Economics courses both at the undergraduate Honours and Postgraduate levels have a well-planned and balanced approach to the teaching of this dynamic social science discipline. They emphasise on the areas in core theory, statistical and econometric skills (including computer science), the dynamics of growth and development in the less developed countries in both the theoretical and empirical contexts with an emphasis on the political economy of the development process, main currents of thoughts of the founding fathers of the discipline, economic thoughts of great Indian nationalist leaders including Rabindranath Tagore, basic tenets of the Marxian Economics, emerging issues in the Indian and West Bengal economies, and an interdisciplinary understanding of the society and economy as a whole, along the institutional approach.

Specialisation at the postgraduate level includes such basic areas as Econometrics and Statistics, Advanced Monetary Theory and Banking. Rural Economics, and International Trade and Finance (including a future plan for Financial Economics). Courses in each subject area are detailed in separate modules with reference to specific reading materials.

Class-room teaching is supplemented by occasional seminars, ‘special lectures’ and extension lectures’ on contemporary issues and problems in the subject area.