Introduction

Department of Geography was established in 2016 with student intake of 07. The Department strives to empower students with knowledge and skills for spatial thinking. Apart from enhancing logical and reasoning capacity of students through choice based syllabi to have a competitive edge in NET/JRF/SLET, the Department also provides students with skills to tackle real world problems and contribute to society in a meaningful way. One of the main objectives of the Department is to inculcate the interest of geographical understanding among students through organizing different academic programme and extracurricular activities. The department is well equipped with world class lecture-rooms, seminar halls, Remote sensing and G.I.S (Geographical information system) laboratories with the latest networking, internet and high computing facility. Admission to the geography course is done by Jammu University Entrance Test (JUET) wherein students opt for Bhaderwah Campus during counseling in the Geography department at Jammu University, Main Campus. The sectioned strength of the course is 10seats inclusive of all categories..