Serampore Girls College

Department of Geography (Honours & General)

Programmes Offered

Programme	Level of study	Cut off marks at entry level	Intake Capacity
BA Geography (Honours)	UG	As per University Rule	40
BA Geography (General)	UG	As per University Rule	NA

Syllabus - in CBCS system

#	Syllabus Name	Syllabus	Detailed Course Outcome
1	Geography Honours
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Faculty Members

Dr. Asraful Alam (HoD)

Highest Qualification: PhD, Post Doctorate, PGD (GIS & RS)

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Ms. Taniya Kar

Highest Qualification: MSC.B.ED, pursuing Ph.D.

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Moumita Kundu

Highest Qualification: M.SC,pursuing PhD

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Tumpa Hudut

Highest Qualification: MSC,B.ED

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Priyanka Dey

Highest Qualification: M.Sc, B.Ed, M.Ed

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Annual Reports

Session	Report Link
2018-19	View Annual Report
2019-20	View Annual Report
2020-21	View Annual Report
2021-22	View Annual Report
2022-23	View Annual Report
2023-24	View Annual Report

Programmes Arranged by department

Session	Date	Speaker	Type	Topic	Report
2017-18	24-02-2018	Dr. Sisir Chatterjee, Associate Professor of Raidighi College, University of Calcutta	Extension Lecture	Class, Caste and Social structure
2019-20	19-09-2019	Mrs. Chandrani Roy, Lecturer, Serampore College	Extension Lecture	Coral Reef Formation
2019-20	20-09-2019	Dr. Mridul Das, lecturer, Serampore College	Faculty Exchange Programme	Coastal hazard and management. (Part-I) ByDr. Mridul Das, Lecturer of Serampore College Priyanka Dey, Q-GIS software application.
2019-20	23-09-2019	Dr. Mridul Das, lecturer, Serampore College	Faculty Exchange Programme	Coastal hazard and management-(Part-II)
2019-20	26-09-2019	Dr. Mridul Das, lecturer, Serampore College	Faculty Exchange Programme	Coastal hazard and management.(Part-III)
2019-20	27-01-2020	Dr. Sumona Roy	Extension Lecture	A extension lecture was being organised by Department of Geography. The department invited lecturer Sumana Roy , of Vidyasagar college who delivered lecture on PREPERATION AND INTERPRETATION OF STATELIT IMAGERY on 27.01.2020 before the Students of 4th sem general and 3rd year hons .
2019-20	03-04-2019	Mrs. Chandrani Roy, Lecturer, Serampore College	Faculty Exchange Programme	An Overview of Christaller Center Place Theory .
2019-20	17-01-2021	Spectrum- A Webzine	NA	“Spectrum” is our official Magazine of the Department of Geography, Serampore Girls’ College, Serampore. Basically, it is annually published on the Teachers’ day, but due to the COVID-19 period, the closing of our college and in the mind of social distancing ‘Spectrum’ has taken this virtual form for the first time as a “Spectrum- A Webzine”.
2019-20	22-09-2019	students	Students Seminar	Food processing industry with special reference to India ONE DAY ONE CONCEPT
2021-22	12-12-2021	HOD: Dr. Asraful Alam , Taniya Kar, Moumita Kundu,Tumpa Hudut,Priyanka Dey Mithun Roy,Dr .Mousfudar Raheman	Faculty Exchange Programme	Social and Cultural Geography	View Report
2021-22	09-07-2021	Principal madam Dr.Soma Roy, HOD: Dr. Asraful Alam , Taniya Kar, Moumita Kundu,Tumpa Hudut,Priyanka Dey	Orientation Programme	DEPARTMENTAL ORIENTATION PROGRAMME	View Report
2021-22	12-12-2021	HOD: Dr. Asraful Alam ,	Open House	Open House	View Report
2021-22	09-12-2021	Principal madam Dr.Soma Roy, HOD: Dr. Asraful Alam , Taniya Kar, Moumita Kundu,Tumpa Hudut,Priyanka Dey	Debate & Quiz	Ozone Day Celebration	View Report
2021-22	16-12-2021	Dr. Chandan Sarkar Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, P.N. Das college, Palta	Extension Lecture	Research Methodology in Geography	View Report
2021-22	09-03-2021	All the faculty members of department	Debate & Quiz	Celebration of International Women Day
2021-22	16-09-2021	Principal madam Dr.Soma Roy, HOD: Dr. Asraful Alam , Taniya Kar, Moumita Kundu,Tumpa Hudut,Priyanka Dey	Competition	CELEBRATION OF OZONE DAY : POSTER COMPETITION	View Report
2021-22	11-08-2021	i. Dr AsrafulAlam (Teacher and HOD, Dept of Geography,Serampore Girls’ College) , iii.TumpaHudut(Teacher, Dept of Geography,Serampore Girls’ College) iii.PriyankaDey (Teacher, Dept of Geography,Seramp	Study Tour	Socio - Demographic profile of rural people in hooghly district : A block level study.
