Brief History of the Department


The department of Geography is established in 1974, serving as one of the most valuable departments of the college having rich historical background in terms of meritorious students and highly qualified and experienced faculty members. The department is offering special UG level Geography course in order to produce the competent and responsible students toward environ and society.
The department provides stimulating teaching /learning environ, endowed with traditional and modern geographical instruments, where students are exploring varied dimensions of geospatial science through acquiring the advanced geospatial technologies in view of striving to obtain global competency. The department is always maintaining healthy environment and profoundly active on organizing provoking activities viz. Field visits, Study tour, Geography Day etc. Alumnae of the department are excelled in different government and non-government sectors serving as expert in GIS industries, academicians in education sector and officers in different government offices.   
Since its inception, the department has been engaged in conducting interdisciplinary as well as cross disciplinary research in different thrust areas of geospatial science viz. soil and water resources conservation, Assessment of Biodiversity of fresh water, Poverty eradication accompanied with Well-being of society and rural development etc


To generate progressive academic, scientific and socio-cultural environment for the students in order to excel them to be a globally competent and conscientious civilian.


To impart a higher education through creating multidimensional perspective of geospatial awareness among the students for national and global competency.





1. To acquaint the students with fundamental principles of Geography in order to make them more creative and research oriented.

2. To support and accelerate the students to explore the advanced geospatial technologies through theory and practical as learning methods.

3. To prepare and enhance the ability of the students to acquire further higher education in the varied fields of Geography.

4. To impart the geographical education to raise the standard of students to global levels and make them employable.

Objectives


Our Alumni

List of Prominent Alumni


Achievements


1.  The student of this department, Miss. Dhanashree Melshingre has secured 2nd Rank in      general merit list (Arts Faculty) of Shivaji University B. A. examination, March 2017.
2.  14 students have taken admission to Post graduation.

Activities

Activities

• Department organizes welcome function for B.A. Part -I student.
• We have been engaged in organizing “World Population Day” in the month of July.
• Department organizes " Varsha Vihar (Tour) " in the season of monsoon.
• Department has been celebrating “Geography Day in the month of January.
• Department organizes study tour during November and December.
• Our students are conducting surveys on social and environmental issues.
• Department organizes farewell function for B.A. Part -III students.

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