Samsi College

Estd. 1968

Affiliated to University of Gour Banga

NAAC Accredited With "B" Grade (2nd Cycle)

Geography – Samsi College
Geography

About

Department of Geography

          

Overview

The Department of Geography at our college was established on March 23, 2009. Since its inception, the department has been committed to providing quality education in geographical sciences with a focus on developing analytical thinking and practical skills among students. The department offers a Bachelor's Degree in Geography program following the Choice-based credit system (CBCS) as prescribed by the University of Gour Banga curriculum, allowing students flexibility in selecting courses according to their interests and career aspirations. Since the 2023-2024 academic session, the National Education Policy (NEP) has been implemented, bringing comprehensive reforms and enhanced learning opportunities to the curriculum. The department is staffed with dedicated and experienced faculty members who bring diverse expertise to the teaching-learning process: Dr. Rameswar Mukherjee (Assistant Professor & Head), Md. Aminul Islam (SACT-I), Md. Mursedul Hasan (SACT-I), and Md. Aminul Hoque (SACT-I).

Vision

To cultivate geographically literate and environmentally conscious citizens equipped with spatial thinking skills who can make significant contributions to nation-building and sustainable development by applying their knowledge of geographic processes and spatial analysis to the complex interactions between human societies and the environment.

Mission

  1. To provide high-quality education in geography that balances theoretical knowledge with practical skills and field experience.
  2. To foster critical thinking and research skills among students, encouraging them to explore geographical phenomena and their implications for society and the environment.
  3. To equip students with advanced technological skills in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, and cartography, enhancing their employability in the modern job market.
  4. To promote an understanding of local and global environmental issues, instilling a sense of environmental consciousness and commitment to sustainable development.
  5. To encourage students to apply geographical knowledge to real-world problems, particularly those facing rural and underprivileged communities in the region.
  6. To develop students' analytical and communication skills, enabling them to effectively convey complex geographical information to diverse audiences.
  7. To nurture a sense of social responsibility among students, encouraging them to use their geographical knowledge for the betterment of society and nation-building.
  8. To focus on the effective and efficient training of students, enabling them to achieve their aspirations in the present-day job market and beyond.

Departmental Strengths

Modern Facilities

The department is equipped with modern teaching aids, a specialized geography laboratory, field equipment, and digital resources that enhance the learning experience.

Field Studies and Practical Training

We place strong emphasis on field-based learning, organizing regular field trips to diverse geographical locations that allow students to observe and analyze geographical phenomena firsthand.

Research Orientation

The department encourages undergraduate research projects that address local geographical issues, providing students with early exposure to research methodologies and analytical thinking.

Career Preparation

Beyond academic excellence, we prepare students for diverse career paths in urban planning, environmental management, GIS applications, disaster management, and climate change adaptation through specialized workshops and career guidance sessions.

Community Engagement

The department actively participates in community outreach programs focusing on environmental awareness, disaster preparedness, and sustainable resource management in nearby communities.

Future Directions

As we move forward, the Department of Geography aims to expand its academic offerings, strengthen research capabilities, forge more industry partnerships, and enhance infrastructure to provide cutting-edge geographical education that meets global standards while addressing local needs.

Name of the Department Year of Establishment Names of the Programmes/ Courses offered Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/ units involved Annual/ Semester/ Choice based credit system (Programme wise) Seat Intake Capacity Faculties
Geography 23.03.2009 UG Environmental Science

Choice-based credit system as per the University of Gour Banga curriculum

National Education Policy (NEP)-2020 as per the University of Gour Banga curriculum

General-24

SC-10 ST-03 OBC-A-04

OBC-B-03 TOTAL-44

1. Dr Rameswar Mukherjee, Assistant Professor & Head

2. Md. Aminul Islam, SACT-I

3. Md. Mursedul Hasan, SACT-I

4. Md. Aminul Hoque, SACT-I

Dr. Rameswar Mukherjee
MA, PhD, CCSM
Assistant Professor & Head Department of Geography

