evaluative report of the department of...

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Evaluative Report of the Department of History

1. Name of the Department History

Its year of establishment Established in 1960-61.

2. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated

Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) –

Programme Level of study

3 year Honours U.G.

2 year General U.G.

3. Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved- None

4. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system

Till 2009 the annual examination system under the Three Year UG scheme of

Calcutta University was operational

After the grant of Autonomy status from the academic session 2010-2011

onwards the Semester system has been adopted.

5. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments

Nil

6. Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate

Professors/Asst. Professors)

Sanctioned Filled

Professor

Associate Professors - 1

Asst. Professors 4 2*

*One Part-time Teacher (PTT) [Govt.] is also serving in the Department.

7. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialisation (D.Sc./D.Litt./

Ph.D./M.Phil., etc.)

Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of

years of

No. of

Phd

2

experience students

guided

Dr. Soumyajyoti

Chakraborty

MA, Phd Associate

Professor

Economic

History of

India

30 No

Prithwiraj Biswas M.A. Assistant

Professor

Medieval

Indian

History

14 No

Santanu Dey MA, Mphil. Assistant

Professor

Modern

Indian

History

10 No

Gautam

Mukhopadhyay

MA Part time

teacher

[Govt.]

Economic

History of

India

10 No

Saptarshi

Chakraborty

MA Visiting

Faculty

Ancient

Indian

History

5 No

Rajesh Biswas MA, MPhil Visiting

Faculty

Modern

Indian

History

5 No

Arnab Adhikari MA Visiting

Faculty

Regional

History

1 No

Abhirup Sinha MA Visiting

Faculty

Modern

Indian

History

1 No

8. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise information

25 classes out of a total of 68 classes 36.76% approx.

9. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio

3.75 students: 1 teacher (approx.)

10. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned

and filled

Nil

11. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding

agencies and c) Total grants received. Mention names of funding agencies and

grants received project-wise.

Nil

12. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants

received

Nil

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13. Research facility / centre with None

state recognition

national recognition

international recognition

14. Publications:

number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international)

Pl see the list below

Monographs

Chapter(s) in Books

Editing Books

Books with ISBN numbers with details of publishers

number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus,

Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social

Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.)

Citation Index – range / average

SNIP

SJR

Impact factor – range / average

h-index

List of Publications of the faculty members

Santanu Dey

1) Edited the book Indigenous Traditions and Historical Forces: Impact of Bhakti

Movement on Indian Nationalism, Manav Prakashan, Kolkata, 2012. [ISBN no.

978-93-80332-33-8]. He also contributed an article in Bengali entitled

‘Oupanibeshik Banglay Baishnab Sanskar Aandolan o Jatiya Sanskritir

Gathan’, pp. 55-64.

2) Article entitled ‘Autobiographic and Hagiographic Constructions of

Kedarnath Datta as a Gaudiya Vaishnava Reformer in Colonial Bengal’, in

History, published by the Department of History, Burdwan University, Vol. XI,

2012, pp.64-75. [ISSN. No. 81-87259-62-0]

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3) Article entitled ‘Kedarnath Datta and the Process of Reasserting Gaudiya

Vaishnava Identity in Bengal at the Cusp of the Twentieth Century’ in Ratna

Ghosh ed., The Study of Social History-Recent Trends, [forthcoming].

4) Contributed entries on historical places [High Court and Dakshineshwar] in a

project on the compilation of the Dictionary of Historic Places and Personalities

conducted under the editorship of Prof. Ranjan Chakrabarti and the

Department of History, Jadavpur University and approved by the State Level

Committee on the occasion of the celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the

First War of Independence.

Saptarshi Chakraborty

1. Published a paper titled “Gangaridai a historical approach” in the annual volume

(no.21) of Pashimbanga Itihas Sansad in 2007.

2. Published a paper titled “Ancient Indian environmental conscious reflected in

Barahamihir’s Brihat Samhita” in the Annual volume (no.22) of Pashimbanga Itihas

Sansad in 2008.

