Since its inception, students of the department have excelled in various walks of life. It has produced noted academicians, journalists, teachers and civil servants.
This has been the only department in the state of Kerala offering an Advanced Diploma in Archaeology and Museology along with the BA History programme.
Students of the department have gone on to pursue higher studies in prestigious institutions like Jawaharlal Nehru University, Hyderabad Central University, and the Paris Museum of Natural History.