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About the School • Punjab School of Economics was established in 1974 with the objective to impart value oriented education under the stewardship of Prof. K.S. Gill, a great visionary of National and International repute. • The School’s achievements were recognized by the UGC and SAP was granted to the School in 2004. • First stage of SAP was completed successfully and after a thorough evaluation by the UGC Review Committee, the grant was extended for a second stage for the period 2009-2014, and for the third stage (DRS-III) also for the period (2015-20) .

Curricular Aspects Courses Offered • B.Sc. (H.S.) in Economics • M. Sc. (USHS) Economics • M.Sc. (USHS) in Economics (Four Year Integrated Course) • M.A. (Business Economics) • PG Diploma in Banking, Insurance & Finance • Ph.D.

Current Thrust Areas of the School • Ap plied Economic Theory; • Monetary Economics; • International Economics; • Agricultural Economics; • Industrial Economics; • Economics of Development and Planning; • Regional Economics; • Public Finance; and • Environmental Economics

Learning Process 1. Class-room teaching : Teaching using the state-of-art Audio-visual aid along with traditional class- room teaching methods. 2. Lectures by Senior Visiting Fellows, Adjunct Faculty, Emeritus Professors (Under SAP)  Prof. J.R. Gupta, Department of Economics, Punjabi University, Patiala.  Prof. Joginder Singh, Department of Economics, P.A.U., Ludhiana.  Prof. R.K. Sharma, J.N.U., New Delhi.  Prof. Utsa Patnaik, Department of Economics Studies & Planning, School of Social Sciences, JNU, New Delhi.  Prof. Charan Singh, IIM, Bangalore  Prof R.S. Ghuman, Professor of Eminence, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 3. Guest Lectures by Eminent Economists:  Prof. Suresh D. Tendulkar, Member Prime Minister Economic Advisory Committee delivered a lecture on ‘Global Meltdown and Indian Economy – Impact and Implications’ on March, 2009.  Dr. Pritam Singh, Director, Post Graduate Program in International Management and International Relations, Oxford Brookes University Business School Oxford (UK) delivered a guest lecture on ‘ Global Economic and Environmental Crisis’ on 13 th August, 2009.  Mr. U.K. Sinha, Chairman, SEBI spoke on opportunities in Indian Financial Market in Seminar- cum- Interactive Lecture on ‘Opportunities in Financial Markets and Investor Awareness’ on January 21, 2013. Contd …..

Learning Process (Contd ….)  Prof. Ramesh Chand, Director, National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi delivered Amardeep Singh Shergill Memorial Lecture on ‘Agricultural Growth, Food Security and Food Inflation : Insights and Perspectives’ on December 19, 2011.  Prof. D.K. Nauriyal, Professor, IIT, Roorkee delivered Amardeep Singh Shergill Memorial Lecture on ‘Indian in World R&D Atlas : How Far Has The New Patent Regime Helped ?’ on December 19, 2014.. 4. Workshops on research methodology/quantitative techniques.  National Workshop on ‘Time Series Analysis and Forecasting Techniques’ on August 13-14, 2011 on self-financing basis.  ‘ Data Disseminatio n’ workshop in collaboration with GRDSchool of Planning on March 6, 2014 (Funded by Directorate of Census Operations Punjab, Chandigarh.  Ten Days ICSSR Workshop on ‘Research Methodology’ from March 20-29. 2014.  Three Days Workshop on ‘Capacity Building of Women Managers in Higher Education’ from February 10-12, 2018. 5. Industrial tours and visits (every year) 6. Summer learning/internship programme 7. Annual seminars and conferences 8. Open seminars of Ph.D. scholars. 9. Training on Econometric Softwares like STATA, SPSS & Eviews.