3. Published a paper titled “In comparison with the other civilization a study of Ancient

Indian water conservation (pre-historic age to 600 AD)” in the annual volume (no.23)

of Pashimbanga Itihas Sansad in 2009.

4. Published an article titled “Asokan policy of Wild-Life conservation reflected in his

Inscription’s” in the History Departmental Journal of Khalishani Mahavidyalaya in

2009.

5. Published a paper titled “Globalization & Indian Migrant Labour : a saga of Human

rights violation" in the journal of UGC sponsored state level seminar titled “Human

Development & Human Rights in India” organized by Tarakeswar Degree College

on 25th

April’2009.

6. Published a paper titled “Graeco- Roman Travelogue: a Literary journey through the

Ancient Indian Past” in the UGC sponsored National level seminar volume “History

in Literature & literature as History” organized by Kulti College in 2012.

7. Published a paper titled “Elephant and the Polity: an Ancient Indian Perspective “in

the 27th

annual volume of Pashimbanga Itihas Sansad in 2012.

8. Published a paper titled “Changing Social Psychology of Terrorism: Through the eyes

of Bollywood” in the UGC sponsored National level seminar volume “Changing

Society, Culture and its impact on People” organized by Sambhu Nath College in

2012.

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15. Details of patents and income generated

NIL

16. Areas of consultancy and income generated

None

17. Faculty recharging strategies

apart from attending conferences, symposia, workshops and seminars the teachers

of the Department attend Refresher and Orientation courses as per UGC

stipulations

Prithwiraj Biswas

(i) Completed mandatory course work as part of Ph.D programme at the

Centre for Studies in Social Sciences Calcutta.(2011-2012)

(ii) Persuing doctoral studies at the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences

since 2010 under the supervision of Prof.Tapati Guha Thakurta

(iii) Participated in UGC –sponsored Refresher Course at Calcutta

University under the aegis of Academic Staff College. (28th

January to

18th

February 2009) .Awarded Grade A.

(iv) Participated in UGC –sponsored Refresher Course at Calcutta

University under the aegis of Academic Staff College. (14h March to 4

h

April 2008) .Awarded Grade A.

(v) Participated in UGC-sponsored National Level Seminar entitled

“Religion and Culture in India across the ages :Historical Reflections

“ at the Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira,Belur Math .(24-25

February ,2012)

(vi) Participated in UGC-sponsored Seminar entitled “Chemistry in our

Lives “ at the Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira,Belur Math .(25th

March,2011)

(vii) Participated in UGC-sponsored National Level Seminar entitled

“Development of Logic: Indian and Western “ at the Ramakrishna

Mission Vidyamandira,Belur Math .(1-2 February ,2011)

(viii) Participated in UGC-sponsored National Level Seminar entitled

“Alternative Politics: Another World, Other Voices “ at the

Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira,Belur Math .(19-20 February

,2010)

(ix) Participated in UGC-sponsored State Level Seminar entitled “Manick

Bandopadhayayer Kothasahitya :Akaler Mulyayanbhittik ekti

Punoorpat“ at the Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira,Belur Math

.(5th

May ,2009)

(x) Participated in UGC-sponsored State Level Seminar entitled “Soft

Computing Techniques and their Applications“ at the Ramakrishna

Mission Vidyamandira,Belur Math .(7th

March ,2009)

(xi) Participated in UGC-sponsored State Level Seminar entitled

“Teaching Early Indian History“ at the Department of Ancient Indian

History and Culture, University of Calcutta .(25th

February ,2009)

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(xii) Participated in the International Seminar on “Re-Visiting Early India

Through Epigraphy and Other Texts“ at the Department of Ancient

Indian History and Culture, University of Calcutta .(7 -8 December

,2007)

(xiii) Participated Seminar entitled “Engrej Amole Banglar Gramanchal“

at the Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira,Belur Math .(15th

March

,2007)

Santanu Dey

1. Participated in Refresher course in History organized by Jadavpur

University in November 2007.