Specialization : Remote Sensing & GIS, Fluvial Geomorphology , Quaternary Geomorphology, Application Statistical Methods in Geography, Cartographic Techniques

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Md. Mursedul Hasan
M.A., Net qualified, M.Ed.
SACT- I

Specialization : 1. Advanced Geomorphology 2. Population Geography 3. Geography of India 4. Economic Geography 5. Social And cultural Geography

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Md. Aminul Hoque
M.A, SET qualified
SACT- I

Specialization : Geotectonic, Climatology, Oceanography, Geomorphology

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MD.AMINUL ISLAM
M.A. B.ED, NET
SACT-I

Specialization : POPULATION GEOGRAPHY

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  1. BEHAVIOURAL GEOGRAPHY IN BENGALI-DR. RAMESWAR MUKHERJEE
  2. Concept of Space in Geography-DR. RAMESWAR MUKHERJEE
  3. BASICS OF REMOTE SENSING-DR. RAMESWAR MUKHERJEE
  4. Human-Nature interaction-Challenges and conflict-Dr Rameswar Mukherjee
  5. Chisqare test-Dr Rameswar Mukherjee
  6. LIFE TABLE PREPARATION_Dr. Rameswar Mukherjee
  7. ভূগোলে মাত্রিক বিপ্লব -Quantitative Revolution in Geography-Dr. Rameswar Mukherjee
  8. CLIMATOLOGY-NSOU
  9. GEOGRAPHICAL THOUGHT-NSOU
  10. GEOTECTONICS & GEOMORPHOLOGY
  11. POPULATION GEOGRAPHY, NSOU
  12. PRACTIAL GEOGRAPHY PART -I,NSOU
  13. PRACTICAL GEOGRAPHY PART -III,NSOU
  14. PRACTICAL GEOGRAPHY PART -II,NSOU
  15. RESOURCE GEOGRAPHY, NSOU
  16. SETTLEMENT GEOGRAPHY,NSOU
  17. SOIL & BIOGEOGRAPHY, NSOU
  18. MEASUREMENT OF BIODIVERSITY_UPDATED
  19. REDLIST INDEX-DR.RAMESWAR MUKHERJEE
  20. Ecological_Footprint-Rameswar Mukherjee
  21. GLOBAL WARMING-DR. RAMESWAR MUKHERJEE
  22. CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION-Rameswar Mukherjee
  23. origin of indian monsoon bengali-DR. RAMESWAR MUKHERJEE
  24. CARBON TRADING-DR. RAMESWAR MUKHERJEE
  25. CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM_DR. RAMESWAR MUKHERJEE
  26. Conference of the Parties (COP)2025-DR. RAMESWAR MUKHERJEE
  27. Lecture Note-GEOGRAPHICAL THOUGHT by Md Mursedul Hasan
  28. Lecture Notes-GEOTECTONICS & GEOMORPHPOLGY by Md Mursedul Hasan
  29. Lecture Note of Agriculture, Prepared By Md .Aminul Hoque
  30. Lecture Note of Bio-Diversity, Prepared By Md .Aminul Hoque
  31. Lecture Note of Climate Change, Prepared By Md .Aminul Hoque
  32. Lecture Note of Davis Concepts of Cycle, Prepared By Md .Aminul Hoque
  33. Lecture Note of Earth Movement, Prepared By Md .Aminul Hoque
  34. Lecture Note of Economic Activities, Prepared By Md .Aminul Hoque
  35. Lecture Note of Global Warming, Prepared By Md .Aminul Hoque
  36. Lecture Note of Natural Hazard & Disaster , Prepared By Md .Aminul Hoque
  37. Lecture Note of Plate Tectonic Prepared By Md .Aminul Hoque
  38. Lecture Note of Rural Development Prepared By Md .Aminul Hoque
  39. Study Material Aminul Islam

