Sambalpur University/ NAAC/RAR/Vol. II/History 150 Department of History, Sambalpur University Evaluative Report for the period 2010-11 to 2014-15 1. Name of the Department : P.G. Department of History 2. Year of establishment : 1969 3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the University?: Yes 4. Names of the programmes offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters, Integrated Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Litt., etc) : PG, M.Phil., Ph.D. 5. Interdisciplinary programmes and Department involved: The Department offers archaeology as a special paper in PG level, besides it also conducts regular excavations/exploration programmes in different parts of western Odisha. A good number of M. Phil. and Ph.D. Dissertations have been done in this discipline. Archaeology is an inter-disciplinary subject for addressing various academic/research requirements. The Department has been collaborating frequently with the School of Physics, Department of Chemistry and the department of Earth Sciences of the Sambalpur University, besides institute of Physics Bhubaneswar, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany Lucknow and Department of Archaeology Deccan College Post Graduate and Research Institute, Pune. 6. Courses in collaboration with other Universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc.: Nil 7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons: Nil 8. Examination system: Annual/Semester/Trimester/Choice Based Credit System: Semester System Sambalpur University/ NAAC/RAR/Vol. II/History 151 9. Participation of the Department in the courses offered by other Departments: Inter-disciplinary course is offered by every Departments of the University in which students of the Department are participated in other Departments and Vice-versa. 10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual (Professors/Associate Professors/ Asst. Professors/ Others) Actual (including Sanctioned Filled CAS & MPS) Professor 2010-11 03 Nil 03 2011-12 03 Nil 01 2012-13 03 Nil Nil 2013-14 03 Nil Nil 2014-15 03 Nil Nil Reader 2010-11 04 Nil 02 2011-12 04 Nil 02 2012-13 04 Nil 02 2013-14 04 Nil 02 2014-15 04 Nil 02 Lecturer 2010-11 05 02 03 2011-12 05 Nil 03 2012-13 05 Nil 03 2013-14 05 Nil 03 2014-15 05 Nil 03 Others 2010-11 Nil Nil Nil 2011-12 Nil Nil Nil 2012-13 Nil Nil Nil 2013-14 Nil Nil Nil 2014-15 Nil Nil Nil Sambalpur University/ NAAC/RAR/Vol. II/History 152 11. Faculty Profile with Name, Qualification, Designation, Area of Specialization, Experience and Research under guidance No. of Ph.D./ M. Phil. Qualificati Designati Specializatio No. of Years Name Year Students on on n of Experience guided for the last 4 years Prof. P.P. M.A., Professor South-Asian 2010-11 27yrs 03/07 Mishra M.Phil., Studies, 2011-12 Retired Ph.D., D. International Litt. Affairs Prof. D. M.A., Ph.D. Professor Regional 2010-11 30 yrs 05/06 Chopdar History 2011-12 31 yrs 05/06 2012-13 Retired Prof. P.K. M.A., Ph.D. Professor Indian 2010-11 30 yrs 06/05 Nayak Culture 2011-12 Retired Dr. P.K. M.A., Ph.D. Reader Prehistoric, 2010-11 17yrs 04/07 Behera Protohistoric 2011-12 18yrs 04/08 and Early Historic 2012-13 19yrs 04/07 Archaeology 2013-14 20yrs 06/07 2014-15 21yrs 08/07 Dr. K.N. Sethi M.A., Reader Economic 2010-11 14yrs 06/11 M.Phil., History and 2011-12 15yrs 06/10 Ph.D. Maritime History of 2012-13 16yrs 06/11 Medieval 2013-14 17yrs 06/11 India, Dalit Studies 2014-15 18yrs 06/11 Dr. B. M.A., Lecturer Anicient 2010-11 7yrs 02/09 Pradhan M.Phil., Indian 2011-12 8yrs 02/09 Ph.D. History and 2012-13 9yrs 04/09 Culture, Museology 2013-14 10yrs 04/09 2014-15 11yrs 04/09 Mrs. N. M.A., Lecturer Prehistory 2010-11 1yr 0/01 Thakur UGC(NET) and 2011-12 2yr 0/02 JRF Ethnography 2012-13 3yr 0/03 2013-14 4yrs 0/04 2014-15 05yrs 0/04 Dr. S. Nayak M.A., Modern 2010-11 1yr 01 M.Phil., Indian 2011-12 2yr 01/02 Ph.D., LLB History, 2012-13 3yr 01/05 Christian History of 2013-14 4yrs 04/07 Odisha 2014-15 05yrs 07/07 Sambalpur University/ NAAC/RAR/Vol. II/History 153 12. List of senior visiting fellows, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors Prof. S.K. Panda, Dept. of History, Berhampur University, Berhampur Prof. L.N. Rout, Dept. of History, Berhampur University, Berhampur Prof. Subhas Padhi, Dept. of History, Berhampur University, Berhampur Prof. A.K. Pattnaik, Dept. of History, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar Prof. S.K. Acharya, Dept. of History, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack Prof. C.P. Nanda, Dept. of History, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack Dr. U. Mishra, Dept. of History, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack Prof. G.L. Badam (Retd.), Department of AIHCA, Deccan College Pune Pfor. P. Sinha, Department of AIHCA, Allahabad University Pfor. R.N. Singh, Department of AIHCA, BHU, Varanasi Prof. K. Krishnan, Department of Ancient History and Arhaeology, M.S. University Baroda, Vadodara Prof. S. Chakrabarty, Retired Professor AIHCA, Viswa Bharati, Shantiniketan Prof. K.K. Basa, Dept. of Anthropology, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar Prof. S. Mishra, Department of AIHCA, Deccan College Pune 13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme – wise information: Nil 14. Programme wise Student Teacher Ratio: M.A.