ABOUT US

BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT

Bharathi Women's College is one of the premier institutions of educational excellence started in 1964 to cater to the needs of the people of north Chennai area. in the academic year 1967-68, the B.A., Degree Course in History with a sanctioned strength of 40 students was introduced with Tamil as the medium of instruction. An English medium section with a similar strength was started in 1971.

In 1974, Evening College in B.A., History was begun to benefit the working women in North Chennai. As years went by, to meet the growing demand, a second batch in Tamil medium was started with the same strength in 1993.

PG Course was introduced in 1998 and in the same year autonomy was also granted. Hence, the curriculum was suitably changed to meet the challenging needs of the society. Subjects of Regional, National, Asian and International importance and job-oriented subjects were offered. Minimizing political history, emphasis was made on cultural heritage, national integration and the socio-economic aspects of society.

M.Phil., Course was introduced in the academic year 2012-13 under autonomous stream. At present 6 students are admitted.

The Department is producing 162 undergraduates and almost centum percentages of Post-graduates every year. At present the Department functions with 10 faclty members, 8 with Doctorate degree and 2 others with M.Phil., qualification. Also, 2 of these faculty members are pursuing for their Ph.D., Degree.

The National Assessment and Accreditation Committee visited the College in 2015 and the College has been accredited with AGrade Status. As research was emphasised by the NAAC, our faculty members presented research papers at the Regional, State, National and international level Seminars and Conferences. Books and Journals are also being published by them.

Ph.D., (Full Time) Course was introduced in the Academic Year 2015-16 and at present there are 15 candidates pursuing their research and 1candidates registered in the academic year of 2021-22. Doctoral Degree was awarded to 3 candidates in this year.

Courses Offered:

B.A., Tamil Medium : 1967-68

B.A., English Medium : 1971

Evening College : 1974

Batch II Tamil Medium : 1993

M.A., : 1998

M.Phil., : 2012

Ph.D (Government Permission Obtained) : 2013