Department of History

Profile:

Department of History established in the year 1982 with single teacher with 30 students. Over a period of 27 years, the department has grown enormously. Students’ strength has also risen from 30 to 360. Management had opened one more section in the year 1990 and appointed one more teacher for the department.

In the year 1999, History Forum emerged in the interest of students. The main aim of the forum was to conduct tours, collect old coin & currency, conducting special lectures etc.

Department of History uses electronics media in teaching, learning and evaluation work by making use of overhead projector, slides, photos etc. Several workshops and seminars were organized by the department.

Every year among the students who passed B.A. degree from our college, around 8-10 students join post-graduation studies in History at Bangalore University, Mysore University and Open University, Mysore. From 2010 till date nearly 15-20 students of our college become lecturers in History in various colleges in Karnataka.

Vision

To motivate our students to face competitive exams  and higher education.

HOD Profile

hod historyProf. S Nagaraja  M.A.,
Associate Professor & HOD
M : 9449521710
Email: sn.raj@live.com

The department is headed by Prof. Nagaraja S. He has an experience of over 30 years. He has attended National Level and State Level seminars and conferences at Punjab University, Patiala; University of Mumbai, Mumbai; University of Madras, Chennai; University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram; University of Mysore, Mysore; Bangalore University, Bangalore and Ravenshaw University, Cuttack. He has been a member of ‘Board of Studies’ from 2010 to 2016 for NMKRV College for Women, Bangalore. He has also been a Member to the Board of Examiners for UG for Bangalore University, Bangalore in the year 2010-11, 2013-14. He has also been a Member to the Board of Examiners for UG for NMKRV College for Women, Bangalore from the year 2010 to 2016.

Activities

Month & Year

Speaker

Topic

2016 Dr. M.V. Srinivas Palegars of Karnataka and their Cultural Contributions
2014-15 Dr. M Sreeramappa Capital Market Issues
2013-14 Dr. Kempegowda A special Lecture on IPC
2013 Coins Exhibition in College Premises
2012-13 Dr. Narasimha Reddy Generic Medicines

Future Plans

  • Collection of coins and artifacts.
  • Conduct State/National level seminars/ workshops/ conferences.

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