Vision:

It aims at making the students aware of the past and its legacies through teaching, and research activities.

Mission:

1. Transform the students into citizens who are critically informed about the past and its consequences for the present.
2. The knowledge about the interconnections between the global, national, regional, and local history will equip the students to face the challenges with confidence.
3. In addition to making history as an inspiration to individual and communities to transform themselves and their societies, it also aims at making it relevant in the competitive world of multi-disciplinary study and research.

COURSE OFFERED:

The Department offers a three-year course leading to Bachelor of Arts in History Honours as prescribed by the Higher Education Department, Govt. of Odisha in the form of Choice Based Credit System (CBCS). It also offers Generic Elective courses in history. The syllabi contains the courses on History of Ancient, Medieval and Modern India, which includes Social structure, political institutions, religion, culture and economy of all over India. It also includes courses on social formation and cultural patterns of ancient and medieval world, rise of modern west, History of Modern Europe, historical theories and methods and history and culture of Odisha from ancient to Modern time.

PROGRAMME OUTCOMES:

After successful completion of B.A. three-year-degree course (honours) in History, a student is expected to achieve the following outcomes.

1. Critical approach to the study of history as a discipline by acquiring ability to distinguish between fact and fiction with the understanding that there is no one historical truth.
2. Understanding the theories and history of historical writing.
3. Developing perspectives on historical inquiry to understand different values and beliefs that shaped and affected the lives of the multiple cultures in the past.
4. Recognition of continuity and change, sequence of historical events across every civilization and any given period of time.
5. Understanding the concept of cause and effect to identify chains of events and developments, both in short term and long term. This concept aims to identify, examine and analyse the reasons why events have occurred and the resulting consequences or outcomes.
6. Developing a range of historical skills, essential for the process of historical inquiry.
7. Understanding the origin and purpose or usefulness of primary and secondary sources and production of well researched work using both sources.

PROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOMES:

1. To provide the students with an insight to some current problems and to give an understanding of various issues relating to history.
2. To help develop a positive attitude to challenges arising in live and help adapt oneself to the changes taking place in all walks of life.
3. To imbibe awareness to the students to help out challenges with the problems faced by individuals or community and make the world a better place to live in.
4. Develop an understanding of the process of conducting a research project in the field of history.