Brief history of the department

The Department of Economics, Jorhat College came into being with the very inception of the college. At the beginning Economics was taught as a core subject. With the increase in the number of students and responding to the demand of time Major course was opened in 1977-78. The first batch of students came out successfully in the year 1979. Since then a large number of students have offered Economics as Major subject.

Mission and Vision

It has been an earnest endeavour on the part of the department to undertake number of academic and co-curricular activities. The department also undertakes various initiatives as its responsibility towards the society.

Course Offered

• Economics (Honours), Economics (Generic) under CBCS system.

Present Faculty Members

• Dr. Mouchumi Mahanta, M.A., Ph.D., B.Music( Vocal, Violene, Classical Dance), H.O.D.
• Mr. PulokJyoti Sharma, M.A.
• Dr. Jagat Jyoti Barua , M.A. , M.Phil, UGC-NET, Ph.D.
• Ms. Mahfuja Begum, M.A. MPhil. UGC-NET, Pursuing Ph.D.

The founder teachers of the department

Sl.No.	Name of the teacher	Period	Designation
01.	Late Tarun Mohan Goswami.	from1-12-72 to 31-12- 81	Head of the department. Later Vice-Principal of the college.Died during his service period in December,1981.
02.	Late Narendra Nath Kakoti	From1-12 72 to 28-2-97	Head of the department from January,1982
03.	Late Hemanta Kumar Dutta	From1-12-72 to 31-7-95	Senior Lecturer.

Other teachers who worked in the Department

SL No.	Name of the teacher	Period	Designation
1	Dr. Sujata Phukan	from14-7-82 to 31-7-16	Associate Prof,HoD, Vice Principal,Principal i/c
2	Dr. Pradip Kr. Adhyapak	From 2-3-83 to 27-9-89	Assistant Professor
3	Dr. Panchanan Borthakur	From 15-11-88 to 31-7-2015	Associate professor, HoD
4.	Dr. Nilima Bora	From 05 11- 95 to 31-12-2018	Associate professor, HoD

Academic Activities

• Migration of Rural Youths: A case study of XahaiKhangia Gaon on 11/04/2015
• Tourism and Employment: A case study of Kaziranga Orchid Park on 10/02/2016
• Demographic Pattern of Tea Garden Labourer: A case Study in Sycotta Tea Estate on 10/06/2016
• A study on potential of Kakachang as a tourist place on 31/01/2018
• A study on Environmental degradation in Picnic Spots of Assam: A case study of Silghat on 3rd February 2019.
• A field-study on the “Financial Awareness and Financial Inclusion of the Tea Garden workers of Naginijan Tea-Estate, Jorhat” on 15/07/2019

Best Practices of the department

1. Learning through Alumni interaction. Alumni Pursuing Ph.D.  or similar higher education are invited interact with current students and take classes on special issues.
2. Departmental Quiz is organised.
3. ICT is given utmost importance as a teaching aid.
4. Departmental Awards for students.
5. Economic Forum actively takes part enhancing economic discourse.

No. of books in the departmental library: more than 539