Surya Sen Mahavidyalaya

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Course Outcome & Programme Outcome

Syllabus:

FYUGP Course Syllabus (2024-25) (click here to view the syllabus)

VAC Syllabus (UNDERSTANDING INDIA, FYUGP 2024-25)

FYUGP Course Syllabus (click here to view the syllabus)

Honours Program Course Syllabus (click here to view the syllabus)

Program Course Syllabus (click here to view the syllabus)

Generic Elective Syllabus (click here to view the syllabus)

P.G. Diploma in Geoinformatics(click here to view the syllabus)

About the Department:

The Department of Geography of Surya Sen Mahavidyalaya started its journey in the year 2007. The department offers honours, programme and generic elective courses in Geography.At Present the department has four faculties with expertise in the fields of Fluvial Geomorphology, Cartography, Population Geography, Urban Geography, Geo-informatics and one laboratory attendant who constantly guide the students. Several alumni of the department have become luminaries in the different areas of the society from teaching, research to planning etc.. This department is enriched further with the Nodal-Centre of Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) for the various outreach programme offered by IIRS-ISRO. The students hold good result in the UG examination of the affiliating university. Considering the wide importance of modern Geo-spatial technology in recent era, PG Diploma in Applied Geoinformatics has been introduced for the academic session 2023-2024, for the betterment of the students. The diploma course is offered by International Institute of Geospatial Science and Technology (IIGST).The well-developed digital classroom, newly equipped instruments, GIS computer lab facilities, spacious floor, all time the teacher's guidance inspire the students to do something new in their life.

Departmental Activities:

“Exploring, learning, and shaping the world — Spirit of Geography Department, SSM.”

The Department of Geography conducts a wide range of academic and co-curricular activities aimed at enhancing students’ subject knowledge, practical competence, and environmental consciousness. These include greenery drives, workshops, invited lectures, model-making competitions, and hands-on training sessions. Interdisciplinary exposure is provided through teacher exchange programmes and expert-led sessions on topics such as urbanization, satellite imagery, climate change, and drone technology. These initiatives contribute to greater student engagement, improved environmental awareness, and the development of essential technical and analytical skills, preparing students for academic success and future career opportunities.

The department also places strong emphasis on field-based learning through regular educational excursions. These visits offer direct exposure to geographical processes and cultural diversity. Recent field trips include Buxa Tiger Reserve to study human-wildlife conflict, Visakhapatnam for a geomorphological survey of the Araku Valley, Shillong to explore the matrilineal customs of the Khasi community, and Rongtong in the Darjeeling Himalayas for landslide risk assessment. Such experiences help students bridge classroom theory with real-world observation, enabling them to conduct field research and strengthen critical thinking, data analysis, and reporting skills. The outcome is a deeper understanding of geographical concepts, enhanced cultural sensitivity, and stronger preparedness for research-oriented and professional careers.

