Haldia Government College
NAAC Accredited Grade 'A' College
Affiliated to Vidyasagar University
Estd. 1988
Haldia Government College
NAAC Accredited Grade 'A' College
Affiliated to Vidyasagar University
Estd. 1988
POST GRADUATE DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY
The Department of Geography in Haldia Government College enjoys a heritage status in terms of its academic activities. The Department started in 1988 and was the first UG department under Vidyasagar University. Since its inception the department has produced many talented students who held prestigious positions in different field. From 2015 the department started post-graduate course under the affiliation to Vidyasagar University. The department is equipped with all the necessary instruments to develop field level expertise among the students. The department has a seminar library packed with good collection of useful books, two Geographical Information System (GIS) laboratory, a soil laboratory. This is one of the best equipped departments to serve the students. Teachers provide lectures, handouts and copies of other necessary study materials.
COURSE DETAILS AND SYLLABUS
| Names of Programmes /Courses offered | Level |
| Semester/Choice based credit system-Semester (CBCS) | Under Graduation both. Hons. And General |
| M.Sc. in Geography under Vidyasagar University, Semester/ Regular | Post-Graduation |
PG Syllabus Download: Geography (PG)
UG Syllabus Download: Geography (Hons) Geography (General)
DEPARTMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Computer Lab and Software
The Department has two well-furnished computer laboratories. Details of these laboratories are given below-
Soil and Water Laboratories
The department offers a soil- water- laboratories equipped with the following soil-water analysing instruments-
Seminar Library
The Department has a seminar library packed with near about 6000 useful books for UG and PG students.
Details of Surveying Instruments
| Serial No. | Name of the Instruments | Number of Instruments |
| 1. | Total Station | 1 |
| 2. | Transit Theodolite | 16 |
| 3. | Digital Theodolite | 10 |
| 4. | Dumpy Level | 16 |
| 5. | Prismatic Compass | 24 |
| 6. | Clinometer | 4 |
| 7. | Abney Level | 4 |
| 8. | Current Meter | 1 |
| 9. | Altimeter | 2 |
| 10. | Barometer | 5 |
| 11. | Hygrometer | 8 |
| 12 | Air Quality Meter | 2 |
| 13. | Pentagraph | 2 |
| 14. | Annimometer | 1 |
| 15. | Rotameter | 26 |
| 16. | Plane Table | 1 |
| 17. | Topographical Sheet | 265 |
| 18 | Mirror Stereoscope | 8 |
| 19. | Pocket Stereoscope | 9 |
| 20. | Thermometer | 3 |
Others
The department also has the sufficient numbers of following associated equipments-
SEMINAR & WORKSHOPS
Seminars/Conferences/Webinars/Workshops organised
International Webinars on “Disaster risk reduction, resilience and sustainability” |
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| Date | Topic of the lecture | Resource Person |
| 28.08.2021 | Rural community perspective in Disaster Management: Response to risk reduction and Resilience | Prof. Jayant Kumar Routray, Professor Emeritus, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand |
| 28.08.2021 | Achieving Sustainable Development Goals through Disaster Risk Reduction | Prof. Narayan Chandra Jana, Professor, Department of Geography, The Burdwan University |
SUCCESS RATE OF UG STUDENTS (LAST FIVE YEARS):
| Year | Appeared | Passed | 1st Class | Pass percentage |
| 2017 | 49 | 49 | 12 | 100% |
| 2018 | 48 | 48 | 17 | 100% |
| 2019 | 53 | 52 | 9 | 98.11% |
| 2020 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 100% |
| 2021 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 100% |
SUCCESS RATE OF PG STUDENTS (LAST FIVE YEARS):
| Year | Appeared | Passed | 1st Class | Pass percentage |
| 2017 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 100% |
| 2018 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 100% |
| 2019 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 100% |
| 2020 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 100% |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 100% |
Student succession and achievement records of last five years:
| YEAR | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| B.Ed. | 4 | 15 | 37 | 18 | 22 |
| PG | 26 | 32 | 38 | 25 | 39 |
| NET/SET | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| M.Phil. | 3 | ||||
| Ph.D. | 2 |
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