Department of Geography

Department of Geography

The Geography Department was instituted in 1979 with the appointment of Ms. Sutapa Sengupta (now Dr. (Ms.) Sutapa Sengupta) with only Pre university classes. In 1981 the Department was upgraded to teach Degree Pass course and in the year 1986 the Department introduced the Degree Honours Course. At present the Department has 6 full time teachers against UGC sanctioned posts. One of its teachers, Dr. Karobi Baruah, who taught from 1985 to 1997, was the recipient of the prestigious DAAD Fellowship and another teacher; Dr.Subrata Purkayastha, who taught from 1990 to 2005, joined NEHU, Shillong afterwards as Associate Professor. The teachers of the Department are hard working and it is their effort that has brought a number of laurels to the Department from the time that the Honours Course was introduced.

Faculty Details
  Wanri Burom Rani  Associate Professor, Head of the Department
  Susmita Das  Associate Professor
  Carvy Linda Nongpluh  Assistant Professor
  Happiline Shangpliang  Assistant Professor
  Ubahunlang Dkhar Tmar  Assistant Professor

Avenues and Prospects

Geography is offered in both Pass and Honours level as one of the elective subjects. It is an interdisciplinary subject since students at undergraduate level can opt for it either from Arts or Science stream. The subject has a wide coverage including studies related to the physical, economic, social and cultural environment of the earth. The students offering the subject at the honours level can either go for postgraduate course or can join diploma courses in GIS, cartographic techniques and population studies. Graduates with Geography (pass or honours) can avail jobs, besides teaching in schools, in the organizations such as Census, National Sample Survey, as cartographer in Survey of India etc. Those who are aspiring for joining Administrative Services both at State or National levels should opt for geography at undergraduate level since in all the competitive examinations of these services geography is one of the most commonly offered subjects.