The Department of Geography at the University of Pune has completed 50 years as a post graduate centre offering courses leading to M. A. / M. Sc. , M. Phil. and Ph.D. degrees in Geography.

Unique Features of the Department

It is perhaps the only department in India, which offers under one roof all the major specializations in Human and Physical Geography viz.

i. Geomorphology,
ii. Climatology,
iii. Settlement Geography (Urban and Rural), and Population Geography,
iv. Economic Geography ( including a variety of supporting sub-fields).

Over the years the faculty has produced a number of very good books, monographs and research papers.

The Department has a long standing tradition of carrying out field work in geomorphology and other disciplines which is ably supported by laboratory testing and analysis.

Within each major specialization there are in-house technical facilities which include: Computer laboratory, geomorphology and soil laboratory, weather monitoring station, remote sensing laboratory and GIS facilities besides a cartographic resource library and other special features . This department is one of the few university departments in India which has a number of options for specialization, faculty with research experience and expertise in several applied fields of geography. The Department provides a stimulating research / learning environment and the requisite research tools for training and research in every major branch of the subject. Besides superior teaching, the faculty is engaged in numerous research and consultancy projects, both individually and in collaboration with colleagues from interdisciplinary fields of the University of Pune and at various other institutes in India and overseas. The Department has over the years developed a suitable base for inter-disciplinary collaboration in the five key areas, namely Geomorphology, Climatology, Population and Settlements, and Economic Geography. In the technical field, multivariate analysis, remote sensing, GIS and computer cartography have been introduced. The new areas have tremendous application and are emerging as powerful tools in spatial analysis and interpretation as well as map making.
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Institute of Indian Geographer - IIG
A proportional body devotes to researched development in geography was establish by the faculty of the department in 1979.