Geography

1 . Name of the Department: Geography

2 . Year of Establishment: 2001

3 . Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters, Integrated Ph.D., etc.)

UG PG Research Other
F.Y.B.A/B.Sc
S.Y.B.A
T.Y.B.A

4 . Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved : NIL

5 . Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise)

Annual Semester Credit system
F.Y.B.A/B.Sc
S.Y.B.A
T.Y.B.A

6 . Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments: i)Environmental Science

7 . Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions : Nil

8 . Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons : NIL

9 . Number of teaching posts:

Sanctioned Filled
Teaching Posts 01 01

* Out of Total filled post: 00 Associate Professor and 01Assistant Professor

10 . Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization:

Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of Years of Experience No. of Ph.D. Students guided
P.P.Shardul M.A.B.Ed Asst.Prof. Population Geography 05 00

11 . List of Senior Visiting Faculty:Nil

12 . Student -Teacher Ratio (Programme wise) :

Level Class Number of teachers Student: Teacher Ratio
UG F.Y.B.A. 01 247:01
UG S.Y.B.A. 01 118:01
UG T.Y.B.A. 01 65:01
UG F.Y.B.Sc. 01 84:01

13 . Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff sanctioned and filled Central Support:-Nil

14 . Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ MPhil / PG.

Ph.D. M. Phil. PG with SLET/NET PG
01

Note: Some M.Phil./ Ph.D. degree holders have also cleared NET/SET

15 . Student profile programme/course wise :

Name of the Course/programme Applications

received

Selected Enrolled Pass percentage
*M *F
UG:2015-16 (F.Y.B.A) 237 237 66.66
UG:2015-16 (S.Y.B.A) 98 74 81.08
UG:2015-16 (T.Y.B.A) 55 40 100
UG:2015-16 (F.Y.B.Sc) 45 45 95.83
UG:2016-17 (F.Y.B.A) 203 203 83.25
UG:2016-17 (S.Y.B.A) 92 92 91.30
UG:2016-17 (T.Y.B.A) 49 49 93.87
UG:2016-17 (F.Y.B.Sc) 68 68 99.50

*M = Male *F = Female *RA = Result Awaited

16 . Diversity of Students:

Name of the Course % of students from the same state % of students from the other state % of students from abroad
UG 100%

17 . Details of Infrastructural facilities :

a) Departmental Library No. of Books: 00

No of Journals:

b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students: Yes
c) Class rooms with ICT facility 01
d) Laboratories: Yes

18 . Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops /seminar) with external experts :

Year Title/Type of Programme Names of Resource Person(s) (External)
2015-16 Guest Lecture Prof.Dr.R.P.Gunjal
2016-17 Guest Lecture Prof.Dr.D. N.Pawar

19 . Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning :
1. Lecture method with PPT
2. Field visit to geographical location
3. Assignment, internal test on topic.

20 . Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities:

i) Celebrate the ozone day and Geography association inauguration programme.

ii) Celebrate the Geography day.

iii) Organized tree plantation programme in college campus.

21 . SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans :

Strengths:

  1. Regular lectures assignments, class test & Tutorials.
  2.  Seminar & Workshop.
  3.  Appropriate Department to study the persons individual economy as well as overall economy.
  4. To grow student teacher ratio.

Weaknesses:

  1. This college is located in rural area due to lack of awareness to the education in student.
  2. The student approach is very poor towards education.
  3. Student background is different.

Opportunities:

  1. To get perfect knowledge of the Geography.
  2. New skill and technique is well developed through Geography subject.
  3. GIS and Remote sensing skill developed student.
  4. To get good and well job opportunities to this subject.
  5. To develop good geographical and environmental knowledge through this subject.

Challenges:

  1.         To develop the research skill in student.
  2.          To growth the student ratio.
  3.          To give opportunities.
  4.          To change the rural background of student.

Future plan:

  1. To start the specialization in Geography at UG level.
  2. To established weather station in college campus.
  3. To organized state and national level seminars.
  4.  To start a certificate course of travel and tourism.