The Department of History was established in 2013-14 prospering on the set course and goals. Right from the first day of inception, the Department has been striving hard to imparting quality education in History.

The Department is actively involved in various academic activities. Department is organizing a special lecture series on various topics to provide a platform to the students for having direct interaction with the eminent resource persons. The Department is planning to invite prominent Historians working in reputed Institutions for these academic activities.

The demand for history scholars in the Department of Tourism, Culture, and other Service has been increasing enormously. The faculty is fully aware of the paradigm shift in the pivotal needs of the Society. In this backdrop, the Department is enthusiastically involved in bringing changes in the Master’s Degree syllabus to meet the present need of society and knowledge.

Each Postgraduate student of the Department is being trained to equip with analytical skills by making project report submission as mandatory.

The Department has also adopted the choice-based credit system under which the students of the Department are at their liberty to choose interdisciplinary paper according to their requirements or interest. Students are also exposed to a practical historical environment by arranging educational trips; tours and visiting institutions. Important among them are Visit to VijayapurAihole, Pattadakallu, Hampi, Keladi, Badami etc.

The Department specializes in imparting Education in the fields of Archaeology, Art, Medieval History, Ancient Institutions, and modern studies such as national movement. The Department is engaged in research on History, culture, and Heritage of the world in general and India in particular.