Date	Name of the Event	Resource Person	Topic	No. of Participants
03.01.2026	Student Centric Seminar		Interior of the Earth, Rocks & Geological Time Scale	23
02.01.2026	Orientation Programme for 1^st Semester Geography Major Students		Orientation Programme	26
21.11.2025	Student Centric Seminar for 5^th Semester Geography Major Students		Geographical Thought	26
08.10.2025- 18.10.2025	Internship programme from IIARI		Advanced Geo-Spatial Technology & Its Application in Research	32
09.09.2025	Teachers’ Day Celebration			55
14.05.2025	Farewell Programme for 6^th Semester Students			67
21.04.2025	Career Counselling and Hands on Training	Sri. Bhashkar Sarkar, M.Sc. Geo Informatics, Drone Data Analyser, DGCA Certified Drone Pilot	Drone Technology	140
07-04-2025	Rongtong, Darjeeling Himalaya		Landslide assessment survey	28
24-03-2025 to 29-03-2025	Shillong, Meghalaya		Socio-economic survey on matrilineal tradition in Shilong	30
22-02-2025 to 23-02-2025	Buxa Tiger Reserve, Rajabhatkhawa, West Bengal		Study on human wild life conflict	11
31.01.2025	Greenery Activities in the Campus & Geography Department	-	Healing Roots: The Forgotten Wisdom of Local Plants	94
29.11.2024	Invited Lecture	Dr. Gopi Nath Raha, Scientist ‘E’ & Head, Indian Meteorological Centre, Gangtok Ministry of Earth Science, Govt. of India	Climate Change & Its Impact	59
23.11.2024	One Day Workshop	Dr. Indrajit Roy Chowdhury, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Applied Geography, NBU	Satellite Image	27
18.11.2024	Teacher Exchange Programme	Ms. Srishti Mondal, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology	Cities on the Rise: Urbanisation and the Dynamics of Urban Development	89
27.05.2024	Charts & Models Competition	-	Trash to Treasure	133
14.05.2024	Teacher Exchange Programme	Mr. Arka Prava Mitra, Faculty Department of Physics	Evolution of Measurement Techniques of the World	55
07.03.2024	Greenery Activities in the campus and Geography Department	-	-	90
24.01.2023	A one day Invited Lecture	Dr. Snehasish Saha, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography & Applied Geography, University of North Bengal	Perspectives of World Environment and Provisions of the Protocols	180
2.05.2023	One Day Inter-Departmental Teacher’s Exchange Programme	Dr. Suphal Biswas, Associate Professor, Department of Bengali, Surya Sen Mahavidyalaya	Disaster in Devbhumi	82
09.04.2022	One Day Lecture	Dr. Rupak kumar Paul, Department of Geography and Applied Geography, NBU	River Degradation: A Case Study of Uttar-Dinajpur	85
21.04.2022	One Day Lecture. Delivered	Dr. Tuhin Kanti Ray, Department of Geography Vidyasagar College, Kolkata	Intra-Urban Mobility Characteristics of Siliguri Town	87
31.07.2018	Invited Lecture	Prof. Bijan Ghosh ( Retd. Associate Prof.), of Siliguri College	Practical Geography	64
24.11.2018	Invited Lecture	Prof.(Dr.) Ranjan Roy, Department of Geography, NBU	UTM Projection	58
31.01.2019	Invited Lecture	Dr.SuphalBiswas, Assistant Prof., Department on Bengali, Surya Sen Mahavidyalaya	Cultural geography in the discipline of Geography	53
27.03.2019	Invited Lecture on in Geography	Prof.(Dr.) Ashis Sarkar,Presidency University	Cotemporary Research Trend	61
13.11.2019	Invited Lecture	Prof. L. N.Satpati, Prof. of Geography and Director, UGC HRDC, University of Calcutta.	Sustainable Development and Water Resource Management.	50
28.08.2019	Invited Lecture	Prof. Partha Pratim Roy, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Siliguri College.	Perspectives of Surveying in Geography’.	29
21.08.2019	Publication of Wall Magazine		Scenario of Ground Water Contamination in the State of the West Bengal.	181
30.03.2019	Student Seminar		Cartographic Techniques	27
27.03.2019	Invited Lecture	Prof.(Dr.) Ashis Sarkar Presidency University	Cotemporary Research Trend in Geography.	18
20.03.2019	Student Seminar		Settlement Geography	31
26.02.2019	Faculty Exchange	Rahul Paul, Department of Economics,SSM	Statistical Techniques with Special reference to Co-relation Regression	46
31.01.2019	Faculty Exchange	Dr. Suphal Biswas, Department of Bengali, SSM	Influence of Literature on Cultural Geography	39
24.11.2018	Invited Lecture	Prof.(Dr.) Ranjan Roy, NBU	UTM Projection	43
28.09.2018	Exhibition of Charts & Models			108
31.07.2018	Invited Lecture	Prof. Bijan Ghosh, Siliguri College	Practical Geography	47
23.02.2018	Student Seminar		Plantation Farming	08
19.12.2017	Invited Lecture	Prof.(Dr.) Ashis Sarkar Presidency University	Future work and research opportunities in the discipline of Geography	30
01.12.2017	Student Seminar		Significance of Field Study in Geography: A Case Study of Manali and Shimla”	30
01.12.2017	Invited Lecture	Prof.(Dr.) Ranjan Roy, NBU	Earthquake Hazards with special reference North East India	30

Field Survey:

Year	Place of visit	Purpose of visit	Number of participants
13^th to 16^th March, 2024	Kalimpong, West Bengal	Socio-economic Survey	29
19^th February, 2024	Siliguri Town Station, Siliguri	Measuring the Reduced Level (R.L) of the college by Dumpy Level Surveying	21
9^th February, 2024	Joyee Setu, Mekhliganj, West Bengal	Field survey, to observe the impact of climate change on agriculture	51
3^rd to 9^th February, 2023	Siliguri Municipal Corporation	Impact of air pollution in Siliguri	24
12^th to 14^th February, 2023	Bakura, West Bengal	Socio-economic survey	23
15^th to 17^th February, 2023	Purulia, West Bengal	Survey on Disaster management	27
20^th March, 2023	Gulma, West Bengal	To observe Fluvial Landform	14
18^th to 21^st May 2022	Kalimpong, West Bengal	Socio-economic Survey	28
25^th November 2022	Paglajhora, West Bengal	Assessment of Landslide in Darjeeling Himalayas	16
4^th April, 2022	Tumbajote Mauza, Matigara II, Siliguri	Socio-economic Survey	14
18^th to 21^st February 2020	Darjeeling, West Bengal	Socio-economic Survey	21
16^th -17^th Nov 2019	Lepcha jagat, Darjeeling, west bengal	Socio-economic Survey	25
21^st to 31^st December 2018	SMC, Siliguri	Socio-economic Survey	18
26^th to 03^rd November 2017	Manali, Himachal Pradesh	Socio-economic Survey	24

