Department of Economics

The Post Graduate Teaching Department of Economics, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University established in the year 1958. The Department has grown in leaps and bounds in terms of developing good academic culture and quality research work and through the representation of its faculty members in assignments at state as well as national level. The intake capacity for post graduate course is 160 students. M. Phil course was also run by the department. Aims of the Department: => The Department aims to have a holistic development of the students by following a teaching pedagogy that imparts education in tune with the contemporary demands of local, national and International environment. => The Department aspires for skill development of the students and making them employable in corporate and academic fields. => The Department strives for developing a strong research base on an individual and departmental level such that the research can be used for providing consultancy on a wide range of socio-economic areas. => The Department endeavours to be a guiding center to the teaching fraternity of Economics & assist all in the expansion of the subject knowledge through organizing workshops, Faculty development programs and other constructive initiatives. => Through the Regional Development centre, the department aims at organizing programs for studying the varied regional issues in Vidharbha and making suggestions in this regard.

Courses offered

=> Master of Arts (M.A.) (English and Marathi Medium), => Master of Philosophy (M. Phil), => Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and => Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.)

Syllabus

=> M.A. Economics (CBCS Pattern, Semester I, Semester II, Semester III, Semester IV) => Ph.D. (Syllabus for PET)

Admission

Student Intake Capacity: => M.A. I M.A. I English Medium 80 => M.A. I Marathi Medium 80 => M.A. II M.A. I English Medium 80 => M.A. II Marathi Medium 80 => Ph.D. – 50

Admission Process

=> M.A. Programme – the admission to programme is through the centralized admission process (CAP) conducted by the RTM University on the basis of merit. This is generally conducted in the month of June every year. The detailed information is made available on www.nagpuruniversity.ac.in => M.Phil. Programme - the aspirants have to qualify the entrance exam conducted by RTM Nagpur University. The detailed information is made available on www.nagpuruniversity.ac.in => Ph.D. Programme - Candidates those who are interested to pursue Ph.D. must have cleared Ph.D. Entrance Test (PET) conducted by the RTM Nagpur University or M.Phil in Economics or cleared NET/SET in Economics. The details of the entrance test are available on the Ph.D. Portal of Nagpur university website.

Eligibility

=> Graduate from any recognized university for seeking admission in M.A. Programme => Post Graduate in Economics from any recognized university for seeking admission in M. Phil. Programme. => Candidates from other Universities seeking admission in the department to the any course are required to obtain an Eligibility Certificate from RTM Nagpur University and Submit original documents along with Migration Certificate.

Research

Research Activities of the Department: The department actively engages in research which is multidisciplinary in nature and provide policy inputs to the state as well as union government. The fields of research are primarily on Agriculture, International sector, Industrial sector, Economics of Education and Health, Rural Development, Poverty, inclusion, Environment, Tribal Development and Regional Development and Disparities. Completed Research Projects: => ‘Industrial development in post liberalisation period – An analysis of nexus between trade liberalisation’, flow of foreign investment, environmental quality and welfare gains sponsored by ICSSR, New Delhi. (A. P. Kulkarni, R. Y. Mahore and V. S. Deshpande) => ‘Economics of Protected Area: A Case study of Pench National Park’, approved thorough IGIDR, Mumbai sponsored by World Bank. (Anjali Kulkarni and V. M. Vaidya) => ‘Growth in social sector expenditure’ sponsored by UGC. => ‘Input-output analysis for Gadchiroli district of Vidarbha region’ sponsored by Maharashtra Irrigation Commission, Government of India. => ‘Rate of return on primary education in Nagpur district’, sponsored by UGC. (R. Y. Mahore) => Background paper on ‘Agrarian Scenario in suicide affected district’ for the Government of Maharashtra sponsored project on Farmers’ suicides. (A. P. Kulkarni, R. Y. Mahore, V. S. Deshpande and S. H. Indurwade) => Effectiveness of Consumer protection with special reference to service sector’, sponsored by Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi. (A. P. Kulkarni, R. Y. Mahore and V. S. Deshpande) => ‘Impact of SCSP on SCs residing in government and government aided hostel in Maharashtra’ Sponsored by ICSSR, New Delhi (S. H. Indurwade) => ‘Implementation of student’s education loan and its impact on students Higher Education and Employability in Vidharbha Region of Maharashtra’. Sponsored by ICSSR, New Delhi. ( S. H. Indurwade) => Evaluative Study of Rajiv Gandhi Fellowship in RTM Nagpur University Sponsored by RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur. (S. H. Indurwade) => Food security-its role in providing livelihood & poverty alleviation sponsored by UGC. (A.P. Kulkarni and Sneha V. Deshpande) => ‘An analytical Study of Diary Development Initiatives in Wardha District’ sponsored by RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur. (Sneha V. Deshpande) => An Empirical Study of Public Distribution System and problems of FPS Owners in Gondia District (2007 - 2012) (2011-2013) Sponsored by UGC, New Delhi. (Samit Mahore) => ‘Impact of socio Economic Background on Choice of Higher Education: An Analysis of Nagpur City’, (2015-2017) Sponsored by RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur. (Samit Mahore) => ‘Situational Analysis of Financial Inclusion of Street Venders in Nagpur City’, 2015-2017. (Aparna Samudra) List of the Ph.D. Awards in the Department:

