepreneurship cell.
 To introduce value added programs for better opportunity.

Challenges:
 To bring the students at the same level of understanding, as they
come from diversified regions and education methodology.
 Encouraging students to do paper/ poster presentations in
different conferences
 To obtain major research projects from external funding
agencies.
 To intensify the networking between industry and academics
through summer internship

52. Future plans of the department

 Develop linkages with Institutions of repute and Higher

learning
 Formulate research proposals for various external agencies in
the interdisciplinary areas in association with Jain University.
 To focus on global business opportunities and trends through
academic
 Create a centre of excellence in Economics and Social science.

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