Student Achievement:

Barna Bhattacharjee	Student of the year award in Surya Sen Mahavidyalaya. 1^st in recitation competition
Rima Dey	1st position in recitation competition in Students observation Week 2024 in Surya Sen Mahavidyalaya
Rima Dey	Students observation week 2023 2nd position in recitation competition
Pinky Saha	Students observation week 2023 2nd position in music competition (dated 6^th January 2023)
Ashis Saha	2^nd position in Drawing competition at Student observation week (dated 6^th January 2023)
Ashis Saha	1^st position in Rangoli Competition at Silver Jubilee celebration in Surya Sen Mahavidyalaya (Dated 15^th September 2023 )
Rima Dey	Foundation Day 2023 in Surya Sen Mahavidyalaya 1st position in recitation competition
Ajay Orao	3^rd in West Bengal Youth Parliament Competition at the District Level (Jalpaiguri District) held on 14/9/2022 at A C College, Act as Team member.
Deepak Kumar Roy & Gopal Mukhiya	2^nd in West Bengal Youth Parliament Competition at the District Level (Alipurduar District) held on 20/12/2019.
Gopal Mukhiya	1^st in Inter college essay competition (Foundation day 2018)
Ankita Saha	1^st in National Level Drawing Competition at Sarba Bharatiyo Sangeet o Sanskriti Parishad
Gopal Mukhiya & Deepak Kumar Roy	2^nd in Division Level Youth Parliament Quiz Competition held at Alipurduar (Department of West Bengal ) (20/12/2019)
Gopal Mukhiya & Deepak Kumar Roy	Winners Extempore and quiz competition (11^th November 2019)
Gopal Mukhiya	1^st in Inter college essay competition (Foundation day 2018)
Debojhoti Saha	Winner inter college quiz competition (2018 )
Anasua Haldar	2^nd in collage making competition in Salesian college (17^TH & 18^THNovember 2018)
Anasua Haldar	1^st in inter college collage making competition in north Bengal st. Xavier’s college (19^th august 2018)
Gopal Mukhiya	1^st in essay writing competition (28 th foundation day 2017 )
Namita Barman	1^st debate(28 th foundation day 2017 )
Namita Barman	2^nd Extempore(28 th foundation day 2017 )
Suparna Bakshi	1^st Duet singing (28 th foundation day 2017 )

Contact Us Email: geography@suryasencollege.org.in

Faculty

DR. POMPI SARKAR

Assistant Professor, DiC
M.A., Ph.D.

SMT. BHASWATI BHATTACHARYA

State Aided College Teacher
M.A.

SMT. SUDESHNA MANDAL

State Aided College Teacher
M.A.

SMT. ISHITA SAHA

State Aided College Teacher
M.A., M.Phil.

DR. ABHISEK SARKAR

Assistant Professor (Management Post)
M.A., Ph.D.

Routine

Odd Sem Routine

Even Sem Routine

Infrastructure

Laboratory

Modern Geography Lab
ICT enable classroom
Facilities of Audio-Visual Classroom
Geography GIS Lab (10 Computers loaded with GIS Software)

List of Instrument

Departmental Library

Departmental library has a collection of near about 67 books which includes mainly text books. This collection is accessible for the students during the college hours throughout the year except the holidays. There is no separate reading room but laboratory room is kept open during this time. All departmental students are eligible to access this collection. At present home issue is not possible due to shortage of books and students are able to go through this books during the college hours at their department.

Central library

Book Bank Registration Form

Teaching Methodologies & Practices:
Map (Topographical, Political, Administrative, Physical)
Graph
Model
Charts
Globe
Sample
Computer (of line and on line)
LCD Projector
Satellite Image
Arial Photographs

Surya Sen Colony, Block B, Siliguri
Dist.: Jalpaiguri, West Bengal (India)-734004
Email: suryasen@suryasencollege.org.in
Phone : +91 353-2691488, +91 94763 87939