Department Introduction
- The Department was established in A.D. 1959.
- The Department of History has been Working actively since last 52 year in imparting education to student at graduate and post graduate Level.
- The department has been headed by scholars and luminaries like Prof Jivanbhai Patel, late Prof Kirtibhai Shah, late Prof Ajitbhai Jani.
- It is the proud privilege of the History department that all the teachers have M.Phil And Ph.D. degrees and are actively engaged in research.
- Currently Dr.G.P.Shrimali is Heading the department.
Main objectives behind the study of history
1. To understand the tree identity of oneself, one’s society and one’s nation.
2. To batten the present learning lessons from the blunders of the past and to plan positively for the future.
3. to develop sense of brotherhood among the citizens of the nation though the study of true national history.
4. To develop sense of sacrifice for the nation through the reading of lives of patriotic, brave leaders of the nation.
5. To develop unify among the states throng the study of history of various state and provinces of the country.
6. To develop a sense of protecting the rich heritage of the nation scattered in different corners of the country.
7. To understand the true value of freedom and to develop competence to protect the freedom of the nation at any cost.
8. To construct the harmonious, strong India by creating an atmosphere of harmony and national unity.
9. To develop ability to understand the constructive as well as destructive forces that affect the nation in the long run.
10. To establish human culture to the top by creating sense of “the world is one family” concept for the welfare of whole human race.
Various Professional opportunities available through the study of history
1. One gets a change to be a teacher is primary, secondary or lighter educational institutions.
2. One gets a change to be surveyor and reach to the post of a director in centers and state archeological departments.
3. One can start as a guide lecturer, gallery assistant or curator in the archeological museums of contras and state government and reach to the post of departments director.
4. One can reach to the post subject expert or editor to that of director in the central and state gazetteers department.
5. One can reach from the post of an assistant to that of higher officer in the central and state archives.
6. One can easily be a government official by easily clearing the GPSC competitive examination by opting for history as main subject.
7. One can be a contributor or subject expert in the writing of world encyclopedia etc.
8. one can build a brilliant career for oneself in Non government Institutions.
9. One can have a successful career in the history section of journalism or in the subdivision of economics.
10. The experts on international relationships and the experts of world history can have the opportunity of serving in foreign offices of the country.
11. People with extra talents in the field of history mans get jobs in the various department of the U.N.O. such s unesco and unicet and make career international level.
Why history
History is important because we are the fast we are the sum of all the events good, bad and indifferent that have happens to us this sum product guides our actions in the present. We study the past to understand the present we understand the present to guide the future William land. History is important because it is the heritage that shaped the worlds we live in today. What we do today will be past of history in the future. It is main important because it helps us to understand the world, and how it because what we see today. It can help us to solve problems that we face today by sceins the solutions that were tried in the past. We must learn prom mistakes that were made before us, so that we do not reapers then.
We conduct the following Extra Curricular Activities every year
-> Academic Tour to different Historical places
-> Celebration of world heritage Day
-> Academic visits of Museums
-> Numismatic and Archeological exhibitions
-> Visit to Indology and Patan Museum to show Sanskrit and prakrit manuscripts.
-> Archeological search camp has been conducted at our collage
-> General Knowledge test.
| Sr No. | Photo | Name & Designation |
Qualification | Orie. & Refr. |
Conf. & Seminar |
FDP / Workshop |
Paper Pres. | Paper Publ. | Books Written | Ph.D. Guide | M.Phil. Guide | Total Ph.D. Students | Total M.Phil Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of History | |||||||||||||
| 1. |  |
Dr.Lalitbhai S. Patel(Principal) | M.A., M. Phil, Ph.D. | 04 | 152 | 41 | 100 | 46 | 08 | Yes | Yes | Award = 19Pursuing = 08 | 61 |
| Sr No. | Photo | Name & Designation |
Qualification | Orie. & Refr. |
Conf. & Seminar |
FDP / Workshop |
Paper Pres. | Paper Publ. | Books Written | Ph.D. Guide | M.Phil. Guide | Total Ph.D. Students | Total M.Phil. Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. |  |
Dr. Gajendrakumar P. Shrimali (H.O.D) |
M.A., B.Ed., Ph.D. | 05 | 60 | 14 | 35 | 28 | 00 | Yes | Yes | – | 24 |
