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Year of Establishment: 2003
The Department of History was established in 2003 when it offered History as a General (Pass) subject. History as an Honours subject was introduced in 2009.
Mission
- The Department was established with the view to inculcating a sense of history among the students and to acquaint them with the rich heritage of India in addition to that of North Bengal.
- The faculty members have tried to inculcate values like patriotism, sense of duty and responsibility towards the country through class room lectures and student seminars in a participative approach and with the spirit of open mindedness.
- Students are taken on regular study tours and field trips so as to acquaint them with the historical places apart from knowledge garnered from books.
Vision
- The Department aspires to be one of the best in the area so as to attract students from faraway places of North Bengal.
- It aspires to draw foreign students from neighbouring countries like Bhutan and Nepal to enhance student diversity and thereby facilitate inter-institutional exchange programmes.
- The department would like to draw visiting faculty members from colleges and universities in India from a wide range inter-disciplinary social science subjects like Political Science, Sociology, Economics and Anthropology so that both the students and faculty members of Birpara College are benefitted.
Objectives
- To make the students aware about the range and scope of studying history for career opportunities in various fields both in teaching and other professions.
- To make the Department more self-sufficient in terms of ICT-enabled tools like laptops and projectors for proper delivery of lectures through audio-visual aids and resources.
- To build an ethnographic museum for showcasing various artefacts related to human activities in the demographically diverse region of north Bengal over the ages, with special focus on indigenous tribes such as the Rava, the Toto, the Mech, the Lepcha, etc.
Infrastructure
- Dedicated classrooms (3 nos)
- Departmental Library Amirah (1 no.)
- Office almirah (1 no.)
- Faculty lockers (4 nos)
- Laptop (1 no.)
Learning Resources
- 1267 textbooks and reference books in Central Library [insert link to Catalogue]
- 67 textbooks and reference books in Departmental Library [insert links to Accession Register and Issue Register]
- Maps (6 nos)
Courses offered
- Under the Four Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUGP), in compliance with NEP 2020, the Department offers the following courses:
- History Major, History Minor, History DSC, History SEC, VAC Understanding India
Lesson Plan
Faculty Members
Contractual Teacher || Dept. of History
SACT- I || Dept. of History
SACT-I || Dept. of History
Assistant Professor || Dept. of History
Message From The HOD
Hridkamal Sarkar || HOD
Welcome To Department of History
The Department of History was established in Birpara College in 2003 as a general subject. The Honours course in History was introduced in 2009. Ever since its inception, the department has performed consistently well in academics as well as in individual student appraisal. The department has a dedicated faculty who are well-versed in their respective areas of study. All students have to go on field trips and study tours in order to gain a first -hand experience of their subject which enables them to have a thorough knowledge of the discipline. Field trips have been conducted both within the state of West Bengal and outside in order to gain a Pan Indian view of Indian Culture and Heritage. Beyond academics, students of the department have pursued Masters in home as well as other universities, and have secured placement through competitive exams. Students who are interested in a career in teaching and research have qualified NET (with JRF) and SET and are pursuing PhD in different universities.
