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About the Department

The Department of Geography of the University of Calcutta was founded in 1941 at its College Street Campus by the doyen of Indian Geography, Padmabhushan Prof. Sivaprasad Chatterjee. In 1963 it was shifted to the Science College at the Taraknath Palit Shiksha Prangan.


Awards And Recognition

In 2012, the Department successfully completed the UGC DRS SAP Phase-I programmes.
In 2014, it started UGC DRS SAP Phase-II programmes.

Courses Offered

MA / MSc Geography
PhD in Geography


Research Areas :


Multi-scale modeling of Landslide risk assessment in North Sikkim District, Sikkim,India.

Infrastructural Network Analysis for Economic Development in West Bengal: An Appraisal

Resource Potential and Constraints of Development in South 24 Parganas District, West Bengal: A Geographical Analysis

Role of Forest Resource Utilization, Tribal Acculturation and Eco-tourism in Jalpaiguri District, West Bengal: An Environmental Appraisal

Problems of Tea Gardens in Selected Districts of West Bengal

Role of Self-help Groups in Empowerment of Women : The Case of South 24 Parganas District, West Bengal

Selected Cognizable Crimes and Delinquent Behaviour in Social Environment of Kolkata City: A Spatio-temporal Analysis


Food Security in West Bengal:

A Socio-economic Appraisal

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Contact Details :
Department of Geography of the University Of Calcutta
Campus : Ballygunge

Address for communication : 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata-7000 19