Department of Economics
About the Department of Economics
Department came into existence with the establishment of Gorakhpur University (1958). Prof. Ram Pratap Bahadur from Allahabad was the first Head of the department. In the beginning, eminent scholars and academicians, like Prof. Vinod Dubey and Prof. T.S. Papola had enriched the department and graced it. After serving in the department, Prof. Vinod Dubey went to NCAER, New Delhi and thereafter, he was appointed as economist in the World Bank. Staying in the department for a short period of time, Prof T.S. Papola became Professor in Bombay University. Later on, he became Director of Giri Institute of Development Studies, Lucknow and then was appointed advisor in the Planning Commission. Sri J.N. Pandey worked as an economist in ESCAP at Bangkok and then till his retirement served the department. Prof. Brij Kishore Singh, Prof. Shiv Shankar Mishra, Prof. Sitaram Gupta Prof. Ashok Kumar Srivastava, Prof. Prakash Chandra Shukla, Prof.Sandeep Kumar, Prof. Karunakar RamTripathi and Prof. Aloka Kumar Goyal have glorified the post of Head of Department. Presently Prof. Sandeep Kumar is Head of the Department. At present, there are 9 faculty members in the Department.
About the Department of Economics
Department came into existence with the establishment of Gorakhpur University (1958). Prof. Ram Pratap Bahadur from Allahabad was the first Head of the department. In the beginning, eminent scholars and academicians, like Prof. Vinod Dubey and Prof. T.S. Papola had enriched the department and graced it. After serving in the department, Prof. Vinod Dubey went to NCAER, New Delhi and thereafter, he was appointed as economist in the World Bank. Staying in the department for a short period of time, Prof T.S. Papola became Professor in Bombay University. Later on, he became Director of Giri Institute of Development Studies, Lucknow and then was appointed advisor in the Planning Commission. Sri J.N. Pandey worked as an economist in ESCAP at Bangkok and then till his retirement served the department. Prof. Brij Kishore Singh, Prof. Shiv Shankar Mishra, Prof. Sitaram Gupta Prof. Ashok Kumar Srivastava, Prof. Prakash Chandra Shukla, Prof.Sandeep Kumar, Prof. Karunakar RamTripathi and Prof. Aloka Kumar Goyal have glorified the post of Head of Department. Presently Prof. Sandeep Kumar is Head of the Department. At present, there are 9 faculty members in the Department.