The Department of History was started in the 1969. Initially, it was started with Pre-University Course and B.A.- I Year with a moderate strength. Today, the strength has gone up to160 for the academic year 2016-17. The foundation was laid by Smt.Sharadamma as the founder staff of the department. Later on Sri. H.M.Jamabana Goud succeeded as the Head of Department and served till his retirement in this College. Meanwhile, Sri. K.Seeta Rama Rao also joined and served the department. Presently, the department is headed by Sri.K.S.Rama Naik.

            The Department of History was established with an objective to project the history, culture and heritage of this Hyderabad-Karnataka region with special reference to the Bellary district. The district’s historical heritage, tradition and number of pre-historic sites provide a vision to the department. The department since its inception has been engaged in motivating the students to contribute to the historical knowledge. Apart from the curricular activities conducted regularly, the department conducts historical tours at regular intervals to have on hand information about the historical sites.