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Department of History

"In a true sense History is the struggle of Man to reach beyond himself, to approximate to the ideal of freedom and of Human concord." - Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

About

The department was established in 1957 under Birkmyre Trust and initially started with General courses. The Honours courses started in 1997.

Faculty Profile

Dr. Samindra Mohan Biswas
Associate Professor

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Dr. Mitali Dey
Assistant Professor

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Mrs. Haimanti Banerjee
SACT-II

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Mrs. Epsita Khan
SACT-II

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Department of History Programme and Course Outcome - CCF(2022)
Four year B.A. (Honours/ Honours with Research) Three year B.A. - Multidisciplinary(MDC)
     
Department of History Programme and Course Outcome - CBCS
B.A. (Honours) B.A. (General)

• In 2014, the department undertook educational tour to Parswanath Temple & Metcalf Hall & Town Hall.
• In 2015, the educational tour was to Jorasanko Tagore's birth place & Swami Vivekananda 's ancestral house & Victoria Memorial.
• In 2017, Fort William & Victoria Memorial.
• In 2018, Science City.
• In 2019, the department conducted educational tour to Birla Technological Museum & Birla Planetarium.
• From 2020 to 2022 no educational tour could not be undertaken due to pandemic situation.
• In 2023, the tour resumed and this time it was to Alipore Jail Museum.
• In 2024, the department undertook excursion to Burdwan Rajbari, Burdwan University, Sher Afgan's tomb and Itachuna Rajbari.

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• Every year under CBCS, which was introduced in 2018, average seven students earn a first-class degree. They also get to study in M A. Courses at the University of Calcutta. At present there are 141 students considering all three semesters.
• The department takes regular evaluative exams, checks answer scripts as part of continuous evaluative system & also takes regular audio-visual classes.
• Besides, the department has a seminar library of its own besides the Central Library for the students, organises Parent-Teacher meet frequently and has a continuous evaluation system for the betterment of the students.
• The department organised an internal quiz contest among the departmental students in 2014 & 2015 and in 2024.
• Also, in sports, besides the departmental students participating in the annual sports of the college, Sunita Shaw from the department was selected for National Hockey in 2022.

Seminars and Webinars:
During the pandemic period the department conducted nine webinars either alone or jointly with the department of Political Science. In 2023, the department organised two international webinars - one jointly with the department of Pol. Sc. and another alone. Recently, there was a seminar conducted by the department as part of faculty exchange program with Serampore Girls College and organised a state level seminar along with IQAC on 30th January, 2024 at 1 p. m. on The Vedic Period.

Cultural Activities:

• In 2022, the department celebrated the NaboborshoUtsav (Bengali New Year's Day) on a grand scale where tribute was paid to the three music legends - Sandhya Mukhopadhyay, Bappi Lahiri and Lata Mangeshkar where students from all departments participated.
• In 2023, the department again organised the Naboborsho Utsav where departmental students staged a drama with the help of the Bengali department: Sanjib Chattopadhyay's "Guptodhaner Sandhane".
• Besides, every year even during the pandemic the department celebrates the Teacher's Day on 5th September.

The department strives to go ahead and believes in the Olympic Motto: Citius, Altius and Fortius meaning Swifter, Higher & Stronger.