2021-22	03-11-2021	NA	NA	ICT CLASS
2021-22	12-03-2022	Dr Asraful Alam, Tumpa Hudut ,Priyanka Dey, Moumita Kundu & Taniya Kar	Doubat Clearance	Doubt Clearance
2021-22	22-12-2021	Student's of 1st Semester	Students Seminar	Student Seminar
2021-22	14-12-2021	Students of 3rd semester	Students Seminar	Student Seminar
2021-22	22-03-2022	Dr Asraful Alam, Tumpa Hudut , Priyanka Dey, Moumita Kundu & Taniya Kar	NA	Wall magazine
2021-22	09-03-2022	Tumpa Hudut	Debate & Quiz	Women are better than men in our society
2021-22	09-03-2022	Ms. Priyanka Dey and Dr Asraful Alam (HOD)	Debate & Quiz	QUIZ COMPETITION
2021-22	02-12-2021	Dr . Utpal Roy, Dr. Tanmoy Rudra,Dr. Soma Roy,Dr. Manas Kumar Baidya.	NA	National Pollution Control Day
2021-22	05-09-2021	Dr Asraful Alam, Tumpa Hudut , Priyanka Dey, Moumita Kundu & Taniya Kar	Cultural Programme	Teacher's Day
2021-22	22-03-2022	Dr. Sudipta roy Honorable MLA, Dr. Soma Roy (principal of Serampore Girls College), Dr Asraful Alam (HOD) of GEOGRAPHY Department	UGC Sponsored National Seminar	National Seminar
2021-22	16-09-2021	Dr Asraful Alam, Tumpa Hudut , Priyanka Dey, Moumita Kundu & Taniya Kar	NA	OZONE DAY
2021-22	23-12-2021	Malda College, Faculty Serampor	Faculty Exchange Programme	Faculty Exchange programme
2022-23	15-09-2022	Dr Asraful Alam, Tumpa Hudut & Priyanka Dey	Study Tour	Research Methodology and field work Lab
2022-23	05-11-2022	Student's of 1st Semester	Students Seminar	Based on Syllabus
2022-23	13-04-2023	Students of 2nd semester	Students Seminar	Based on Syllabus
2022-23	14-11-2022	Students of 5th semester	Students Seminar	Based on Syllabus
2022-23	20-03-2022	1. . Dr. Malay Ganguli, Department of Geography, Sister Nibedita Government General Degree College for Girls 2. Ms.MoumitaKundu, Department of Geography, Serampore Girls’ College 3. Dr.	Special Lecture	Add on Course on Hands on tool Programme in Practical Geography Conducted by Department of Geography, Serampore Girls’ College.
2022-23	19-05-2023	HOD: Dr. Asraful Alam ,	Open House	Open House
2022-23	29-04-2023	NA	NA	Save Earth
2022-23	16-05-2023	Paramita Majumder	Career Counselling	Career counseling session by alumini
2022-23	02-12-2022	Professor Nilanjana Das Chatterjee Department of Geography,Vidyasagar University,Midnapore, West Bengal	Extension Lecture	Pollution control DAY
2022-23	17-05-2023	NA	Farewell Programme	Celebration Of farewell programme
2022-23	18-04-2023	Principal madam Dr.Soma Roy,	Special Lecture	Value-based education
2022-23	05-06-2023	The Indian Institute of Remote Sensing(IIRS)	Outreach Programme	Remote sensing, geoinformatics and GPS technology
2022-23	13-05-2023	NA	Examination (NCC)	EARTH DAY CELEBRATION AND SCIENCE EXHIBITION
2022-23	05-09-2022	Principal madam Dr.Soma Roy , Taniya Kar, Moumita Kundu,Tumpa Hudut,Priyanka Dey	NA	Teachers day
2022-23	14-12-2021	Dr Asraful Alam (HOD)	Open House	Open house programmeOn 14th December, 2021, the department held an open house day for 1st semester students with honours. For this, a questionnaire was prepared by the teachers to understand the general description of the teaching learning process , departmental activities from the student, and interaction was carried out between the teachers and the students. Open house offers a holistic after-school learning experience to students. It is redefined with active and engaging online and offline classes and discusses the experience of the students, Dr. Asraful Alam (HoD) conducted this programme. They explained questions and communicated openly with students so that they can express their concerns, needs and opinions without fear. There was a positive response found among students.
2022-23	29-11-2022	HOD: Dr. Asraful Alam , Taniya Kar, Moumita Kundu,Tumpa Hudut,Priyanka Dey Mithun Roy,Dr .Mousfudar Raheman	Doubat Clearance	Doubt Clearing Session
2022-23	22-04-2023	NA	NA	Awareness Programme
2022-23	12-04-2023	NA	Parent-Teacher meeting	Parent-teacher meeting
2022-23	16-12-2021	Dr. Chandan Sarkar Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, P.N. Das college, Palta	Extension Lecture	Cultural Hearth, Realm and Diffusion,World Race,Cultural Diversity,Cultural Region,Wetland,Fault and consequent landforms.
2022-23	16-12-2021	Students of 5th semester	Students Seminar	Student Seminar
2022-23	07-07-2020	Dr. Asraful Alam (HOD)	Outreach Programme	Outreach Programme

