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Geography

About the Department

The Department was founded in 2018 with a mission to understand the variety of Human and Physical characteristics of different parts of the earth. The vision of the Department is to prepare students to build more sustainable environment and communities. The Department offers high quality education and also use the Geospatial technologies to solve the real-life problems of human-beings. With the help of outreach activities and field trips, we try to enhance the understanding of people, place and environment.

Courses Offered

Sr. No. Name of Course Major/ Minor/ SEC/ VAC/ MDSC Duration Seats Eligibility PO/ CO (As Per NEP)
1 B. A. Major 3 Years 233 12th The course intends to introduce the students with fundamental concepts of geography to build the foundations of the discipline. The course is designed to ignite geographical thinking and raise geographical awareness among students and relate these to the larger context of development of knowledge.
2 B. A. MDSC 3 Years 376 12th The course aims at developing environmental sensitivity among students to inculcate a strong sense of environmental conservation and management. The course is designed to generate awareness about environmental challenges humanity is facing and place these issues within the frame of sustainable development.
3 B. A. General 3 Years 180 12th To foster an understanding of the physical and cultural landscape of India and its spatial diversity. To provide an understanding of the concept of world regions with respect to Land, People, Polity, and Economy; the physical and human resource base and their interface with economic development; development problems and prospects.

Faculty & Staff Details

Sr. No. Name Qualification Vidwan ID Email ID CV(Sample Attached)
1 Dr. Gagandeep Singh Ph.D., M.A, UGC NET, PG Diploma in Remote Sensing, PG Diploma in Disaster Management 147872 gagandeep.singh@ggdsd.ac.in Attachment
2 Dr. Archana Sharma Ph.D., M.A, UGC NET JRF 274831 archana.sharma@ggdsd.ac.in Attachment
3 Dr. Aman Kumari Ph.D., M. Phil., M.A., UGC NET JRF, PG Diploma in Rural Development, Certificate Course in Disaster Management 275259 aman.kumari@ggdsd.ac.in Attachment
4 Mr. Harsh Thakur M.A, UGC NET 298450 harsh.thakur@ggdsd.ac.in Attachment
5 Dr. Preeti Ph.D., M.A. PG Diploma in Remote Sensing 585719 preeti2@ggdsd.ac.in Attachment

*Note that the following faculty list includes permanent, ad-hoc, contractual, and guest members.

Research Scholars

Sr.No. Name of the Supervisor / Co-Supervisor Name of the Ph.D. Scholar Mode of Ph.D. Registration Number Date of Registration Research Topic Likely Date of Completion Availing Fellowship Funding Agency of Fellowship
1 Prof. Simrit Kahlon
Dr. Gagandeep Singh		 Harvinder Full Time 21-22/84/Ph.D. 01/09/2021 Changing Human-Environment Relations in the Bishnoi Community 31/08/2026 Yes UGC
2 Dr. Gagandeep Singh Chaman Chayal Full Time 23-24/469/Ph.D. 14/05/2024 Yet not decided 13/05/2029 Yes UGC

Scheme and Syllabi

Link of PU Syllabus Details

https://puchd.ac.in/syllabus.php

Publications

Sr. No. Faculty Name Total No. of Research Papers Chapters in Books Published Total No. of Books Published Total No. of Papers Presented No. of Seminars/ Conferences Attended
1 Dr. Gagandeep Singh 2 0 2 8 1
2 Dr. Archana Sharma 0 1 0 2 2
3 Dr. Aman Kumari 3 1 – 6 15
4 Mr. Harsh Thakur 0 0 0 0 2
5 Dr. Preeti 3 1 1 8 10

Facilities

  • Lab
  • Hands on practice of Map Reading and Study of Topographical Sheets
  • Internships

Equipments

  • Survey Instruments
  • Globe
  • Maps
  • Topographical Sheets
  • Projector

Departmental Activities

(Seminar/Workshop/Lecture/Conference/Outreach/Any other)

Sr. No. Date Name of the activity Details of the activity Key Speaker/Guest Activity Type (Seminar/Workshop/Lecture/Conference/Outreach Activity) Remarks
2023-2024
1 07-02-2024 An educational visit to the Indian Meteorological Centre, Sector-39, Chandigarh Outreach
2 06-03-2024 A field visit to Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary Outreach
3 01-04-2024
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03-04-2024		 An educational trip to Kareri Lake and surrounding areas Outreach
2022-2023
1 09-10-2022
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12-10-2022		 Educational trip to Mc Leodganj and surrounding areas Outreach
2 28-02-2023 A visit to Survey of India on the occasion of National Science Day Outreach
2021-2022
1 21-04-2022 Field Trip to Indian Meteorological Centre, Chandigarh Outreach
2020-2021
1 09-10-2021 Wildlife Conservation Online Poster Making Competition
2 20-11-2021 Climate Change Dr. Manuraj Sharma Online Lecture

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