DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
The Department of Economics of Rangapara College is one of the departments which have been functioning since the inception of the college. The department was officially formed on 16th August, 1979 & the primary objective of introducing Economics as a department was to provide the students of this socio-economically backward Tea Tribe & Scheduled Tribe dominated region an opportunity to identify and understand the economic concepts and theories related to the behavior of economic agents, markets, industry and firm structures, social norms & government policies. Within five years of inception, the department grew significantly with tremendous pressure from the student community to introduce Honors/Major course. The College administration left no stone unturned to introduce the demanded course & Gauhati University, the affiliating University extended permission in Economics Major Course up to Part-I Class vide Letter No-AFF/89/102-06 Dtd.18-07-1989. Again, the affiliating University extended permission in Economics Major Course up to Part-II Class vide Letter No-AFF/91/102-06 Dtd.16-09-1991. The department received permanent affiliation up to Part-II level in Economics Major & General courses for the session 2012-13 vide Letter No-GU/AFF/INS/2012/5099-5102 Dtd. 12-12-2012.
The Department of Economics of Rangapara College is one of the departments which have been functioning since the inception of the college. The department was officially formed on 16th August, 1979 & the primary objective of introducing Economics as a department was to provide the students of this socio-economically backward Tea Tribe & Scheduled Tribe dominated region an opportunity to identify and understand the economic concepts and theories related to the behavior of economic agents, markets, industry and firm structures, social norms & government policies. Within five years of inception, the department grew significantly with tremendous pressure from the student community to introduce Honors/Major course. The College administration left no stone unturned to introduce the demanded course & Gauhati University, the affiliating University extended permission in Economics Major Course up to Part-I Class vide Letter No-AFF/89/102-06 Dtd.18-07-1989. Again, the affiliating University extended permission in Economics Major Course up to Part-II Class vide Letter No-AFF/91/102-06 Dtd.16-09-1991. The department received permanent affiliation up to Part-II level in Economics Major & General courses for the session 2012-13 vide Letter No-GU/AFF/INS/2012/5099-5102 Dtd. 12-12-2012.