Department of Economics, Saurashtra University Rajkot

The Department of Economics was established in 1977 and offers a four-semester M.A. Program in CBSC mode with an intake capacity of 70 per annum. Apart from, Ph.D. Programme of six semesters with an intake as per the UGC 2016 regulation in the CBSC m ntake as per the UGC 2016 regulation in the CBSC mode. It has a highly qualified team of four full-time faculty members who, apart from teaching and quality research, are activity involved in guiding learners through various competitive examinations like the UPSC, GPSC, NET, GSLET, IES, CA etc. There is a golden tradition of students of Department of Economics to excellent in various fields by performing brilliantly in public examinations like GPSC, NET, GSET, IBPS etc. The Extension activities of this Department include aiding the all-round socio-economic development activities in the entire Saurashtra region, as well as facilitating the academic-industrial interaction with several industrial organizations and chambers of Commerce. it has collectively contributed to more than 100 research dissertations and thesis at M. Phil. and Ph.D. level in the last five years. Land mark research project were in areas of Coastal Fisheries, Alang Ship-breaking Industry, Agro-Industrial and Regional Development, Human Development and Salinity Ingress etc. The Department is poised for a great leap in the arena of innovative teaching, extensive research and all round extension activities. To disseminate and advance knowledge of Science of Economics and understanding by teaching and research. To achieve high standards of academic performance. To provide quality education to students. To equip students with knowledge and skills. To address the emerging global challenges and to deal with economic, social and business realities. The Saurashtra University was created on a rigorous demand, for a separate university out of Gujarat University (Ahmedabad), from the eminent educationists and freedom fighters of the Saurashtra region. The demand was more prominent after the creation of Gujarat state on May 1, 1961. The Saurashtra University Act was passed by the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat in the year 1965(Gujarat Act No. 39 of 1965). Saurashtra University, established on 23rd May, 1967, having two headquarters in the initial stage i.e. Rajkot and Bhavnagar. After the incorporation of the Bhavnagar University, Rajkot became the sole headquarters of the Saurashtra University. The campus of the University is spread over 363 acres of land. The present jurisdiction of the University includes Amreli, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Surendranagar, and Morbi districts. It has 29 Post Graduate Departments on its campus and 238 affiliated colleges. The University has important seats of learning spreading knowledge in the respective fields i.e. Nehru Chair, Baba Saheb Ambedkar Chair, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Chair, Swami Dayanand Saraswati Chair, Gulabdas Broker Chair, etc. The University runs a centre of learning and research in the name of Shri Zaverchand Meghani i.e. Meghani Lok Sahitya Kendra. The University in collaboration with Commissionerate of Industries, Government of Gujarat, and Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, has started National Facility for Drugs Discovery (NFDD) in the year 2009. The NFDD is a state of art centre of research and innovation. Later in the year 2014, the NFDD was transformed into Centre of Excellence (COE). COE is actively involved in generating funds from industrial consultancy. ...view more