Geography – SBS College Karad

Department of geogrpahy

About The Department

The department of Geography was established in June 1986. The aim of department is to prepare students to make career in Map Making, Weather Forecasting, GIS and Remote Sensing, Surveying, Tourist Guide, Plotting, Field Survey, Cartography. The Department has been conducting the course, ‘IDS’ (Geography in Tourism) for B.A. II since 1990.The department regularly organizes activities viz. Essay and Article Writing, Elocution, Debate Competitions and Field Visit for better understanding of the subject. The faculty is well qualified and experienced in Teaching and Research.

Objectives

To Develop curiosity among the students about geographical elements
To develop research activities among the students
To adopt new techniques and methods in study.
To enable students to utilize geographical knowledge in the development of social, economic, political, educational and cultural development of our country
To make the students Environmental Ambassadors of the world

Achievements

Participation in Avishkar Competition
Won All India Mapping Event- MAPATHON Championship

Activities

A)Activities

Geography Day
World Tourism Day
World Population day
Humbolt Birth Anniversary
Field Work
Study Tour
Workshops
Seminars

B)Department Activity

2018-19
Sr.	Activity	Topic	Chief Guest/Resource Person/s	Date
1	Birth Anniversary of Alexzander Von Humbolt	Birth Anniversary of Alexzander Von Humbolt	Mr. S. D. Kamble	27 Sept 2018
2	Geography Day	-	-	14 Jan 2019
3	Dnyansadhana	Innovative Activity	Shobha N. Lohar	Yearly
4	World Population Day	Population of India	Mrs. Priyanka Sable	11 July 2018
5	Study Tour - Dakshin Konkan	-	S. D. Kamble Shobha N. Lohar	09 Feb 2019
6	Field Work	Study of average rainfall and temperature in Karad tehsil with reference to GIS	-	25 Jan 2019
7	Books Published	Physical Geography Human Geography	S.N. Chavan	Year 2019
2019-20
6	World Population Day	World Population Day	Dr. A.G.Nimse	11 July 2019
7	Inauguration of ‘Bhugolvishw’	-	Principal. Dr.S.V.Shelke	19 August 2019
8	World Ozon Day	Poster Publication	Principal. Dr.S.V.Shelke	16 Sept 2019
9	Wall Paper Guest Lecture	Chandrayan 2 Vedh Akashacha	Mr. Sanjay Pujari	25 Sept 2019
10	Guest Lecture	Career Opportunities in GIS	Ms. Durga Gaikwad	25 Feb 2020
11	Field Work	Priti Sangam Ghat Karad	Dr. P. Y. Salunkhe	3 Feb 2020
12	Study Tour – South Konkan	Online	Mr. S.A.Kakde	18 Feb 2020

2021-22
13	Guest Lecture	Career Opportunities in Geography	Mr. Avdhut Kulkarni	21 Jan 2021
14	National Webinar	Climate Change: Impact, Responses and Actions	Dr. Sambhaji Shinde Dr. F. M. Nadaf	16 Oct 2021
15	Study Tour – Pratapgad - Mahableshwar	-	Mr. S.D. Kamble	29 May 2022
16	Poster Presentation in Avishkar Competition- University Level National Level Anvenshan – Participation (Chennai)	Detection of Forest Fire	Shobha N. Lohar	9 Feb 2022
17	“Bhujal Sanshodhan”	-	Dr. P. Y. Salunkhe	Yearly
2022-23
18	Wall Paper Presentation	World Ozon Day	Shobha .N. Lohar	19 Sept 2022
19	Guest Lecture	World Tourism Day	Mr. Avdhut Kulkarni	30 Sept 2022
20	Guest Lecture- Geography Day	Climate Change	Dr. Pravin Talekar	14 Jan 2023
21	Study Tour – Pratapgad - Mahableshwar		Mr. S.D. Kamble Shobha N. Lohar	9 March 2023
22	Wall Paper Presentation	Birth Anniversary of Alexzander Von Humbolt	Mr. S.D. Kamble	30 Jan 2023
23	Field Work	Priti Sangam Ghat Karad	Dr. P. Y. Salunkhe Mr. S.A. Kakde	12 March 2023

C)Conference/Workshop

Sr.No	Title of Conference / Workshop / Seminar	Date	Level Lead college /State/ National/ International	Publication
1	World Environment Day (Online)	10 June 2021	Lead College	No
2	Climate Change: Impact, Responses, and Actions (Online Webinar)	16 Oct 2021	National	No

D)Departmental Research Papers(2018-19 to 2022-23)

1).Name of Faculty- Mr. S.D. Kamble

Sr. No

Title of the Paper

Title of Proceeding

National/ International

Year of Publication

ISSN/ISBN

Peer reviewed /Referred/Open Access/UGC Care Listed

Name of Publisher

Development of Agriculture and environmental impact: A Geographical Analysis

Agriculture and Rural Development: Spatial Issues, Challenges and Approaches

International

2018

2349-638x

Peer reviewed

Impact of Industrialization on Immigration patterns of population migration Sangli

