DEPARTMENTAL PROFILE : Geography

NAME OF THE DEPARTMENT: Geography

a) About the Department: Udali College, Bamungaon was established in the year 1995 and the department of Geography                       has been running since it’s inception .Till 2010 the syllabus was 1+1+1 three years Degree Course and then GAUHATI UNIVERSITY introduced a three years semester system degree course. In 2019 as instructed by the GU the department offers

CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM (CBCS)Semester under graduate programme. The

department of Geography has been rendering it’s service to all the students of U.G degree. The department of Geography tries to provide it’s students a variety of interesting courses that address physical , humanities and environmental values.

The Present Teaching Staff of the Department as follows:

1. Narayan krishna Das M.A. M.Phil. SLET
2. Devasree Sharma M.A. B.Ed COURSES:

UG syllabi of courses (Non CBCS) https://sites.google.com/a/gauhati.ac.in/syllabus-ug-old/

CBCS(Choice Based Credit System) Course: https://sites.google.com/a/gauhati.ac.in/syllabus-ug-cbcs/

Semester I

• GGY-RC  1016  Physical  Geography  (Theory  and  practical)

Semester II

• GGY-RC  2016  Human  Geography  (Theory  and  Practical) Semester III
• GGY-RC-3016-Ecimomic  Geography  (Theory  and  Practical)
• GGY  -SE-3034-Thematic  cartography  (Theory  and  practical)

Semester IV

• GGY  -RC-4016Geography  of  India  with  special  reference  to  N.E  India(Theory  and Practical)
• GGY-SE  -4014-Remote  sensing  technique  and  GIS(Theory  and  Practical)
• GGY-SE-4024-Geographical  Information  System  (Theory  and  Practical)

Semester V

• GGY-RE-5016-Environmental  studies  and  Disaster  Management.  (Theory  and Practical)
• GGY-HC-5046-Population  and  Settlement  Geography  (Theory  and  practical)
• GGY-SE-5014-  Surveying  Technique  (Theory  and  Technique)
• GGY-RE-5024-Geography of Tourism(Theory and Practical)
• GGY-GE-5034-Population  and  Settlement  (Theory  and  Practical)

Semester VI

• GGY-RE-6016-  Social  and  Political  Geography  (Theory  and  Practical)
• GGY-RE-6026-Geography of Resources and Development ( Theory and Practical)
• GGY-RE-6036-  Disaster  Management  (Theory  and  Practical)
• GGY-SE-6014-Field  Techniques  and  Project  Work(Theory  and  Practical)
• GGY-SE-6024-Spatial  Information  Technology  (Theory  and  Practical)
• GGY-GE-6034-Geography  of  Health  (Theory  and  Practical)

STUDENT STRENGTH:

Session 2017-18

Session 2018-19

Session 2019-20

Session 2020-21

Session 2021-22

VISION OF THE DEPARTMENT:

.The department of Geography was established with the view of imparting quality as well as spiritual education to the students of Udali College and it's neighbouring area to help the students to develop a better understanding of the world around them. The department also tries to help students to understand the Physical, social and economic aspects of the Environmental

Studies.

Our motto is to recognized the great differences in cultures, political System, economic condition, landscape and environments across the world and exploring the link between them.

MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT:

To mention about the mission of the department we must plan the following strategies:

• To give the students the opportunity of being a good and moral social man as well as changing the mind pattern to innovative thinking by the department activities by making heart by heart relation.
• To show them the art of living. To help them to build their character as necessary objectives for higher education.
• To make them adaptable in society . We activate them to cope up with the environmental problems.

• To aware their environment

• To communicate knowledge from one generation to another through the students concerned.

SEMESTER WISE ACTION PLAN FOR TEACHING:

Admission Policy: The Admission process has been undertaken by the admission committee constituted as per guidelines of the college authority. Merit is considered on the result of the last exam appeared by the candidate.

Action Plan: The department takes a lot of measures to increase the enrolment and make students' results better.

Counseling:

1. Counseling is considered to be a key aspect by the department for smooth running of the teaching learning process. In the very beginning of the new session or induction program has been undertaken by the faculties of the department expecting that students of the Geography department can easily access the course.

1. Remedial classes have been initiated for the slow learners selecting on the basis of their performance in the internal assessment.

1. Flexibility of departmental class routine has been maintained as per requirement of the students of concerned dept.

1. Both financial and psychological support have been provided in case of poor students sent to those having mental stress.

