Department of History
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
- The department of history of GGD SD College bears oldest traditions of higher education.
- It was started in 1973 as a UG programme.
- In the history department our vision and mission to provide higher education opportunities to all, especially to the socially, academically and economically disadvantaged students, so as to produce value-based graduates and to make them good citizens and eventually good human beings.
Course offered
| Courses Offered | Duration | Subject | Seats | Academic Qualification | Mode of admission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.A. | 3 years | History | 250 | 10+2 | Merit |
| B.A.(Hons.) | After 1st year | History | — | — | Must have score 50% and above in B.A. in concerned Subject |
| B.A. | 3 years | H.C.P | — | 10+2 | Merit |
| B.B.A. | 1 years | H.C.P | — | 10+2 | Merit |
| B.Com | 1 years | H.C.P | — | 10+2 | Merit |
| B.C.A | 1 years | H.C.P | — | 10+2 | Merit |
| B.Sc | 1 years | H.C.P | — | 10+2 | Merit |
| B.Sc (Hons) | 1 years | H.C.P | — | 10+2 | Merit |
FACULTY
| Name & Email | No. of Publications with ISSN number | No. of Books with ISBN number | Oral/ poster present- ation | Conferences/ seminar attended | Workshop attended | Refresher/ Orientation courses /FDP attended | Area of Specialization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. M. Pramod M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. m.pramod@ggdsd.ac.in | 10 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 FDP 1 Orientation Course | Ancient Indian History and Archaeology |
| Ms. Parampreet Kaur M.A., M.Phil , (Pursuing Ph.D.) Diploma in Persian and French Language parampreet@ggdsd.ac.in | 3 | — | 9 | 2 | 5 | — | Medieval India and Modern Punjab |
| Ms. Sarika Dhiman M.A., UGC NET (SRF), Advance Diploma in Russian Languagesarika@ggdsd.ac.in | 4 | — | 13 | 2 | 1 | — | Ancient Indian History and Culture |
| Dr. Shikha Sharma M.A., Ph. D. shikha@ggdsd.ac.in | 4 | — | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 FDP | Modern History of Punjab. |
| Ms. Sunita Panigrahy M.A., M.Phil , sunita1@ggdsd.ac.in | 3 | — | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | Modern Indian History |
FACULTY AS MEMBERS COMMITTEES/ EDITORIAL BOARDS/ BOARD OF STUDIES
- Ms. Parampreet Kaur : Indian History Congress, Punjab History Congress.
- Ms. Shikha Sharma : Indian History Congress, Punjab History Congress.
- Ms. Sunita Panigrahy : Indian History Congress, Odisha History Congress, Punjab History Conference, Institute of Historical Studies, Kolkata.
INFRASTRUCTURE
- College library has a wide collection of more than 1695 Titles.
- Titles are on History, Culture, pre history and Archaeology.
- Nine magazines and journals are subscribed.
- In addition to this, the college has INFLIBNET connection from UGC, New Delhi, through which the students can access online national and international journals and research materials.
- There are 62 titles on INFLIBNET. The Book Bank of the college lends books to the needy students throughout the session.
- Information Communication Technology (ICT) is of great help for the students and teachers.
- ICT skills up gradation.
Departmental Activities
- Students of History Department participated in History Quiz organized by DAV, Sector 10, Chandigarh.
- A Documentary movie on the making of Constitution was shown to the students.
- Students of History Department participated in History Quiz organized by PG Govt. College, Sector 11 and won second prize.
- Students of History Department Visited Haryana Legislative Assembly alongwith the Department of Political Science.
- A Documentary movie on the making of Constitution was shown to the students in collaboration with Department of Political Science.
- National Seminar on ” Socio Economic Impact of Green Economy and Sustainable Development” was held in collaboration with Economics Department in the College on 12 February, 2015.
- Students of History Department participated in History Quiz organized by M.C.M DAV College, Sector 36 and won second prize.
- Students of History Department participated in the Declamation Contest by M.C.M DAV College, Sector 36 and place 2nd.
- National Seminar was organized on the topic Violence, Memory and Identity’ in collaboration with the Department of Political Science and Sociology.
- ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar on “Continuity of Harappan Culture in the Indian Historical Context ” was conducted by the Department of History in the college on 10th March 2014.
- Students of History Department participated in History Quiz organized by DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh and won second prize.
- Historical Trip was organized to Amritsar.
- Seminar on “Domestic Violence” was organized in collaboration with the department of Political Science.
- Historical Trip was organised to Jaipur and Jodhpur.
