History
Anand Niketan College is a brain child of Padmshree Shraddheya Baba Amte, a world renowned social worker and an apostle of altruism. Our college has been incepted on June 20, 1964. It comprises three faculties Arts, Commerce and Science. Promising students in Warora and its close vicinity had to tread miles long to eliminate the darkest nook of illiteracy from their lives. The prime objective behind inception of the college was to make higher education accessible to the rural youth belonging to backward communities. Anand Niketan College is the sole one that sustains its dignity in the arena of quality education.
All the three faculties were introduced with its outset on June 20, 1964. History as a subject was also introduced in the faculty of Arts. Prof. Thengadi was the head of the department and sustained the responsibility till 1965.
After his resignation Prof H. C. Lohakare took the charge of the department and successfully run the department up to 1993. Prof. Arvind Dhoke was appointed as the successor to him. History is a single section subject having three sections of three year degree course i.e B. A. 1, 2 and 3. So, on its outset it is one-man department as workload reaches to fifteen periods in a week. The department started PG course from 2021. At junior division Prof. Uttam Kharale, Prof. Chandrashekhar Deshpande , Prof. Uttam Meshram and Prof. Suresh Burhan rendered their services.
Academic Curriculum
- Bridge Courses: BA I year Sem I (every year at the beginning of the session)
- Add-on/Certificate Courses: Indian Culture and Heritage during 2022-23
- Professional Ethics/Gender Sensitization/Human Values, Environmental Sustainability
- Field work/Internship : Visit to Anandwan Project / Visit to historical places in the vicinity
Academic Program/Activities
- Workshop/Seminar/Conference etc.
- Guest Lecturer :
| Sr. no. | Name of the Programme | Speaker | Date |
| 01 | Guest Lecture (Shri Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti) | Shri. Nitin Matte, Social Activist, Warora | 19 Feb 2022 |
| 02 | Guest Lecture on Human Evolution | Dr. Arvind P. Sawane, Dept of Zoology, ANC, Warora | 5 Aug 2022 |
| 03 | Guest Lecture (Shri Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti) | Dr. Sudhakar D. Petkar, Dept of Botany, ANC, Warora | 19 Feb 2023 |
| 04 | Guest Lecture (Shri Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti) | Dr. Takshashil N. Sutey, Dept of Pol Sci, ANC, Warora | 19 Feb 2024 |
- Quiz : Quizzes are conducted every year
- Academic Competation
Student Centric Activities
- To visit to the historical places.
- To encourage students to compile history of their villages and vicinity
- To motivate them to prepare powerpoint presentations for seminars
- To encourage students to participate in various activities
- Department won University level “Avishkar” Poster Competition and was selected for State level “Avishkar” Poster Competition held at Nashik and Nagpur for two consecutive years
Achievements
Award/Prize
| Sr. no. | Name of the Faculty | Award | Area |
| 01 | Dr. Arvind B. Dhoke | ICSTS, Singapore, 2017 | Distinguished Researcher |
| 02 | Dr. Arvind B. Dhoke | Global Award 2021 | Innovative Academician |
| 03 | Dr. Arvind B. Dhoke | Global Award 2024 | Excellence in Research |
Result (UG Level – History Subject)
| Session | Exam | Appeared | Passed | Pass % |
| 2021-22 | BA Sem VI | 87 | 82 | 94% |
| 2022-23 | BA Sem VI | 62 | 59 | 95% |
| 2023-24 | BA Sem VI | 50 | 42 | 84% |
Result (PG Level – MA History)
| Session | Exam | Appeared | Passed | Pass % |
| 2021-22 | MA Sem IV | 18 | 18 | 100% |
| 2022-23 | MA Sem IV | 24 | 20 | 88.33% |
| 2023-24 | MA Sem IV | 07 | 06 | 85.71% |
Community Engagement
- Students of the department visit nearby historical places and create awareness among people for the preservation of heritage sites. Cleanliness drives are also run around the places of historical importance.
Students Progression
|
Academic Year |
No. of Students opted MA/B.Ed./PhD, etc |
|
2021-22 |
18 |
| 2022-23 |
24 |
| 2023-24 |
07 |
- Best Practices
Students of the department visit nearby historical places and create awareness among people for the preservation of heritage sites. Cleanliness drives are also run around the places of historical importance.
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