ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Department of History (UG) was established in the year of 2016 with a view to creating genuine bureaucrats for nation building. As it is functioning under Vivekanandha College of Arts and Sciences for Women, an Autonomous Institution and Affiliated with Periyar University, Salem, and the department has also been rated and recognized with respect to faculty, facilities, curricula and academic programme, and administrative system. Highly qualified faculty, talented and dedicated, knowledgeable and cooperative. High quality faculty having expertise in history. Flexible curriculum management. Excellent undergraduate syllabus.

VISION

• To provide excellent teaching and learning environment by development of knowledge and appreciation of history through self evaluation, personality development and guide students towards perfection and competence.

MISSION

• To be innovative, inclusive and committed to excellence in teaching, research and knowledge transfer and to serve the social, cultural and economic needs of the Society
• To innovate and offer educational programmes in various disciplines with synergistic interaction with the industry and society
• To impart knowledge and skills to students equipping them to be ready to face the emerging challenges to the knowledge area
• To provide equal opportunity to women students and prepare them to be equal partners in meeting the scientific and technological demands of the nation
• To provide opportunity for the rural and underprivileged students to get collegiate education and make the first generation learners graduate and employable.