M. A. and Post Graduate Diploma in Heritage Tourism of
India
| Course Name |
Duration (Years) |
System |
Total Seats |
Reserved Categories |
| |
SC/ST |
BC |
Physically Handicapped |
Others |
| M.A. |
2 |
Semester |
30 |
8 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
| Post Graduate Diploma in Heritage Tourism of India |
1 |
Semester |
10 |
3 |
1 |
- |
1 |
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in any subject or Bahcelor of Social
Sciences(Honours School).
- Bachelor of Arts in any subject with at least 50% mark (45% for
SC/ST) in aggregate.
- Bachelor of Arts in any subject at least 45% marks (40% for SC/ST)
in the subject of History/Sociology/Public Administration.
- Any other examination recognized equivalent there to.
Admission will be based on merit of the candidate in the
Entrance Test to be conducted by the Head of the Department.
Updated on 21/07/2020
Research Activities
Main focus of the research in the Department has largely been on the
Socio-Economic and Cultural history, especially Agrarian history of
the Greater Punjab in the North-West of the Indian sub-continent,
encompassing present day areas of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh,
Jammu and Kashmir and West Punjab (Pakistan). In the last decade,
the Department has traversed to newer areas. Broadly speaking, the
main areas of research of the Department are as under:
1. Social and Economic History
2. Agrarian Society; Social Change
3. Colonial Economy
4. Socio-Cultural and Religious Developments
5. Major Trends in Punjab and Sikh
Historiography
6. Gender Studies
7. Punjabi Diaspora.
8. History of Science and Medicine in the
Punjab
9. Punjabi Press and literature
10. Fresh Analysis of Partition of the Punjab
11. Contemporary Punjab
The department offers facilities for research in Modern Regional
history of North West India in Ph.D. programme.
The department publishes Journal of Regional History on regular
basis.
Updated on 21/07/2020