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Department of Ancient Indian History & Archaeology

Head of the Department  :  Dr. A. K. Singh

Introduction :

The Post-graduate Department of Ancient Indian History & Culture was started from the session 1949-50 and Dr. A. S. Altekar was its founder Head. Teaching of this subject in degree classes both pass and Honours was also started in the same session and it was centralised in the Department. From the session 1959-60 teaching of Archaeology was introduced in the Post-graduate classes with the help of grant received from the U.G.C. and the name of the Department was changed to Ancient Indian History & Archaeology. The Department is housed in its own building which was built with the assistance of U.G.C. The Department completed its 50 years and celebration of Golden Jublee is due.

Faculty - Social Sciences.

Courses Conducted - M.A. and three years degree course.

Seminars / Conferences attended - Severals teacher of the Department attended different seminar and conference in this year.

Visiting Professors / Fellows -   

           (a) Awdhesh Kr. Mishra - ICHR / J.R.F.

           (b) Sabir Hussain Khan - ICHR / J.R.F.

           (c) Rakesh Kr. Rai - ICHR / J.R.F.

           (d) Priyanka - Ph.D.

           (e) Ram Nivas - Ph.D.

           (f) Nitu Rani Singh - Ph.D.

           (g) Ajit Kumar - Ph.D.

Publications - Excavation Report of Vikramshila (University) - Antichak excavation has been published in November, 2005

Study Tour - Students of the Department led by Dr. Navin Kr. Arya Visited Rajgir (Nalanda) for field training in Archaeology.

Thrust Area of Research - Archaeology, Pre-History & Indian Culture.

Research Programme / Projects - To Publish excavation report of different sites excavated by the Department

NAME OF THE TEACHING

 Sl.      Name of        Sanctioned           Name of              Qualification Date of          Permanent/

 No.    the Post              Post        Officers/Employee                              Appointment         Temporary

 1.   University Prof.       4          1. Dr. A. K. Singh        M.A. Ph.D.       13/12/1974        Permanent

                                             2. Dr. S. S. Singh              Do              9/7/1980  

                                             3. Dr. R. K. Jha                 Do              9/7/1980  

                                             4. Dr. B. K. Jamuar            Do             27/1/1983

 2.   Reader                  4          1. Dr. Nisha Devi               Do             27/1/1976

 3.   Lecturer               10         1. Dr. J. D. Mishra             Do              7/2/1987  

                                             2. Dr. G. Jaiswal               Do              7/2/1987  

                                             3. Dr. Badar Ara                Do             5/11/1996

                                             4. Dr. Navin Kumar            Do             5/11/1996

                                             5. Dr. D. P. Kamal             Do             5/11/1996

                                             6. Dr. Md. Sayeed Alam      Do              25/06/03  

                                             7. Dr. Dilip Kumar              Do             12/8/1980

                                             8. Incubment promoted

                                                to the post of Lecturer.

 4.   Curator                 1         

 5.   Archaeological        1          1. Sri Lalan Kr. Prasad     M.Sc.           13/2/1973

       Chemist

 6.   Exploration &          4          1. Dr. Kanchan Sinha    M.A. Ph.D.       28/4/1987

       Technical                          2. Dr. Navin Kr. Arya          Do             11/7/1988

       Assistant                          3. Dr. Jai Hind Pandit         Do             29/1/1976

 

INFORMATION REGARDING STUDENTS

 

  Total No.               Total No.                         Total No.       Total No.         Handicapped     No. of foreigner    of Students                     of SC/ST       of BC - 1             of BC-2                                        Students

   76                   SC-8/ST-2                        09               14                   Nil      Nil

 Male - 55        Male - 6    Male - 2            Male - 6        Male - 9          Male-Nil                    Male-Nil

 Female - 21     Female-2   Female - Nil      Female - 3     Female - 5