Turning points:

The Department of Political Economy and Political Philosophy was created in 1908. The title was changed to the Department of Economics and Political Science following a similar change initiated for the M. A. course by the Calcutta University in 1932. In 1960 the University adopted a new syllabus for the three year degree course when Economics and Political Science became two separate subjects and the department at the college also split into two departments – Economics and Political Science.

A significant development occurred in 1965 when the Education Department created a research wing of the Economics Department. In 1972, the University Grants Commission amended its rules to sanction the status of a Special Centre of Excellence to the Economics Department with financial assistance. Later the wing was renamed the Centre for Economics Studies and the UGC took full financial responsibilities. Finally, the Centre for Economics Studies was taken over and permanently retained as a part of the Economics Department of the College by the State Government in 1992.

In the year 2002 the Department was awarded Fist by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.

Eminent Teachers:

Bhabatosh Datta
Tapas Majumdar
Dhires Bhattacharyya
Sukhamay Chakravarty
Amit Bhaduri
Amiya Bagchi
Mihir Rakshit
Dipak Banerjee
Amita Datta
Prahlad Jana
Nabendu Sen