About the Department
Department of Geography has started its journey from 2010 as General course in this college. After fulfilling all necessary criteria this is recognized as Honours Dept. in 2012, by Vidyasagar University with the capacity of 29 students in each year by obeying all criteria of reservation policy as per Govt.
Geography is the study of the interrelationship between man and his environment. Hecataeus in his book of “GESPERIODOS” first name this subject of Geography. Geography is derived from two greek word Geo means earth and Graphia means the study. That why, Hecataeus is known as the father of Geography. In the ancient period this study was developed mainly by Greek and Roman Scholars like Aristrotol, Herodotus, Strabo etc. In the medieval period this was slightly developed after the contribution of Arabian Scholars.
But there was so much Dichotomies among the geographer in respect of contents of this subject, like Physical vs Human Geography, Systematic vs Regional Geography, Determinism vs Possibilism and so far.
After these dichotomies , two German scholar Humbolt and Carl Ritter contributed a new path in developing this subject. Both of them believed the study of Geography should be scientific and systematic instead of previous all contents in this subject.. And they remarked the study of Geography in 19 th century as classical Geography.
Following the path of previous scholars, modern Geography is much more scientific and problem solving in social aspect. That’s why, it may be called as social science. After the quantative approach and application of Remote Sensing and GIS this study now more scientific and welfare for developing man and his surrounding environment
Date Of Initiation Of The Department: 2010
Programme Offered:
- B.Sc. Hons in Geography (Since 2012)
- B.Sc. General in Geography (Since 2010)
Details of Programs Offered by the Department:
| Program Level | Under Graduate |
|---|---|
| Duration in Months | 36 |
| Eligibility | Passed 10+2 level with Geography in last three years with at least 45% marks in aggregate or 50% marks in Geography |
| Medium of Instruction | Bengali, English |
| Course structure | According to the CBCS system under VU |
| Student sanctioned Strength |
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Program-Specific Outcome & Course Outcome
PSO & CO of Geography Hons PSO & CO of Geography GeneralResults (Last 5 years)
| Year | Appeared | Passed | Pass Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | 10 | 10 | 100.00% |
| 2019-2020 | 20 | 20 | 100.00% |
| 2018-2019 | 16 | 15 | 93.75% |
| 2017-2018 | 24 | 19 | 79.17% |
Infrastructure Available In The Department:
| Total number of ICT enables classrooms | |
|---|---|
| Total Number of classrooms | 03 |
| Number of Laboratory | 02 |
| Total number of Books in Departmental Library | 84 |
| Total number of Geography Books in Central Library | 404 |
| Total number of Journals | 10 |
