History Department
Established in the year 1968
Programmes Offered
Undergraduate Level Programme:
1. BA-I
2. BA-II
3. BA-III
Interdisciplinary
Courses
With the permission of university academic
courses in B.A. 1st Sem. as minor, compulsory.
Minor course offered: Political science,
Hindi, English ,Pub. adm. , Skt. , Music ,
Journalism , Geography , Economics , Math.
Compulsory : History of Himachal Pradesh ,
Elective course.
Annual/ Semester/Choice Based
Credit System
University council has proceed following syllabus for each
semester.
A. Structured outline of Major in History (Minimum Credits
to be earned=56.)
B. Structured outline of Minor elective in History for other
then Major History (Minimum Credits to be earned=20.)
A. Structured outline of Major in
History (Minimum Credits to be earned=56.)
Semest
er
Course code
Course type
Course name
1st
CC. BA Hist.
0101
Major core course-I
History and culture of INDIA from the 4
Paleedithie Beginning to the
Mauryan period.
CC. BA Hist.
0102
Major core course-II
History and culture of INDIA from
post mauryan period to 1206 AD
CC. BA Hist.
0203
Major core course-III History and culture of India from
1206-1525 AD
CC. BA Hist.
0204
Major core course-IV History and culture of India from
1526-1707
CC. BA Hist.
0305
Major core course-V
2nd
3rd
History and culture of India from
1707-1857 AD
Credit
s
Semest
er
Course code
Course type
Course name
Credit
s
4th
CC. BA Hist.
0407
Major core course-VII
Modern and contemporary world
history 1.1871-1918
CC. BA Hist.
0408
Major core courseVIII
Issues in world history-1 the
Jwenthiosh century
CC. BA Hist.
0409
Major core course-IX
History of united state of America
1776-1945
EC. BA Hist.
0415
Elective course
additional
Art and architecture in Ancient and
Early Medieval India
Semest
er
Course code
Course type
Course name
Credit
s
5th
CC. BA Hist.
0510
Major core course-X
Modern and contemporary world
History-II 1919-1992
CC. BA Hist.
0511
Major core course-XI
Women in Indian History
CC. BA Hist.
0512
Major core course-XII
Tribes in Indian history
EC. BA Hist.
0516
Elective course
additional
Art and architecture in Medieval and
colonial India
Semest
er
Course code
Course type
Course name
Credit
s
6th
CC. BA Hist.
0613
Major core course-XIII Environmental History of India
CC. BA Hist.
0614
Major core course-XIV Science and technology in colonial
India
EC. BA Hist.
0617
Additional
The city in Indian History
EC. BA Hist.
0618
Additional
The silk road in History
EC. BA Hist.
0619
Additional
Contemporary India 1950-2000
EC. BA Hist.
0620
Additional
History of Himachal Pradesh 18151972
B. Structured outline of Minor
elective in History for other
then Major History (Minimum Credits to be
Semest
er
earned=20.)
Course
Course type
code
Course name
Credit
s
1st
BA Hist.
0122
Political History of India from earliest
items to 1206 AD
2nd
BA Hist. 0223 Minor Elective Course II a
Political History of India from 12061760 AD
3rd
BA Hist. 0324 Minor Elective Course III a
Political History of India from 17601950 AD
4th
BA Hist. 0425 Minor Elective Course IV a The rise of the modern west-1
5th
BA Hist. 0526
The rise of the modern west-1
Modern and contemporary World
history-II 1919-1992
CC BA Hist.
0510
Minor Elective Course I a
Course V a
Course V a
RECOMMENTED BOOKS
Semester
Course code
Book name
1st
Hist. 0101 Major
Hist. 0102 Minor
History and culture of
India from the Poleathic
Beginning to the
Mauryan1. Neelam Published by
Kundra Prashar
2. Modern Published by
MS Sodhi
3. Bharat PrakashanMS Mann
EXTRA BOOKS 1st
sem
Major
Minor
1. The rise of centralization in
India and Pakistan Cambridge
University Press by Budget
and Allchin.
2. Political History of Ancient
India Oxford University Press
New Delhi H.C. RayChoudhari.
1. Early India From the origins
1300 AD by
RemilaThapar(Penguin ,
London)
2. A history of Ancient early
Medieval India from the stene
age to the 12th century by
Upinder Singh(Dealing
Kindersley: an imprint of
Pearson education)
Semester
Course code
Book name
2nd
Hist. 0203 Major
Hist. 0204 Minor
History and culture of
India from AD 12061525, History and
culture of India from AD
1526-1707 by
1. Kundra Prashar
2. MS Sodhi
3. MS Mann
EXTRA BOOKS 2nd sem
Major
Minor
1. Medivial India from sultanate
to the Mughals or (Har Anad
publication by SatishChandra)
2. Early mediable India AB
Panday centeral book depot
Allahabad
1. Mediaval India: The study of
centerlization by Irfan Habib.
(National Book , Delhi).
2. The mugal Emper:JF
Richards(Cambridge Press).