Application of GIS based AHP for FLOOD RISK Assessment_Rameswar Mukherjee

Bank erosion and Accretion dynamics_Rameswar Mukherjee

Planform Dynamics_Ramganga River_Rameswar Mukherjee

Publications Profile

Name of the Teacher & Designation: Dr. Rameswar Mukherjee, Assistant Professor & Head, Department of Geography

Book Published

01 (Accepted for Publication from ICSSR)

Article Published in Journal/Chapter in Edited Book

2025

  1. Raju Sarkar, D. P. D., Ghosh, P., & Mukherjee, R. (2025) The Urbanization-Migrant Labour-COVID-19 Trifecta: Regression Analysis and Policy Implications for Indian Urban Centres. SEEJPH Volume XXVI

2024

  1. Mukherjee, R and Deb, P. (2024) Assessing Channel Morphological Changes and Channel Migration of Ramganga River, India Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques, CAHIERS MAGELLANES-NS, 06 (02)

2023

        i.            Mukherjee, R. and Deb, P. (2023) Application of GIS-based Analytical Hierarchy Process for assessment and mapping of Flood Risk Zone in the Lower Ramganga River Basin, Western Gangetic Plain, India.  Environment, Development and Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-023-02957-z. Springer. E-ISSN 1573-2975

2022.

                    i.            Deb, P., & Mukherjee, R. (2022). Pattern of Regional Disparities in the Level of Household Deprivation among the Scheduled Tribes of Eastern India: A District-level Analysis. Journal of Asian and African Studies, 00219096221106097. Online ISSN: 1745-2538

                  ii.            Mukherjee, R. (2022). Quantitative Assessment of Channel Planform Dynamics and Meander Bend Evolution of the Ramganga River, Ganga Basin, India. In Shit, P.K., Bera, B., Ghosh, S., and Bhunia, G.S. (Eds.) Drainage Basin Dynamics (pp. 89-113). Springer, Cham. E-ISBN 978-3-030-79634-1

                iii.            Deb, P., & Mukherjee, R. (2022). Household Vulnerability of Tribal People to Climate Change in the Part of Dooars Region, West Bengal, India. In Mishra, M., Singh, R.B., de Lucena, A. & Chatterjee, S. (eds.) Regional Development Planning and Practice (pp. 385-408). Springer, Singapore. ISBN 978-981-16-5681-1 (eBook).

                iv.            Mukherjee, R. (2022). Palaeohydrologic Estimates of Flood Discharge of Lower Ramganga River Catchment of Ganga Basin, India, Using Slackwater Deposits. In: Pradhan, B., Shit, P.K., Bhunia, G.S., Adhikary, P.P., Pourghasemi, H.R. (eds) Spatial Modelling of Flood Risk and Flood Hazards. GIScience and Geo-environmental Modelling. Springer, Cham. ISBN 978-3-030-94544-2 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94544-2_3

                   v.            Deb, P., Mukherjee, R., Assessing stages of development with Household Quality of Life Index: A Cross-Sectional study among the social groups of Rural West Bengal, India. Indian Journal of Spatial Science, 13 (1):pp.65-74. E-ISSN 2249 - 4316

2019

i. Mukherjee, R., Ram Bilas, 2019. Flood frequency analysis of Ramganga River Basin in Western Gangetic Plain, India, National Geographical Journal of India. 65 (3): pp.286-299.

2017

               i.     Mukherjee, R., Ram Bilas, Biswas, S. S., and Pal, R., 2017. Bank erosion and accretion dynamics explored by GIS techniques in lower Ramganga river, Uttar Pradesh, India. Spatial Information Research, 25(1): pp.23-38

             ii.     Mukherjee, R., 2017. Spatial pattern of meander bend instability and mechanisms of meander bend change in the Ramganga River, Western Gangetic Plain, India. Research Today: An International Peer Reviewed and Refereed research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, VIII (1): pp.304-321

           iii.     Mukherjee, R., 2017. Impact of flood on socio-economic life of the people: A case study on Katamuni Village, Harischandrapur-II Block, Malda, West Bengal. Annals of Multi-disciplinary Research. VII (2): pp. 501-512.

