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                                                     Department of Geography

    Department of Geography is one of the highest rating departments in the college established in 1965. It is academically strong and prestigious. Department made tremendous progress in the last five years. Total workload of the department is 72 periods of 45 minutes. 04 full-time faculty members are required to engage this workload. It has separate well equipped laboratory with 07 computers and two mini laptops with Internet connection. All faculty members are well qualified, well trained and computer knowledgeable which is strength .Department has smart classroom with Wi-Fi connection. For urgent and daily circulation to student’s department than departmental library of hundred reference books coordinated by Mr. Sunil Gavit. To enhance other skills to survive department conducts. IIRS certificate courses, poultry farming course, tours and travels course, environmental sustainability courses every year coordinated by different faculty members every year.

    Department has well occupied laboratory with weather instruments, weather maps, political and physical maps,3D maps, GPS machines, plane meter, slides, slide player, projectors, serving material dumpy and others topo sheets, globe electric, hanging globe, overhead projector etc. Department has one smart classroom with Saga software, it made students very accessible 50 plus students can be accommodated in the smart classroom, it become very easy to teach and demonstrate any concept to students.

    Our students made us pride and proud by ranking in Shivaji University merit scholarship,Ms. Deepali Jagtap cash scholarship RS 15000 and Mr. Pranil Chavan continuous three years merit scholarship RS 5000. More than 27 students are placed in various fields from 2006 onwards. Like GIS, education, self-business, defense forces etc. Every year more than ten students are getting admitted to PG courses. One candidate Kailas Madane from the department  qualified SET and admitted for doctoral research work in Shivaji University. Our students maintained glorious tradition of meritorious records(Ms.Pritam Kamble, Ms. Pranali Zende, Ms. Tanuja Kharade Ms.Srushti Patil). Ms. Pritam Kamble Placed in State government service (Health Division and Meritorious student award ) Faculty members of the department are also having brilliant performances and achievements, Dr. Arjun Wagh, head of the department also has excellent academic performances, he got M.Phil/Ph.D recognition,PG-Teaching recognition, and working as a member of e-content creation committee of BOS Shivaji University Kolhapur. BOS Member of SRTM University Nanded (Administrative studies and Services). He also honored by various National International and State Level awards, Best Research Article And Presentation Award (Koregaon).Best Organizer Of International Seminar (Pachgani), Gaurav Award (Tasgaon), State level Shikshan Ratna Award (Sangola), State Level Samaj Bhushan Award (Usmanabad), International level Outstanding Scientist Award (Tamilnadu) International Research Excellence Award (Banglore), National Teaching Excellence Award (Panjab) and State Level Lakshvedhi Pradhyapak Pratibha Ratna Award (Thane)., 100 powerful Personalities in India Award .50 Aspiring authors and Researchers award ,India's Best Progressive Geographer Award ,Ideal Teacher Award ,Best Research Paper Award,Best Professor Award,Gunwant Pradhyapak Award also appointed as Editorial board member and Associate editor of Edwin.Prestigious Award by Wellness Foundation

    Faculty member, Mr Gavit S.S. Completed  Ph.D. (Nanded University). Mr Amit Mali and Mr.Vishal Patil  awarded Ph.D. by Shivaji University Kolhapur. Mr. Vishal Palit completed online certificate course of GIS from California University. Dr. Anita Magadum has well academic performance, and she has completed PG diploma in Digital Cartography and qualified SET.  My colleagues and students are strength of my department. We all together are trying as our level best to promote students and to maintain glorious meritorious tradition of department. Our students placed well in different fields.

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