On the 17th July 1892, the Department of Geology was formally opened for teaching with Sir Thomas Holland of the Geological Survey of India as the first Professor of Geology. Presidency College, Calcutta has the distinction of being the earliest among all educational institutions in India to start a separate department of Geology. The teaching covered both B. Sc. and M. Sc. levels.
At the undergraduate level, this department undertakes teaching three-year honours course in Geology with 75 students. The post-graduate section is enjoying academic autonomy since 2004 and at present two postgraduate programmes, namely, MSc in ‘Applied Geology’ and MSc in ‘Environmental System Management’ with 40 students in each degree programme. The Applied Geology course is designed to strike an optimum balance between fundamental disciplines of geology and applied aspects keeping in view the challenges of the new job opportunities. The Environmental System Management course is in the direction of fulfilling the commitment of the department in curricular diversification and creating more opportunity through interdisciplinary approach. Recently, UGC recognized the department as “Centre for Advanced Studies” in “Precambrian Crustal Evolution and Metallogeny”.

CENTRE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES IN
‘PRECAMBRIAN CRUSTAL EVOLUTION & METALLOGENY
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