School of Economics, Management and Information Sciences

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The School of Economics, Management and Information Sciences comprises these departments:

1. Agri-Business Management and Food Technology
2. Commerce
3. Economics
4. Journalism and Mass Communication
5. Library and Information Science
6. Management
7. Tourism and Hotel Management

The School of SEMIS is known for  its (i) vibrant academic culture created and sustained by the mosaic  of experienced and young  faculty drawn  from different parts of the country  and the opportunity of working in a multicultural environment, (ii) an overt  teaching pedagogy principally grounded on the imperative of  balancing theory and practice and  (iii) the ambience of teaching and research on different subjects calibrated and qualified by  contemporariness, relevance and job requirements of the students.

Each department under the school has its thrust areas of teaching and research. However, areas in which the school has established its primacy at the national level include Economics of North Eastern Region of India, Rural and Labour Economics, Public Economics and Local Finances, Sub-regional Economics, Accounting & Finance,  Entrepreneurship & Small Business, Micro-Finance and Rural Credit Management, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, Non-banking Financial Corporations, Information Technology and Social Marketing, Supply Chain Management, Hospitality and Tourism Studies, Sustainable Tourism, Agri and Food Marketing; Food Biotechnology, Knowledge Organisation, Information Storage and Retrieval, Application of Management Concepts and Management Principles in Libraries and Information Centres, Information Management, Film Studies and  Culture & Media Studies.  
Presently, the total faculty members in position at the school are 40. Faculty members of the school, in addition to teaching and research, regularly provide crucial policy support to the central, state and local governments on issues and programmes of transformative development. Development Practices on which the School and its faculty have provided policy support to Government of India and state governments include MGNREGA, Human Development and Education. The School is in the process of signing an MOU with the office of the Principal Director (AG), Shillong, under the CAG of India, to provide training and consultancy services. The school is preparing seriously to anchor itself as a converged centre for sub-regional studies and consultancy in areas of economic policy and management.

Each department under the school organizes a number of academic activities every year. Details about the activities can be found from the web page of the respective departments through the link given above. Some of the recent important academic programmes undertaken by these departments are:

1.   Capacity Building Programme organized by Department of Management during 7th to 18th Feb 2022.
2.    Refresher course in Commerce and Entrepreneurship, coordinated by Department of Commerce during  20.10.2021 till  02.11.2021.
3. Celebration of World Tourism Day by Department Tourism and Hotel Management on 27th Sept 2021

A snapshot of academic outcomes of the School during the year (April 2020-March 2021) is outlined below:

Sl. No	Outcomes/Achievements	No
1	Papers published in National and International Journals	83
2	No of Books Published	3
3	Book chapters/conference proceedings published	17
4	Ph.D. Awarded	13
5	Seminars/conferences/workshops/Refresher Courses etc. organised	16
6	Seminars/conferences/workshops attended by faculty with paper presentation	22
7	New Projects undertaken by Faculty	1
8	Fellowships received by students for undertaking Ph.D programme	78

School Board of Economics, Management & Information Sciences  

1.	Dean                             - School of Economics, Management & Information Sciences	Chairperson & Convener
2.	Head of Departments/ Centres in the Schools	Members
3 .	All Professors in the School	Members
4.	Dr. D.Nongkynrih Department of Economics NEHU, Shillong.	Member
5.	Dr. Durga Madhab Mahapatra Department of Commerce NEHU, Shillong.	Member
6	Dr. S.Ravi Kumar Department of Library & Information Science NEHU, Shillong.	Member
7.	Dr. A.Kundu Department of Management NEHU, Tura Campus, Tura	Member
8.	Dr. Punit Gautam Department of Tourism & Hotel Management, NEHU, Shillong.	Member
9.	Dr. R.Sasi Kumar Department of ABMFT NEHU, Tura Campus, Tura.	Member
10.	Dr. Md Murtaza Department of Economics NEHU, Shillong.	Member
11.	Dr. S.Kharmawphlang   Department Commerce NEHU, Shillong.	Member
12.	Dr. Jacqueline J.Thabah  Department of Library & Information Science NEHU, Shillong.	Member
13.	Dr. K.D.Singh Department of Management NEHU, Tura Campus, Tura.	Member
14.	Shri.S.K.Kulshreshtha Department of Tourism & Hotel Management, NEHU, Shillong.	Member
15.	Dr.(Mrs) Sheena Hoorongbam Department of Agri-Business Management and Food Technology NEHU, Tura Campus, Tura.	Member
16.	Dr. Barath N. Department of Journalism & Mass Communication. NEHU, Shillong.	Member
17.	Prof. B.Gurung Department of Statistics NEHU, Shillong.	Member
18.	Prof. D.K.Limbu Department of Anthropology NEHU, Shillong.	Member
19.	Mr. Babu Ram Upadhyay Department of Commerce, Shillong Commerce College, Shillong.	Member
20.	Dr. Madhusudhan Saha, Associate Professor, Dept. of Chemistry Don Bosco College, Tura West Garo Hills Email: ms.19.chem@gmail.com	Member
21.	Prof. Manoj Kumar Verma Department of Library and Information Sciences Mizoram University Aizawl , Mizoram - 796004 Email: manoi dlisbhuitizmail.com	Member
22.	Prof. Ananta Saikia Department of Food Science & Technology Programme Assam Agricultural University Jorhat - 785013 Email: anantasaikiaau. ac. in	Member
23.	Prof. S.R.Keshava Department of Economics Bangalore University Jnanabharati Campus Bengaluru - 560056 Email: sr keshava(kyahoo.com	Member
24.	Prof.. Sandeep Kulshreshtha              - Centre for Promotion of Ecological Adventure, Health and Cultural Tourism Central University of Himachal Pradesh Dharamshala, Disttt.Kangra, Himachal Pradesh - 176215 Email: sanku117grediffmail.com	Member
25	Prof. Irene Lalruatkimi Department of Mass Communication Mizoram University Aizawl, Mizoram -796004 Email: irenevartemail.com	Member