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Academic Department Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh

Department of Geography

Constituent Department of Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur

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About Department of Geography

Background, academic mission, and departmental profile

The University department started its functioning on 16th July 1958, one year after the inception of University. Geography Department of the Maharana Pratap Degree College, Gorakhpur was merged in the university. At this time there were only three faculties in the department. Dr. Mahatma Singh as the Head of the department and Dr. Chandra Badan Tiwari and Dr. (Miss) Surinder Pannu as lecturers. The department imparted only undergraduate teaching till 1959. Mr. S. Bandopadhyay joined the department as a temporary lecturer in 1959 and left the department after one year. In 1960 the number of staff members increased when Ramesh Dutta Dikshit joined as lecturer coming from Allahabad. It was in 1961 that the first batch of post-Graduate in Geography passed out from the department. Since then the number of geography students kept on swelling for quite a few years. Further it was decided that teacher candidate could appear privately in the "subject. The courses offered by the department were generally traditional geography; at that time the emphasis was given on physical, human and Regional geography.

Courses Offered :


=> M.A Geography
=> Ph.D Geography

Faculty Type Postgraduate Teaching Department
Affiliation Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur
Campus Location Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh

Programs & Courses Offered

Academic qualifications and certifications administered by this department

by the department were generally traditional geography

Offered at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur

at that time the emphasis was given on physical

Offered at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur

human and Regional geography.

Offered at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur

=> M.A Geography

Offered at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur

=> Ph.D Geography

Offered at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur

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Common queries about Department of Geography

Where is the Department of Geography located?

The Department of Geography is an academic teaching department of Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, located in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.

How can students enroll in courses offered by this department?

Admissions to courses offered by Department of Geography are conducted as per Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur guidelines, through institutional counseling, entrance examination results, or direct application via the official university portal.

What qualifications are awarded by Department of Geography?

Depending on the curriculum, the department awards University diplomas, certificates, postgraduate degrees, and research fellowships accredited under Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur.