Geography

1. Name of the department : Geography

2. Year of Establishment : From 1967 at General Level & from 2010 at Special Level

3. Names of Programmes/Courses offered :

Sr.No	Name of Course/ Programme	Duration	Eligibility	Intake Capacity	Admission Procedure	Prospects of Course
1	B.A.(General)	3 yrs	12th  pass	360	Merit, Interview, Government instructions	Secondary, Junior college Teachers, Asst. Professor, MPSC,UPSC Examinations,Government services, Private sector
	B.A.(Special.)	3 yrs	12th  pass	120	As above
2	B.Com (General) (F.Y.B.Com)	1 yr	12th Commerce	120	As above	As above

4. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise): Yes

5. Number of teaching posts

	Sanctioned	Filled
Professors	00	00
Associate Professors	01	01
Asst. Professors	00	00
Asst. Professors (N.G.)	02	02

6. Faculty profile :

Name	Qualification	Designation	Specialization	No. of Years of Experience
Dr. . S.T. Arote	M.A.,Ph.D. B.Ed.,NET and SET	Head and Associate Professor	Economic Geography	13
Prof. H.S.Kadam	M.A.	Assistant Professor (N.G.)	Geomorphology	1
Prof. P.B.Pansare	M.A.	Assistant Professor(N.G.)	Geomorphology	1

7. Infrastructure Detail :

Laboratory Name	Area in Sq. Mtrs	Equipment detail	No. of equipments	Remark
Geography	300	GPS	8
		Automatic Weather Station	1
		Global Mapper Software	5
		Plane Table Survey Set	4
		Theodolite Set	4
		Prismatic Compass Set	4
		Dumpy Level Set	4
		Computer	5
		Printer	1
		LCD Projector	1
		Mirror Stereoscope	5
		Pocket Stereoscope	5
		INDIAN PATTERN CLINOMETER	1
		WEATHER MAPS	1
		WEATHER MAP SYMBOL CHART	1
		MAHARASHTRA LAMINATED MAP POLITICAL	1
		LATEST GEOGRAPHICAL CHARTS	1
		3D MAP OF INDIA	1
		3D MAP OF MAAHARASHTRA	1
		3D MAP WORLD PHYSICAL	1
		3D MAP OF CYCLE OF EROSION	1
		3D MAP OF DEFORMATION OF THE EARTH	1
		MIX MAHARASHTRA TOP. SURVEY SHEET	1
		AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH  B&W	12
		AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH  COLOURED	12
		SOLAR SYSTEM MODEL	1
		STANDARD TIME INDICATOR	1
		SOLAR & LUNAR ECLIPSES	1
		BINOCULAR	1

8. Research projects :

Name of the faculty	Duration	Title of the project	Name of the funding agency	Grant received In Rs.	Status (Minor / Major)
Dr. S.T. Arote	2  Years(2009-2012)	“The Spatio-temporal Study of Agricultural Pattern of  Yeola Taluka-A Geographical Analysis”	UGC WRO	Rs.115000	Minor

9. Publications :

• Research Papers:

Dr. S.T. Arote (Author)

