The department of Economics was started in 1934 and became a Post Graduate department in 1957. The Department became an approved research centre of Economics under Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam in 2010.
Ongoing Research
| Name of Scholar | Name of Guide |
| Achsa Merrin Scaria | Dr Shinu Varkey |
| Krishna Bijulal | Dr Anila Skariah |
| Anan Joseph Benny | Dr Jeril Tom |
| Anit Jobby | Dr Jeril Tom |
| Research Guides | Area of Research | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Shinu Varkey | Agricultural Economics | 9495681812, shinuvarkey@localhost |
| Dr Anila Skariah | Development Economics | 9447084431, 9544658314, anila@localhost |
| Dr Jeril Tom | Banking and Finance | 9400355815, jeriltom@localhost |
| Dr M S James (Retd.) | Education, Development Issues | |
| Dr Jose K Joseph (Retd.) | Law, Development Issues | |
| Dr Aniyankunju P C (Retd.) | Agriculture, Development Issues | |
| Dr Joseph Sebastian Thekkedom (Retd.) | History |
| Sl.No | Name of the PhD scholar | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathewkutty AA | 2002 |
| 2 | T M Mathew | 2004 |
| 3 | Alex Mathew | 2007 |
| 4 | Herold Christopher | 2010 |
| 5 | Deepa Roselin Joseph | 2013 |
| 6 | Joy Thomas | 2013 |
| 7 | Antony Kuriakose P | 2015 |
| 8 | Anupa Leela George | 2018 |
| 9 | Vinu Govind | 2019 |
| 10 | Geetha Lakshmi | 2019 |
| 11 | Vineeth Mathew | 2019 |
| 12 | Joseph Kurien | 2019 |
| 13 | Jeril Tom | 2021 |
| 14 | Radhika Krishnan | 2021 |
| 15 | Jikku Kurien | 2021 |
| Sl.No | Name of faculty | Title of project | Period | Funding agency | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Mathew J Mattam | Globalsiation and its impact on the health care facilities of the Marginalised sections of the Kerala society | UGC | ||
| 2 | Dr. Shinu Varkey | Interlinked Transactions and Agricultural Performance in Uttar Pradesh: A Study of the Eastern and Bundelkhand Regions | UGC | ||
| 3 | Dr. Anila Skariah | Intra Household Inequality: Exploring the Gender Dynamics of Care Economy in Kerala | UGC | ||
| 4 | Rev Fr Mohan Mathew | A Study on the Shortage of Agricultural Labourers in the Paddy Cultivation of Kuttanadu | UGC |