EVALUATIVE REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY 1. Name of the Department: Geography 2. Year of establishment: 1971 3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university? Yes 4. Names of Programmes/ Courses offered (UG, PG, M. Phil., Ph. D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) S.No. Name of the Programme Type of the Programme Annual Intake 1. B.A./B.Sc.(Hons) Regular 50 2. M.A./M.Sc. Regular 30 3. PG Diploma in Remote Sensing/GIS Regular 20 4. PG Diploma in Digital Cartography Regular 20 5. Ph.D. As per Vacancy AS per UGC norms 5. Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved: B.A. (Hons.): Disaster management as subsidiary paper for Economics, History, Sociology, Tourism and Travel, Languages. B.A/B. Sc (Hons.): Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics 6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc. None 7. Details of programmes / courses discontinued, if any, with reasons : None 8. Annual/ Semester/Choice Based Credit System: S.No. Name of the Programme Examination System 1. B.A./B.Sc.(Hons.) Semester 2. M.A./M.Sc. Semester 3. PG Diploma in Remote Sensing/GIS Semester 4. PG Diploma in Digital Cartography Semester 5. Ph. D Course work &Thesis 9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments: No 10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst. Professors) S. No Post Sanctioned Filled Actual (CAS&MPS) 1. Professor 01 01 08 Page 1 of 58 EVALUATIVE REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY S. No Post Sanctioned Filled Actual (CAS&MPS) 1. Professor 01 01 08 2. Associate Professors 03 02 03 3. Asst. Professors 12 12 04 4. Others - - - 11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation and specialization (D.Sc./D.Litt./ Ph.D. /M.Phil. etc.) No. of No. of Ph.D. Years Designati In Name Qualification Specialization of Awa on progr Experi rded ence ess Shahnaz M.A., M. Phil, Ph.D. Professor Urban 28 03 09 Parveen Certificate in Geography Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, IIRS, Dehradun, Certificate Course in GPS Surveying, IIT, Roorkee Rocket M.A., M. Phil, Ph.D. Professor Transport , 33 04 04 Ibrahim Urban & Regional Development S.M. M.A., M. Phil,P.G Dip.in Professor RS/GIS in 39 03 05 Rashid• Human Settlement Analysis, Urban Studies IIRS, Dehradun Mohd. M.A., M. Phil, Ph.D., M. Professor Population 30 06 02 Firoz Sc. (Ecology & /Ecology Khan Environment) P. G Dip. Environment (Environment Management) Page 2 of 58 EVALUATIVE REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY Mohd. M.A., M. Phil, Ph.D.Adv. Professor Social 30 07 08 Ishtiaq* Dip. in Cartography, STI, Geography Hyderabad Mohd. M.Sc., M. Phil, Ph. D, Professor Agricultural 34 02 08 Mazhar Certificate in Geography Ali Khan Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing IIRS, Dehradun,Certificate in GPS Surveying, IIT, Roorkee Haseena M.Sc., M. Phil, Ph. D, Professor Gender 28 06 05 Hashia Certificate in Geography, Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, IIRS, Dehradun Masood M.A., M. Phil, Ph.D. Professor Waste 18 05 03 Ahsan Diploma in Application of Management Siddiqui RS and GIS in Soil and and Water Agriculture Land Use shed Planning, IIRS, Dehradun Management Mary M.A., M. Phil, Ph.D. Associate Social 18 02 05 Tahir Certificate in Professor Geography Photogrammetry, IIRS, Dehradun Atiqur M.Sc., M. Phil, Ph.D., Associate Urban 12 02 04 Rahman P.G. Dip. in Remote Professor Environmental Sensing & GIS, CSSTEAP- management, UN, IIRS, Dehradun; Water Certificate Course in GPS resources Surveying, IIT, Roorkee Haroon M. Sc., M. Phil, Ph.D. Associate Agricultural 13 01 06 Sajjad Certificate in Professor Geography Page 3 of 58 EVALUATIVE REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY Photogrammetry, IIRS, Dehradun Madan M.A., M. Phil, Ph.D., P.G. Assistant Urban & 13 01 01 Mohan Dip. In Remote Sensing & Professor Regional GIS, IIRS, Dehradun Development Lubna M.A., M. Phil, Ph.D., Assistant Population 06 01 06 Siddiqui Certificate in Professor Geography Photogrammetry, IIRS, Dehradun Taruna M.A., M. Phil, Ph.D., Assistant Urban & 07 - 02 Bansal Certificate Course in Professor Regional Thematic Cartography, Development NATMO, Kolkata,Certificate in Photogrammetry, IIRS, Dehradun Aruna M. A, M. Phil Assistant Urban 06 - - Paarcha Professor &Population Geography *On deputation as VC Magadh University, Gaya• on re-employment 12. List of senior Visiting Fellows, faculty, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors: 13. Percentageof classes taken by temporary faculty – Programme-wise Information S. No. Programme Name of the Temporary Faculty Remarks 1. B. A. Dr. Seemin Musheer 5% 2. P G Diploma in Digital Dr. Seemin Musheer 5% Cartography 3. P G Diploma in RS/ GIS Dr. Seemin Musheer 5% Applications 4. B. A./B Sc Mr. Saif Ikram 10% Page 4 of 58 EVALUATIVE REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY 14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio: 16.6:1 15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned and filled: S. No Post Sanctioned Filled 1. Sr. Lab Assistant 03 Nil 2. Jr. Lab Assistant 01 01 3. Lab Attendant 02 01 4. Survey Assistant 01 01 5. Cartographer/ 01 01 Technician 