Government Arts College for Men - Krishnagiri

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY

                                                                    - Dr. I. Selva Seelanendiran, MA.,M.Phil.,Ph.D. M.Ed., -

                                                                                               - Head of the Department -

 

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1.      Name of the Department                : HISTORY

        Year of establishment                     : 1964

 

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

UG              -- History

PG              -- History

M.Phil          -- History

Ph.D            -- History

3.      Annual / Semester/ Choice based credit system

Choice based credit system ( SEMESTER)

 

4.      Participation of the department in the courses offered by other Departments.

The Department offers non – major elective to the Department of the Tamil.

 

5.      Faculty profile with name , qualification, Designation, Specialization(D.Sc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D.,/ M.Phil., Etc)

 

NAME

Qualification

Designation

Specialization

Experience

No.of Ph.D/ M.Phil

Guided for Last 5 years

Dr. I. Selva Seelan

M.A., M.Phil. Ph.D.,

M.Ed.,

Associate Professor

Modern period Of

Indian History

16

5

Mr. M. Chennappan

M.A., M.Phil, SLET

Assistant Professor

Political History

8

2

Dr.P. Venkateswaran

M.A. M.Phil. Ph.D., SLET

Assistant Professor

Socio-Economic History

8

13

Mr. M. Saravanan

M.A., M.Phil. B.Ed, SLET

Assistant Professor

Political History

13

2

Mrs. J. Sarasa

M.A., M.A.,

M.Phil., M.Ed., SLET

Assistant Professor

Tamil Nadu History

6

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Mr. M. Arumugam

M.A., M.Phil., SLET.,

Assistant Professor

Political History

6

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Mr. J. Khaja Moideen

M.A.SLET

Assistant Professor

 

 

 

 R. Ganga

M.A.,M.Phil., M.Ed.

Assistant Professor

 

 

 

Vacant

4

 

 

 

 

 

6.      Percentage of class taken by temporary faculty programme wise Information.

UG - 32%

PG - 35%

7.      Programme –wise Student Teacher Ratio.

40 : 1

8.      Number of academic support staff (Technical) and administrative staff: (Sanctioned and filled)

NIL

9.      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

10.  Departmental projects fund by DST- FIST ; DBT, ICSSR Etc; total grants received.

NIL

 

11.  Research faculty/ centre with

State Recognition                      NIL

National Recognition                 NIL International Recognition            NIL

 

12.  Publications:

National Level                                             : 14

International Level                                        :    5

Monographs                                               : Nil

Chapter(s) in Books                                     : Nil

Editing Books                                             : Nil

Books with ISBN Numbers with details of Publishers: Nil

Number listed in international database (for e.g web of science Scopus) Humanities International complete , Dare database – International Social Science Directory, EBSCO host etc.                         : Nil

Citation Index – range/average                     : Nil

SNIP                                                           : Nil

SJR                                                            : Nil

Impact factor- range/ average                      : Nil

h- Index                                                      : Nil

 

13.  Details of patents and income generated : Nil

 

14.  Areas of consultancy and income generated : Nil

 

15.  Faculty recharging strategies

Orientation courses    Refresher courses

Quality Improvement Programmes

Seminar, Conferences, Workshops etc.    Updated text books

Internet

16.  Students projects

   Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-departmental 100%

   Percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with industries/institutes Nil

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

Faculty                               : Nil

Doctoral                             : Nil

Post doctoral fellows          : Nil Students                             : Nil

 

18.  Seminars / Conferences / Workshops organized and source of funding (national/international) with details of outstanding participants, if any. Nil

 

19.  Student Profile course-wise:

 

Name of the course (refer question no.2)

Application received

Selected

Pass Percentage

Male

Female

UG

300

56

24

27%

PG

35

16

14

86%

M.Phil

42

7

6

31%

Ph.D

12

9

5

75%

 

20.  Diversity of Students

 

Name of the course (refer

question no.2)

% of students

from the college

% of the students from the state

% of the students from the order state

% of the students from

the other countries

UG

Nil

100

Nil

Nil

PG

98

2

Nil

Nil

M.Phil

95

5

Nil

Nil

 

21.  How many students have cleared civil services, Defence Services, NET, SLET, GATE and other competitive examinations?

