Departmental Profile
The Department of Economics is one of the first six departments of Assam University which began its journey in July 1994. The major activities of the department include imparting quality education to students admitted to the different academic programmes of the department and supervision of scholars at Ph.D. and M.Phil levels. The department has been laying special emphasis on developing proper understanding of the socio-economic problems and specifities of North East India. The on-going researches in the department cover such areas as agricultural economics,social sectors, human development, environmental economics, and gender studies, among others.
Courses Offered
| Courses Offered | Duration | Number of Seats | Program Course Structure |
|---|---|---|---|
| M.A. (by course work) | Four Semester | 77 | Syllabus new w.e.f July, 2018 |
| M.Phil (by course work & dissertation). | Semester | ||
| Ph.D. (by course & research work) | |||
| D. Litt. (by research work) |
Faculty
| Name & Qualification | Designation | Area of Specialization | Contact & Email ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niranjan Roy, Ph.D. | Professor | Agricultural Economics,Environmental Economics and Social sector issues | roy_niranjan@yahoo.com |
| Sumanash Dutta, Ph.D. | Professor | Development Economics, Human Development, Population Studies & Economics of Education. | sumanash.dutta@aus.ac.in |
| Alok Sen, Ph.D. | Professor | Micro Economics, Environmental Economics, Econometrics | alok.sen@aus.ac.in |
| M. A. Ansari, M.Phil.,Ph.D. | Professor | Political Economy, Agricultural Economics |
mahmood.alam.ansari@aus.ac.in |
| Ritwik Mazumder, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Statistics and Econometrics (Econometric Modeling And Applications, Mathematical Statistics) & Environmental Economics | r_itwikm@yahoo.com ritwiksmazumder@gmail.com ritwik.mazumder@aus.ac.in |
| Raju Mandal, M.A. | Assistant Professor |
Macroeconomics, Environmental and Natural Resources Economics | raju.mandal@aus.ac.in |
| Avijit Debnath, PhD | Assistant Professor |
International Economics. |
avijit.debnath@aus.ac.in |
| Sagarika Dey, Ph.D. |
Assistant Professor |
Econometrics, Rural Development & Rural livelihoods, Micro-Economics | sagarika.dey@aus.ac.in |
| Dr. Manash Roy | Assistant Professor |
Econometrics & Demography |
manash.roy015@gmail.com |
| Dr. Amrita Pramanick, Ph. D. | Assistant Professor |
Microeconomics, Game Theory, Contract Theory, Theory of Incentives, Industrial Economics |
amritapramanick87@gmail.com amrita.pramanick@aus.ac.in |
| Dr. Sanjay Sinha, Ph. D. | Assistant Professor |
Econometrics | sanjaydmc84@gmail.com |
Head of the Department
Prof. Sumanash Dutta
03842-270853 (O)
Placement
Many former students of the department are now serving as faculty members in colleges and other academic institutions both within and outside North East India. The passed out students are also engaged in banks, insurance, and other public sector industrial and service organizations.