IJFANS

International

Nov 2022

2319-1775

Volume 11, Issue 13

UGC Care Listed (group- I)

IJFANS

2).Name of Faculty – Mr. S.A. Kakde

Sr. No

Title of the Paper

Title of Proceeding

National/ International

Year of Publication

ISSN/ISBN

Peer reviewed /Referred/Open Access/UGC Care Listed

Name of Publisher

CBR of Ginger Cultivation with Spatial Reference to Soil type: A Comparative study of Satara and Aurangabad District of Maharashtra

Advance and Applied Research

International

April 2023

2347-7075

Volume 10

Issue 4

Peer reviewed

Young Research Association

3).Name of Faculty – Dr. P.Y. Salunkhe

Sr. No

Title of the Paper

Title of Proceeding

National/ International

Year of Publication

ISSN/ISBN

Peer reviewed /Referred/Open Access/UGC Care Listed

Name of Publisher

CBR of Ginger Cultivation with special reference to soil type: A Comparative study of Satara and Aurangabad District of Maharashtra

Advance and Applied Research

International

April 2023

2347-7075

Volume 10

Issue 4

Peer reviewed

Young Research Association

4).Name of Faculty – Shobha N. Lohar

Sr. No	Title of the Paper	Title of Proceeding	National/ International	Year of Publication	ISSN/ISBN	Peer reviewed /Referred/Open Access/UGC Care Listed	Name of Publisher
1	Rehabilitation and changing land cover: A temporal analysis of Chandoli National Park by using GIS and Remote Sensing	An International multidisciplinary Quality Research journal- AJANTA	International	June 2019	ISSN 2277-5730 Volume IX Issue- II	UGC Care Listed	-
2	Land Use/ Land Cover change and its impact on LST using GIS and Remote Sensing: A Case study of Karad Tehsil	Gurukul International multidisciplinary Research journal	International	April 2021	ISSN 2394-8426 Volume X Issue- II	Peer reviewed	-
3	Detection of forest fire burn area using Landsat-8 and Sentinel-2: A case study of Nivale Kolhapur beat of Chandoli National Park, Maharashtra , India	Disaster Advances	International	Jan 2022	E-ISSN 2278-4543 Volume XV Issue- I	UGC Care Listed	World Research Association

Prominent Alumni

Shobha Lohar. Batch (2012-13) (Assistant Professor)
Sonali Kumbhar (2012-13)
Amit Jagannath Gore (Assistant Manager (HRD)
Sudhakar Pandharinath Sable (Secondary Teacher)
Rahul Jaywant Thorat (Senior Lecturer)
Bhagyashri Ram Hogle (Primary Teacher)
Vaibhav Shankar Chavan (Businessman)
Sambhaji Akaram Patil (Junior Lecturer)

Value Added Courses, Add-on Courses and Certificate Courses

Environmental Awareness (from 2021-22 to 2023-24)
Certificate Course in Travel and Tourism (from 2021-22 to 2023-24)

SWOC Analysis

Strength

Our department has qualified and experienced faculty.
Organisation of various activities and programs for overall personality development of students.
Independent Departmental Library

Weakness

No Post Graduation Course

Opportunity

To start M.A. Geography
Assistance to students for employment as well as self-employment through various skill courses

Challenges

Introduction of interdisciplinary courses
Initiating career oriented courses
To create awareness among the students about research in geography
Improve communication skills in English

Faculty

Name:Mr. S. D. Kamble

Qualification: M.A. , B Ed, NET & SET

Experience: 13 years

Name: Mr. S. A. Kakde

Qualification: M.A. ,NET , SET

Experience: 15 years

Name: Dr. P. Y. Salunkhe

Qualification: M.A. ,M. Phil, Ph.D

Experience: 21 years

Name: Miss. S. N. Lohar

Qualification: M.A. ,NET, SET, D Ed

Experience: 9 years

Other Info

Department Awards

Sr.No	Name of Donar	Award Name	Class
1	Amit Jagannth Gore	Late.Prof. Jagannath Anandrao Gore Award	B.A.III (First in Geography Subject)
2	Dr. S.D.Kamble	Shree. Dattatray Dnyanu Kamble Award	B.A.II (First in Geography Subject)
3	Mr.S.A.Kakde	Matoshri.Sarubai Aagatrao Kakde Award	B.A.I (First in Geography Subject)

Future plans

To motivate research activities
To enrich departmental Library
To organize National Seminar

Best Practices

‘Bhugol Vishwa’ and ‘Dnyansathna’

Blog Link

https://geographysbskarad.blogspot.com/