Economics

About The Department:-

        The Department of Economics is one of the oldest departments of the University. It came into existence along with the university on 18^th July, 1946 with Dr. M. K. Shetey as the only teacher in the department. The department received a fillip when Dr. A. N. Agrawal joined the department as Reader and Head in 1947. He organized an impressive “Economics conversazine” in the beginning of 1948, which was inaugurated by the founder Dr. Harisingh Gour himself. In 1953 Professor L.C Jain, Ph.D., D.Sc. (London) joined as the first Professor of Economics. He put the department on a firm footing. Research activities were not only initiated but were considerably strengthened during his regime. In 1957 Prof. S.B.L. Nigam (Ph.D. London) became the Head of the department. He was in the department for a short time in 1960 he left the department and became India’s Permanente representative at International Labour Organization, Geneva.