Year of Establishment:General Course: 1946 Honours Course: 1996Programmes/Courses offered: UG (Honours & General)Interdisciplinary courses offered: Environmental Studies for all studentsAnnual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise):Annual System is followed as prescribed by the affiliating Burdwan University upto the session 2016-17.From the academic session 2017-18 CBCS will be followed as prescribed by the UGC and Affiliating University.Library: A well-stocked digitized central library and a departmental library are available for free access to students and teachers of the department. Internet facilities for Staff &Students:Wi-Fi facility is available for students and staff in college campus.Internet facility is available in departmental computer.Class rooms with ICT facility: AvailableNational Seminar: Department of Economics organised UGC Sponsored National Seminar on “Challenges to Sustainable Development” in November 2016