About the Head

Prof. Farida Siddiqui
Professor & Head

Farida Siddiqui – a Ph.D. in Economics from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, has more than twenty years of teaching and research experience. Prof Siddiqui started her career as a Lecturer from the Department of Economics, Jamia Millia Islamia, and also taught in the Department of Economics, Zakir Husain P.G.E College, University of Delhi (Delhi), Eritrea Institute of Technology (Eritrea) and Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia). She had also been associated with National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), New Delhi, where she worked on various research projects. Prof Siddiqui has also done a P.G. Diploma in Islamic Banking & Insurance, Institute of Islamic Banking and Insurance, London, U. K.

 Areas of Research Interest: Prof Siddiqui’s areas of  research interests  include Financial Exclusion and Inclusion of marginalised communities, Economic Empowerment of Women, Islamic Micro Finance & Islamic Banking.