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Faculty Details

DR. SURAJIT SAIKIA

DR. SURAJIT SAIKIA

Assistant Professor
M.A., Ph.D.

Specialization

Agriculture Economics, Rural Development.

Area Of Interest

Agriculture Economics, Rural Development, Development Economics, Institutional Economics and International Economics.

Work Experience

  1. Project Fellow for UGC’s Sponsored DRS-II, SAP Project in the Department of Economics, Dibrugarh University from January, 2010 to August 2012.
  2. Working as a lecturer in Centre for Studies in Rural Development (CSRD), Department of Economics, Dibrugarh University from August, 2012 to December, 2016.
  3. Working as an Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Gargaon College, Simaluguri-785686, Sivasagar, Assam from 1st  January 2016.

Research Experience

  1. Two Years Experience in the Field Survey Programme in the Department of Economics, Dibrugarh University during the session 2007-08.
  2. Experience as an investigator of the UGC sponsored Project DRS-II, SAP, “Tribal Demography of North East India”.
  3. Directly associated with different projects undertaken by Department of Economics under the sponsorship of different funding agencies like OIL, Duliajan, North East Space Application Centre (NESAC), Indian Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA), Gujarat etc. during Januray, 2010 to August, 2012.

 

Research Publications

 

  1.  Published a paper entitled “Relevance of Gandhian Philosophy in context to Globalisation” in the Edited Volume A Study on Gandhian      Philosophy ISBN No. 978-81-921869-5-5, Unika Prakashan, M.G. Road, Jorhat-1, 2011, PP36-52
  2. ·Published a paper in the Edited Volume “Environment Protection”- edited by   S. Akhilesh, ISBN- 978-81-87364-44-3, Centre for Research Studies, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, 2011, PP368-376
  3. ·Published a research paper on “Agricultural Diversification” in the Journal “ Eco-Centric” published by Department of Economics, D.R. College, Golaghat, ISSN No. 2250-04-05, 2012.
  4. Published a research paper on the topic “Agricultural Diversification- A Theoretical Framework” in the Journal “ Eco-Centric” published by Department of Economics, D.R. College, Golaghat, ISSN No. 2250-04-05, 2013.
  5. Published a research paper on the topic “Review of Agricultural Diversification in context of India and Assam” in the International Journal “ IJRSS”  ISSN No. 2249-2946, 2012.
  6. Published a paper in the Edited Volume “Rural Development in the North Eastern Region” ISBN No. 978-81-922338-5-7, Unika Prakashan, M.G. Road, Jorhat-1, 2011, PP36-52
  7.  “Crop Diversification in Assam: Extent, Nature and Determinants”, Man and Development, Vol. 38, Issue 2, June 2016.
  8.  “Underutilization of Agricultural Land in Assam-A Panel Analysis”, Assam Economic Journal, Vol.27, 2015 Crop Diversification in Assam?- A Panel Analysis” in the edited volume Agriculture in North East India: Present Status and the Scenario Ahead, edited by Dr. Ratul Mahanta and Prof. Nissar Ahmed Barua, Maliyata Offset Press, Guwahati, March, 2017.
  9.  Published a research paper in the International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering, entitled “Use of Modified Entropy Index and Logit Transformation Model to Access Non-Crop Enterprise Diversification in the Flood Affected Areas of Assam, India, Volume-8, Issue-6, 2020.
  10.  Published a research paper in the International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering, entitled A Panel Data Analysis Model to Assess the Impact of Institutional Factors on Crop Diversification of Assam,India, Volume-9, Issue-6, 2020.
  11. Published a research paper in the Journal of the Social Sciences, entitled “Homestead Garden in Rural Assam:A Means of Botanical Importance and Economic Sustainability”, Volume-23, Issue-6, 2020.

 

Book Publications

  1. Contemporary Issues of Assam Economy.Purbayon Publication, Guwahati,2019, ISBN 978-93-88593-31-1 (Edited).
  2. Society, Economy and Politics of North-East India. Gargaon College Publication Cell &Purbayon Publication, 2021, ISBN 978-93-90919-68-0 (Edited).

Workshop Seminar

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR:

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ORGANISED

TITLE

SPONSORED BY

TOTAL FUND

National

Sustainable Agriculture in North East India.