| 3. |  |
Dr. Sangita N. Bakotra(Assistant Professor) | M.A., B.Ed., M.Phil., Ph.D. | 00 | 24 | 03 | 14 | 08 | 05 | No | No | – | – |
| 4. |  |
Dr. Meenaben D. Agrawal(Assistant Professor) | M.A.,Ph.D. | 00 | 26 | 06 | 23 | 14 | 00 | No | No | – | – |
| 5. |  |
Mr. Mehulkumar Jani(Adhoc) | M.A., M.Phil., B.Ed., L.L.B. | 00 | 03 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | No | No | – | – |
| Program code | Program Name | Course code | Course Name | Year of introduction |
| 20 | B.A. History | CC-101 | (History of Ancient India) (From Pre-History to 3rdCentury B. C.) | June, 2011 |
| 20 | B.A. History | CC-102 | (History of Modern World) ((From Renaissance to American War of Independence | June, 2011 |
| 20 | B.A. History | CE-101 | (History of Ancient India) (From Pre-History to 3rdCentury B. C.) | June, 2011 |
| 20 | B.A. History | CE-102 | (History of Modern World) ((From Renaissance to American War of Independence | June, 2011 |
| 20 | B.A. History | EO-105 | (Major Revolutions of the Modern World) | June, 2011 |
| 20 | B.A. History | CC-201 | (History of Ancient India)(From Mauryan Age to 650 A. D.) | June, 2011 |
| 20 | B.A. History | CC-202 | (History of Modern World) (From French Revolution to League of Nations) | June, 2011 |
| 20 | B.A. History | CE-201 | (History of Ancient India)(From Mauryan Age to 650 A. D.) | June, 2011 |
| 20 | B.A. History | CE-202 | (History of Modern World) (From French Revolution to League of Nations) | June, 2011 |
| 20 | B.A. History | EO-205 | (Indian National Movements) (From 1887 A. D. to 1947 A. D.) | June, 2011 |
| 20 | B.A. History | CC-303 | (History of India) (1818 A. D. to 1885 A. D.) | June, 2012 |
| 20 | B.A. History | CC-304 | (History of Europe) (1815 A. D. to 1920 A. D.) | June, 2012 |
| 20 | B.A. History | CE-303 | (History of India) (1818 A. D. to 1885 A. D.) | June, 2012 |
| 20 | B.A. History | CE-304 | (History of Europe) (1815 A. D. to 1920 A. D.) | June, 2012 |
| 20 | B.A. History | CC-305 | (History of India)(Age of Mughals) | June, 2012 |
| 20 | B.A. History | CC-403 | (History of India) (1885 A. D. to 1950 A. D.) | June, 2012 |
| 20 | B.A. History | CC-404 | (History of Europe)(1920 A. D. to 1950 A. D.) | June, 2012 |
| 20 | B.A. History | CE-403 | (History of India) (1885 A. D. to 1950 A. D.) | June, 2012 |
| 20 | B.A. History | CE-404 | (History of Europe)(1920 A. D. to 1950 A. D.) | June, 2012 |
| 20 | B.A. History | CC-405 | (History of India) (Age of Maratha) | June, 2012 |
| 20 | B.A. History | CC-506 | (Elements of Historical Method-I) | June, 2013 |
| 20 | B.A. History | CC-507 | (History of India) (1206 A. D. to 1414 A. D.) | June, 2013 |
| 20 | B.A. History | CC-508 | (History of Gujarat) (470 A. D. to 942 A. D.) | June, 2013 |
| 20 | B.A. History | CC-509 | (Name of the Paper: The Cultural History of India-I) (1206 A. D. to 1414 A. D.) | June, 2013 |
| 20 | B.A. History | CC-510 | (The Constitution of the Republic India-I) | June, 2013 |
| 20 | B.A. History | CC-606 | (Elements of Historical Method-II) | June, 2013 |
| 20 | B.A. History | CC-607 | (History of India) (1415 A. D. to 1525 A. D.) | June, 2013 |
| 20 | B.A. History | CC-608 | (History of Gujarat) (942 A. D. to 1304 A. D.) | June, 2013 |
| 20 | B.A. History | CC-609 | (The Cultural History of India-II) (1206 A. D. to 1414 A. D.) | June, 2013 |
| 20 | B.A. History | CC-610 | (The Constitution of the Republic India-II) | June, 2013 |
| Program code | Program Name | Course code | Course Name | Year of introduction |
| 20 | M.A. History | CC-101 | Elements of Historical Methods | June, 2014 |
| 20 | M.A. History | CC-102 | Ancient Civilization | June, 2014 |
| 20 | M.A. History | CC-103 | History of Modern World | June, 2014 |
| 20 | M.A. History | CC-104 | History of India | June, 2014 |
| 20 | M.A. History | CC-105 | Historical Application in Tourism | June, 2014 |
| 20 | M.A. History | CC-201 | World History Medieval and Early Modern | June, 2014 |
| 20 | M.A. History | CC-202 | History of India | June, 2014 |
| 20 | M.A. History | CC-203 | History of India | June, 2014 |
| 20 | M.A. History | CC-204 | History of Modern World) (1930 to 2000) | June, 2014 |
| 20 | M.A. History | CC-205 | Indian Archaeology and Epigraphy | June, 2014 |
| 20 | M.A. History | CC-301 | History of Gujarat (746 to 1304 AD) | June, 2014 |
| 20 | M.A. History | CC-302 | States in India | June, 2014 |
| 20 | M.A. History | CC-303 | History of India (1757 to 1857 A.D.) | June, 2014 |
| 20 | M.A. History | CC-304 | Indian History of Constitution | June, 2014 |
| 20 | M.A. History | CC-305 | Cultural Heritage of Gujarat | June, 2014 |
| 20 | M.A. History | CC-401 | History of Gujarat) (1304 to 1572) | June, 2014 |
| 20 | M.A. History | CC-402 | Some Personalities of Modern India History | June, 2014 |
| 20 | M.A. History | CC-403 | History of freedom movement in India) (1858 to 1947) | June, 2014 |
| 20 | M.A. History | CC-404 | Social and Religious Movement in India) | June, 2014 |
| 20 | M.A. History | CC-405 | Indian Culture | June, 2014 |