The Department of History of Rangapara College was started with the establishment of the institution on 16th August,1979. The Department of History has been playing an important role in providing valued education. In the field of teaching, the Department is not limited to the syllabus of the subject framed by the affiliated university. From its inception, the department has been providing the knowledge of local and regional history beyond its syllabus by means of study tour, departmental seminars, group discussions etc. So, the main mission of the department is to make students understand the basic concept of history and its importance and also the history of their locality. The number of students at the time of its starting was about 25 and now it has reached to the number of nearly 200.