History of the Department:
Balasaheb Desai College Patan was established in June 1969 with mission to impart higher education to youth residing in Patan Tehsil. The college is catering to the educational needs of this backward rural, earthquake prone, hilly area of Maharashtra.
The Department of Economics is one of the major department in the institute. The Department of Economics was instituted in 1972. The department offers UG & PG Programs in Economics. Special Economics class was started under leadership of Hon. Principal S. B. Chavan B. Sc. Economics (Landon). In the year 1987, Co-Operation as a Inter Disciplinary Subject (IDS) for course B.A.II was started. Faculty of Economics Mr. G.S Zulzule worked as acting principal from 1st June 2011 to 28th Feb. 2012. The department has 3 fulltime posts and fulfilled all. From the academic year 2022-23, PG department (M. A. Economics) has been started. The Department has well qualified teaching faculty including 03 SET and 02 Ph.D. qualified teachers. The faculty is continuously involved in research work. The Department has been conducting various activities like Guest Lectures, Wallpaper Presentation, Quizzes, Bank Visits, Study Tours , Seminars, Projects etc. The Department runs short term course in Share Market every year.
Dr. P.Y. Phadnis Worked as NAAC Coordinator from Nov. 2019. He is also a member of BOS in Business Economics at KBP University’s D. G. College of Commerce, Satara.
Dr. G. S. Pattebahadur is working as ISO Coordinator. He is a Research Guide and member of BOS in Business Economics at Shivaji University, Kolhapur.
Mr. T. R. Mahale is appearing for Ph.D. in Savitribai Phule, Pune University. He is working on one Minor Research Project funded by KES.
