Dept of Geography

 

Faculty | Courses:BSc Geography|

 

PROFILE

  • This institution was established with arts subject courses of undergraduate level of University College, Thiruvananthapuram in 1993-1994 with minimum infrastructural facilities.
  • During 1998, the Department of Geography was established with undergraduate level course, B.Sc. Geography.

ACADEMIC PROGRAMME

  • The Department offers B.Sc. Geography course with geography as core and Geology and Statistics.
  •  It follows the syllabus and course pattern prescribed by the University of Kerala.

VISION

  • To develop Geography as an enriched discipline.
  • To teach, to spread and to flourish geographical knowledge.
  • To achieve higher levels of academic excellence.
  • To broaden the horizon of subject by starting M.Sc. programme in Geography.
  • To inculcate geographical/natural/environmental values in students.
  • To create awareness about the importance of Geography in the field of Competitive Examinations.
  • To create awareness on Social relevance of Geography in the society and to serve the society.
  • To provide awareness on the environment and mother earth.
  • To protect and to care the environment forever.
  • To make geography as a strong foundation for pursuing higher studies.
  • To create identity as a strong department in our college.
  • To spread knowledge about newly emerging trends and techniques in the subject.

MISSION

  • We are on a mission to impart to our students maximum academic support and intensive classroom teaching with a friendly atmosphere.
  • We are on a mission to spread, make aware and inculcate to our students, values for environment, nature, earth and for human kind.
  • We do strongly advocate for protection of environment and we have kept our premises green by planting trees, saplings of plants etc.
  • We are working with our own building and three classrooms and well furnished survey lab, project lab and computer lab and we are thriving to introduce new technologies to the disciples, even though there are limitations.
  • We are presently widening our horizons, including infrastructure, in order to introduce M.Sc. Geography programme into our department in near future.
  • We are currently, making the department well connected with its assets and machinery to serve for local bodies and other governmental institutions (educational and non-educational), by offering them support through projects, training programmes and extension activities.
  • We, by including nature camps, seminars, symposiums, exhibitions, extension lectures, day observations into our curriculum, apart from daily teaching, we are trying to mould our students more creative and innovative in academic and non-academic pursuits.
  • We, on our administrative side, are very capable of handling day to day official chores with ease and efficiency and we do keep a warm channel with principal’s office and staff.

GOALS

  • To Become a Centre of Excellence,  with higher Academic and Non-Academic Scores

 Courses offered

Department of Geography offers undergraduate course in Geography.

  • B.Sc in Geography

Faculty-Members

Sl. No. Name Designation Photo
1 Dr. Mereena.C.S. (HOD) Assistant Professor
2 Dr.Nishad.N Assistant Professor
3

Dr. Karthika.K.

 Assistant Professor
4 Pratheep Kumar B Assistant Professor

Details of Courses

B.Sc Geography
The core subject is Geography. Complementary subjects are Statistics and Geology.
Eligibility:

  • A pass in Higher Secondary Exam of the State or an Exam accepted by the University as equivalent thereto . Must have studied either Geography as one of the optional subjects or any of the following subjects: Mathematics, Geology, Chemistry, Physics, Statistics and Computer Science.

Syllabus:
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EXTENSION ACTIVITIES/ SEMINARS

Achievements

  • Aiswarya. L. S (IV Sem Geography) won Bronze medal in Taekwondo Sport item, 36th National Games held at Trivandrum.
  • Our students are selected for higher education courses in different universities of India, including Jawaharlal Nehru University, Madras University, Madurai Kamaraj University, Kannur University, Govt. Colleges in and outside Kerala etc.

University Rank Holders

Sl. No. Name Year Rank
1 Megha S 2023 I
2 Sandra P S 2023 III
3 Neha S 2022 II
4 Harikrishnan U 2021 II
5 Aparna Elizabeth 2020 II
6 Neeraja A R 2019 I
7 Arya Anilkumar 2018 II
8 Kripa S 2017 I
9 Midhun Manohar 2016 I
10 Vinayakan V S 2016 III
11 Haritha Y A 2014 III
12 Anupriya R S 2013 III
13 Mereena C S 2010 I
14 Remyasree R S 2009 III
15 Arun Prasad K 2008 I
16 Shaji J 2007 I
17 Charutha Reghunathan 2006 I
18 Liby T Baby 2005 I
19 Soniya Chandran 2002 I
20 Jyothirmayi P 2002 II

Academic Achievements

  • Consistent University Rank Holders (2018–2024)
  • Excellent Pass Percentage – Averaging above 80%
  • High number of students progressing to higher studies

Infrastructure

  • Well-equipped Geoinformatics Lab
  • 12 Computers with QGIS & Google Earth Pro
  • Toposheets, Weather Maps, Survey Instruments (Dumpy, Chain, GPS, etc.)

Student Achievements

Academic: Rank Holders at University Level

Sports: Participation and Awards in Powerlifting, Roll Ball, Taekwondo, Fencing

Cultural: Awards in Guitar, Poetry Writing, Recitation

OASIS Club Activities (2018–2024)

  • Plastic Free Campaign, World Environment Day, Ozone Day
  • Student Seminars, Quiz Competitions, Poster Exhibitions
  • Field Trips and River Bank Mapping Studies

Departmental Activities

  • 30+ Events including Seminars, Webinars, Field Visits
  • National Seminars with DCE Funding
  • Workshops for Higher Secondary Students

Alumni Engagement

  • Notable alumni working in academics, GIS, disaster management, software, and international development
  • Alumni-sponsored awards and infrastructure support

Curriculum & Research

  • Faculty contributions to syllabus design (FYUGP & NEP 2020)
  • 1 UGC Minor Project (2018-19)
  • 11 Publications (2018–2023)

Extension Activities

  • Village Participatory Programme – Socio-economic and Riverbank Surveys
  • Palliative care participation by students
  • Outreach programmes with Higher Secondary Schools

Future Plans

  • Starting of PG Programmes in Geography
  • Collaborations through MoUs with other institutions
  • Continued emphasis on extension, environmental education, and blended learning