Research • Research Focus/Area: - Contemporary economic issues of national and international importance. - Specific issues pertaining to Punjab economy • Research achievements: (2008-2020) - Research Projects • Completed : 15 • Ph.D. Supervision - Ph.D. awarded: 42(2015-20) - SRF/JRF : 16(2020) -Part-time Ph.D. Scholars : 11 - Total Research Scholars : 27

Research Projects – Completed (21) S. Title of Project/ Principal Investigator Sponsoring Financial N. Agency Assistanc e (Rs.) 1. Physical and Social Infrastructure in Border Areas ofPunjab, UGC -- by Dr. Satish Verma (Completed) 2. Liberalization and Growth Performance of Firms in India by UGC -- Prof. Kuldip Kaur (Completed) 3. Industrial Infrastructure in Punjab, Dr. Satish Verma (Completed) UGC (SAP) -- 4. Diversification possibilities of Punjab Agriculture- A Case Study of Milk Plants 5. Role of State in Industrialization of Punjab Economy, by Dr. UGC 15,000 Paramjeet Kaur Dhindsa (Completed) Contract Farming in Punjab – Problems and Prospects, by Dr. 6. UGC (SAP) -- R.S. Bawa, Dr. P.S. Raikhy, Dr. Paramjeet Dhindsa (Completed) 7. Tractorisation in Punjab - Ownership and Utilization Pattern, UGC (SAP) -- by Dr. Paramjeet Kaur Dhindsa (Completed) 8. Diversification of Employment in an Agriculturally Developed NABARD 2,83,000 Region of Punjab, by Dr. Paramjeet Kaur Dhindsa(Completed) 9. Role of Informal Rural Financial markets in Punjab : a case NABARD -- study, by Dr. Gian Kaur (Completed) 10. WTO Obligations, Globalisation and Significance ofAgricultural HRD Ministry/ -- Research :AComparative Study of India and Mexico, by Dr. Govt. of Mexico Vikram Chadha (Completed)

S. Title of Project/Principal Investigator Sponsoring Financial N. Agency Assistance (Rs.) Male Female Wage Differentials in Punjab – An Analysis 11. UGC 3,86,000 from Amritsar District, by Dr. Kuldip Kaur (Completed) 12. Technical Efficiency of Indian Manufacturing Sector :An UGC -- Econometric Analysis, by Dr. Sunil Kumar(Completed) 13. Sources of Total Factor Productivity Growth in Indian UGC -- Manufacturing Sector :AComparativeAnalysis of Pre- and Post-Reforms Periods,by Dr. Sunil Kumar(Completed) 14. Impact of Banking Reforms on the Efficiency of State- RBI -- owned, Private and Foreign Banks in India : A Bootstrapped Metafrontier Approach, By Dr. Sunil Kumar(Completed) 15. Farmers and Agricultural Labourers Suicides due to Punjab Govt. 36 lakh Indebtedness in Punjab, by Dr. Gian Kaur as Principal Investigator (Completed) 16. Farmers and Agricultural Labourers Suicides due to Punjab Govt. 37 lakh Indebtedness in Punjab, by Dr. Sharanjit S. Dhillonas Principal Investigator(Completed) 17. Rural Diversification : An Inter-DistrictAnalysis of Punjab UGC 1,00,000 By Prof. Paramjit Nanda and Prof. Kuldip Kaur(Completed) 18. Guardian of Governance Scheme- An Evaluation from Majha, Punjab Govt. 11 Lakh Malwa and Doaba Regions of Punjab(Completed) by Prof. Kuldip Kaur & Prof. Neena, Dr. Rajesh Kumar & Dr. Anjali Mehra

S. Title of Project/Principal Investigator Sponsorin Financial N. g Assistanc Agency e (Rs.) 19 Social Audit Report of GVK Power(Goindwal Sahib) Ltd. GVK 1.69 Lakh (Completed) by Prof. Kuldip Kaur, Prof. Neena & Power(Goindwal Dr. Gurshaminder Singh Bajwa (Completed) Sahib) Ltd 20. Post Project Evaluation of SAGY by Prof. Kuldip Kaur & Govt. of India 22 Lakh Prof. Paramjit Nanda (completed) 21. Third Party Evaluation Study of 100 Clusters of Phase-I Govt. of India 20.8 Lakh under Shyama Prasad Rurban Mission for Zone-I (ongoing) by Prof. Kuldip Kaur, Prof. Neena & Dr. Baljit Kaur