Department of Geography, Patna University, Patna

Brief Profile

Recent Photograph of the Head/Professor Incharge/ Director of the Department/Institute
Name: Dr. Manoj Kumar Sinha
Designation: Professor & Head
Email: drmanojsinha@patnauniversity.ac.in

Brief Profile of Department/Institute

The Post-Graduate Department of Geography, Patna University, Patna was established in the year 1949 and is the 8th oldest Department in India. The Department of Geography , in general, is actually much older and was established in 1927-28 as a centre of graduate level teaching and is only the second oldest in the country after the Department of Geography, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. The Department has been a leading center for quality education and research in Geography in the Post Independence era. At present, it is one of the oldest Department of Geography in the country having a team of scholarly teachers and research fellows and has also well-equipped laboratories and a very rich library with more than 12,000 books, journals and magazines. This Department had, for the first time in Bihar, carried out such projects related to environment and ecology, as the ‘Damodar Valley Diagnostic Survey’ (1959-1965) in collaboration with the University of Calcutta and IIT, Kharagpur, ‘Terrain Evaluation Project (1966-1969) sponsored by the Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India, “Comprehensive Pollution Survey and studies of the Ganga River basin in Bihar (1980-82)” at the State Level sponsored by the Bihar State Pollution Control Board and “Integrated Area Development study of Bhabhua Anchal : A Village Level Study in a Drought Prone Area (1982-85)” etc. The Department was included in the UGC Special Assistance Programme (SAP) – DRS – I for carrying out research in the field of Urban Geography for the period 2010-15. The teachers of the Department like Prof. P. Dayal, Prof. L.N.Ram, Prof. R.B.P.Singh have served the highest administrative positions in the University as Vice-Chancellor. Besides, Prof. P.Dayal, Prof. L.N.Ram and Prof. R.B.P.Singh also have been the Past Presidents of National Association of Geographers of India (NAGI)-the largest and most prestigious association of Geographers at National Level. The teachers have contributed immensely to such modern and impactful studies as the interface of Geography and Slum Studies, the Diminishing Wetlands of North Bihar, Geo-political studies in the Indian frontiers of Jammu and Kashmir etc.

Mission and Vision of the Department/Institute

  • Committed teaching, quality research, co-curricular and socially productive activities.
  • To include new frontiers of geography in teaching and research. eg. GIS and Remote Sensing, Geo informatics, advanced cartographic techniques and digital mapping.
  • Main focus on research at micro level- spatial basis.
  • Interactive session to create knowledge in ‘thinking’ and ‘exploring’ beyond the text.
  • Recording perspective/strategic plans and development documents.
  • Facilitate professional competence and socially conscious human resource.
  • Get projects for research promotion and infrastructure development
  • Counselling classes for geography students for preparation of UPSC/state level administrative service exams
  • Counselling classes for PG students
  • Encourage communicative competence, independent initiatives and use using measures for promotion of sustainable resources and envisage a society that respects diversities and equalities
  • Evaluation of aptitude and motivational guidance for gainful dignified employability

List of Faculty Members (Regular)

