About the Department:

Khalsa College Garhdiwala, Hoshiarpur was established in the year 1966. The department of Economics has been serving since the inception of this college. The college offers Economics as an Elective subject for undergraduate classes. The department was started to cater the needs of students from rural kandi area of Hoshiarpur district. Primary mission of the department is to provide relevant, up to date and integrative educational experiences in Economics. Department strive to prepare students for engagement with local, national and global issues to instil in students the moral and ethical values related to citizenship and community. As Economics is an interdisciplinary subject so it is offered as one of the subjects in B.A., M. Com, B. Com and earlier Economics was also offered in B.Sc. Agriculture. The Economics undergraduate programme provides a strong foundation in economic theory and practical knowledge of applied economic analysis. It also familiarizes students with shifts in development paradigms with particular reference to the state of India in pre and post independent period. Currently there is one teacher against permanent post in the department. Different methods of teaching are adopted to improve learning ability of the students. Regular tests and group discussions are encouraged in the classrooms. Educational tours are also organized from time to time. The students prepare projects and assignments related to their syllabus. Class level Quiz competitions are also organized. The students of department participate in cultural, religious, social activities, awareness rallies, blood donation camps, seminars etc by participating in NSS and NCC camps and in other activities

  Our Mission:

• To develop the Economic way of thinking among the students to ensure that our students have the integrative and critical thinking skills as well as quantitative and qualitative abilities to analyse complex domestic economic, social and global problems
• To emphasize application of theory to practice to develop critical thinking and decision-making abilities that help the students in their holistic development.

  Vision:

• To increase interest of the students towards Economics subject and motivate them to evaluate current situation of Indian Economy and strives to solve locally relevant problem through its role for the development of rural region.
• To enable our students to become policy-literate and thus be more informed as citizens.
• To impart theoretical and applied knowledge of Economics.