Geography – Mekliganj College

Initiation and a brief overview:
The Department of Geography at Mekliganj College Started its journey in 2013 with B.A. General in Geography under the University of North Bengal with two Guest lecturers, Sri Prasenjit Karmakar and Jaki Ahamed Siddique and B.A Honours Course was started in 2015 under Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University. The Department of Geography has been operating as a B.A Honours Course since 2017 under the CBCS system. At present, the department has a three-member faculty (3 State Aided College Teachers). , the Department has a good academic record.

Vision and outlook:
We focus on inculcating an interest in Geography among our students, with particular effort toward building their analytical skills. In accordance with the larger discipline of our college, the entire syllabus is completed before the semester exams take place.

Methods of teaching:
Apart from classroom lectures, the department uses PowerPoint presentations to stimulate learning interests. The department also organizes several educational tours, workshops, and other teaching-learning activities each year to enhance learning capability and to increase a lust for knowledge. Regular assessments through written class work, class tests, and several internal exams ensure that the students are well prepared for their end-semester examinations.
Infrastructure:
The Honours section of the Department of Geography started its journey in July 2017. So, at present, the Department has no seminar library. But an effort is being taken to organize a seminar library which will constitute relevant books and journals regarding different aspects of geographical affairs, three desktop computers are used for studies and keeping records of academic events. Part of the departmental assets is a laboratory well-equipped with different geographical instruments and necessary maps and satellite imageries.
Email:mekcolgeo@gmail.com

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