Department of Geography
Aims:
To develop love for nature and capacity to understand & appreciate the natural beauty, physical forces and such other things.
To assess the geographical values in terms of relationship between Nature and Mankind.
Adjustment of human life according to the geographical circumstances.
Objectives:
To acquire knowledge regarding various fields in Geography and its application in real life.
To train students in various skills and techniques used in Geography.
To prepare students for university examination, competitive examination, and for allied branches of Geography.
Department at Glimpse:
- Department Started in the 2010
- Spacious and well equipped laboratories.
- Rich central library: Books – _____________, Journals – ______
- Modern Teaching Aids - Power Point Presentation with LCD & OHP.
- Numerous restricted and unrestricted toposheets available with the department.
- About 55% of the college students opt for Geography
- Consistently good academic results (Above 60%)
- Continuous evaluation of the students’ academic performance
- Short excursions tours undertaken every year.
- Counseling and guidance to the students given
Name of the Course offered:
B.A. (Geography)
Teaching staff
| Sr. No. |
Name of faculty |
Designation |
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| 1 |
Dr. Lalitkumar Govind Thakur |
Assistant Professor &
Head of the Department
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SWOC Analysis of the Department
- Best Practices in Curricular Aspects
- The subject Geography is Consistent with the goal & Objectives of the Institution as the region basically has rural economy therefore the department has opted Agricultural Geography as optional subject. The students are trained to do Agricultural activities scientifically using advance Technology.
- The students are getting knowledge how to maintain Ecological balance as the curriculum is providing knowledge of environmental aspects.
- Best Practices in Teaching Learning & Evaluation
- The department has a well-conceived plan for monitoring students’ progress continuously
- The teachers have opportunities of academic progress & Professional development.
- The faculty Member Dr. Lalitkumar Govind Thakur completed Orientation Training Programme.
- The faculty Member Dr. Lalitkumar Govind Thakur completed Refresher Course.
- The faculty Member Dr. Lalitkumar Govind Thakur published 07 Papers in National & International Level Journals.
- Student Support & Governance
- At the beginning of session Geographical Association is formed including faculty and Students both
- Under the Umbrella of the Association various activities are organized
- Counseling of students regarding academic problems are undertaken
- Preparation of annual academic calendar with consultation of faculty members
- Assignment of the responsibilities for effective execution of curricular programmes
- Conduction of meeting of staff at least thrice in a year to collect feedback of responsibilities given.
- Issues of short research papers & Journal from Department Library
- Best practices of The Department
- Friendly atmosphere gets created as the subject is practical oriented, a sense of togetherness is spontaneously developed.
- Faculty members sponsor some prizes to subject toppers.
- The subject is closely related to environment therefore students are inspired to propagate message in their locality regarding plantation and water harvesting system.
- Faculty members provide their personal books to the students as an when required by the students.
- Future plan of the Department
- To Boost up Results
- To Emphasize on continuous evaluation
- To Renovate infrastructure
- To start Remote Sensing & GIS short term courses as Ad-on course.
- To Promote more Research activity
- To Promote greater innovations in teaching methodology
- To Organize National Seminars on Environmental issues.
- Activities @ 2017 onwards
Annual Progress Report attached separately.
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