DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY

YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT: 1956 : General | 1995 : Honours

• Participation of students in Citizen Science programme – A Collaborative Research project of Geography and Botany department with WILDROOTS, an NGO since 2016.
• Publication of Departmental Journal‘Vasudha’ since 2009.The last two volumes of the journal(Volume 11 &12) were published as e-journals during the pandemic.
• Every year several seminars, special lectures and workshops are organized by the department for the enrichment of the students. Two workshops, organized by the department in collaboration with UG BOS(Geography) and Faculty Council for Undergraduate Studies, University of Calcutta on ‘Implementation of CBCS in UG studies in Geography(Semester 1&2) in 2018 and (Semester3& 4) in 2019 deserve special mention.
• Emphasis on student activities like paper presentations, preparation of wall magazines etc. on environmental and social issues on Active Learning Day every year.
• GIS Add-on courses organized by the department every year for the final year students in collaboration with Opsis System Pvt.Ltd.
• Academic Counselling for the final year students every year by alumnus for guiding them in structuring their future career.
• The students are encouraged to contribute in ‘Impact’, the college annual research journal.
• The students are encouraged to do internships in other universities and NGOs.
• A solid foundation provided to the students at the undergraduate level that later enables them to pursue higher education in reputed institutions throughout the country as well as abroad.
• Many students take active part in various social work as a member of the Social Welfare Committee or NSS (Extension Services) of the college.