Year	Title of the Article/ Paper	Name of the journal	ISSN No.	Whether peer reviewed, Impact factor if any	No. of Coauthors’	Whether you are the main Author
2011-12	‘Agricultural problems and prospects of Yeola taluka’ 33-36	Indian Streams Research JournalVol-1 Issue- V, Jun 2011	2230-7850	Yes	1	Yes
2012-13	‘Eco-Tourism Development and Medicinal Quality of Hot Springs: A Case Study of Vajreshwary (Thane)  48-51	Golden Research ThoughtsVol-1 Issue- XII, June  2012	2231-5063	Yes	1	Yes
2012-13	‘Studies on the Soil Quality Parameters and Awareness Among the Farmers in Selected Region of Nashik, Maharashtra’	Indian Streams Research JournalVol-2 Issue- 6, July 2012	2230-7850	Yes	1	Yes
2012-13	‘The Socio-Economic Status of Women Workers in Onion Market : A Case Study of Lasalgaon, Tal- Niphad (Nashik) 8-13	Indian Streams Research JournalVol-3 Issue- I, Feb; 2013	2230-7850	Yes	1	Yes
2013-14	Global Climate Change and Ozone Depletion : A Fact  57-58	PlatinumVol-4 Issue- IFeb 2014	2231-0096	Yes	1	Yes
2014-15	The Study of Physical Fitness of Secondary School Children 1-4	Review of ResearchVol-4 Issue- 4Jan 2015	2249-894X	Yes	1	No
2015-16	A Geographical Study Of Cropping Intensity In Drought Prone Areas Of Nashik District (M.S.)Page 41-46	Maharashtra Bhugolshastra Sanshodhan PatrikaVol.32 No 2 Jul-Dec 2015	ISSN:0971-6785	YesImpact Factor 2.56	1	Yes
	To Study The Post-Harvest Management Of Onion Crop In Chandwad And Yeola Tahsil Of Nashik DistrictPage 52-56	Maharashtra Bhugolshastra Sanshodhan Patrika Vol.32 No 2 Jul-Dec 2015	ISSN:0971-6785	YesImpact  Factor2.56	2	No
2016-17	Agricultural productivity of food grain crops in drought prone area of Nashik district: A Geographical Analysis pp. 81-87	Ajanta Vol 6 (2): 81-87, 2017	ISSN-2277-5730	Yes4.20	4	Yes
	To study the crop combination of commercial crops in the Nashik district of Maharashtra state pp. 69-75	Ajanta ISSN-2277-5730Vol 6 (2): 69-75, 2017	ISSN-2277-5730	Yes4.20	4	No
	A geographical study of primary health care centers and their ratio with population in the rural areas of the southern Piedmont plain in the western Vidarbha pp 95-100	Ajanta ISSN-2277-5730Vol 6 (2): 95-100, 2017	ISSN-2277-5730	Yes4.20	4	No
	Growth rate index of scheduled tribe population in Nandurbar district: a geographical study pp78-80	Ajanta ISSN-2277-5730Vol 6 (2): 76-80, 2017	ISSN-2277-5730	Yes4.20	4	No
2017-18	A Geographical Study of Primary Healthcare Centers in the Rural Areas of the Southern Piedmont Plain in Western Vidharbha (Maharashtra)  pp. 89-92	Printing Area , Issue-32 Vol-3 ,August 2017	ISSN-2394-5303	Yes4	4	No
	A Geographical Analysis o Tribal and Non-Tribal Literacy in Nandurbar District pp 96-99	Printing Area , Issue-32 Vol-3 ,August 2017	ISSN-2394-5303	Yes4	4	No
2018-19	A Geographical Study of Agricultural Productivity of Onion Crop in Drought Areas of Nashik District  pp. 1-6	Ajanta , Vol-8, Issue-1Jan – March 2019	ISSN-2277-5730	Yes5.5	1	Yes
	The Change of Commercial Cropping Pattern in Nashik District: A Case Study of  Sugarcane Farming  pp.143-146	Research JourneyIssue-LXXXI Jan-2019	ISSN-2348-7143	Yes6.26	1	No
2019-20	Tourism potentials of Birds Sanctuaries: A Case Study of Nandurmadhmeshwar, Nashik district (M.S.)446-449	International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology	2394-4099	YES	NIL	Yes
2019-20	A Geographical Study of Crop Diversification in Drought Prone Area of Nasik District (M.S.)418-423	International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, and Technology	2395-602X	YES	NIL	Yes
2020-21	A GEOGRAPHICAL STUDY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY OF ONION CROP: AMICRO-LEVEL STUDY OF DROUGHT AREA OF NASHIK DISTRICT (M.S.)	JIJNASA	0337-743X	YES	NIL	Yes
2021-22	A Geographical Study of Major Crops in Drought Prone Area of Nashik District (M.S.) 4-7	Aayushi International Interdisciplinary Research Journal (AIIRJ)	2349-638x	YES	NIL	Yes
2021-22	A GEOGRAPHICAL STUDY OF THE CROPPING INTENSITY: A MICRO-LEVE STUDY OF DROUGHT-PRONE AREA OF NASHIK DISTRICT (M.S.) 260-264	KALYAN BHARATI	0976-0822	YES	NIL	Yes
2021-22	Water Pollution and Protection of Geo Thermal Springs- A Case Study of Tansa River Basin (Thane District)  1-3	Journal of Research & Development	2230-9578	YES	NIL	Yes
2021-22	The Comparative Study of Rainfall and Rainy Days in Drought Prone Area of Nashik District (M.S.) 1-2	International Journal of Advance and applied Research	2347-7075	YES	NIL	Yes
2021-22	A GEOGRAPHICAL STUDY OF CROP DIVERSIFICATION: A MICRO-LEVELSTUDY OF DROUGHT AREA OF NASHIK DISTRICT (M.S.)	Kala Sarovar	0975-4520	YES	NIL	Yes
2021-22	A GEOGRAPHICAL STUDY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY OF BAJRA CROP: AMICRO-LEVEL STUDY OF DROUGHT AREA OF NASHIK DISTRICT (M.S.) 175-178	JOURNAL OF EDUCATION: RABINDRA BHARATI UNIVERSITY	0972-7175	YES	NIL	Yes
2021-22	A GEOGRAPHICAL STUDY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY OF BAJRA CROP INDROUGHT AREA OF NASHIK DISTRICT (M.S.) 5-9	BENGAL, PAST AND PRESENT		YES	NIL	Yes
2021-22	A GEOGRAPHICAL STUDY OF CROP COMBINATION (RAFFIULLAH’S METHOD):A MICRO-LEVEL STUDY OF DROUGHT AREA OF NASHIK DISTRICT (M.S.)	Tattva- SIndhu		YES	NIL	Yes

Books : —

1.  

Year	Title of the Book	Author Co-Author(s)	Name of the Publisher	Month, Year	ISBN No.
2020-21	A GEOGRAPHICAL STUDY OF AGRICULTURAL PATTERN IN DROUGHT PRONE AREAS OF NASIK DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA STATE	Dr. Arote Somnath Tukaram	Technoscience Academy	July 2020	978-81-95117-1-6

2.

Year	Title of the Book	Author Co-Author(s)	Name of the Publisher	Month, Year	ISBN No.
2021-22	PARYATAN BHUGOL	Dr. Somnath Arote	Prashant Publication	Sept. 2021	978-93-90862-63-4

11. Future plan of the department :

1. To promote teachers & students for participation in Research activity
2. To adopt e-learning methods as a teaching method.
3. To help people to measure field area with the help of GPS.
4. To aware peoples for water conservation
5. To organize departmental study tour
6. To organize classroom seminars/ group discussion for students
7. To celebrate various geographical occasions