The
Department
of History
was established
in the Savitribai
Phule Pune
University
in 1969.
Earlier,
it was located
in the Deccan
College,
but at that
time, a
separate
Department
was set
up in the
University
of Pune
for the
study of
Medieval
and Modern
Indian history,
while Archaeology
and Ancient
Indian History
remained
with the
Deccan College.
Dr. A.R.
Kulkarni,
now Professor
Emeritus,
was the
first Head
of the new
Department,
which remained
a very small
one for
many years.
Today, the
Department
runs M.A.,
M.Phil and
Ph.D. courses.
A semester
and credit
pattern
is followed
at the M.A.
level. In
addition
to the Department
itself,
there are
fifteen
other postgraduate
centres
located
in various
colleges
affiliated
to the University
of Pune,
but the
M.Phil course
is conducted
only by
the Department.
The Department
also runs
a Certificate
Course in
Modi Script.
