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This document outlines the course details for Indian Economy, part of the Integrated Master of Business Administration program at Gujarat Technological University. The course aims to help students understand the nature and workings of the Indian economy, including its agriculture, industrial, and service sectors. It will also cover economic reforms, planning, and policies in India and their impact. The 40-session course will be taught through lectures, case discussions, audio/visual materials and assignments. Students will be evaluated through continuous assessments, mid-term and final exams, and a project on Gujarat's economy. Reference materials include books on the Indian economy and planning as well as economic journals and newspapers.

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Gujarat Technological University

This document outlines the course details for Indian Economy, part of the Integrated Master of Business Administration program at Gujarat Technological University. The course aims to help students understand the nature and workings of the Indian economy, including its agriculture, industrial, and service sectors. It will also cover economic reforms, planning, and policies in India and their impact. The 40-session course will be taught through lectures, case discussions, audio/visual materials and assignments. Students will be evaluated through continuous assessments, mid-term and final exams, and a project on Gujarat's economy. Reference materials include books on the Indian economy and planning as well as economic journals and newspapers.

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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

INTEGRATED MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Year – 2(Semester – 3) (W.E.F. Academic Year 2018-19)


Subject Name: Indian Economy (IE)
Subject Code: 2537104

1. Learning Outcomes:
• Understanding the nature of the Indian economy
• Understanding the working of the agriculture sector, industrial sector and service
sector.
• Learning various reforms undertaken at various times by the Indian government and
their impact on the economy
• Developing insights into the functioning of the economy of Gujarat.

2. Course Duration: The course duration is of 40 sessions of 60 minutes each.


3. Course Contents:

Module Modules with its Content/Chapters No. of (Marks out


No Sessions of 70)
India as a Developing Economy
• Introduction to Economic Systems-Capitalism-
Socialism-Mixed Economy
• Characteristics of India as a Developing Country
• Population: Growth of Population, Causes of population
Growth, Population Policy
1. • Poverty: Extent of Poverty in India, Causes and Types of 12 21
Poverty, Poverty Alleviation Policy
• Unemployment: Nature of Unemployment, Estimates of
Unemployment, Eradication of Unemployment,
• Relation among Population, Poverty and Unemployment

Agriculture Sector in India


• Role, Nature and Cropping Pattern
• Trends of Agricultural Production, Productivity and
causes of low productivity
• Land Reforms and Green Revolution
• Agricultural Finance and Marketing
• Agriculture Policy
Industrial Sector in India 12 21
2.
• Role of Industrialization
• The Role and Performance of Cottage and Small scale
Industries in Indian Economy during the Plans
• Industrial Finance

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3. Service Sector
• Composition, Contribution to GDP, Growth and
Development of Service Sector in India, Employment
trends and opportunities in Service Sector. Foreign trade 4 7
services, Reasons for Rapid growth of services

4. Economic Reforms and Planning


• Economic Planning: Rationale, Features and Objectives
• Assessment of Indian Planning: Five Year Plan &
NitiAyog: A Basic Approach 12 21
• Economic Reforms-A brief Review of the origin of the
crisis of 1990
• New industrial Policy 1991 (Liberalization,
Privatization, Globalization & Disinvestment)
• Appraisal of New Industrial policy

5. Practical: Students are advised to prepare a small project on


Gujarat Economy considering any of the following topics or
any other topics which are based on Gujarat Economy.
• Features of Gujarat Economy
• Sectoral Contribution-Agriculture, Industry and Service (30 Marks
• Achievements in the economic and social infrastructure CEC)
-
• Features of rural Gujarat-New agro-business policy
2016, new industrial policy 2015 and tourism policy
2015-20

4. Teaching Methods:
The following pedagogical tools will be used to teach this course:
•Lectures
•Case Discussions
•Audio-visual Material (Using CDs/Clippings/ online videos)
•Assignments and Presentations

5. Evaluation:
The evaluation of participants will be on continuous basis comprising of the following
Elements:

Continuous Evaluation Component


comprising of
A
Projects/Assignments/Quiz/Class (Internal Assessment- 50 Marks)
Participation/Class test/Presentation on
specific topic etc
B Mid-Semester examination (Internal Assessment-30 Marks)
C End –Semester Examination (External Assessment-70 Marks)

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6. Reference Books:
Sr. Author Name of the Book Publisher Year of
No. Publication
Himalaya
1 S. K. Misra & V. K. Puri Indian Economy Publishing Latest Edition
House
2 Dutt & Sundaram’s Indian Economy S. Chand Latest Edition
Inda’s Emerging Oxford
3 Kaushik Basu Latest Edition
economy University Press
Economic Himalaya
4 S. K. Misra & V. K. Puri Development & Publishing Latest Edition
Planning House
Indian Economy-
New Age
A.N. Agarwal and M.K. Problems of
5 International Latest Edition
Agarwal Development and
Publishers
Planning
6 Gopalji Gupta Indian Economy Pearson Latest Edition
7 Planningcommission.nic.in ----- ----- Latest
8 Socio Economic Review ----- ----- Latest
Note: Wherever the standard books are not available for the topic appropriate print and online
resources, journals and books published by different authors may be prescribed.

7. List of Journals / Periodicals / Magazines / Newspapers, etc.

1. Margin- The Journal of Applied Economic Research

2. South Asia Economic Journal • Global Business Review

3. Asian Journal of Management Cases

4. Global Journal of Emerging Market Economics

5. Economist, Economical and Political Weekly, Economic Times, Business Standard, etc

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