History of the department:

Date of Establishment	21st July, 1969
Introduction of BA. (General) course	1972-1973
Introduction of BA (Major) course	1978 – 1979
Affiliation of BA (General) course by Gauhati University	1978
Date of permission of BA (Major) course by Gauhati University	1979
First teacher to join the department	Mr. Dambarudhar Ray

Name of the ex-faculty of the department:

Sl. No.	Name of the Ex – Faculty
O1	Mr. Dambarudhar Ray. (M.A.)
O2	Mr. Umesh Chnadra Majumdar. (M.A.)
O3	Mr. Dinesh Chandra Dutta. (M.A.)
O4	Mr. Dharanidhar Nath. (M.A.)
O5	Mr. Puiln Bihari Nath. (M.A.)
O6	Mrs. Dipti Saikia. (M.A.)
O7	Ms. Bonti Neog. (M.A.)

Faculty:

Name of the Faculty	Mrs. Nandita Das (M.A.)
Designation	HOD & Associate Professor
Areas of Interest	Demography and Applied Statistics
Name of the Faculty	Mrs. Sabita Ray. (M.A.)
Designation	Associate Professor
Areas of Interest	Banking
Name of the Faculty	Mr. Malay Kumar Chanda. (M.A.)
Designation	Assistant Professor
Areas of Interest	Econometrics, Environmental Economics & Human Resource Development

Departmental Facilities & Activities:

The Departmental library boasts of more than 350 books which includes specimen copies. The department maintains a collection of handicrafts items. The Department publishes a wall magazine “Eco-View” The Department also additionally publishes “Economics View” a weighty journal of articles and research papers on issues having economic implication. The Department organizes and conducts the annual study tour of students to places having relevance to the subject taught by it. 

An educational tour was under taken by the Dept. Of Economics on 9^th March 2016 to Asarikandi, Terracotta Village, Dhubri District. Twenty-four students and four faculty members visited the village Madhakhali, P.O.- Asarikandi. The students interacted with Dhiren Pal, renowned terracotta artist and national award winner.

Publications:

• Economic View, 2016 ISBN: 23494646 (Departmental Journal
• Malay Kumar Chandra, Chapter (bok0, 2020, Curbing Economic Slowdown with Special reference to Corona-Pandemic in India. Editors- Dr. D.P. pandey and D.S. Rajput. ISBN-978-93-90290-15-4, Swashwt Publication, Ram nagar Bilaspur, Chhattsgarh.

Modalities:

1. Seminar:       
   1. National level seminar on “The Role of Higher Education Institutions in Skill Development and Employment Generation in the North-East.” 2016
2. Workshop:    
   1. State level workshop on “The Role of Self-Help group in Rural Economic Development of Assam. Date: 15.11.2003
3. Webinar         :           Nil
4. Misc.               :           Nill

Research Work:

• Socio-Economic Survey in Bijni, 2002.
• Students Awareness Survey in Bijni College, 2005-2006.
• Minor research Project on A study of Women participation in the retail market in and around Bijni, 2016.