2. Participated in a seminar to commemorate the 250 Years of the Battle of

Palashi, organized by Mahishadal Raj College, on 29th

April 2008.

3. Participated in the UGC sponsored National seminar organized by

Kidderpore College and Netaji Institute for Asian Studies, Kolkata on

‘19th

Century Bengal Renaissance: Commemorating H.L.V. Derozio’ on

15th

December 2008.

4. Participated in the UGC sponsored state level seminar on ‘Manik

Bandyopadhyay’er Kathasahitya: Ekaler Mulyayanbhittik ekti Punarpath’

organized by the Department of Bengali RKM Vidyamandira and

Paschim Bangla Akademi on 5th

May 2009.

5. Participated in the National Seminar on ‘Rethinking the Guru: New Vistas

of 21st Century Teaching’ organized by St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata on

9th

and 10th

July 2009.

6. Participated in the UGC-sponsored national level seminar on ‘Alternative

Politics; Another World, Other Voices’ organized jointly by the

department of Political Scienc, RKM Vidyamandira and Centre for

Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta on 19th

and 20th

February 2010.

7. Participated in the seminar to commemorate the sesquicentennial Birth

Anniversary of Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray organized by the Asiatic

Society, Kolkata on 2nd

and 3rd

December 2010.

8. Participated in the UGC sponsored National Seminar on

‘Visibility/Invisibility: An Enquiry into the Conditions of Women in India’

organized by Maulana Azad College and Rabindra Bharati University on

21st and 22

nd February, 2011.

9. Participated and acted as the Master of Ceremonies in the International

Seminar entitled ‘Sri Ramakrishna’s Ideas and Our Times’ organized by

RKM Vidyamandira in collaboration with the Ramakrishna Mission

Institute of Culture, Golpark between 19th

and 21st January 2012.

10. Participated in an International Seminar on ‘Professor ABM Habibullah

Centenary Celebration: Reading Indian Medieval History’ organized by the

Department of Islamic History and Culture, University of Calcutta on 6th

and 7th

March 2012.

11. Participated in a National Seminar on ‘India’s Past and R.S. Sharma:

Looking at his Contributions’ organized by the Department of Ancient

Indian History and Culture, University of Calcutta on 12th

March 2012.

12. Attended the Seminar on ‘Life and Times of Rishi Rajnarayan Basu’

jointly organized by the Institute of Social and Cultural Studies, Sri

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Aurobindo Samiti and The Institute of Historical Studies on 8th

September, 2012.

13. Participated in the Indian Art History Congress 21st Session National

Seminar on ‘Indian Art and Religion: An Interactive Approach’ between

23rd

and 25th

November, 2012.

o Paper Presentations

1. Presented a paper entitled ‘Sufism and Conversion: Early and Present’ in

the session on ‘Legacy of Sufism: Socio-Cultural Appraisal’ at the Annual

Conference of the Indian National Academy of Civilizational Studies on

27th

November 2009

2. Presented a paper entitled ‘Bengali Vaishnavism and Nationalism in the

late 19th

century’ at a UGC sponsored National Level Seminar organized

by Baruipur College on 18th

January 2012.

Gautam Mukhopadhyay

(i) Attended the workshop on “Teaching Early Indian History”

organized by the Department of Ancient Indian History and

Culture, University of Calcutta on 25th

February, 2009.

(ii) Attended the International Seminar on “Sri Ramakrishna’s Ideas

and Our Times” organized by Ramakrishna Mission

Vidyamandira in collaboration with Ramakrishna Mission

Institute of Culture, Golpark, Kolkata, during 19-21 January,

2012.

(iii) Attended the UGC-sponsored National Seminar on “Religion and

Culture in India across the Ages: Historical Reflections” organized

by the Department of History, Ramakrishna Mission

Vidyamandira in collaboration with Department of History,

Serampore College, during 24-25 February, 2012.

(iv) Attended the National Seminar on “India’s Ancient Past and R.S.

