About the Department
The Department of Geography started its journey in 1958 as a General subject. It obtained approval from Kalyani University for introducing Geography as Honours subject in 2003. After Bengali and English, there is high demand amongst students for opting Geography as Honours subject. There are at present 75 sanctioned seats for Honours and 38 sanctioned seats for Programme course. At present there are Two Assistant Professors and One SACT in the Department. The department has well spacious and well-equipped laboratories required for U.G. level. Students feel comfortable while working in the laboratories as they get sufficient equipments, specimens and instruments for their works. Field Surveys are carried out on semester basis in different places having geographically importance.
The department has very high reputation in every sphere of the field of geography and other co-curricular activities. A good number of alumni of this department have become luminaries in their respective fields of teaching,researches, banking and administration.
Besides teaching, the Department organizes class wise seminar, Special Lectures, group discussion, Excursion, field study and workshop. The students can express their geographical knowledge through their writing in the wall Magazines and model making and teachers guide them properly in this regard. Above all, the faculty members are always ready to render all possible assistance and guidance to students within and outside the campus as and when required. All the faculty members and students share a cordial bond with each other.