St. Albert’s College, Ernakulam Department of Economics 1. Name of the department : ECONOMICS 2. Year of Establishme nt : 1946 3. Names of Programmes/ Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.):   B. A. Economics M. A. Economics 4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departme nts/units involved: Nil 5. Annual/semester/choice based credit system (programme wise): UG (CBCSS), PG (CSS) 6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departme nts: Nil 7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc.: Nil 8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons: NA 9. Number of Teaching posts : 7 Particulars Sanctioned Filled Professors 0 0 Associate Professors 0 0 Assist. Professors 7 7 Self Study Report, May 2015 Page 264 St. Albert’s College, Ernakulam 10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./ D.Litt. / Ph.D./M.Phil.etc.,) Name Qualification Designation Mr. T. G. John MA Economics, NET Lecturer No. of Years of Specialization Experie nce Development Economics MA Political Science, NET( Public Ms. Benly B. Asst. Professor Political Administration Science),MA Public MA (Eco), Mr. Francis Administration B.Ed., DIM, Economics MC Asst. Professor PGDMM., SET, &Management NET 19 2 15 Ms. Neeraja James M.A., NET Asst. Professor 1 Ms. Asha Maria Thomas MA, NET Asst. Professor Integrated MA 2 Ms. Linda George MA, NET Asst. Professor 1 Ms. Jincy MA, NET Asst. Professor 1 11. No. of Ph.D. Students Guided for the Last 4 years List of senior visiting faculty: Dr. Titus Correya, Prof. Robbins Jacob 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programwise) By temporary faculty : Nil 13. Student-Teacher Ratio (programwise): UG 35:1 & PG 6:1 Self Study Report, May 2015 Page 265 St. Albert’s College, Ernakulam 14. Number of acade mic support staff(technical)and administrative staff; sanctioned and filled: Nil 15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc /D.Litt /Ph.D /MPhil /PG. : DSCPG - 6 16. Numbe r of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b)International funding agencies and grants received: Nil 17. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total grants received: Nil 18. Research Centre/ facility recognize d by the University: NA 19. Publications: a) Publication per faculty Ms. Benly B – 2 Ms. Neeraja James – 8 Mr. Francis MC – 1 Number o f pape rs p ub lis hed in peer re viewed jo ur na ls (na tio na l/international) by faculty and students: 3 (Faculty) 20. Areas of consultancy and income generated: Nil 21. Faculty as me mbe rs in a) National committees b) International Committees c) Editorial Boards: Nil 22. Student projects: a) Percentage of students who have one in- house projects including inter departmental/ program: 100% Self Study Report, May 2015 Page 266 St. Albert’s College, Ernakulam b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution i.e. in Research laboratories/Industry/ other agencies: Nil 23. 24. Awards/ Recognitions received by faculty and students:  Ms. Benly B – 1 st Rank in BA, 1st Rank in MA  Ms. Asha Maria Thomas – 1st Rank in Integrated MA  Ms. Linda George – 2nd Rank in BA, 1st Rank in MA List of e mine nt acade micians and scie ntists/vis itors to the departme nt:  Dr. Ramakanthan, HOD (Political Science) Maharajas College and Former Director of KILA 25.  Dr C M Joy, Associate Professor, S H College, Thevara  Dr P Arunachalam, Prof and Head, Department of Economics, CUSAT Seminars/Conferences/Works hops organized & the source of funding a) National: Nil b) International: Nil 26. Student profile programme /coursewise: Name of the Course/programme (refer question no. 4) Applications received Selected UG (BA Eco) 390 PG (MA Eco) 23 Enrolled *M *F Pass percentage 13 3 10 92 3 0 3 84 *M=Male *F=Female Self Study Report, May 2015 Page 267 St. Albert’s College, Ernakulam 27. Diversity of Students Name of the Course % of students from the same state % of students from other States % of students from abroad UG 99 1 0 28. Howmanystudentshaveclearednationalandstatecompetitiveexaminationss uch as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc.? Nil 29. Student progression Student progression Against % enrolled UG to PG 32 PG to M.Phil. NA PG to Ph.D. NA Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral NA Employed •Campus selection •Othe r than campus recruitme nt 8.92% Entrepre neurship/Selfemployme nt 30. 1.78% Details of Infrastructural facilities a) Library : Nil b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students: 3 Desktops (1 with internet connection) c) Class rooms with ICT: 1 d) Laboratories: NA 31. Numbe r of stude nts receiving financial assistance from college, unive rsity, Government or other agencies: 8 Self Study Report, May 2015 Page 268 St. Albert’s College, Ernakulam 32. Details on s tude nt e nrichme nt programmes (s pecial lectures/ works hops/ Seminar) with external expe rts:  Seminar On Protection Of Western Ghats: Gadgil / Kasthurirangan Report - Resource Person: Dr Pm Joy, Hod, Dept Of Zoology, Sh College, Thevara  Seminar On Human Rights And Democracy- By Dr Rama Kanthan, Maharajas College  One Day Workshop On Statistical Package For Social Sciences Resource Person Mr. Jackson D’silva  Lecture Series – 1st Lecture On Economic Reforms: Pros And Cons Dr. P Arunachalam, HoD Dept Of Applied Economics, CUSAT 33. 34. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning:  Flip Method  Quality Circle Centered Interactions  Smart Room based Teaching  Audio Video Visual based Teaching Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities  Students’ House Visit Program of the College  Women Empowerment – Entrepreneurial Development Centre  SC/ST Students’ Remedial Coaching Sessions  PSC Coaching for financially backward students  Contributions to AGAPE – program for constructing house for a selected needy student  Social surveys  Students projects – related to social programs Self Study Report, May 2015 Page 269 St. Albert’s College, Ernakulam 35. SWOC analysis of the departme nt and Future plans Strengths  Dedicated Faculty  Capacity to apply modern teaching methodology  Adaptability to any change  Competitive Students  Management Support Weakness  Insufficient Funds Opportunities  Research Centre Upgradation  Centre of Excellence in IES/ NET/ SET Coaching  Placement Oriented Programs Challenges  Competition from other Colleges especially autonomous Colleges FUTURE PLANS OF THE DEPARTMENT  IES Coaching : 2015 – Convert into Quality Centre for IES Training attracting aspirants State wise by 2018  Professional NET/SET Coaching Centre: 2015 – result oriented approach  Formation of Human Rights Training Team for Educate School Students to form Human Rights Sena  2016: SUPER 3 program for ensuring Rank from department  Tie –up with Stock Exchange to start Online Trading Centre –for Create investors - 2017  Expansion of Skill Development Centre – 25 women entrepreneurs per year  2016 : National Seminar on E- Governance  2017 : Economics Journal – a national platform for Publication of Articles  2018 : International Seminar on BRIC – Economic Integration  2020 : Steps for Establishment of Economics Research Centre Self Study Report, May 2015 Page 270