Sharma: Looking at his Contributions” organized by the

Department of Ancient Indian History and Culture, University of

Calcutta on 12th

March, 2012.

o Paper Presentation

1. Attended the UGC-sponsored National Seminar on “Religion and Culture in

India across the Ages: Historical Reflections” organized by the Department of

History, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira in collaboration with Department

of History, Serampore College, during 24-25 February, 2012 and presented a

paper titled “Uttar Bharatiya Sastriya Kanthasangiter Sekaal O E-kaal – Kichhu

Bhabna”.

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2. Invited as a resource person in a Seminar organized at Domjur, Howrah on 18th

March, 2012 and delivered a speech on “Annadamangal of Raygunakar

Bharatchandra: Socio-Economic and Cultural Reflections of the 18th

Century”

Saptarshi Chakraborty

1. Attended the International Seminar on “Re-visiting Early India Through Epigraphy &

Other Texts” organized by the Department of Ancient Indian History and Culture,

University of Calcutta on 7th

-8th

Dec’07.

2. Attended the International Seminar on “Issues in Public Policy & Sustainable

Development” organized by Indira Gandhi National Open University on 26th

-28th

Mar’08.

3. Attended the 7th

Annual Conference (International) on Labour History organized by

Association of Indian Labour Historians on 29th

-30th

Mar’08.

4. Attended the UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Challenges of the Indigenous

Cultures in the Face of Globalization” organized by Netaji Mahavidyalaya, Arambagh

on 8th

-9th

Apr’08.

5. Attended the National level Workshop on “Teaching Early Indian History” organized

by Dept. of A.I.H.C, University of Calcutta on 25th

Feb’09.

6. Attended the National Seminar on “Integration Through Theatre” organized by

Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (Govt. of India) & Nandikar on 23rd

-29th

Mar’09.

7. Attended the National Seminar on “Integration Through Theatre” organized by

Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (Govt. of India) & Nandikar on 21st-27

th Jul’10.

8. Attended the UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Recent reforms in Education in

India: Trends & Challenges” organized by WEBCUTA on 1st-2

nd Oct’10.

9. Attended the National Seminar on “Religion and Society in India” organized by Dept. of

A.I.H.C, University of Calcutta on 18th

Jan’11.

10. Attended the International Seminar on “Many Rabindranath across the space & time”

organized by Jadavpur University on 28th

-30th

Mar’11.

11. Attended the UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Religion and Culture in India

across the ages: Historical Reflections” organized by Ramakrishna Mission

Vidyamandira on 24th

-25th

Feb’12.

12. Attended the UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Resource utilization in India :

Environmental Impacts and Sustainable Developments” organized by Tarakeswar

Degree College on 19th

-20th

Mar’12.

13. Attended the UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Issues on Rural Livelihood in

India” organized by Gour Mahavidyalaya on 8th

-9th

Sept’12.

o Paper Presentation:

Attended 23rd

Annual conference of Paschimbanga Itihas Sansad (International

Level) , organized by Paschimbanga Itihas Sansad on 27th

-29th

Jan’07 and presented

a paper titled “Paribesh sachetanatar dristite Brihat-Sanhita”.

Attended 24th



-25th


a paper titled “Samosamoyik savyatagulir nirikhe Prachin Bharater Jal-sanrakhan”.

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Attended 25th



-26th


a paper titled “Badyajantrer Aloke Prachin Kalinga Vaskarjya”.

Attended UGC sponsored state level Seminar on “Human Rights & Human

development in India” organized by Tarakeswar Degree College on 25th

April’09

and presented paper on “Globalization & Indian Migrant Labour : a saga of Human

rights violation".

Attended 27th



-26th


a paper titled “Bhumadhya sagariya o paschim asio anchaler jiba boichitro:ekti

mudra tatwick parjabekhan”.

Attended UGC sponsored national level Seminar on “History in Literature-

Literature as History” organized by Kulti College on 11th

-12th


paper on “Graeco- Roman Travelogue: a Literary journey through the Ancient Indian

Past”.

