Debra Thana Sahid Kshudiram Smriti Mahavidyalaya

About the Department

Department of Geography has started its journey from 2010 as General course in this college. After fulfilling all necessary criteria this is recognized as Honours Dept. in 2012, by Vidyasagar University with the capacity of 29 students in each year by obeying all criteria of reservatuion policy as per Govt.

 

Geography is the study of interrelationship between man and his environment. Hecataeus in his book of  “ GESPERIODOS” first name this subject of Geography. Geography is derived from two greek word Geo means earth and Graphia means the study. That why, Hecataeus is known as the father of Geography. In the ancient period this study was developed mainly by Greek and Roman Scholars like Aristrotol, Herodotus, Strabo etc. In the medieval period this was slightly developed after the contribution of Arabian Scholars.

 

But there was so much Dichotomies among the geographer in respect of contents of this subject, like Physical vs Human Geography, Systematic vs Regional Geography, Determinism vs Possibilism and so far.

 

After these dichotomies , two German scholar Humbolt and Carl Ritter contributed a new path in developing this subject. Both of them believed the study of Geography should be scientific and systematic instead of previous all contents in this subject.. And they remarked the study of Geography in 19 th century as classical Geography.

 

Following the path of previous scholars, modern Geography is much more scientific and problem solving in social aspect. That’s why, it may be called as social science. After the quantative  approach and  application of Remote Sensing and GIS this study now more scientific and welfare for developing man and his surrounding environment.

 

 Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized 

 

I. Students Participation in Seminars
Sl. No.	Names of Speakers	Topic	Year	Type of Lecture
1.	Prof. Amalendu Sahoo	Climate change and Environment	2015	Invited Lecture in college level seminar

 

 

            Details of Infrastructural facilities

a)   Library: Number of Books

·       Central Library                   :404

·       Departmental Library       :84

·       Book Bank                           :00

·       Journals                                :10

 

b)   List of Instrumental:

1.    Prismatic Compass

2.    Dumpy Level

3.    Theodolite

4.    Soil Testing Kit

5.    Hygrometer

6.    Barometer

7.    Stereoscope

8.    Rotameter

9.    Weather Maps

10.                       Toposheets

11.                       Satellite Image

12.                       GPS. 

c)    No. of Laboratory                                 :02

 

d)   Internet facilities for Staff & Students: Yes

e)    Class Rooms with ICT Facility            : No

f)     Laboratories:

Electrical (3), Non Electrical (1), Electronics (1), Optical (2), Computer (1) Optical, Computer with internet Facilities.

 

Last 3 yrs. Results

 

YEAR	NO OF STUDENT  APPEARED	NO OF STUDENT PASSED	%OF PASS	1ST CLASS	ABOVE 55%	ABOVE 50%
2017	24	19	79.16	NIL	05	03
2018	16	15	93.75	03	04	02
2019	20	20	100.00	01	05	03