Department Of History

      DEPARTMENTAL PROFILE

Brief History 0f The Department

Tingkhong College was established in 1972. Tingkhong College is affiliated to Dibrugarh University. It has received Deficit grant in 1987. It is a co-educatiional Arts College and  Department of History has been an indispensible department of the college since 1982. A large number of students prefer History as one of the subject of their course every year. In the college honours course in History was started from 2005.Since then, a number of students have graduated with honours in History from this college and two students have got achievement as topper in BA final year 2014 and 2020 under Dibrugarh University. Similarly, a large number of students have graduated with History as a subject in their non-honours course.

Vision

Department of History believes in providing quality education and Co-curriculum activities to the students and also has vision for future placement of the students.

Course Offered

Bachelor of Arts (CBCS) ,Honours and Generic and Non- Honours Paper

Name of the Paper (Honours) 

 Semester -1

C1- History of India-I

C2- Social Formations and Cultural Patterns of the Ancient World

Generic Elective

GE1-History of Assam 1228-1826

Semester-II

C3-History of India-II

C4- Social Formation and Cultural Patterns of the Medieval World

Generic Elective

 GE2- History of India from the Earliest Times to 1526

   Semester – III

C5- History of India-III

C6- Rise of the Modern west-I

C7- History of India-IV

Generic Elective

GE3- History of India 1526-1947

 Ability Enhancement

SEC1- Tourism and Travel Management

Semester –IV

C8- Rise of the Modern West -II

C9- History of India –V

C10- History of India-VI

Generic

GE4.1-History of Modern Assam 1826-1947

GE4.2- History of Europe 1453-1815

Ability Enhancement

SEC2- Tourism and Travel Management

 Semester -V  

C11- History of Modern Europe-I

C12- History of India-VII

DSE 501- Early and Medieval Assam till 1826

DSE 502- History of Modern Assam 1826-1947

Semester –VI

C13- History of India-VIII

C14- History of Modern Europe-II

DSE 601- Social and Economic History of Assam

DSE 602- Historiography

DSE 603- History of USA 1776-1945

(Non- Honours)

Semester –I

GC101- History of ancient India

 Semester-II   

GC201- History of Medieval India 

Semester-III

GC301- History of Modern India

Semester-IV

GC401- Early and Medieval Assam till 1826 

 Semester-v

DSE1- Rise of Modern West

GE5- Women in Indian History         

Semester –VI

DSE2.1- History of Europe 1815-1945

DSE2.2- Polity, Society and Economy of Modern Assam 1826-1947

GE6- Environmental History

Faculty Members

Departmental Library

Departmental Library has 250 books.

Student Selection Process for Major Courses:

For Honours course , Students are generally selected on the basis of merit, i.e. the marks they obtained in the Higher Secondary Course.

Teaching Methods:

The Department adopts different teaching methods for students . They are –

Used methods of Teaching which are involves-

1. Lecture Methods .
2. PPT Classes.
3. Outdoor Classes.
4. Field Study
5. Popular Talk

2. Innovative methods: It implies the adoption or experimentation with new methods of learning with the students. It involves–
3. Faculty exchange programme.
4. Online / offline lecture programme covered by specialists on particular topics.
5. Taking students to Educational Tour.
6. To encourage the students to write on current themes.
7. Aware the students about their social responsibilities in the class room.

 Evaluation:

Unit tests and class tests are conducted for both Major and Non- Major students and also for the students at the Higher Secondary level. Each Teachers takes classes individually along with  Home Assignments. Moreover a sessional examamination is conducted by the College authority every year .  After Examination , discussion is held on the question papers and correct their mistakes.

Results of the Department:

PUBLICATION

Students Wall Magazine : There is a wall magazine edited by the students that comes out from this department every year named –“ Puraton ’’. Here the students are encouraged to write articles on relevant topics so that they can develop their writing skills.

   The Department also publishes a biennial printed Research Journal named “ Journal of Buranji Chora” 

Extension Activities of the Department:

1. The Department has organized a workshop on the topic “ How to Answer History Questions at UG Level” by Dr. Chandan Sharma, HoD, Department of History, Dibrugarh University.
2. The Department has organized a Special talk on the topic “Michel Foucanlt and Trends in Social science Research” by Dr. Chandan Sharma, HoD, Department of History, Dibrugarh University as  resource person. Dated on 20/01/2022.

Students Achievements:

Various academic activities :

1. Remedial Classes for the Honours students of the department.

FUTURE PLAN

1. It has plans of organizing national level seminar, lecture series etc.
2. The department has plans for creating a fund to help those students who are from weak financial background having Honours in Political Science.
3. The Department plans to increase the number of books in the department library.
4. It has plans for collaboration with the department of History of other nearby colleges for exchanging ideas.
5. It has plans to organize awareness programmes in the villages nearby regarding different issues i.e. etc.