Union Christian College (Department of Economics)

The Department of Economics is one of the departments with which the college started functioning in 1921. Prof. V.M. Itteyerah, one of the founders of the college, was the founding Head of the Department. All members of the teaching faculty have research degrees (M.Phil, Ph.D).Teaching methods using Power Point Presentation and the Net based techniques are followed to support and augment conventional methods. Open house programs, tutorials and remedial classes are organized on a regular basis. Subject Associations (UG&PG) conduct regular programs and publishes BusiNews a monthly journal of the department

Mission Statement

• The department believes in developing competent and committed professionals, by giving students exposure to an invigorating academic environment supported by diverse co-curricular activities. We have as our motto ‘Formation through Information’ which helps us to mould holistic citizens.

Our Pride

• Our biggest pride has always been the large volume of students who have always done us proud by maintaining a consistent record of high academic performance at the University level, including University ranks. Our greatest testimonial is the wide spectrum of eminent alumni that include young civil servants and academicians. It brings us joy to mention that the Pro-Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Dr. Rajan Varughese, is a faculty member of our department.

Our Outreach

• We understand our commitment to the society we are part of and in our own way, we have contributed to its development. Most of our MA dissertations, PhD thesis and other projects have consistently taken up issues relevant to the local community. The suggestions put forth by these studies have been accepted by the administrators in policy-making. We also provide consultancy services in areas of environmental economics, fiscal policy, decentralisation, Self-Help Groups, etc.