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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