Since the establishment of Department of Geography , it is committed to the mission of addressing the diverse dimensions of Physical and Applied Geography, Environment and Natural Resources. The Department started a new Master's degree Programme in the field of Environmental Planning & Management in 1988, which grew into full-fledged post-graduate department. After the incorporation of program in
Urban and Regional Planning with the collaboration of Nottingham University, UK, the Department of Geography was renamed as the Department of Geography, Urban and Regional Planning in 1993. Recognizing the importance of consistent changes in the field of geography in national and international scenario, the Department regularly updates its curriculum and has recently incorporated the emerging tools of Geographical Information System (GIS) and Computing. Apart from an excellent collection of books and journals in its Seminar Library, the Department has fully equipped Meteorological Observatory, and Cartographic, Geomorphological, Remote Sensing, Computer and GIS Labs. The Department also regularly holds national and international seminars in the fields of Geography, Planning and Natural Resources. The department is actively engaged in a number of research projects some of which are internationally collaborated and funded.
