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Department of Geography

About the Department 
About the Department of Geography

Established in 2006 to offer undergraduate GEOGRAPHY programmes, Department of GEOGRAPHY, Barjora College, is presently a well established learning centre of Geography at the undergraduate level in Barjora, a census town of Bankura district. The Department of Geography spread its petals of journey from the 2006-07 academic session and the honours course of studies was introduced subsequently in 2010. Currently the Department is served by four faculty members along with one non-teaching staff. Teaching staff of the department discharge their duties for the all-round development of the students. The department achieves its academic excellence in experiential learning through organized participation of teachers and students in the educational excursions to places of geographical interests for Field Survey (as per the prescribed Curriculum of Burdwan and Bankura University; compulsory in practical paper), with the objective to develop awareness and perception about a new place within its geographical and socio–economic environment. The department has produced brilliant graduates to prove its accountability in higher education. The perfect blend of experienced and young faculty members in the department reaches its planned goals of student outcome through team work. The department was affiliated to The University of Burdwan till June 2016, and subsequently to the newly established BANKURA UNIVERSITY in the academic session 2017-2018. To promote higher education and progression of students to reputed positions is the mission of the department. The department is working to make the students more informed of the subject concerned in general and to inspire them for the development of community and to shape them as good citizens in particular. Quality teaching of the department ensures subject enrichment of students to ensure their further progression to higher studies and career opportunities.

Infrastructural Facilities

a) Dedicated Classrooms

b) Departmental Teachers’ Room

c) Thousands of Books in College Central Library

d) Departmental Library for students

f) Departmental Laboratary

e) Smart Classroom with ICT Facility