CERTIFICATE PROGRAM ON BANKING AND RBI GRADE B OFFICERS TRAINING
The certificate program of the Department of Economics was inaugurated on 20th of August by Dr. M L Joseph, Principal ,St. Albert’s College ,Ernakulam accompanied by Prof.Francis MC, Head , Department of Economics and other faculties along with the enrolled students . During his inaugural address, Dr. M L Joseph, Principal ,St. Albert’s College ,Ernakulam appreciated the Department of Economics for being the first department to inaugurate a certificate program in the college during the academic year 2019-2020.
The certificate program has an enrollment of 46 students (43 Students from Economics,2 from B.com and 1 from Physics) . The certificate Program has 4 external faculty  TVG Ramanathan, (Former bank manager syndicate bank), Dr. C D Sebastian  (former Principal and Head, Dept of English, St Pauls College , Kalamassery & Former principal KIDS), Geethu Babu (Officer, SBI), Ashil Antony , Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, St Albert’s College ,Ernakulam) and 3 internal faculties from the department ( Prof Francis M C, Prof Asha Maria Thomas and Prof. Anitta G Kunnappilly ). The certificate program offers a 60 hr program schedule comprising of Current affairs (11 hrs),Reasoning (22 hrs),Quantitative (17hr) and English (10hrs) along with exams and assignments to evaluate the students progress.
FOUNDATION COURSE ON HUMAN RIGHTS
UNDER THE SCHEME OF HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION (XIIth PLAN)
The Department of Economics, St. Albert’s College (Autonomous), Ernakulam can proudly say that the University Grants Commission approved a Foundation Course on Human Rights (2-3 months) under the scheme of Human Rights Education under plan for the consecutive five years (The academic year 2015-16 to 2019-20) with financial funding (No.F.1.312/2013 (HRE) dated October 2014). The UGC-sponsored Human Rights Foundation Course was approved by Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam (U.O No: 4286/2012/HRDE/CDC/2013 dated 30.07.2015). The Course was inaugurated on 16th January 2016 (2015-2016 Academic year). The course includes theory classes (including invited lectures) on Human Rights and Moot Court (Training sessions, live demo and competition). Mrs. Benly B, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Department of Economics was the Nodal Person of the course.
The Foundation Course under the scheme of Human Rights Education under plan was inaugurated on 16th January 2016. From the date of inauguration of the course, the classes on Human Rights and training sessions on Moot court and a number of other programs related to Human Rights were conducted by the Department of Economics, St. Albert’s College, Ernakulam. The Department has a Human Rights Sena, this is a team of II B.A Economics students led by Ms. Benly B, Asst Prof in Political Science & the Nodal Officer of Human Rights Course to spread the importance of protecting Human Rights and to conduct human rights awareness programs.
Period of the Course
After getting the approval of the Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala for starting the Foundation Course under the scheme of Human Rights Education of the UGC, the Department of Economics, St. Albert’s College inaugurated the course on 16.01.2016 i.e., in the academic year 2015-2016. The course was completed on 13.03.2020 with the last batch (Academic year 2019-2020.)
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Year |
From- to |
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2015-2016 |
16.01.2016 to 22.03.2016 |
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2016-2017 |
15.01.2017 to 15.03.2017 |
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2017-2018 |
11.01.2018 to 24.03.2018 |
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2018-2019 |
09.01.2019 to 23.03.2019 |
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2019-2020 |
06.01.2020 to 13.03.2020 |
Student Enrolment
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Year |
Number of students enrolled |
Number of students appeared for the exam |
Number of students passed/completed the course |
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2015-16 |
50 |
34 |
34 |
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2016-17 |
29 |
26 |
26 |
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2017-18 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
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2018-19 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
|
2019-20 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
CERTIFICATE COURSE IN BANK MANAGEMENT
The certificate program in Bank Management of the Department of Economics was inaugurated on the 20th of August by Dr. M.L Joseph, Principal, St. Albert’s College, Ernakulam. This program was coordinated by Francis M.C (Assistant Professor, Department of Economics). 48 students (45 Students from Economics, 2 students from B.com, and 1 student from Physics) enrolled in the program and have successfully completed the course. The certificate Program has 4 external faculty members (T.V.G Ramanathan, Former bank manager syndicate bank, Dr. C.D Sebastian, former Principal and Head, Dept of English, St Paul’s College, Kalamassery & former Principal KIDS, Ms. Geethu Babu (B. Tech), Mr. Ashil Antony, Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, St Albert’s College, Ernakulam) and 3 internal faculty members from the Department of Economics. This program offers a 60 hours program schedule comprising of Current affairs (11 hours), Reasoning (22 hours), Quantitative (17 hours), and English (10 hours).
CERTIFICATE COURSE ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Certificate Course on Entrepreneurship Development was organized by the Department of Economics, St. Albert’s College (Autonomous) Ernakulam. This course focused on developing entrepreneurial talents in students and facing the modern competitive world. The Course was coordinated by Dr. Neeraja James (Assistant Professor, Department of Economics). All other faculty members from the Economics department took sections during the course. The course was scheduled from 8th June 2021 to 10th September 2021. 41 Students have successfully completed the course. International Seminars and Industrial visits to Kannan Devan Hill Plantation and Tea Museum were also arranged as part of this certificate Course on Entrepreneurship Development. This course can be very useful for the potential young generation.