Department of Geography
About the Department
- General Course introduced in 1980
- Honours Course introduced in 1984
- Postgraduate Course introduced in 2009
- Intake capacity in Honours Course is 58
- Intake capacity in Postgraduate course is 30
Faculty
- Smt. Madhumita Mandal, M.A., B.Ed.,Assistant Professor
- Smt. Monisha Hembram, M.Sc.,Assistant Professor
- Sri Bikash Ghosh, M.Sc., M.Phil. Assistant Professor, [In-charge]
- Smt. Shubhanita Dasgupta Chakraborty, M.Sc., SACT-I
- Dr. Shrinwantu Raha, M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D. SACT-I
- Ms. Priyanka Dasgupta,M.Sc., SACT-I
Non-teaching Staff
- Sri Pradip Mondal, Office Peon [Deputed to Geography Lab.]
- Sri Rabin Hansda, Security Guard [Deputed to Geography PG Section] (College appointed)
Visiting Faculty
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Under-Graduate Department Of Geography |
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| Sl No | Name | Designation | Affiliation |
| Dr. Sandipan Chakraborty | Retired Associate Professor in Geography | Chandannagar Govt. college | |
| 1 | Dr. Bhaskar Chaudhuri | Associate Professor in Geography | PG Department Of Geography, Bijoykrishna Girls College, Howrah |
| 2 | Dr. Biraj Kanti Mondal | Assistant Professor in Geography | Netaji Subhas Open University |
| 3 | Dr. Sayantan Das | Assistant Professor in Geography | Dumdum Motijheel College |
| 4 | Dr. Manidip Chakraborty | Assistant Professor in English | PG Department Of English, Bhairab Ganguly College |
| 5 | Dr. Rejaul Islam | Assistant Professor in Bengali | Department Of Bengali, Bhairab Ganguly College |
| 6 | Bijon Krishna Mondal | Sact-1 | Department Of Computer Science, Bhairab Ganguly College |
Infrastructural Facilities
- Seminar Library: Both reading room and lending facilities are available in the U.G. and P.G. Seminar Libraries where books on contemporary issues in Geography are available.
- Laboratory Facility: Instruments like Prismatic Compass, Dumpy Level, Theodolite, Abney Level, Clinometer, Altimeter, Water Current meter, Mirror Stereoscope, GPS etc. are available for regular classes as well as for field surveys.
- GIS Laboratory: Two well-furnished GIS Laboratories with more than 20 computers are there in the department.
- Internet Access: The department provides free internet access to students.
- Digital Classroom: All the classrooms of P.G. section are furnished with LCD Projector where teaching with modern ICT facility is provided.
Teaching Methods
- ICT based teaching Learning
- PPT presentation
- Classroom Lecture
- Special Lecture
- Students Seminar
- Group Discussion
- Open-air class
Special Activities
- Field Tours: Both natural and cultural landscapes are considered as Laboratory for an investigation into the geographical spaces. Several long and short tours are organized in this respect.
- Meteorological Observatory: A Meteorological Observatory has been established and started functioning through collection of meteorological data from 1st March, 2014.
- Wall Magazine: There are two wall magazines in the department – one is in the U.G. section while the other is in the P.G. Section.
- Seminars and Special Lectures: The department occasionally organizes special lectures by eminent teachers and scientists. Recently, it has organized a National Seminar on “Contemporary Research in Geography”.
- Rain Water Harvesting: Rain water harvesting Project ( ‘Megh Kalas’ ) has been initiated in 2016 for watering the college garden and to enhance awareness about water conservation.
Job Prospect
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