The department of History is one of the oldest departments of Jyoti Nivas College founded in 1966. The department offers combinations such as History, Economics and Sociology: History, Travel and Tourism and Journalism and History, English and Sociology. It has been organizing various seminars, conferences and workshops at state and national levels in collaboration with Indian Council of Historical Research(ICHR), St.John's Research Institute and Centre of Indian Numismatics Studies(COINS) to develop a research oriented approach. Short term courses like 'Gleaning India’s History Through Coins and Introduction to Archaeology' along with field trips have helped the students to gain hands on experience along with classroom learning.
In this globalized and highly competitive world, excellence in English becomes an absolute necessity in higher education and Communication. The Department of English plays a key role in the development of the college as it offers English as a core subject to the Arts students, as a vocational subject to the Communicative English students, General English as a language subject to all the students of the college and Additional English to those students who are unable to take up any other second language at the higher level. The syllabus for General English has been designed to enhance learning, with the focus on skills of effective communication. In the teaching of Optional English the Department has moved from conventional areas of British and American Literature to introduce students to new and contemporary areas of study like Indian Literatures in Translation and Post-Colonial Literature.
An expert, efficient and well qualified team of Lecturers ensures quality education and all round development of students.