ICSSR

1.25 lakh

National

Vocational Courses in Higher Educational Institution and New Education Policy: Issues, Policy and Way Forward

NAAC

30 thousand

WORKSHOP PARTICIPATED:

  1. Attending a workshop on “ Course on Methods of Research & Proposal Writing” organized by Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development in Collaboration with Indian Association of Social Science Institutions from July 18 to 23, 2011.
  2. Participated in the 41st Annual Regional Science Conference organized by Government College, Bomdila, Arunachal Pradesh on March 3-5, 2010.
  3. Participated in the six days workshop on Behavioral Remodelling and Use of ICT Tools for Class Room Delivery of Teachers organized by E & ICT Academy IIT Guwahati from 29th April to 5th May, 2019.  
  4. International Workshop on Machine Learning for Data Analytics (Gargaon College, March 13th to 22nd March, 2021).
  5. Online Workshop on Use of ICT Tools for Effective Teaching (organized by Teaching Learning Centre, Tezpur University in association with IQAC, Gargaon College, during 3 -7 May 2021).

ORIENTATION PROGRAMME:

          Participated 111th Orientation Programme organized by Human      Resource Development Centre, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan         from 4th September 2018 to 1st October 2018.

PAPERS PRESENTED IN SEMINARS & CONFERENCES:

1.    Presented a Seminar Paper in the UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Loook East Policy and North East India” held on 6th December, 2011, organized by the Deptt.  of  Economics, D.R. College, Golaghat,  Assam..

2.    Presented a paper entitled Development Induced Displacement, Dispossession and Rehabilitation: A Cost Benefit Analysis in Dibrugarh District of Assam, in International Conference on Development Induced Displacement and Migration, Land Acquisition and Resettlement, organized by Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, 3-4 March, 2016.

3.    Presented a paper entitled Crop Diversification in Assam-Extent and Determinants, in 52nd Annual Conference of The Indian Econometric Society at IIM-Kozikode, 4-6 January, 2016.

4.    Presented a paper entitled Do Institutional Factors Augment Crop Diversification In Assam in 18th Annual NEEA Conference held at Gauhati University from 15th to 17th December, 2016.

5.    Presented a paper entitled Climate Change and Risk Mitigation in the Agricultural Sector of Assam-A Study of the Brahmaputra Valley, in UGC sponsored National Seminar on Role of Optics and Philosophy in Environment Protection, organised by Tinsukia Women’s College, 1st & 2nd October, 2016

6.    Presented a paper entitled Does agricultural diversification enhance livelihood security? Evidence from Assam, in trhe National Seminar on Issues and Dynamics and Emerging Realities in North East India, organized by Rajiv Gandhi University Research Scholar Forum with Department of Economics, RGU, 7th & 8th October, 2016.

7.    Presented a paper entitled Development Induced Displacement, Dispossession and Rehabilitation: A Cost Benefit Analysis in Dibrugarh District of Assam, in International Conference on Development Induced Displacement and Migration, Land Acquisition and Resettlement, organized by Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, 3-4 March, 2016.

8.    Presented a paper entitled Crop Diversification in Assam-Extent and Determinants, in 52nd Annual Conference of The Indian Econometric Society at IIM-Kozikode, 4-6 January, 2016

9.    Presented a paper entitled Do Institutional Factors Augment Crop Diversification In Assam in 18th Annual NEEA Conference held at Gauhati University from 15th to 17th December, 2016.

10. Presented a paper entitled “Non-Crop Agricultural Enterprise Diversification-Evidence from Assam”, organized by Department of Economics, D.R. College, Golaghat, 7th and 8th April, 2017.

11. Presented a paper entitled Agricultural Diversification and livelihood security- Evidence from Assam in the international conference on Environment, Development & Livelihood organized by The Dept. of Geography & IQAC, South Calcutta Girls’ College, Kolkata and The Centre for Environment and Economic Development (CEED) (A

 

Other Information

  1. MAJOR/MINOR RESEARCH PROJECT:

MAJOR/MINOR RESEARCH PROJECT

TITLE

SPONSORED BY

TOTAL FUND

Major Research Project

Sustainable Agriculture Practices among the Tribes of North East India

ICSSR

10 lakhs

STUDENTS PROJECT SUPERVISED:

  1. Supervised a student project entitled “Socio-Economic Conditions of the Tea Community- A case study at Kamalabari Tea”, 2016.
  2. Supervised a student project entitled “An Investigation to the status of Poverty in the Rural Areas of Sivasagar District”, 2019.

VISITING FACULTY:

  1. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Sivasagar, Assam.
  2. Women’s College Tinsukia.
  3. Doomdoma College, Tinsukia.
  4. North Lakhimpur College, Lakhimpur.
  5. Digboi College, Tinsukia.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:

  1. Member of the Editorial Board, Social Science Journal of Gargaon College, Vol. 4, January 2016.
  2. Editor, Aalok – Annual News Letter of Gargaon College, Vol. 11 & 12.
  3. Editor (Joint), Social Science Journal of Gargaon College, Vol. VI, VII, VIII.
  4. Coordinator, IQAC, Gargaon College
  5. Coordinator (Joint), ANUPRERANA, Gargaon College.

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