Course Name: Indian Business History

Course abstract

This course will familiarise students with the modern history of the evolution of businesses in the Indian subcontinent during the twentieth century. It will discuss case studies of businesses and industries to highlight the multi-faceted history of entrepreneurship in India at the turn of the twentieth century ranging from post-Independence banking history to liberal reforms of the 1990s. It will examine the history of major Indian industrial houses as well as the use of financial diplomacy as an instrument of India?¢â‚¬â„¢s foreign policy after 1947. The course will highlight the historical nature of policies that shaped Indian business cultures in the wider socio-political landscape.


Course Instructor

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Prof. Vipul Dutta

Dr Vipul Dutta is Assistant Professor at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at IIT Guwahati. He earned his PhD degree from King?¢â‚¬â„¢s College London. His research interests lie in the field of Diplomatic and Economic History as well as modern South Asian Foreign policy and International Relations. He has published in national and international journals including the Economic and Political Weekly and the Journal of Strategic Studies.
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 Course Duration : Jan-Mar 2021

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 Syllabus

 Enrollment : 18-Nov-2020 to 25-Jan-2021

 Exam registration : 15-Jan-2021 to 12-Feb-2021

 Exam Date : 21-Mar-2021

Enrolled

694

Registered

104

Certificate Eligible

90

Certified Category Count

Gold

10

Silver

37

Elite

33

Successfully completed

10

Participation

4

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold





Legend

AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 6 out of 8 assignments. Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score.
    Note:
    We have taken best assignment score from both Jan 2020 and Jan2021 course
Indian Business History - Toppers list

ANUBHAV SHANKAR GOSWAMI 93%

GAURAV JOSHI 93%

Laxman Singh Mahar Government Post-Graduate College

PARMANAND KUMAR 93%

NALANDA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, CHANDI

KRISHNA PRASAD TADINADA 92%

ADITH S KARTHIK 92%

UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 694

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 104

Assignment Statistics




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Score Distribution Graph - Legend

Assignment Score: Distribution of average scores garnered by students per assignment.
Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
Final Score : Distribution of the combined score of assignments and final exam, based on the score logic.