Class Allotment:

Every year a departmental annual meeting is organized by the department of Geography All the faculty members’ presence in the meeting is mandatory. In this meeting the course has been distributed equally among the faculty members (paper wise). It is also mentioned that in every

academic session the topic in every allotment to each faculty member has to be changed. The

HOD presides over the annual departmental meeting.Various departmental and inter departmental seminars, group discussion, educational tour & project work have been practiced by the dept. for all round development of the students of the department.

Detection of slow learners and steps taken for them:

1. Admission of students is done in the College based on the academic performance of other previous examinations. Yet we are facing a lack of equality input.

1. Slow learners are identified on the basis of classroom interaction, assignments and performance in the sessional exam specially.

Steps Taken: To improve the quality of the slow learners generally we arranged some remedial measures, such as-

i).Remedial special classes are arranged for the slow learners. ii).Giving some homework to prepare notes for her/his syllabus.

iii).Attempting to make them free and frank regarding their quarries and problems. iv)They are providing study materials.

Student’s feedback and action taken report:

Feedback is collected from our passed out students both by offline and online methods. Format for feedback are compiled with the issue of teachers punctuality, communication skill, friendly behavior, using TLM in class etc. and feedback for the department and institution at a large from the feedback the department of Geography has been trying to improve demanded by the

students feedback for making it more friendly and helpful to the students of the college.

Initiative Practices taken by the department:

1. Teachers Exchange Program:

Teachers Exchange Program serves as a cultural learning experience for the teachers and as a means for expanding and enriching an educator’s pedagogic expertise. Keeping in mind the department of Geography ,Udali College has decided to introduce this program with the different

colleges. Apart from this inter departmental teachers exchange a program has also been conducted by the department among the faculty members of the College.

Details of the Teacher exchange program:

1. Teacher visited from other college:

1. Riju Laskar.Assistant Professor ,Department of Geography. Kampur College. Topic Entitled: Geomorphology

Date: 4/12/2021

1. Balindar Singh. Department of Geography. Kampur Topic Entitled: GIS and Remote Sensing

Date: 20/3/2022

1. Teachers Visited to other College:

1. Narayan Krishna Das. Asstt. Professor Udali College, Visited to Kampar College Topic- Disaster Management

Date-24/02/2020

1. Devasree Sharma. Asstt.Professor

Udali College, Bamungaon ,Visited to Kanpur College Topic- Economic Activities.

Date-3/3/2022

Group Discussion: Group discussion of the Geography department includes in every paper. Group discussion makes students more clear about the topic taught by the teacher. After that, if they have confusion about the topic they can ask their teachers any questions. So, it is

beneficial for them. After their discussion, they get marks or grades when teachers ask

something about the topic.

Best Practices of the department:

1.One month certificate course on Disaster Management

1. Industrial visit on agro based industry

3.Nursery visit

Results of the students last Five years:

Departmental Library:

Our Department has a small library having 50 nos. of Books. It contains text books and reference books. Separate books issue register has been maintained by the department and one of the faculty members is accorded to be assigned for keeping the records. Students can

borrow books every working day. We collect books from outgoing students and from faculty

members of our department as donations to the department library. There are a few practical instruments also available in                          our library.

SWOC Analysis of the Department: Strength:

• Qualified and dedicated faculty members.
• Good reputation of the department
• Good teacher – student relationship
• Strict discipline

. •Strong Management

. • Strong extension culture

• Effective library support.

Weakness :

• Limited Space
• Not sufficient e- resource and advanced equipment.
  • Not proper practical instruments

• Quality of students is not satisfactory.

Opportunity :

• Timely recommendation of teachers in vacant posts
• Revised syllabus enables the students to remain updated
• If 75% attendance of each student is made mandatory, we can impart the maximum benefit of our teaching students.

Challenges:

1. Positive efforts that can help student to meet the challenges of competitive world and crack competitive examination that helps them to make their bright future
2. To make weaker students equally competent than brilliant students
3. To acquire higher grade in NAAC Accreditation for the college

Suggestions :

Geography Department of the college needs some basic infrastructural facilities such as a big separate digital departmental room, big size natural and political maps of North East India, India and the world, available furniture, bookshelves, one steel Almirah, globe, photo frames etc.

Therefore the department requests the management and the Principal to provide all the necessary things in a most effective way and seeks cooperation and support from all, to bring success to the above proposed action plan.

Closure :

Narayan Krishna Das the Head of the Department of Geography hereby declare that information included in this departmental profile is true to the best of my knowledge.

This departmental profile is prepared after internal discussion with each and every

members of the department.

Name of HOD: Narayan Krishna Das

Signature of HOD: ……………………..

Name of Principal: Dr. Arun Borah. Signature of the Principal:

Departmental Album

A few images of different programs that students and we have participated: