Introduction

Introduction

The Department of History was established in June 1988. All the Professors have established new dimensions in the field of History & they have laid the sound foundation for the development & expansion of the Department. History is a very popular subject at I.A.S, G.P.S.C. & such other examination & large numbers of students offer History as their optional subject. So looking to this fact teaching in History & research in History has widened its field to cover up these trends.

Highlights

Every year the number of students is growing & so the Department of History has become one of the degnityfy department in Gujarat.

* M.A. with entire History. (Two Years)
* Ph.D.in History.

The Department of History and the Board of Studies , History , has Revised the curriculum from F.Y.B.A.to M.A. as per U.G.C.guideline. In the curriculum the new job oriented optional papers are introduced. Some papers are introduced according to the recent trends of History. Such as social change in Gujarat in the 19th and 20th century. Economic History of India, Application of History in Tourism, Women in India etc. All the faculty members are involved in teaching work as well as in research work. The Department provides research guidance for dissertation and Ph.D.thesis. And they are encouraged to select their topics at Macro level according to the recent trends of History. All the faculty members by their best to enrich the students learning and research sense by arranging seminars group discussions, workshops and Faculty members are associated with other universities GPSC and UPSC.

Research projects have been done by the former and present faculty members.Approx. 8 students have been awarded Ph.D. The Department encourages the publications of research articles & Books also Approx 125 research papers are published in well-known journals during the last five years. Approx 55 publications are published by reputed institutions.

The Department organized seminars & workshops also. All the faculty members of the teaching staff have participated actively in seminars, workshops and conferences and have delivred Expert lectures and read papers at National & State Level during the last five years. Group discussions & Lectures of eminent scholars are arranged occasionally by the Department to develop the research attitude of the students at micro as well as macro level. This arrangement helps students for Ph.D thesis. The Department holds the seminar every week for M.A.students with regard to curriculum. Study tours of Historical places, museums, achieves, Ideology are planned by the department. The slides pertaining to Historical facts and aspects are also to be shown to students for the practical knowledge of the subject.

Courses Offered

Course Name:

The post graduate department of the main university campus offers
two P.G. programs.
* M.A. with entire History.
* Ph.D.in History.

Faculty

Name : Dr. Mehboob Desai
Qualification : M.A., Ph.D.
Designation : Professor & Head
Areas of
Specialization : Freedom Movements of India , Gandhian Philosophy, Application of History in Tourism, History of Islam
Contact No. : ( O) 0278 2510651 (R) 0278 2439226 (M) 09825114848


Name : Mr. M.J.Parmar
Qualification : M.A., M.Phil
Designation : Assistant Professor
Areas of
Specialization : Cultural History of India, Dalit History of India
Contact No. :