Department of Geography

The Department was established in 2010. It strives for blending theoretical knowledge with empirical analysis, anchoring itself in strong field based research, especially on Eastern Himalayas. The Department houses a high end GIS laboratory for exposing the students to the art of spatial analysis. The faculty members are enthusiastic to share their understanding of cryosphere, interactions between environment, society and economy, political geography of North-east India, social-spatial exclusions, urban governance and tourism geography.

The Department in collaboration with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) organized an International Seminar on Climate Change and sustainability in the Mountain Areas: Scope and Challenges for Regional Cooperation and Integration, 7 – 9 November, 2011, Gangtok.

Courses Offered :

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

Department of Geography,
Sikkim University,
Indira Bypass,
Gangtok,
Sikkim - 737101,
India

Phone No : 03592-280302

Email: [email protected]

Other Departments at Sikkim University, Gangtok

• Department of Anthropology
• Department of Botany
• Department of Chemistry
• Department of Chinese
• Department of Commerce
• Department of Computer Applications
• Department of Economics
• Department of Education
• Department of English
• Department of Geography
• Department of Geology
• Department of Hindi
• Department of History
• Department of Horticulture
• Department of International Relations
• Department of Management
• Department of Mass Communication
• Department of Mathematics
• Department of Microbiology
• Department of Music
• Department of Nepali
• Department of Peace and Conflict Studies and Management
• Department of Physics
• Department of Political Science
• Department of Psychology
• Department of Sociology
• Department of Tourism
• Department of Zoology