Sr. No.	Name of the Candidate	Title of the Research	Year of Award
1.	Dr. Vijay Bansod	नागपूर जिल्हातील पीक पध्दतीत झालेल्या बदलांचे शेतकऱ्यांवरील आर्थिक परिणाम	29.08.2013
2.	Dr. Rakshit Bagde	जागतिकीकरणाच्या संदर्भात डाँ. आंबेडकरांच्या भारतीय शेतीविषयक आर्थिक विचारांचे मूल्यमापन	13.09.2013
3.	Dr. Gurudas Nehare	नागपूर जिल्हातील आश्रमसाळांच्या योगदानाचे आर्थिक अध्ययन	26.02.2016
4.	Dr. Harish Bawangade	चंद्रपूर जिल्हातील आदिवासी शेतकऱयांसाठी राबविण्यात येणाऱ्या कृषी विषयक योजनांचे आर्थिक अध्ययन	26.02.2016
5.	Dr. Neena Job	Industrial Pollution and its impact on Human Resources with reference to Bhilai Steel Plan	26.02.2016
6.	Dr. Kavita Makarwar	दक्षिणपूर्व मध्य रेल्वे के कर्मचारियोका आर्थिक अध्ययन	07.01.2017
7.	Dr. Ranjana Lanewar	नागपूर जिल्हातील ग्रामीण महिला शेतमजुरांच्या आर्थिक व सामाजिक परिस्थीचे अध्ययन	17.03.2017
8.	Dr. Nagendra Das	An Economic Analysis of Higher Education in India in Respect of Women with special reference to Nagpur District of Maharashtra	23.08.2019
9.	Shri Amol Shende	ताडोबा अंधारी व्याघ्र प्रकल्पाअंतर्गत पुनर्वासितांच्या समस्यांचे आर्थिक अध्ययन	2020

No. of students perusing Ph.D. research work under the guidance of Dr. S. H. Indurwade:

Sr. No.	Name of the Candidate	Title of the Research	Current status
1.	Shri Santosh Roddawar	Impact of Education Loan on students Higher Education in Nagpur District	Submitted
2.	Shri Chandrashekhar Farkade	प्रो. अमर्त्य सेन यांच्या आर्थिक विचारांचे अध्ययन (दारिद्र्य आणि विषमतेच्या संदर्भात)	Submitted
3.	Shri Ankesh Sahu	नागपूर शहरातील रस्त्यावर राहणाऱ्या मुलांच्या जीवनमानाचा आर्थिक अध्ययन	Working
4.	Shri Rameez Raja	Role of Small Scale Industries in Rural Development of Jammu and Kashmir with special reference to District Pulwama	Working

Sr. No.	Name of the Candidate	Title of the Research	Year of Award
1.	Shri Pradeep Madhukarrao Navghare	“An Analysis of Inter-relationship of Working Conditions and Level of Production (A Study with Special Reference to Steel Plants Registered in Nagpur Division)”	28/12/2010
2.	Smt. Jasvinder Kaur	“Composition and Direction of Foreign Trade from Central India (A Study in the Context of “Logistic Hub” Available in Nagpur)”	27.08.2012
3.	Shri Anoop Charudatta Sagdev	“An Economic Analysis of Assets and Instituational Finance in the Context of Sustainable Industrial Growth An Empirical Study of Small Manufacturing Enterprises in MIDC, Nagpur (1997 – 2007)”	31.12.2013
4.	Ritu Manmohan Lal Vyas	“Critical Evaluation of Buying Behavior of Consumers Relating to FMCG Products in the Present Economics Scenario”	03.06.2014
5.	Shri Jitendra Kilkar Mahajan	”नवीन आर्थिक धोरणोपरांत भारताचे आयात-निर्यात धोरण - एक अध्ययन (1990-91 नंतरचा काळ)“	22.04.2016
6.	Mrs. Suvarna Girish Bapat	“A comparative study of working and non-working biogas plants in Gondia district : A socioeconomics study with special reference to Rural Area”	23.05.2016
7.	Ku. Prabhjot Kaur Nayyar	“Employment Scenario in Hotel Industry – A Case Study of Nagpur City (Reference period 2000-2012)"	16.06.2016
8.	Shri. Mohan Arvind Anjankar	An analysis of sector wise credit supply through co-operative bank in the post liberalization (A case study of urban cooperative bank in Nagpur district)	20.04.2017

Sr. No.	Name of the Candidate	Title of the Research	Year of Award
1.	Anand Pusam	‘गडचिरोली जिल्ह्यााचा मानव विकास निर्देंषांक:एक अभ्यास’	August, 22, 2016
2.	Gulab Chikhalondhe	‘गोदिया जिल्ह्याातील धान उत्पादक ष्षेतकÚयांचे आर्थिंक व सामाजिक अध्ययन’	October, 01, 2016
3.	Nohardas Lilhare	‘गोदिया जिल्हे के आदिवासी समाज की निर्धनता का आर्थिंक एवं सामाजिक अध्ययन’	April, 20, 2017

Contact Details

Post Graduate Teaching Department of Economics, Humanities Building, First Floor, University Campus, Amravati Road, Nagpur – 440 033 (Maharashtra). E-mail: [email protected] Mobile No.: 9765029301 / 8329804498