Attended 28th



-26th


a paper titled “Rajnaitik o Samarik kotritwer pratik hisebe Hati : Ekti Prachin

Bharatiya Prekhit”.

Attended UGC sponsored national level Seminar on “Changing Society, Culture and

its impact on People” organized by Sambhu Nath College on 14th

-15th

Feb’12 and

presented paper on “Changing Social Psychology of Terrorism : Through the eyes of

Bollywood “.

Attended UGC sponsored national level Seminar on “Environmental History of

India: Recent Trends” organized by Tarakeswar College on 26th

-27th

Mar’12 and

presented paper on “Approach of CSR to go green concept".

Attended UGC sponsored national level Seminar on “Human Dimension of

Environmental Change ” organized by Kazi Nazrul Islam Mahavidyalaya, Churulia,

Burdwan on 8th

-9th

Feb’13 and presented paper on “West Asian Biodiversity:a

numismatic observation”.

Rajesh Biswas:

(i) Attended a UGC sponsored State Level Seminar on “Rural Development and

Women Empowerment” organized by The Department of Political Science, Kandi

Raj College and Raja Birendra Chandra College, Kandi, Murshidabad on 13th

and

14th

January 2012.

(ii) Attended an International Seminar on “Environment, Science, Technology and

Culture: Trajectories of History” organized by The Department of History DRS

Programme, Jadavpur University, on 22nd

to 24th

Feb’12 at the K.P. Basu Memorial

Hall.

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(iii) Attended an International Seminar on “Social Systems, Science and Environment:

Experience of Different Countries” organized by The Department of History under

UGC-DRS Programme, Jadavpur University, on 28-29 January, 2013.

18. Student projects

percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-

departmental

percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with industries / institutes

Some students do projects on various syllabus-related topics on a regular basis

every semester as part of the internal continuous evaluation.

19. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by

Faculty None

Doctoral / post-doctoral fellows None

Students None

20. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national /

international) with details of outstanding participants, if any.

An UGC-sponsored National seminar on ‘Religion and Culture in India across the

Age: Historical Reflections’ was organized on 24 & 25 February 2012 in association

with Serampore College. Among the distinguished scholars who attended the event

were Ganapathy Subbaiah [Visva Bharati University], Ranabir Chakravarti and

Kunal Chakrabarti [CHS Jawaharlal Nehru University], Madhuparna

Roychowdhury, Swati Biswas, Bhaskar Chakraborty, Suchandra Ghosh [Calcutta

University], Shahnoorur Rahman [ North Eastern Hill University, Shillong], Tapati

Guha Thakurta [Centre for the Study of Social Sciences, Kolkata] and Moinak

Biswas [Jadavpur University].

21. Student profile course-wise:

Name of the Course

(refer question no. 2)

Applications

received

Selected

Male Female

Pass percentage

Male Female

UG History 2008 46 10 NA 100 NA





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22. Diversity of students

Name of the

Course

(refer question

no. 2)

% of

students

from the

College

% of students

from the State

% of students

from other

States

% of

students

from

other

countries

UG Honours

and General

100%

23. How many students have cleared Civil Services, Defense Services, NET, SLET,

GATE and any other competitive examinations?

Since ours is a UG department so we do not have the complete data of the

successful candidates in these examinations. However, we have been able to

collect the information of some students and this is as follows-

SET/NET- 4

SSC exams- 3

24. Student progression

Student progression Percentage against

enrolled

UG to PG 95%

PG to M.Phil. NA

PG to Ph.D. NA

Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral NA

Employed

Campus selection

Other than campus recruitment

NA

Entrepreneurs NA

25. Diversity of staff

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Percentage of faculty who are graduates

of the same parent university 87.5%

from other universities within the State 12.5%

from other universities from other States -

26. Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment

period.

Nil

27. Present details about infrastructural facilities

a) Library –

Books in Central Library - 4346

Books in Departmental Library- 231

Journals in Central Library- 5

Maps in Departmental Library- 30 (Approximately)

Dvds/Cds in Departmental Library- 8.

b) Internet facilities for staff and students –

Departmental teachers can access the Internet in the Departmental

cubicle through a land connection.

