DEPARTMENT PROFILE : GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT

Name of the Department : Geography

  • Name of the Department : Geography
  • Year of Establishment: 1988, Since the inception of the College. However it took the shape of a Department in the year 1974 with introduction of Geography for the students of undergraduate level. The department started functioning well under the leadership of Mrs. MoromiSarmah
  • Name of the Programs/Course offered: UG
  • Annual/Semester/Choice based credit system (Program Wise) : CBCS (Introduced 2019)

Number of Teaching Post

Sanctioned Filled
Professor NA NA
Associate Professor No Direct recruitment. Promotion only according to UGC-DHE, Govt. of Assam Rules NA
Assistant Professor 1 1

MISSION

  • To provide a general idea about the Topographic and surficial characteristics of the earthis surface to the students.
  • To make the student aware about the dynamic geomorphic processes responsible for the development of landforms of varied types and nature.
  • To impact applied scientitive knowledge on landform development based on geomorphic concepts, principles and theories.

VISION

  • Made them filed for competitive Exam.
  • promote employment opportunities for the students.

Faculty profile with Name, qualification, experience

Name Qualification Year of Experience Designation
Moromi Sarmah M.A (Geography) 9Years Assistant Professor

GEOGRAPHY REGULAR COURSE

Programme Outcome: After completion of B.A Programme is geography the students will be able to know about the topographical and surficial characteristics of the Earth’s surface. They will also learn about the dynamic, geomorphic process responsible  for development of landforms of varied types and nature. Students will also gain knowledge about the landform development based geomorphic concepts principles and theories. They will gather knowledge on economic geography and its various principles and theories. They will learn how people adjust themselves with the environment from time immemorial. They acquire knowledge about the political affairs of a state or nation. In cause of society they will tear a lot. They will about the caste, religion, community mode of income, rules of a society. Which will make them a well human being.

Programme specific outcome (CBCS)

As the undergraduate CBCS Programme is running all over the country, students will be able to acquire knowledge equally with the students of other part of India. They will be able to have a job. They can prepare computer competitive exam. The programme such that their choice, may if be from any stream which is of outmost importance to unlock the potential of students for they will find interest in subject of their choice that will help them to build the future career.

Subject: Geography

Courses and Outcomes

Non CBCS

Sem Course Type Paper Code Paper Name Outcomes
1 General 1.1 Physical Geography The Student will learn that the Earth is unstable it is undergoing constant changes due to the dynamic Earth’s process.
The Students will able to learn about the developmental activities executed on the land and over the Earth’s surface.
The students will also able to gain the knowledge of Geomorphology, Oceanography and climatology means all the branches of physical Geography.
They will realize the importance of Geomorphology in every fact.

Subject: Geography Practical

Courses and Outcomes

 CBCS

Sem Course Type Paper Code Paper Name Outcomes
1 Regular 1016 They will able to learn about the topographical condition and able to know even and uneven surfaces.
They will know about the landforms created by fluvial action
They gain the knowledge about the elimatic condition of the earth surface.

Subject: Geography

Courses and Outcomes

Sem Course Type Paper Code Paper Name Outcomes
2nd General 2.1 Physical Geography In this paper the students will learn about the atmosphere.
The students will come to know about the Rainfall and Hipes of Rainfall.
The students will gain the knowledge about the wind system.
They will learn about the Biogeography which give them knowledged about the ecosystem, different types of eco system.
They will able to about the major biomes of the would.
The students will able to learn soil geography also.

Subject: Geography

Courses and Outcomes

Sem Course Type Paper Code Paper Name Outcomes
3 General 3.1 Human Geography The Student will learn about the meaning and scope of Human Geography.
They will also able to learn Human adjustment with the environment and means impact an environment.
They will get the knowledge of Human activities and impact of communication towards the Economic of a State.
The student will learn about the population pattern,Facliorsaffeching population growth,causes of population growth.
They get the knowledge of urban and rural settlement and about the riguation.

Subject: Geography Practical

Courses and Outcomes

 CBCS

Sem Course Type Paper Code Paper Name Outcomes
1 Regular 3016 They will able to learn about the graphical unpresentation of a data.
This practical also give them the knowledge of statistical analysis.
They will be able to learn about the flow of transport through cartogram

Subject: Geography

Courses and Outcomes

Sem Course Type Paper Code Paper Name Outcomes
4 General 4.1 Cartographic techniques and quantities techniques The Student will learn able to learn about the cartographic techniquies.
They will gain the knowledge about the maps and importance of it and also able to learn about the hypes of maps.
The student will learn survey and remote sensing from the chapters included here.
They will learn the importance of quantitative techniques in Geography from this Chapters.

Subject: Geography Practical

Courses and Outcomes

 CBCS

Sem Course Type Paper Code Paper Name Outcomes
1 Regular 4016 These practical will help them to know about the high and low variation on a map from which they draw choropleth.
This will help them to know about the religious and gocial composition of a religion.
Through the field study they gain knowledge about by observation.

Subject: Geography

Courses and Outcomes

Sem Course Type Paper Code Paper Name Outcomes
5 General 5.1 Regional Geography The Students will able to learn about the continents,Physiography of each contiments,Rivers,Mountains situated in every contiments.
The students gain knowledge about the industrial development of each contiment.
They will also gain the knowledge of Transport and Communication system and importance of transport in the Economic development of a country.

