Vision & Mission

• To teach students the basic concepts and principles of economics and to create a strong foundation for pursuing higher education.
• To provide highly qualified, well-rounded and motivated students with sound knowledge of the subject and apply it in the real world to serve the society.
• To motivate students for self-improvement through continuous expansion of better knowledge and personality development.
• To enhance the analytical and logical abilities of the students to enable them to pursue a technical career in the field of economics.

• To prepare students to acquire applied knowledge of economics and enhance their employability skills.
• To make conscious efforts to increase students’ interest in higher education.
• To guide the students regarding career and entrepreneurship.
• To encourage students to go beyond the boundaries of the prescribed curriculum to assess economic issues using skills and tools both inside and outside the classroom.

Objectives

SWOC

Strength

• The Department of Economics has qualified and experienced teachers.
• There is a progressive tradition of third year result.
• The Department has undertaken various activities to create awareness among the students about socio-economic phenomena.
• Organization of various programs for overall personality development of students.
• Maximum number of students from rural areas and low income groups.
• Certificate Courses have been organized to give scope to the talents of the students.
• To familiarize the students with the economics study method along with local issues.
• Organizing industrial visits regularly.

Weakness

• Separate departmental infrastructure is not available for Economics Department.
• There is no separate library of economics.
• There is no post graduate department for economics subject for students.
• The number of students has decreased due to the opening of new colleges in the vicinity of the college and the introduction of the same courses in the college.

Opportunities

• Providing quality education to economically weaker section students.
• Involvement of industrialists, government officials and social workers as resource persons in the teaching of certain subjects in the syllabus prescribed by the University.
• To create awareness among students and society about various economic and social issues.
• To participate in various welfare activities.
• Enhancing consultation, collaboration, MoUs and linkages.
• Establishment of PG and Research Center of Economics.

Challenges

• The challenge of starting an interdisciplinary course.
• Challenge of starting career oriented courses.
• The challenge of creating awareness among students about research in economics.
• The challenge of retaining students in economics in an increasingly competitive environment.

Programme Specific Outcomes

Programme & Courses Offered- Bachelor of Arts in Economics (B.A in Economics)

• Programme Outcome 
• Programme Specific Outcome
• Course Outcome 

Course Structure

Student’s Strengths

Study Tour

Highlights

• World Population Day
• Industrial Visit
• Food Festival
• Arranging expert guest lectures on various topics like financial literacy, awareness, budgeting etc.
• Students have actively participated in various events and competitions organized in college
• Quiz Competition, General knowledge competition,
• Involvement in College Cultural Programme

Teaching methods

Lecture methods: –

• Four lectures per week of 48 minutes for each subject are fixed for first Third year undergraduate classes.
• Three lectures per week of 48 minutes for each subject are fixed for Second & Third year Project Paper undergraduate classes.

Experiential Learning:-
Visits to various industries and organizations, poster exhibition and elocution competition are organized for the students. Every year a food festival is organized under the subject of Advertising.

• Group Discussion
• Classroom discussions
• Assignments
• Students Seminar
• E-books, debating

Use of ICT in the department of Economics

• Study material and current affairs are sent to students on Google Classroom.
• Quiz is conducted through Google form.
• PowerPoint presentations

Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning

• Regularity and Punctuality- Quite regular and punctual as per norms
• Details of course-Syllabus
• Teaching plan
• Synopses of lecturers- Synopsis are available in the Teacher’s diary.
• reference reading books list
• Study material- (Google Classroom)
• Extra lectures Planning
• Conduct of Prelims, Test

Evaluation methods

• Semester wise Examination (As per University Guidelines)
• Project Work (As per University Guidelines- TYBA)
• Open Book Test
• Unit test
• Assignments
• Group Discussion
• Question-Answer Session
• Quiz
• Mock Test

Faculty Members

Contribution of faculty members to publications

Study material

• Text books
• Reference books
• Reading materials
• Library books
• Newspaper cuttings
• Articles & Current affairs etc.

Our Pride

• Yashwant Harishchandra Ulvekar (Assistant Professor and Head, Rayat Shikshan Sanstha’s  ASC College, Mokhada, Dist. Palghar)
• Dhanraj Kanha Tokade (Advocate High Court)
• Shantaram Bedekar (Advocate High Court)
• Santosh Thombre (Government Officer)
• Amol Mane (Senior Branch Manager, Bajaj Life Insurance.)

Future plans

• To organize national as well as international seminars on current economic affairs and issues.
• Starting Post Graduate Course in Department of Economics.
• Introduction of short term skill based and career oriented courses.
• Publish an annual college level journal in social sciences in collaboration with other social science departments.
• Adoption of internet, power point presentation, ICT, online lectures.
• To acquaint the students with the emerging issues of business at the international level in the light of liberalization, globalization and privatization policies through the Syllabus.
• To enter into MoUs for Collaboration between educational institutions, NGOs and industry.
• To motivate students to conduct research projects and surveys on regional socio-economic issues.