- 1:6, M.Phil.- 1:1 15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned, filled and actual: Name of the Post Sanctioned Actual Archivist 2010-11 01 Nil 2011-12 01 Nil 2012-13 01 Nil 2013-14 01 Nil 2014-15 01 Nil Curator 2010-11 01 01 2011-12 01 01 2012-13 01 01 2013-14 01 01 2014-15 01 Nil Technical Assistant 2010-11 01 01 2011-12 01 01 2012-13 01 01 2013-14 01 01 2014-15 01 Nil Class-III Staff 2010-11 02 01 2011-12 02 01 2012-13 02 01 2013-14 02 01 2014-15 02 Nil Sambalpur University/ NAAC/RAR/Vol. II/History 154 Class-IV Staff 2010-11 02 02 2011-12 02 02 2012-13 02 02 2013-14 02 02 2014-15 02 02 16. Research thrust area as recognized by major funding agencies: Archaeology and Urbanization in Odisha 17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received project-wise. Funding Funding Project Title Total Grant Year Agencies Agency Received National 2010- N.M.M., Dept. Manuscript Conservation Rs. 3,51,387 Of Culture Centre 11 Govt of India UGC, New Merchants, Companies Rs. 3,00,600 and Trade: studies in Delhi Maritime History of Orissa, 1600-1800 2011- N.M.M., Dept. Manuscript Conservation Rs. 2,00,000/- Of Culture Centre 12 Govt of India 2012- N.M.M., Dept. Manuscript Conservation Rs. 2,50,000/- Of Culture Centre 13 Govt of India 2013- N.M.M., Dept. Manuscript Conservation Rs. 7,00,000 Of Culture Centre 14 Govt of India ICSSR, New Identity of the Rs. 15,00,000 Delhi Marginalized: A Discourse on the Details of Western Orissa 2014- N.M.M., Dept. Manuscript Conservation Rs. 5,00,000 Of Culture Centre 15 Govt of India International 2010- ABC – CLIO, Encuclopedia of Asian Rs. 36,000 INC, Cremona American Folklore and 11 Santa Barbara, Folk life California, USA 18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants received: Nil Sambalpur University/ NAAC/RAR/Vol. II/History 155 19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE; DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received: UGC-SAP- Phase-III RS. 7,35,000/- (one instalment) 20. Research facility / Centre with State Recognition : YES National Recognition : YES International Recognition : YES 21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or corporate bodies: Nil 22. Publications Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals National: 16 International: 16 Monographs: Nil Chapters in Books National: 11 International: 02 Edited books: 02 Urbanization in India: Problems and Challenges, New Delhi: Shivalik Prakashan in 2011. New Horizons in History and Culture. New Delhi: Prativa Prakashan in 2015.. Books with ISBN with details of publishers: 03 Histories of Modern Nations: Thailand. USA: Wesport, CT: Greenwood Press (2010). Church-Culture and Missionary Activities in South Orissa. Kolkata: R.N. Bhattacharya, Publisher and Booksellers (2011). Tribal Acceptance and Alien Construction: A Medium of Christianity in Kandhamal District. Saarbrucken: Lap-Lambert publishing, Deutschland/Germany (2012). Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database – International Social Science Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) Nil Sambalpur University/ NAAC/RAR/Vol. II/History 156 Citation Index – range/ average : Nil SNIP : Nil SJR : Nil Impact Factor – range / average : Nil h-index : Nil 23. Details of patents and income generated: Not Available 24. Areas of consultancy and income generated: Not Available 25. Faculty selected nationally/ internationally to visit other laboratories/ institutions/ industries in India and abroad: Nil 26. Faculty serving in a) National committees : 02 b) International committees : 01 c) Editorial Boards : 02 d) Any other (please specify) : Nil 27. Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher / orientation progammes, workshops, training programmes and similar programmes). Two Lecturers have done four Refresher Programmes and Two Orientation Programmes. 28. Student projects Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter- departmental projects : Students of 4th semester do their in-house projects as part of their course curriculum Percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other Univesities/ industry/ institute: Nil 29. Awards/ recognitions received at the national and international level by: Faculty: Prof.