Subject: Geography Practical

Courses and Outcomes

 CBCS

Sem Course Type Paper Code Paper Name Outcomes
1 Regular 5016 They will gain the knowledge about the environment and disaster management.

Subject: Geography

Courses and Outcomes

Sem Course Type Paper Code Paper Name Outcomes
6 General 6.1 Economic Geography The Student will learn able to learn about the  importance of Economic Geography.
They will gain the knowledge about the Economic activities of Human being.
The Students will also learn about the Environmental Geography.
This paper is also useful for students preparing U.G.C NET/SLET exams and others.
This Paper also included Political Geography which is useful for students to prepare themselves for completive exam.

Subject: Geography Practical

Courses and Outcomes

 CBCS

Sem Course Type Paper Code Paper Name Outcomes
1 Regular 6016 They will learn about the social condition,socialwell being, their education, religious condition.
They will also learn about the political aspects of phenomenon.

Subject: Geography

Courses and Outcomes

CBCS

Sem Course Type Paper Code Paper Name Outcomes
1 Regular RC-1016 Physical Geography The Student will learn the earth is unstable and it is undergoing constant changes due to dynamic earth’s process.
The students will come to know about the meaning and scope of Geomorphology, Which a major branch of physical Geography.
After gaining knowledge based on the contents embodied in the paper, the students will be able to realize the importance of geomorphological activities executed on the land and over the earth’s surface.

Subject: Geography

Courses and Outcomes

Sem Course Type Paper Code Paper Name Outcomes
2nd Regular RC-2016 Human Geography The Paper will be useful for students in developing ideas on Human environment issues that Geographer usually address in the anthropogenic.
The paper will be useful for students preparing for UGC NET/SLET Exams and other.
Competitive exams includingthe civil services.

Subject: Geography

Courses and Outcomes

Sem Course Type Paper Code Paper Name Outcomes
3rd Regular GGY-RC-3016 Economic Geography This paper will be useful for the students in developing understanding on how geographical factors organize Economic space, and to acquire knowledge about special pattern of various Economic activities on the Earth

Subject: Geography

Courses and Outcomes

Sem Course Type Paper Code Paper Name Outcomes
4th Regular GGY-RC-4016 Geography of India and North East India This paper will be useful for the developing understanding on India Geography and its various dimensions.
It will also be useful for students preparing for UGC NET/SLET Examination along with civil services and other competitive examinations.

Subject: Geography

Courses and Outcomes

Sem Course Type Paper Code Paper Name Outcomes
5th Regular GGY-RC-5016 Environmental Geography and Disaster management. This paper will be useful for students preparing for competitive exams including civil services.
The paper will be also useful for students in developing ideas on Environmental issues including disaster chat Geographers usually address.

Subject: Geography

Courses and Outcomes

Sem Course Type Paper Code Paper Name Outcomes
6th Regular GGY-RC-6016 Social and Political Geography. This course will help equip the students to comprehend various social and Political aspects of Phoneme and their interface within the real of Geography.
The paper will be very useful for students preparing for various competitive examinations including civil services.

Student Profile (Year Wise)

Name of the Course/ Program Enrolled Total Enrolled
M F
B.A. (Regular) 2016-17 77 60 137
B.A. (Regular) 2017-18 102 81 183
B.A. (Regular) 2018-19 102 84 186
B.A. (Regular) 2019-20 81 67 148
B.A. (Regular) 2020-21 95 45 140
B.A. (Regular) 2021-22 80 56 136

DEPARTMENT WISE RESULT

Year Program Number of students appeared in the final year exam. Number of student pass in final year Pass Percentage
2016-17 Regular 3 3 100%
2017-18 Regular 9 7 89%
2018-19 Regular 12 12 100%
2019-20 Regular 13 9 69%
2020-21 Regular 13 11 85%

STUDENT PROJECT:

According to the CBCS, NON CBCS Course field report has been done every year and to give them practical knowledge about the earth’s surface.

DETAILS OF INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES:

  • There is ventral library with separate reading room. The department has a library. There are some books related to chair course and other books also where from they can study and couch study materials from choose books.
  • Class room with ICT Facility.
  • Practical tressinglabourlaries with computer facility, sufficient table.
  • Equipments for survey. Participates in insatitutional extension activities.

The students of our department has been always participating in the extension activities organized by the IQAC and other department of our college

SWOC ANALYSIS OF THE DEPARTMENT AND FUTURE PLAN

STRENGTH:

  • As there are two higher secondary school every year 50.55 students come to tabe geography as one of their subject. Students are anxious to labe geography.
  • Impressive members in the final Exam.
  • Faculty member is paid special attention for the students. There is the provision of extra classes and remedial class is for the weak one.
  • Students get strength to give competitive exam and some students get placement offer the final exam.

WEAKNESS

  • No Honours course.
  • Less faculty members as the college is situated in rural area one low payment from the college authority no one come to do the job here.

OPPORTUNITIES

The Department tries to give them knowledge about the world means quality education and make ready the students for higher education or higher academic career.

CHALLENGES

To make Geography on promote them for placement

FUTURE PLAN

The Department plan to open Honours course in future.

BEST PRACTICIES

  • Department class Seminar
  • Department Quiz competition
  • Introduction of google classroom