Department of

Geography

Department of Geography

 The department of Geography was established with the B.Sc., Degree Course in the year 2015. Three of our faculty members are experts in different fields of teaching and research. Our department students have won gold medals and a number of positions in university examinations conducted by Periyar University Salem-11, Tamilnadu, India.

Our laboratory in the department has been equipped with innovative tracing equipments and Arieal photographs and several toposheets. Till now our department has achieved 6 Gold medals and 42 University ranks in UG, Degree Programmes. Though the Department is operating within the limited infrastructure, the students of the department have been showing fantastic performances in various fields and aspects of the society. We have produced successful students from this department are working in various fields like teaching, civil services, young geographic representative.

geography

OBJECTIVE

  • Our department focuses on developing an understanding of physical geographic process and the global distribution of landforms, and the role of the physical environment on human population.
  • It provides the students the ability to explain territorial diversity, complexity and the correlations of natural environment with economical, social and cultural phenomena’s.
  • Our aim is the student practical knowledge is put to test with our laboratory and also with techniques like surveying and interpretation of toposheets.
  • The five themes of geography are location, place, region, movement and human environment interaction which are taught for intricate study on the earth’s ever changing surface to able to explain and use it for the future job prospects.
  • Our goal is the students learn professionalism, including the ability to work in teams and apply basic ethical principles through the subject.

Vision

  • Our department vision is to promote employment opportunities for the students.
  • We give student an opportunity to hold technology related field opportunities like geo-informatics, cartography and meteorology.
  • We create a platform for students to get the detailed knowledge about the earth demographic structure and its unknown job, subject diversity prospects.
  • Our vision is to make students ready for competitive Exam.

Mission

  • Our mission is to provide a general idea about the Topographic and Surface characteristics of the earth to the students.
  • To make the students aware about the dynamic geomorphic processes responsible for the development of landforms of varied types and nature.
  • To improve the available scientific knowledge on landform development based on geomorphic concepts, principles and theories that to be applied to various job positions.
  • Our department another mission is the explanation of the geographic topics will help the students understand the fundamental concepts and apply them to fields like survey, project management and solve problems related to them.

Eligibility

  • Candidates who have passed the Higher Secondary Examination of Tamilnadu Higher Secondary Board or an examination of some other board accepted by the Syndicate as equivalent there to with Geography and Geology and any subject eligible for admission into B.Sc., Course in Geography and no mathematical knowledge is required.

Pass Percentage (2018-2025):

Year B.Sc.,
2018-2019 100%
2019-2020 100%
2020-2021 100%
2021-2022 100%
2022-2023 100%
2023-2024 100%
2024-2025 100%

University Gold Medalist: 06 (2013-2023)

S.No Programme Name of the Gold Medalists Rank Year
1. B.Sc., Ms. T.RISHIKASHREE 1st –Gold Medal 2018
2. B.Sc., Ms. M.ROJAMATHI 1st –Gold Medal 2019
3. B.Sc., Ms. M.KALAIVANI 1st –Gold Medal 2020
4. B.Sc., Ms. M.MUNIYAMMAL 1st –Gold Medal 2021
5. B.Sc., Ms. J.SUBHASHINI 1st –Gold Medal 2022
6. B.Sc., Ms. C.JAMUNA 1st –Gold Medal 2023

University Rank Holders 42

S. NO. Course Name Rank Year
1 B. Sc., Geography Ms. C.INDIRA II 2018
2 Ms. M.SINDHU III
3 Ms. C.SARATHA IV
4 Ms. M.ABIPRIYA                  V 
5 Ms. M.KALAIVANI  VI
6 Ms. S.PRIYA VII
7 Ms. B.VANITHA VIII
8 Ms. V.SAMANTHI IX
9 B. Sc., Geography Ms. S.V.MADHIMITHRA II 2019 
10 Ms. M.KAVITHA III
11 Ms. R.RAJALAKSHMI IV
12 Ms. P.MEENAKSHI                  V 
13 Ms. S.ARPUTHAM VI
14 B. Sc., Geography Ms. V.VIDHYA II 2020
15 Ms. E.SHANMUGAPRIYA III
16 Ms. M.DEEPIKA IV
17 Ms. V.KOKILAVANI                  V 
18 Ms. M.SADHIYA VI
19 Ms. K.SOWNDHARYA VII
20 Ms. M.SOWMIYA VIII
21 Ms. S.SUMITHRA IX
22 Ms. D.RITHIKASREE X
23   B. Sc., Geography MS.M.MUNIYAMMAL II 2021
24 MS.M.KOKILAVARDHINI III
25 MS. D.GREETHA IV
26 MS. S.KANIMOZHI                  V 
27 Ms. C.MONISHA VI
28 Ms. G.RADHA VII
29 Ms. G.P.SAKTHI CHATHURMITHA VIII
30 Ms. M.SINDHU IX
31 Ms. S.NARMATHA X
32   B. Sc., Geography Ms. C.LOGESHWARI II 2022
33 Ms. M.S.DIVYAPRIYA III
34 Ms. S.SHALINI IV
35 Ms. B.SATHYA                  V
36 Ms. V.SATHYA VI
37 Ms. S.DHANALAKSHMI VII
38 Ms. M.BHARATHI VIII
39 Ms. G.KOKILA IX
40 Ms. S.ANITHA X
41   B. Sc., Geography Ms. K.SATHYA II 2023
42 Ms. M.NANDHINI III

List of Faculty Members in Institution Level Committees / Board of Studies / Various University Bodies

Dr.R.Vasanthi

Details of Membership & Activities

  • Board of Studies Membership (UG & PG) – Periyar University
  • Theory Paper Valuation Examiner in Periyar University

Facilities

Facilities Laboratories Class Rooms Seminar Hall Computers LCD/
Projector 		Books  in Library Journals in Library
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List of essential equipments in the Department

  • Chain survey
  • Toposheets
  • Tracing Table
  • Satellite Image
  • Indian Clinometer
  • Abney level
  • Prismatic compass
  • Dumpy level
  • Opisometer

Download Syllabus Here

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