About the Department

Objective

The Department of Indian History has noble aims such as fostering Historical Studies and promoting Historical Research. It has also been attempting to focus on the cultural heritage and traditions of India so as to imbibe in the minds of students the cultural values of this Nation, through class-room lectures and various academic exercises and through different kinds of Seminars, Symposiums and Conferences. This would prepare the students to become good and potential citizens of this Nation and to play a great role in Regional, National and International arena.

Mission

The Department of Indian History has always been striving to achieve excellence in academic activities. Greater Research through various programmes with the encouragement of UGC, ICHR and ICSSR and also under the patronage of Special Assistance Programme (SAP) is the Department's objective. Today's Students should become tomorrow's renowned Scholars, Civil Servants, Leaders and Distinguished men in different spheres. Students talents should be properly channelised by shaping them properly to become distinguished men in society and by offering them training in academic exercises and by conducting programmes to enable them to appear for the Union and the State Public Service Commission Examinations and to get selected in various services with distinction. Further, more and more publications are to be brought out which will be the manifestation of the genuine Historical Research activities of the Department. Thus, the Department's efforts will be in the direction of creating more and more scholars and intellectuals to serve the people and the Nation in various ways and in different spheres.