About the Department
The Department of Geography is one of the important departments of the college. It is a practical-based department with both Honours and General courses to offer. B.Sc General course introduced in 2004-2005 and B.Sc Hon’s course introduced in 2005-2006. The college is affiliated with Vidyasagar University and thus does not develop any Curriculum, it just follows the Curriculum provided by the University. It is a complete department with two qualified permanent full-time faculty members and two SACT teachers and two Laboratory Attendant. Students are admitted strictly on the basis of merit. The intake capacity in Hon's course is 60. It is one of the departments with a high student enrolment, a commendable success rate in University examinations, and a considerable progression to higher education.
The Department organizes annual excursions and day-long trips for Honours and General students, departmental students’ seminars, workshops, and special invited lectures. Periodic assessment of students is done regularly by conducting class tests. The Faculty members offer special guidance to both strong and weak learners and regular informal counseling through Mentor- Mentee group. The students of the department are also associated with NSS activities. The students of the Department are associated with the publication of the departmental magazine called “Anwesan” and also the annual Wall Magazine.
The Department of Geography is well-equipped with classrooms with audio–visual back-up, a Laboratory with tracing facilities, and a full-fledged central computer laboratory cum GIS Laboratory with an adequate number of computers. The departmental assets include a rich collection of necessary maps, rock specimens, instruments for surveying, and an adequate number of aerial photographs, satellite imageries as well as other equipment. Of special mention is the Departmental Library with a rich collection of Text as well as Reference books for students to consult.
The strength of the Department lies in a healthy Teacher-student relationship, dedicated faculty and a spirit of cooperation among the staff members (both Teaching and Non-teaching) and the students.