Established in 1966 the department is proposed to be upgraded to Post Graduation in the coming session 2010-11. All the sanctioned posts of the teachers are filled out of which four hold PhD as their highest degree and one is MPhil. Two have submitted their PhD with defence pending and one is pursuing his PhD. Total number of teachers in the department is 8.

One departmental library with 191 books and journals, one departmental computer and one laptop.

Faculty members participated in 23 National/ International Level seminars and Conferences. Department has research collaboration with:

• Centre for Health Medicine and Society, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK.

• Group of South Asian Historians, UK.

• International Philosophers for Peace, USA.

• VMOU, Kota

Priority Areas for Research

• History of Social Medicine.

• Comparative study of Princely states of Bikaner and Jaipur with respect to impact of paramountcy on Medicine.

• Peace Studies.

• Gandhian Studies.

• Mughal Rajput Relations.

• Sun Worship in Rajputana.

Plan of action of the department for next five years

• The department aims to apply for major and minor research projects in coming five years.

• Department aims to upgrade to research centre in next five years.

• Department aims to go for foreign collaborations in next five years for research and out reach classes.

• Department wishes to seek areas of collaborative research leading to split site degrees.

• Department also plans to hold national and international conferences related to the projects it will undertake in coming five years.