Basic Information
Dr. Manoj Kumar Sinha
Name: Manoj Kumar Sinha
Designation: Professor & Head
Qualification: M.A., Ph.D., B.Ed., LL.B
Specialization: Cartography, Urban Geography
Experience: 23 Years
Email: drmanojsinha@patnauniversity.ac.in
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Md. Nazim
Name: Md. Nazim
Designation: Professor
Qualification: M.A., UGC-JRF, Ph.D.
Specialization: Agriculture Geography
Experience: 30 Years
Email: mnazim@patnauniversity.ac.in
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Debjani Sarkar Ghose
Name: Debjani Sarkar Ghose
Designation: Associate Professor
Qualification: M.A., UGC-JRF, Ph.D.
Specialization: Urban Geography
Experience: 23 Years
Email: debjanisarkar@patnauniversity.ac.in
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Prerna Bharti
Name: Prerna Bharti
Designation: Assistant Professor
Qualification: M.A., UGC-NET, Ph.D.
Specialization: Political Geography
Experience: 07 Years
Email: prernasikka1993@gmail.com
Official Email: prerna-geog@patnauniversity.ac.in
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Md. Ashraf
Name: Md. Ashraf
Designation: Assistant Professor
Qualification: M.A. (Geography), M.A. (History), CSIR-NET (Earth Science), UGC-JRF (Geography), UGC-NET (History), Ph.D.
Specialization: GIS & Remote Sensing
Experience: 07 Years
Email: mdashraf-geog@patnauniversity.ac.in
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Pramod Kumar Pandey
Name: Pramod Kumar Pandey
Designation: Assistant Professor
Qualification: M.A., D.Phil. (University of Allahabad), CSIR-JRF (Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean & Planetary Sciences), UGC-JRF (Geography), SRF
Specialization: Planetary Geomorphology, Fluvial Geomorphology, Application of Remote Sensing & GIS in Terrain Analysis
Experience: 12 Years
Email: ppgeom@gmail.com
Official Email: promod-geography@pup.ac.in
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Sudha Kumari
Name: Sudha Kumari
Designation: Assistant Professor
Qualification: M.A., NTA-UGC-NET, Ph.D.
Specialization: Urban Geography, Population Geography
Experience: 1.5 Years
Email: sudhaviraj1976@gmail.com
Official Email: Sudha-geog@patnauniversity.ac.in
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Anil Kumar
Name: Anil Kumar
Designation: Assistant Professor
Qualification: M.A., CBSE-UGC NET & JRF, Ph.D.
Specialization: Urban Geography and Advanced Geomorphology
Experience: 03 Years
Email: anil-geog@patnauniversity.ac.in
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Meera Thakur
Name: Meera Thakur
Designation: Assistant Professor
Qualification: Ph.D., M.A., UGC-NET
Specialization: Research Methodology, Eco-Tourism
Experience: 1.5 Years
Email: meerathakur3012@gmail.com
Official Email: meera-geog@patnauniversity.ac.in
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Akhter Abid Ali
Name: Akhter Abid Ali
Designation: Assistant Professor (Guest Faculty)
Qualification: M.A., Ph.D.
Specialization: Urban Geography, Geology
Experience: 4 Years
Email: akhterabidali@gmail.com

List of Staff Members

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Madan Kumar
Name: Madan Kumar
Designation: Assistant
Qualification: B.A.
Email: Madankumar9876543210@gmail.com
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Vinod Kumar
Name: Vinod Kumar
Designation: Routine Clerk
Qualification: B.A.
Email: vinodgupta2404@gmail.com
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Shiv Kumar
Name: Shiv Kumar
Designation: Lab-Bearer
Qualification: Non-Matric
Email: -
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Mukesh Kumar
Name: Mukesh Kumar
Designation: Peon
Qualification: Non-Matric
Email: mukeshmisti855@gmail.com
List of Ph.D. Research Scholars
  • Jahanvi
  • Shubham Kumar
  • Krishna Dev Raj
  • Sk Amirul Islam
  • Navneet Nigam
  • Vivek Priydarshi
  • Akanksha Priyadarshi
  • Aktar Hussain
  • Padmja
  • Tulika Kumari
  • Akanksha
  • Ashish Ranjan
List of Notable Alumni

The alumni of this Department have occupied high places and have made significant contributions in education, administration and other public services.

Distinguished Alumni
Late Dr. S.A. Majid Late Dr. P. Dayal Late Dr. R.P. Singh Dr. L.N. Ram Late Dr. Sudeepta Adhikari Dr. R.B.P. Singh Dr. K.N. Paswan Dr. Ashok Dutt
Civil Services Alumni
Dr. S.K. Saha (IAS) Shri Ramjee Singh (IAS) Shri Anjani Kumar Singh (IAS) Shri Amit Kumar (IAS - Jharkhand) Shri Amit Kumar (IAS - Punjab) Smt. Neelima Kumari (IAS) Shri Rajya Vardhan Sharma (IPS) Shri Nirmal Kumar Azad (IPS)

Department Photo Gallery