The SNDT Women’s University is the first Women’s University in India and South East Asia established in 1916 by Bharatratna Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve. At present University has six campuses at Pune, Churchgate, Juhu, Shriwardhan, Palghar and Ballarpur, 38 University Departments, 14 constituent colleges and 250+ affiliated colleges engaged in teaching and research activities.
The Department of Economics was established at Pune Campus in the year 1986 and it offers a two years on-campus Master’s Degree Programme in Economics with 16 optional subjects. The medium of instruction for Masters programme is Marathi. The Department also offers Ph. D. Programme in Economics in Marathi and English medium. With an internationally recognized Master’s degree, our students are employable in various sectors.
Strengths of the Department:
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'Inclusive' Education as majority students are from rural areas and bottom rungs of society
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Well Qualified and committed faculty
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Personal Counseling and career guidance
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Vernacular Language as the medium of instruction
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Sensitization of current economic and social problems through interaction with faculty
Agriculture and Rural Development
Banking and Financial Institutions
Demography
Public Economics
International Economics.
Exposure to the advanced theories and analytical tools in economics with a view to understanding the current economic reality.
Introduction of tools of empirical analysis for employment in research institutions and industry
• Wide range of courses enabling the students to pursue specialization in subject of interest
• Organization of workshops, seminars and conferences to keep in touch with the latest developments and research.
• Essential exposure and guidance to students from rural areas to enable them to enter mainstream industry
• To introduce the students to the advanced theories in economics.
• To equip students with analytical tools of economics to understand the current economic reality.
• To introduce the tools of empirical analysis for employment in research institutions and industry.
• To offer a wide range of courses enabling the students in their pursuit of specialization.
• To organize various curricular and co-curricular academic programmes.
• To provide essential exposure to students from rural areas to enable them to enter mainstreams.
To generate the knowledge relevant to contemporary issues of the global and Indian economy and engage in research.
To teach and prepare a diverse group of students and equip them with knowledge and skills in economics.
"Inclusive Development of Women with an Economic Perspective"