Introduction

The readers of this web page are welcomed by the faculty of the Department of Geology. The Department of Geology is established in the year 1986. The department follows the discipline but at the same time has a cordial atmosphere filled with affection. Our identity in the campus is in terms of the work culture. Value education is provided to the students by the well experienced, highly qualified and devoted staff. The teachers, with illustrious qualities like sincerity, hard working nature, skilled at instrumental and analytical work, researchers of international repute, computer competent, workaholic, are student focused and works towards the cause. The courses offered have tremendous scope in its individual discipline. All the activities done in the department tries to improve the overall personality of the student. The main objectives of the department are:
i) To understand the discoveries and exploitation of the Earth’s material for the benefit of Human civilization.
ii) To help the students in generation of self employment schemes in Earth Sciences

Scope of the Subject

Job potential after P.G. in Govt. and Private Organizations. As a Geologist in various organizations including Atomic Mineral Division, Geological Survey of India, Oil & Natural Gas Commission, Indian Bureau of Mines, G.S.D.A., D.G.M., Central Ground Water Board, Coal India Ltd. Mineral Exploration Corporation, Hindustan Zinc Ltd., Manganese Ore India Ltd., Coal Mines, Copper Mines, and other mines, Granite companies, Private Oil Companies, Scientists in National Geophysical Research Institute, Remote Sensing Agencies Lecturer in Jr. Colleges, Colleges & University Consultant in Groundwater, Engineering Geology, Environmental Geology etc

Strong points of the Department

• Student Focused Teaching
• Curricula of National Standard
• Well qualified, experienced and devoted staff
• Good Class Rooms, Laboratories, Museum and with e-learning facilities.
• Skill improvement activities: Home Assignment, Seminar, Dissertation and Field Tour
• Special Counseling at individual level

Courses Offered

The PG course is of 2 years duration consisting of 4 semesters.

Teaching faculty

Laboratory Facilities

The department has a Geology museum which consists of variety of geological rock, minerals, ores, fossil samples, geomorphic models and self explanatory educative charts. The department has got state of the art instrumentation for geological, geochemical, geophysical, geographical and environmental studies. All these instruments are used to give hands on training to the students.

List of Equipments and Material 

Research & Extension

The department has identified Groundwater, Environment, Quaternary Geology, Remote Sensing and Geomorphology as thrust areas of the research. Environmental pollution including water, air and soil, monitoring and evaluation studies is being carried out in and around Parbhani city.

The department also actively participates in the earthquake monitoring studies in this area. Few Sponsored research projects are completed and ongoing in the areas of hydrogeological aspects in and around, Parbhani district, Quaternary geology and geomorphology of the Killari-Latur region along Terna-Manjra river basin and Godavari valley etc.

The research ambience of the teachers can be reflected through their research approach from quantitative to qualitative in terms of publishing papers. Many important research papers are being published in thrust areas mentioned above.

Research Projects: The dapertment has completed five major and minor research projects and raised more than Rs. 26 lakhs. There are two on-going projects funded by UGC and University.

Memorandum of Understanding

The department has signed Memorandum of understanding with School of Earth Sciences, S.R.T.M. University, Nanded.

• The school (University) signed an Memorandum of Understanding with National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad

Teaching & Learning

• Sophisticated Teaching aids like LCD projectors, e-learning CDs and Web-based materials are used in the regular teaching. Teaching is student focused. There is incremental growth in the percentage of the passed out students.

• The faculty of the school of earth sciences is student friendly and is accessible to the students even after class room teaching