NET                                    : Nil

SLET                                  : Nil

Defence Services                : Nil

Other Services                    : 2(School TRP)

 

22.  Student Progression

Student Progression

Percentage against enrolled

UG to PG

95

PG to M.Phil

80

PG to Ph.D

40

Ph.D. to Post-Doctroal

Nil

Employed

Campus selection

Other than Campus recruitment

 

Nil

Entrepreneurs

Nil

 


 

23.  Diversity of staff

 

Percentage of faculty who are graduates of the same parent university

9%

From other universities within the State

91%

From order universities from other States

Nil

 

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

Nil

 

25.  Present details about infrastructural facilities

a)        Library                                                              : Available 2262 books

b)        Internet facilities for staff and students               : Available

c)        Total number of class rooms                                8

d)        Class rooms with ICT facility                              : Nil

e)        Students’ laboratories                                        : Nil

f)         Research laboratories                                        : Nil

 

26.  Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from the college

All students are getting Government Scholarship through college

 

27.  Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new program(s)? If so, give the methodology

No new course were started recently

 

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

 

S.No

Name of the Students

Year of Study

Position held

1

Subramani.M

2006-2009

Teacher

2

Muruga.M

2006-2009

Teacher

3

Nheru.G

2006-2009

Junior Assistant

4

Imran.I

2003-2006

Treasury Department

5

Bharathi.m

2006-2009

Lawyer

6

Venkatasamy.M

2000-2003

Guest Lecture

7

Varadherajan

2004-2007

Teacher

8

Naga Lakshmi.M

2006-2009

Lawyer

9

Sakthivel.G

2003-2006

Teacher

10

Pover Ragan.R

2003-2006

Bank Employee

11

Rajasekar.C

2008-2011

Police Department

12

Anbu.V

2006-2009

Police Department

13

Prabu.C

2006-23009

Police Department

 

29.  Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops/ seminars) with external experts.

Nil

 

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

Lecture Method Demonstration Method Chalk and Talk Method Group Discussion

Power point presentations

 

31.  How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes monitored?

Tutorial method

 

32.  Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities. Staff Participation:

1.      Dr. I. Selva Seelan

Chief Superintent of Periyar University Examinations (2014-15)

2.      Prof. M. Chennappan, Co-ordinator, NSS UGC XIth PLAN 11/14

NET/SET COACHING CENTRE 2012-2013- Co-ordinator

3.      Dr. P. Venkateswaran

Co-ordinator, NSS(2009-12) UGC XIth PLAN 12/14

Coaching Classes For Entry In Services 2012-2013 Social Service League

4.      Prof. J. SARASA

Placement Cell Co-ordinator

Student Participation:

NSS, YRC, RRC, Rotaract Club, LEO Club, Consumer Forum, Population Club, Fine Arts & Performing Arts, Sports and Games.

 

33.  Give details to “beyond syllabus scholarly activities: of the department.

Nil

 

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

Nil

 

35.  Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the Department:

Strengths

1.      Sufficient number of qualified teaching staff

2.      Krishnagiri is a rural area, the students under below average get higher education opportunities through the course

3.      Department is associated with Museum and Archaeological departments of the district in exploring new sited around the district.

4.      The department utilizes the Wifi connectivity, broadband services and LCD projector effectively.

Weaknesses

1.      As the students coming from the rural area, the department strives hard to make them understand the subject.

2.      The State and Central government do not extend financial support to enhance the facilities of the department.

Opportunities

1.      There is a great opportunity for the students to get jobs in historical tourism.

2.      The town has both museum and archaeological department. As and when the students get constant touch with this department, they will acquire sufficient knowledge in history and become great historians.

3.      The successful candidates may have a chance to run self employment in travel and tourism.

4.      Journalism is one of the subject in the department, the students may have an opportunities to get job in mass communication. There is opportunities for student to get higher position in civil services.

Challenges

1.      The students with below average are used to get admission. The department tires to enhance their quality in education.

2.      Irrespective of the subjects, the college management gives admission to the students. Most of the students get admitted without the basic knowledge of the subjects