Dept of Economics

Department Profile

Dept of Economics

Vision

The Department will definitely scale greater heights by achieving the following Vision and Mission:
VISION
“Imparting Quality Education to students to make them employable by providing a strong academic foundation with a focus on Value Based Education, cherishing our Nation’s dreams to achieve excellence in the quality of education offered in our academic YATRA”

Mission

MISSION

To develop a perspective for an intelligent understanding of economic problems and impart training in the analytical framework of micro and macro economic analysis, statistical and mathematical techniques as well as economic theories to equip the students to handle quantitative issues analytically to meet the challenges of the corporate and financial world.
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME
To give students a thorough understanding of Economic concepts added with analytical methods of Economics
To provide and adapt curricula that prepare our graduates for employment and further study as economists
To provide the students with the opportunity to pursue courses that emphasizes quantitative and theoretical aspects of Economics
To enrich the student’s ability to analyse, interpret and present economic data.
To give the students an exposure of corporate functioning/professional world through summer internship programme and term papers.

Category:

Economics

NGM is unique and different. It’s a legend, ever ancient and ever new, painstakingly built over the last 55 years by the hard and combined efforts of all the stakeholders. It is a mystique that spells excellence, dedication, quality and relevance and the heart beat of the students and a household name in Pollachi. The department of economics is 55 years young – a moderate innings indeed but with dedicated service. Driven by experienced and highly qualified faculty, aided by a dynamic curriculum design and state-of-the art academic infrastructure, the department offers its students a course on par with the best institution of the region. The structure of the course as well as the academic rigour triggered of ensures that the students of the department of economics, are well-equipped with the analytical skills and the temperaments and talents required to grapple with the complex issues they would face in their chosen field. The department organises seminars, workshops and conferences with a wide variety of issues, to provide a platform for discussing and disseminating the latest economic issues at national and international levels.

All the faculty members are consistently publishing articles in journals, presenting papers in various seminars and conferences. The department has grown manifold and it offers at present research programmes like M.Phil., and Ph.D. The functional harmony existing among the faculty and students ensures a hassle free growth of the department.

Highlights

UGC MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECTS
1. A Study on Problems and Prospects of Coir Industry in Tamilnadu with Special
Reference to Coimbatore District – Period 2010-2014
2. A Study on Tribal Development – Period 2005-08
3. A Study on Tribal Development – Period 2005-08

MOU

22 MOU with FARMERS and AGROi INDUSTRIALISTS : For the students of Undergraduate Candidate Programme in Farming Activitie and Agro Based Industrial Activities to acquire skills required for employment.
6 MOU with Industrialists and Farmers for the students of Undergraduate Economics like soft skill training , Pre-placement training etc., to acquire skills required for employment in the industry.

Certificate Course
Uzhavu Bharatham , offered for all the UG Students in the college during the Semester II, III, and IV
EDC – Coordinated by the Department

Student Welfare Fund
1. Arutchelvar Dr. N.Mahalingam Memorial Student Welfare Fund of Rs. 1 Lakh was
instituted by the alumni of the Department in the year 2016

2. Assisting Economically poor Students through Arutchelvar Dr. N.Mahalingam
Endownment Fund

Association

Association

The department of economics created the forum – Econ-Voice which provides a platform to student-teachers to acquire the required knowledge, skill and develop positive attitude, values and beliefs. Econ-Voice have planned and in response to the present challenges like process of globalization, accelerated pace of technological progress, increasing social inequalities, undertaking rural development and poverty alleviation, progress of democracy and human rights, multi-culturalism, the feeling of insecurity, and moral decline

Activities:

Together we are collecting and presenting an authoritative regional, national and global developments and collaborate with senior and peer group students.
Through this meeting with thought provoking leaders of society, eminent academicians, industrialists etc., every student development can have the knowledge update about the issues, problems and aspects which helps to enrich their knowledge and solving those problems at their level best.
Econ-Voice, also encouraged the students to conduct and assist different competition (quiz, essays) in the college which develops their general knowledge and managerial skills.
Various interactive sessions are conducted periodically in the class rooms and initiate the students to participate in various inter and intra collegiate competitions.

Activities of the Econ-voice gives overall growth of the students and paves the way for better future in the modern, competitive and global environment.

Mr N. Anbuarasu

M.A., M. Phil., BL.,

Assistant Professor & Head

EMail: anbuarasu1974@gmail.com

Dr. K. Murugavelu

MA., M. Phil., Ph.D

Associate Professor

EMail: murugavelu1967@gmail.com

Dr. Nirrmala Sathish

M.A., MBA., B.Ed., M. Phil., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

EMail: nirrmalasathisheconomics@gmail.com

Dr. N. Padmasundari

M.A., M.Com., M.B.A., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

EMail: padmanathamuni@gmail.com

Dr.N.Vidhya

M.A, Ph.D

Assistant Professor

Program Outcomes: Specified by UGC

PO1 To make the students to understand and analyze the concepts, principles, doctrines, laws and policies in Economics.

PO2 To motivate the students to know about new trends in National Economy.

PO3 To enlighten the students with economic aspects for decision making.

PO4 To develop the skills of analysis and application of the economic principles to the real world problems.

PO5 To inculcate a sense of social responsibility in them so that they become socially productive citizens

PO6 To promote individual and team work communication

PO7 To inculcate life-long learning and ethics

PO8 To maintain physical and mental wellness

Program Specific Outcomes:

PSO – 01 Aid in the application of Statistical tools with computer applications in solving realistic economic problems and promoting managerial skills

PSO – 02 To serve as a national and regional hub of knowledge connectivity for rural and urban development including health

Program Educational Objectives:

PEO1 To provide students with the intellectual and analytical skills required to understand, evaluate and analyze the economic issues and challenges of every day life.

PEO2 Inculcate skills to evaluate, innovate and integrate the contemporary issues and motivate further learning.

PEO3 To prepare the students to be eligible for advanced studies and exploring various business and employment opportunities in the ﬁeld of banking, insurance, academic, administration and other formal and informal sectors of the economy.

PEO4 Apply and advance the knowledge and skill required, to become a creative professional in their chosen ﬁeld.

PEO5 To inculcate the ethical, moral, social, environmental and economic values among students so that they become healthy citizens.

BA-Economics-2021-2024-Syllabus.pdf application/pdf

Research & Awards (Details)	PDF File
Ph.D. Scholar Details
Dr.P..Krishnathulasimani Received National Builder Award from Rotary Club , Pollachi in the Year 2022	https://www.ngmc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/national-builder-award.pdf
Dr.P..Krishnathulasimani Received Ganaguru Award from Lions Club , Pollachi in the Year 2022	https://www.ngmc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Gana-Guru-Award-1.pdf
Dr.Nirrmala Sathish Received GMRAF Young Faculty Excellence Award from Global Multi Disciplinary Research and Academic Foundation (GMRAF), Chennai, India in the Year 2020	https://www.ngmc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Nirrmala-Sathish-Award-1.pdf