About Department of
Geography
Department of Geography is established in 1973. Prof. R. P. Walekar was the founder and Head of the department. Department runs under graduate course for Bachelor of Arts and have two batches of 40 students for final year. Department have well equipped Geographical Laboratory.
Number of activities are arranged by the department for the academic and personality development of the students, including Teachers Day, Ozone Day, Geography Day, Population Day, Seminars, Workshops, etc. Every year department organizes study tour and village survey. For the increasing research aptitude in the student, department organizes Poster Presentation Competition on the occasion of Ozone Day, Independence Day, Teachers Day, Birth anniversary of Dr. Karmveer Bhourao Paril and Republic Day
Department runs Tourism Short Term Course for enhance the knowledge of marketing and management of tourism. Department also make innovative project of Rainwater Harvesting in college campus.
Department have full of qualified faculties including two Ph.D. named Dr. A. J. Barakade, Dr. V. P. Gaikwad, two NET, SET qualified including Prof. S. R. Soban and Prof. S. P. Divate (submitted his Ph. D. thesis to Shivaji University, Kolhapur). These faculties published more than 30 research papers in different International Research Journals. Dr. Barakade writes a book on Tourism Geography in Solapur District and work as a research guide in Geography in Shivaji University, Kolhapur. Dr. Gaikwad is also writes a book on Rainwater Harvesting Potential: A Geographical Analysis and also write a chapter on practical of 11th standard. He is also awarded as a Best Teacher by college and Best NSS Programmee Officer by Shivaji University, Kolhapur