2016

               i.     Mukherjee, R., Ram Bilas, 2016. Topographic characteristics of Ramganga River Basin: Digital Elevation Model and GIS Based Study, National Geographical Journal of India.62 (3): pp. 201-216.

             ii.     Paul, K., Sharma, D., Mukherjee, R., Sengupta, R., and Tamang, K. L., 2016. Demographic characteristics and changing land use pattern in Gangtok, Sikkim (1975-2011). International Journal of Geomatics and Geosciences, 6 (4): pp.1769-1780.

 2015

               i.     Deb, Pamela, and Mukherjee, R. 2015. Sustainable Tourism in India: Challenges and Opportunities. Salesian Journal of Humanities and Social Science. 6(1): pp.11-22

             ii.     Mukherjee, R., and Ram Bilas, 2015. River Channel Dynamics: A Review. Indian Journal of Landscape Systems and Ecological Studies, 38 (1):pp.48-60.

           iii.     Mukherjee, R., and Ram Bilas 2015. Evaluation of Ground Water Resource of Son River Basin: Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques. In Siddiqui, Farasat Ali (ed.) Population Dynamism and Resource Utilization: Geo-Informatics and Resource Dynamics. Academic Publication, New Delhi:pp. 204-212.ISBN: 978-93-83931-18-7

2014

               i.     Mukherjee, R., Ram Bilas, 2014. Analysis of relief through morphometric attributes: A Case study in part of Son river basin. National Geographical Journal of India. 60(4):pp.407-422.

             ii.     Mukherjee, R., and Sharama, V., K., 2014. Natural Disaster Management for promoting Sustainable Development in India. Multidisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research, 1(4):pp.73-80.

           iii.     Deb, P., and Mukherjee, R., 2014. Globalisation-rural poverty nexus in India. Multidisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research, 1(4):pp.11-18.

           iv.     Mukherjee, R., 2014. A Quantitative Analysis of the Drainage Characteristics of Part of the Son River Basin. Geo-Analysist, 4 (1): pp. 52-70.

2013

               i.     Mukherjee, R., and Deb, P., 2013. Integrated Remote Sensing and GIS based Hydrogeomorphological study for groundwater potential evaluation-A case study in part of Vindhyan Upland. Journal of Geo-Environment Observer, 2 (2): pp.35-44.

2012

               i.        Mukherjee, R., 2012. Food Security in Rural India. Geo-Analysist, 2 (2): pp.33-39

             ii.        Mukherjee, R., 2012. Remote Sensing and GIS based regional geomorphological mapping: a case study of a part of the Son river basin. Journal of Geo-environment Observer. 1(2):pp.73-78.

Report on National Webinar on Migration and State Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic-Challenges and Future Preparedness

Student Seminar (2nd Semester Geography Honours), Organized on 07/08/2023

Group Discussion (4th Semester Geography Honours)

National Webinar on "Migration and State Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges and Future Preparedness" organised by Dept. of Geography, Samsi College on 25th July 2020

     

   

     

 

Sl No

Name of the students

Year of Passing

Job

Date of Joining

1

Dipa Sarkar

2014

Assistance Prof. Birosthali Teachers Training College

01/04/2022

2

Sk asrabuddin

2014

Assistance Prof. Maharaja College of Education

26/03/2021

3

Md Najibul Hoque

2013

Assistance Prof. Universal College of Education

15/07/2022

4

Rajia Sultana

2014

Assistance Teacher of Naikanda primary School

19/02/2021

5

Sabina Parvin

2014

GNM Nursing Harishchandrapur Hospital

16/03/2018

6

Sanchyeta Hembrom

2014

GNM Nursing

4/7/2021

7

Debobrata Das

2014

West Bengal Police

5/2/2022

8

Md Ismail

 

West Bengal Police

2/3/2023

STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENTS