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Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Economics

*Year 1: Foundational Concepts* 

*Semester 1:* 

- *Principles of Microeconomics*: Scarcity, demand-supply, consumer behavior, market structures. 

- *Mathematics for Economics I*: Algebra, functions, calculus basics. 

- *Indian Economy*: Post-independence growth, sectors (agriculture, industry, services). 

- *Environmental Economics*: Sustainable development, externalities, resource management. 

- *Academic Writing & Communication*: Critical thinking and report writing. 

 

*Semester 2:* 

- *Principles of Macroeconomics*: National income, inflation, unemployment, fiscal/monetary policy. 

- *Mathematics for Economics II*: Optimization, matrices, differential equations. 

- *Statistics for Economics*: Descriptive statistics, probability, correlation. 

- *Political Economy*: Capitalism, socialism, globalization, and economic systems. 

- *Computer Applications*: Basics of Excel for data handling. 

 

*Year 2: Intermediate Studies* 

*Semester 3:* 

- *Intermediate Microeconomics*: Utility maximization, production theory, game theory. 

- *Intermediate Macroeconomics*: IS-LM model, economic growth theories (Solow, Harrod-Domar). 

- *Econometrics I*: Regression analysis, hypothesis testing (OLS method). 

- *Development Economics*: Poverty, inequality, human development indicators. 

- *Elective I* (e.g., Agricultural Economics or Labor Economics). 

 

*Semester 4:* 

- *International Economics*: Trade theories (comparative advantage, Heckscher-Ohlin), balance of payments. 

- *Public Economics*: Taxation, public expenditure, welfare economics. 

- *Econometrics II*: Time-series analysis, panel data, advanced regression models. 

- *Financial Economics*: Markets, risk, portfolio theory. 

- *Elective II* (e.g., Health Economics or Urban Economics). 

 

*Year 3: Advanced Specialization* 

*Semester 5:* 

- *Advanced Microeconomics*: General equilibrium, welfare economics, asymmetric information. 

- *Advanced Macroeconomics*: New Keynesian/Classical theories, DSGE models. 

- *Monetary Economics*: Central banking, inflation targeting, financial crises. 

- *Elective III* (e.g., Environmental Economics or Behavioral Economics). 

- *Elective IV* (e.g., Industrial Economics or Gender and Economy). 

 

*Semester 6:* 

- *Research Project/Dissertation*: Empirical study (e.g., impact of policy, market trends). 

- *Applied Economics*: Case studies in policy evaluation (e.g., GST, MNREGA). 

- *Elective V* (e.g., Econometric Modelling or International Finance). 

- *Elective VI* (e.g., Economics of Technology or Development Policy). 

 

*Elective Options* 

- *Financial Markets & Institutions* 

- *Climate Change Economics* 

- *Economics of Education* 

- *Game Theory & Strategic Behaviour* 

- *Economic History* 

- *Data Analysis with Python/R* 

 

*Practical & Skill-Based Components* 

- *Data Analysis Labs*: Training in Excel, R, Python, STATA, or SPSS. 

- *Policy Simulation Exercises*: Using tools like CGE (Computable General Equilibrium) models. 

- *Internships*: With banks, NGOs, government bodies (e.g., NITI Aayog, RBI). 

- *Workshops*: Report writing, data visualization (Tableau/Power BI), econometric software. 

- *Case Competitions*: Solving real-world economic problems (e.g., inflation, unemployment).