Internet facilities for the students of the Department are made freely

available through computers located at the Library Reading Room.

c) Total number of class rooms –

No dedicated classrooms are available for the department but we avail it

on a shared basis with other departments.

d) Class rooms with ICT facility-

9 rooms are available with ICT facility and the Department can avail it as

and when required.

e) Students’ laboratories – Nil

f) Research laboratories - Nil

28. Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College.

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Year No. of students receiving scholarships

3rd

Year 2nd

Year 1st Year

2011-12 4 7 5

2010-11 5 4 7

2009-2010

2008-2009

2007-2008

29. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new

program(s)? If so, give the methodology.

i. Comparative syllabi of different Universities were taken into

consideration while deciding the syllabus to be adopted for the History

Department in the session 2010-11 when the college was conferred

Autonomy.

ii. Moreover the type and methodology of marking and examination were

also suitably adjusted according to the pattern of Competitive

examinations like NET, SET, SSC, etc.

30. Does the department obtain feedback from

a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the

department utilize it?

i. The department regularly obtains feedback from the faculty on the

curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation.

ii. The department holds regular meetings to discuss the performance of the

students in the continuous evaluation pattern.

b. Students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the

response of the department to the same?

i. There is also a system of regular feedbacks from the students on the staff of

the department.

ii. Their views on the syllabi, curriculum and examination are also given

weightage by the department.

c. Alumni and employers on the programmes and what is the response of the

department to the same?

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i. When the Board of Studies Meetings are organised the Department obtains

specialised inputs from the alumni members, who is a part of the BOS, for

designing the departmental curriculum, methodology, etc.

31. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)

1. Dr. Shekhar Bhaumik, Asssociate Professor of Mahishadal Raj College, East

Midnapore. [9433237591]

2. Partha pratim Mukherjee, Domjur College, Howrah

3. Saptarshi Chakrabarti- Assistant Professor, [9830755783]

4. Prasenjit Ghosh-teacher

5. Soumen Mandal, Assistant Professor, Tarakeshwar College [9883371473]

6. Prithis Biswas, Assistant Professor, Itachuna College

7. Parthasarathi Sarkar-Transport department, WB

8. Mrinmoy Sarkar-school teacher and classical music

9. Gautam Ray- Narasingha Datta college

10. Gautam Banerjee- School teacher

32. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops /

seminar) with external experts.

The department organises regular extension lectures by faculty from other

universities and colleges for catering to the needs of the students.

i. Professor Subhas Ranjan Chakrabarty [retired Professor of Presidency

College] gave a series of lectures on ‘English Civil war’, ‘Transition Debate

from Feudalism to Capitalism’, ‘Role of Women in the French Revolution’

and ‘The French Revolution-Reign of Terror’.

ii. Prof. Prabir Bhattacharya [retired professor of the Department of History,

RKM vidyamandira] gave a series of lectures on ‘The French Revolution’;

iii. Prof. Sharmistha Nath [Associate Professor, Dept. of History, Raja Peary

Mohan College, Uttarpara] lectured on ‘Some aspects of the History of

China’.

iv. Prof. Siddhartha Guha Ray [Professor of History, Vivekananda College,

Behala] gave a series of lectures on ‘The Background to the establishment of

the People’s Republic of China’.

33. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes.

a) Teachers of the Department use all the mentioned methods as and when they

think appropriate.

b) Lecture method

c) ICT-enabled teaching method and interactive method are commonly

practiced in classrooms.

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d) Project-based teaching methods, although not integrated in the main syllabi

of the department, are frequently adopted for continuous evaluation of the

students.

34. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and

learning outcomes monitored?

a) After every semester exam results are announced the Department organizes

departmental meetings among the teachers to review the performance of the

students.

b) Open house with the students, management representatives and teachers are

also organized as a means of monitoring learning outcomes.

35. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities.

a) Students participate in NCC and NSS programmes of the college. They also

attend different training camps organized in this connection within and

outside the state.

b) Students participate in Blood donation Camps organized by the college.

36. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department.

a) The department organized academic excursions for the students

To Puri, Konark and Bhubaneshwar in 2007-2008. In each of these

visits we visited the local Archaeological Survey of India office

through prior intimation and were given guided tours of ASI

Museums. At Bhubaneshwar the local staff of the ASI gave our

students a fascinating Audio-Visual presentation on ‘Orissan

Architectural style’ apart from distributing reading material on the

same.

To Murshidabad in 2009-10

To Varanasi, Chunar and Sarnath in 2011. At Sarnath the

Departmental students visited the entire spot under the academic

guidance of the scholars of ASI Sarnath Chapter.

b) The department brings out an annual Wall Magazine on the eve of

Independence Day celebrations titled ‘Purabritta’ on specific themes

connected with Indian History.

c) Students of the department also completed an audio-visual project entitled

‘Varanasi’r Parivritte’ [The Precincts of Varanasi] on the basis of the

departmental academic excursion to Varanasi in November 2011. The

Department organized a special presentation seminar on the said topic.

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37. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other agencies.

Give details.

NA

38. Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the

department

STRENGTHS :

i. The most important strength of the Department after the grant of academic

autonomy in 2010 is the ability to design its own course, syllabi and

examination system. This has enabled all stakeholders - students, parents and

teachers- to achieve the optimum academic potential of the department.

ii. The Department not only had an impeccable tradition of 100% academic

success in the University Examination system till 2010 the grant of autonomy

has seen a further qualitative improvement in the results of the Department.

iii. The department has the benefit of a dedicated faculty who systematically

upgrade/update themselves on their respective assignments through the use of

different e-educational tools like power point presentations, historical movies,

web resources, and e-books & Journals apart from a collection of history

maps and slides.

iv. The highly favourable teacher-student ratio lends credence to personal

guidance to students particularly those who are academically weaker.

v. The department gives importance to students’ feedbacks and ‘open house

sessions’ wherein the faculty invites suggestions and comments from the

students on academic matters and have threadbare discussions on various

aspects of academic life. This helps to improve internal academic quality of

the department.

WEAKNESS:

i. Students' background being mainly rural, they suffer from very limited

exposure; further, many of them are first generation learners.

ii. Inadequate language skills: as a direct fallout of the above, the power of

expression and writing skills, of the students are sometimes poor, even in

their own mother tongue, Bengali, not to speak of English.

iii. Limited academic mobility in choosing subjects of preference in General

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courses.

iv. Limited space for the Department.

OPPORTUNITIES:

i. The Department is in a position to discharge its socio-academic

responsibility by organizing workshops and refresher courses for school

teachers.

ii. We can explore possibilities of generating further financial resources from

government and non-government organizations like ICHR for undertaking

projects.

iii. Can counsel and guide students for competitive examinations like School

Service Commission, NET, SET, etc.

iv. UG students can be given more opportunity for pursuing projects on

Regional History.

CHALLENGES:

Market economy has led to the following points of crisis in social sciences and

the Department is no exception to this challenge:

i. Uncertainty regarding filling up of future vacancies of teaching posts, not to

speak of further expansion of faculty.

ii. Apprehensions regarding curtailment of financial resources in the future .

iii. It is also a further challenge to develop language and vocabulary skills for the students.

39. Future plans of the department.

i. Academic collaborations with specialized faculty of academic institutes like

CSSS, CU, etc especially for organizing annual orientation programmes for the

newly admitted UG 1st year students is being contemplated.

ii. Procurement of reprints of primary books relating to Ancient, Medieval,

Modern Indian and European History so that departmental students can

undertake research projects with the help of primary texts in a more fruitful

manner.

iii. Organizing specialized Summer courses for students at other academic institutes

in disciplines allied with history like archival training, museology, etc is being

contemplated.

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