6. Store Keeper 01 Nil 7. Clerk 01 01 8. Peon 01 01 16. Research thrust areas recognized by funding agencies: Population and environment Urban Geography and Urban Environment Application of Geo-Spatial Technology Watershed Management 17. Number of faculty with ongoing projectsfrom a) national b) international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the names of the funding agencies and grants received project-wise. a) National: Name & Title of the Projects Funding Amount Duration Designation of the Agency Teachers Dr. M. Ishtiaque, Investigating the Feasibility Delhi 2.10 February Professor of Shifting of Slaughter Minorities Lakh 2009- House to Ghazipur and also Commission February the Problems which are Government 2010 being faced by those who of NCT have already shifted there. Delhi Page 5 of 58 EVALUATIVE REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY (Completed) Dr. M. Ishtiaque, Role of Madarsa in ICSSR 4.5 Lakh April Professor Promoting Education and 2009- Development in Mewat March, District: A Spatio-Temporal 2011 Analysis. (Completed, 2011) Dr. Haseena Hashia, Empowerment of Muslim IOS 2.5 Lakh 2008- Professor Women in India 2009 Dr. Masood Ahsan Solid Waste Management UGC 10.4 1.2.2010- Siddiqui, in Ambedkar Nagar District Lakh 31.1.013 Professor(PI) using Remote Sensing and Haroon Sajjad and GIS Techniques Lubna Siddiqui(Co- PI) Dr. Shahnaz Parveen, Quality of Urban Life along UGC 11.50 1.2.2010- Professor(PI) River Yamuna (Delhi Lakh 31.1.201 Prof. M. Mazhar Ali Segment): A Geographical 3 Khan,(Co-PI) Approach Dr. Mary Tahir, Crime Against Women in UGC 1.85 2011- Associate Professor NCR Lakh 2013 Dr. Atiqur Rahman Monitoring of Arsenic MOEF *28.14 2009- (Co-PI), in Ground Water Lakh 2012 Associate Professor of Ballia District, Uttar Pradesh Using Re mote Sensing and GIS Techniques’, Dr. Madan Mohan, Geospatial Information UGC 7.59 2009- Assistant Professor Integration, Modeling and Lakh 2012 Digital Mapping of Urban Sprawl: A Case Study of Page 6 of 58 EVALUATIVE REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY NCR, Region, Delhi Dr. Lubna Siddiqui, A Cross-Sectional Analysis ICSSR 4.08 28.2.201 Assistant Professor of Quality of Life Elderly Lakh 1- (PI), People in Ambedkar Nagar 1.2.2013 Masood Ahsan and District, Uttar Pradesh Haroon Sajjad( Co- PI) Dr. Masood Ahsan Planning Atlas for Class II NRDMS, 17.58 August,2 Siddiqui, Towns of Uttar Pradesh DST Lakh 014-16 Professor(PI) Haroon Sajjad and Lubna Siddiqui and Mansaf Alam(Co-PI *Funds are being managed by other institutions/centers (b) International funding agencies: Name & Funding Designation of Title of the Projects Amount Duration Agency the Teachers Dr. Atiqur Impact of household food Shastri Indo *6 lakh (2010- Rahman insecurity on Canadian 2012) (Co-PI), human health in central India Institute Associate (SICI) Professor Dr. Madan Geovisualisation of Million+ ICSSR 7 lakh 2013 Mohan, Assistant Cities in the Central National Professor Capital Region: An Impact Analysis Study of Delhi Metro Corridors Network on Urban Sprawl * Funds are being managed by other institutions/centers b) Total grants: 68.55 lakh Page 7 of 58 EVALUATIVE REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY 18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and grants received a) All India collaboration: None b) International collaboration Institute/Organization Faculty Project title Agency Amount Understanding Impacts of Desert Urbanization on Dr. Atiqur Arizona State Climate and Surrounding Rahman University, ASU, Environments to Foster NASA *$765,990 Collaborating (USA) Sustainable Cities Using Scientist Remote Sensing and Numerical Modeling INCLEN, New Delhi & Dr. Atiqur Foundational Work for a ICMR, *50 McGill University, Rahman Brain-to-Society India and Lakhs Canada (Co-PI), Diagnostics for Prevention CIHR, Associate of Childhood Obesity and Canada Professor its Chronic Diseases Consequences * Funds are being managed by other institutions/centers 19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE; DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received. DST-FIST sponsored Department in 2014 with a grant of 72 lakhs. 20. Research facility / centre with state recognition: NA national recognition: NA Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) recognized our department as the potential department of northern India to impart knowledge in Remote sensing, GIS and GPS and for that the department received a onetime grant of 27 lakhs from ISRO in 2002 DST recognized under DST-FIST Sponsored Department with a grant of 72 lakhs in 2014. international recognition: NA 21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or corporate bodies. None Page 8 of 58 EVALUATIVE REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY 22. Publications: Departmental Summary (Since 2009)(Annexure-I Publications) S. No. Items Total No. Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / 1 100 international) 2 Monographs - 3 Chapters in Books 25 4 Edited Books 02 Books with ISBN with details of publishers(978-9380285-71-9, 2- 12 5 910053-35-0,81-316-0113-7,81-224-2087-7,978-81-83-77-206-8,81 7033-570-6) Number listed in International Database (For e.g.