Economics was introduced as the General course of study during the inception of the college in the year 1985. Right from the beginning Prof. Nandita Sarkar gave leadership to the department. In 2007, Mahua Chowdhury joined the department as a part time teacher and till now she is serving this college. Her appointment has been approved by the Government of West Bengal. With the superannuation of Prof. Nandita Sarkar on September 30, 2024, Ms Mahua Chowdhury is single-handedly running the department as a State Aided College Teacher (SACT)
The vision of the department is to provide our students a strong academic foundation in Economic theory and encourage them to apply their knowledge while analyzing the issues and policies as well as to build up a positive attitude towards life.
The mission of the department is to support the missions of the college by –