With the establishment of Prof. S. Nurul Hasan College in 1994 the Department of History began its journey as a general subject. It was upgraded to Honours course in 2005. Being a general degree College it aims to become a centre of excellence under the aegis of the Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal. The Department of History is the inseparable part of the college. Apart from taking regular classes the Department makes arrangement for tutorial classes for the betterment of weaker students. The Department also takes class tests at regular intervals to maintain academic standard. To develop healthy relationship between teachers and students the Department makes yearly arrangement of parent’s meeting. The Department under takes educational tours to make the subject more living. Lastly the Department motivates students for higher studies so that they can make the college proud by establishing themselves in the society.

The department is concerned in developing the students not only knowledgeable but also employable in the changing scenario. The strong faculty and steadfast students of the department have proved their expertise in organizing State level Seminars, Workshops and Exhibitions in the college. The department has conducted many programmes and seminars to enrich the historical knowledge of the students.

Now, the faculty consists of Mr. Anjul Haque, Mrs. Subhra Poddar, Mr. Tipu Sultan, Dr. Bapan Kumar Das, Mr. Subhajit Lala, Mr. Suklal Mandal, Mr. Amit Rajak, Mr. Ajimul Sk, Mrs. Dil Afsana Banu, who have contributed extensively to researches on the various aspects of Ancient, Medieval and Modern History. The Department of History, Prof. S. Nurul Hasan College is an ideal centre to hold a Nation-wide conference of this kind.