DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY


ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Department of History was established in 1967 as one of the foundational Programmes in Humanities. The Department offers History and Culture of Punjab as compulsory subject, History as elective subject, and honours in History. The dedicated faculty follows a pupil centric approach and enriches the learning process by engaging the students in various community oriented programmes.

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF RELIGION

Department of Religious and Sikh Studies: The Department of Religious and Sikh Studies was established in 2017. In this department all religions along with Sikhism are studied within a systematic and scientific manner. The main objective of this department is to provide information to the students about the doctrines, beliefs, experiences, customs and scriptures of the major religions around the world. Therefore, in the course of religious studies, the students are given information about the major religions of the world. It develops moral and social values, understanding of different religions, respect and mutual understanding in students.

COURSES OFFERED

Courses Offered (UG)

Class

Duration

Seats

HISTORY (ELECTIVE)

BA-I, II, III

3 YEARS

OPEN

HISTORY& CULTUREOF PUNJAB 

(COMPULSORY)

BA-I,II,III

 

 

HISTORY HONOURS

BA-II,III

 

 

HISTORY & CULTURE OF PUNJAB

(COMPULSORY)

B.COM-I

B.C.A-II

B.B.A.- I

B.SC-I Med/ Non Med/ CS/ BT(H)

 

 

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF RELIGION

BA –I,II,III

3 YEARS

OPEN

CERTIFICATE COURSE

NAME

SPONSORED ORGANISATION

DURATION

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

MODE OF ADMISSION

FAIRS AND FESTIVALS

Certificate Course Under VENTEL Scheme Sponsored By Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Education- By Department Of Education, Government Of India.

 

30 HOURS

All The Enrolled Students Of The College

OFFLINE

INTER DISCIPLINARY COURSES

Department of History also offers interdisciplinary courses i.e History and Culture of Punjab for Bachelor of Commerce (B.COM-I), Basic Sciences (BSc), Applied Sciences (BSc Bio–tech elective, Honours), Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA-I), Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA-II).

FACULTY

Name & Email

Qualification

Experience in years

No. of Publications

No. of Books

Oral/ Poster Presentation

Conferences/ Seminar Attended/ Workshop Attended

Refresher/ Orientation courses attended/ FDP/ STTP

Area Specialization

Dr Amandeep Kohri

amanchd170@gmail.com

MA, M.Phil, PhD, SET

26

03

-

05

17

-

Modern History of Punjab

Mr Bhupinder Singh

bhupinderhistory26@gmail.com

MA,

UGC-NET

17

-

04

05

01

01

Medieval Indian History

Mr Harjeshwar Pal Singh

Harjeshwar4@gmail.com

MA,

UGC-NET

17

05

-

-

07

05

Modern India, Contemporary Punjab

Dr Hardeep Kaur

Hardeep905@yahoo.in

MA(Pol Sc, History), M.Ed,  M.Phil, PhD

08

06

 

06

17

-

Modern India

Punjabi Diaspora

Dr Akanksha Gupta

akankshaji.jnu@gmail.com

MA, M.Phil, UGC-NET, PhD

7

14

03

14

50

1

Ancient Indian History

Dr Navjot Kaur

nkaur1776@gmail.com

MA, Ph.D

5

02

1

04

07

-

Modern Indian History

Dr Aarti Suri

anureetaarti25@gmail.com

MA(Gold Medalist), M.Phil, PhD

13

04

-

04

46

 

Modern India, Contemporary Punjab

Dr Sumera Kamboj

sumerakamboj@gmail.com

MA, Ph.D

08

09

-

-

11

2

Modern Indian History

Dr Ramandeep Kaur

ramansidhu011@gmail.com

BA, B.Ed, MA,PhD

01

05

-

06

11

-

Modern Indian History

Ms Anna Roopraj

annaroopraj.2311@gmail.com

MA, UGC-NET

02

-

-

-

03

-

Medieval Indian History

Dr Sukhjinder Kaur

Sukhi84khalsa@gmail.com

MA(Comparative Study of Religion, Journalism and Mass Communication, History), UGC-NET (JRF), Ph.D

05

10

02

-

10

02

Sikh Religion and Sikh History

 

FACULTY AWARDS

  • Mrs. Amandeep Kaur has been honored for social work and promotion of culture of peace by Regional centre of NSS and Srijan Peace Education centre. She is also a professional guide, accredited by Department of Tourism Government of Punjab.


FACULTY AS MEMBERS COMMITTEES/ EDITORIAL BOARDS/ BOARD OF STUDIES

  • Mr Bhupinder Singh Nominated as a member of the Undergraduate Board of Studies in History, Panjab University,Chandigarh
  • Mr. Harjeshwar Pal Singh and Ms Navjot Kaur are members of book review committee for text book history, Punjab School Education Board, SAS Nagar.