Semester
Course code
Book name
3rd
Hist. 0305 Major
Hist. 0306 Minor
History and culture of
India from AD 17071857, History and
culture of India from AD
1857-1950 by
1. Kundra Prashar
2. MS Sodhi
3. MS Mann
EXTRA BOOKS 3rd
sem
Major
Minor
1. The crises of Empire or Mugal 1. Making of India: Indias road
North India by muzaffar
to independence(New Delhi)
Naw(Oxford university Press
By: BR NANDA
Delhi).
2. History of the freedom
2. From Plassy to Partitien : A
Mercment in India by:
history of modern india by
JaraChand (Publication
Shekhar Bandopadhyay(Orient
Devison Government of India.
lengman Delhi)
Delhi).
Semester
Course code
Book name
4rd
Hist. 0407 Major
Modern and
Contemporary world
history-I 1871-1918.
Issues in world century1 20th century
History of the united
states of America 17761945.
1. Kundra Prashar
2. MS Sodhi.
Hist. 0408Major
Hist. 0409Minor
EXTRA BOOKS 4th sem
Course code Name of book
0407
Europian history since 1870 EL. Benns (appleten century New york)
Europe 1880-1945(J.M. Robeets)Long man 1989
0408
The age of extreme 1914-1991 EJ Hobsbawm (vantage , new York)
The meaning the 2nd world war Ernest mandel (verso Londan)
0409
The Amercan pagent : a history of the republic (Devid.M.kennudy ,
Lexingten)
American political and social history.U.Faulkner(New York)
0415
Elective
course
Additional
Art and architecture of antiant and early medivial india:MS Sodhi(Modren
publisher.
Indian art V.S. Aggrival (Prithiv Prakshan Varanasi)
Indian architecture(Buddhirst and Hindu period)Percy Brown(Taraporevala
sence campary) Bombay.
Semest
er
Course code
Book name
5th
Major- 0510
Modern and contemporary world history II
1919-1992
Major- 0511
Women in indian history
Major- 0512
Tribes in indian history
Elective core
0516
Art and architecture of medievial and colonial
india
EXTRA BOOKS 5th
sem
Extra books
1. The age of extrems 1914-1991 E.J. Hobobann(vantage1996)
2. The time complete history of the world by:Rcherd Qvry (Collins
Londen)
3. The position of women in hindu civilization AS. Altekar Delhi
women and Indian nationalism (Leeta Kastori New Delhi)
4. Tribes cast and relison in india Remese Thapar(Macmullan)
0516
Elective core
Architecture of Nughal India catherime Asher(Cambridge )
early Mughal painting M.C. Blear( harword university press)
Semest
er
Course code
Book name
6th
Major Hist. - 0613 Enviornmental history of India
Major Hist. - 0614 Science and technology in clonical India .
Elective core
0617
The city in indian history
Elective core
0618
The silk road in history
Elective core
0619
Contemprary india 1950-2000
Elective core
0620
History of Himachal Pradesh 1815-1972
Elective core
0621
Introduction to theories and trends in history
EXTRA BOOKS 6th sem
Books for
extra
reading
1. Indian environment history Mahesh Rangarajan (Ranikhet)
2. Ecology and equity RamChandra Guha(penguim Delhi)
3. Science and technology and median in colonical India 17601941 David Arnold
4. The Indian response to European technology and cullure AJ.
Quisar(Oxford university press
Elective core
0617
Indu banga the city in Indian history (new delhi)
The city in early historical India ,A ghesh Shimla
Elective core
0618
The silk road by valeric hensen(Oxford university delhi)
Elective core
0619
India after independence 1947-2000 (Bipan Chandra)
Elective core
0620
History of himachal Pradesh by: MS Ahluwalia delhi
Elective core
What is history by: EH corr(Palgrave Hampshire)
FACULTY AS MEMBERS
1.Member of Indian History Congress.
2.Member of Punjab History
Congress.
3.Member of Himalayan Studies.
International Conference:Paper Presentation
Title:- Contribution of Folklore in
Himachal History. Organized by
ICHR at Nehri Hamirpur on 2-4
October, 2015.
Research Guide
32 M. Phil. Guided by Dr. S.K.
Bansal.
4 P.hd.(s) are guided by Dr. S.K.
Bansal. (Three submitted)
Regular Paper Setter of UG/PG
Classes.
Student profile:
Programme/Courses
Class
Major
Minor
B.A. 1st Semester 56
125
B.A. 4th Semester 46
121
B.A. 6th Semester 57
Nil
Students: Achievements
Sr.No. No. of
Students
Achievement
1.
12
UGC- SLET (Himachal)
2.
UGC- NET
3.
Selected as Lecturers in school and college Level
(Government)
4.
12
Selected as Lecturers in school and college Level
(Private Sector)
5.
Journalist
6.
Himachal Pradesh Administrative Services
7.
Principal in college Level
8.
Banking Sector
9.
Allied Service got selected as Tehsildar In
Revenue Department.
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