Academic Excellence - in University Final Examination in Honours Course

Year	Students appeared in Exam	Success Rate in %	1st Class	University Rank	Highest Mark
2016	19	100	8	9	547
2017	22	96	8	0	480
2018	18	100	1	0	480
2019	43	100	13	27	533
2020	32	91	18	0	555
2021	38	100	38	3	92
2022	29	94	27	0	81
2023	30	90	26	0	83

Students play an active role in QUIZ
Certificate of winner
Quiz competition
QUIZ COMPETITION
QUIZ COMPETITION
QUIZ COMPETITION
Students of 2nd,4th & 6th sem Hon’s & Gen actively participated in Poster Competition
Certificate
Students of 3rd year Hon’s actively participated in Poster Competition on 4.9.2019
Poster Competition
Poster Competition
Extension Lecture
Extension Lecture
Extension Lecture
Extension Lecture
Parent-teacher meeting
Parent-teacher meeting
National seminar
National seminar
Report on Research Methodology and field work Lab
Report on Research Methodology and field work Lab
Book Release
Book Release
Book Release
Open house programme
Open house programme
Students of 2nd,4th & 6th sem Hon’s & Gen actively participated in Poster Competition
Certificate
Students of 3rd year Hon’s actively participated in Poster Competition on 4.9.2019
Poster Competition
Poster Competition
alumni talk
alumni talk
Celebration of pollution control day
Celebration of pollution control day
Students actively participated in awareness programmes in their own local communities
Awareness programmes in their own local communities
Farewell programme
Farewell programme
Farewell programme
Farewell programme
Farewell programme

