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Department of History
Dr. Sabyasachi Chatterjee
Head of the Department
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Departmental Phone No.
(033) 2582 8750
Ext. 281 : HOD, 282: Office -
Departmental E-mail Address
hodhistory@klyuniv.ac.in
The Department of History, University of Kalyani, was established in 1978 with three whole-time teachers in a small corner of the composite building. It started its journey with 2-year P.G. Course drawing students mainly from the graduates of other universities. At present the students mainly come from the undergraduate colleges, affiliated to the University of Kalyani. In undergraduate level forty-eight affiliated colleges teach History. However, pass out of other universities also come to the department. Our former teachers include Rakhal Chandra Nath, Balai Chandra Barui, Nikhilesh Guha, Amal Das, Smritikumar Sarkar, Soumitra Kumar Sinha, Alok Kumar Ghosh, Nilmani Mukherjee, Sekhar Bandyopadhyay, Nirban Basu, Amit Dey, Suparna Guptoo, Ritwika Biswas and Anira Phipon (Lepcha).
The uniqueness of the post-graduate syllabus of the department lies in having a full paper on ‘Historiography’ and special papers on ‘Women Studies’, “Cultural Studies’, ‘Science & Technology’, ‘Environment & Ecology’, ‘History of Medicine’ ‘Indian Diaspora’ etc. The Department has research programmes with varied thrust areas. Till 31st October 2025, eighty-eight (88) Ph.D. programmes have been successfully completed and the research students have been awarded Ph.D. degrees. Two Refresher Courses had been organized by the Department so far.
Programmes Offered
| Programme | Duration | Intake Capacity | Admission Criteria | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No programmes available. | ||||
Department Details
| Type of Course/Degree | Name of the Course/Degree | Duration | Intake capacity | Eligibility |
| Post Graduate Degree | M.A | 2 Years (4 Semesters) |
156 | B.A History Honours |
| Doctoral Degree | Ph.D | 3-6 Years | 8 for Professor
6 for Associate Professor 4 |
As per Univ. Ph.D Regulation (Master Degree with NET/SET) |
The Department has four class rooms out of which two are big to accommodate the PG students for general class, those are situated in the ground floor, one of which is smart class room; other two are comparatively small meant for special group and Ph.D coursework classes situated in the 2nd floor.
The department has a library room, a tiny computer lab with internet facility, 5 faculty rooms & 1 office room.
The department has Power Point Projection system. It has inverter to meet the situation during power-cut. It also has water purification system with three machines out of which two are exclusively for the department and another is on sharing basis.