Being initiated in 1998, the Department of Geography experiences a steep growth and presently has faculty strength of 5 members and student strength of about 220. Our department is located in the 3rd floor of the Vivekananda Building of College. We envision that the department will continue to build its reputation as one of the leading undergraduate geography programs under the University of Calcutta, West Bengal, India. The department has many Topographical Maps, Landuse Maps, Thematic Maps, Weather Maps, Mouza Maps, Remote Satellite Images, Aerial Photographs, Planning series Maps, 3D Maps, Admiral Charts, and Informative Maps. The department is well-equipped with a computer and internet access, GIS software, an overhead and LCD projector, mapping and surveying tools, a GPS device, models, weather equipment, and a sizable collection of rock specimens and well decorated soil lab. The college library contains a large selection of journals, atlases, magazines, encyclopedias, and books on geography. The Department of Geography is always open to those who are interested in carrying out reference work with regard to maps and books. For students enrolled in various semesters, the Department of Geography often hosts seminars, conferences, mobile displays, and orientation training. The students are taken on field trips and excursions to various locations throughout India, and they are encouraged to take part in intercollegiate quizzes, seminars, competitions for presentations, exhibitions, etc. They have been bringing laurels to the college consistently. Every year students of Geography participate actively and prepare Maps, Models, Charts, and Presentations on contemporary themes for the Geography exhibition. Department has competent faculty members to support Surveying, Computer Mapping, Data analysis, Applications of Cartographic Techniques, Planning and Research Project Guidance and Providing Guidance for entrance exams like PGCUET, IIPS entrance test, others university entrance test for their higher education.

Student Profile of the Department

The majority of the students accepted to this college come from rural areas where there are communities of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe people. They typically hail from socially and economically disadvantaged backgrounds. However, they frequently display indicators of a respectable performance.

Changes in Courses

The most recent revision to the undergrad geography course outline was made in 2022–2023 in response to UGC recommendations. The Board of Studies that amended the syllabus was represented by the then-syllabus committee of University of Calcutta, West Bengal, India.

Learning Resources of the department

The department is equipped with the most up-to-date lab tools, a seminar library, and computers as teaching and learning resources for our students.

Library

Department of Geography, Serampore Girls’ College has a departmental library and a central library for undergraduate students. Throughout the academic year, a sufficient number of books on various geographies are heavily circulated in both of these libraries.

Laboratory

Theodolite, Dumpy-level, Prismatic Compass, Clinometer, Abny Level, Digital Thermometer, Hygrometer, Barometer, Tracing Tables, Topo sheets, Satellite imageries, Soil Kit and Soil Sieve with shaker, various rocks and minerals specimens, etc. are all available in the large laboratory for UG students.

Other Resources

The department contains an extensive library of study materials, including maps, models, charts, and atlases, as well as modern classrooms with projectors and internet access.

University Practical Exam Centre

From the session of 2015-2016 Hons our department conducts university Practical Exams as a nodal centre.

Research Project

Dr. Asraful Alam is one of the Project Director of collaborative short term major project on “Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana: An Impact Assessment in Relation to the Life of Women in Assam and West Bengal” sponsored by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), Ministry of Education, New Delhi (Amount ₹ 16 Lakh/ 1.6 million).

Collaboration with other departments and institutions

A faculty exchange programme is run each semester with Malda College, Malda. Dr Asraful Alam works in collaboration with Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam, Aliah University, Kolkata, University of North Bengal, Darjeeling, Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University, Cooch Behar, Central University of Karnataka, Karnataka, and Central University of Bihar, Bihar. Mrs. Tania Kar is doing her research works with Sardar Patel University, Madhya Pradesh. Mrs. Moumita Kundu has also been working with Sardar Patel University, Madhya Pradesh, Diamond Harbour Women’s University, West Bengal and Shahid Matangini Hazra Government College for Women, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal and Priyanka Dey has also been working with University of Kalyani, West Bengal.

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