About University
Cradled in the lap of mountains at the foothills of auspicious Trikuta, besides the river Tawi at an altitude of 1030 ft. is Jammu. This 'city of temples' has many places...
Department of Geography was established in 1988, thus, considered as one of the youngest department in northern India. Since 1988, department has made immense contribution in generating new knowledge in physical as well as human geography and was supported by DST, FIST in 2016. It is the only department in the country that had first introduced Glacial Geomorphology and Mountain Geography as one of the courses at post graduate level. As a result, lot of research work has been carried out on the glaciers of J&K, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh. Present research focuses on Himalayan resources evaluation and management wherein the emphasis is on Agriculture, forest ecology, population, gender studies, tourism, regional planning, geomorphology, hydrology, cultural geography & environmental management.
Name | Designation | Qualification | Specialization | Contact Info. |
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Dr. Mohd. Sarfaraz Asgher | Professor & Head | Ph. D. | Environment Planning & Management, Geomorphology and Hydrology | E-mail: sasgher20@gmail.com, sarfarazasgher@jammuuniversity.ac.inEPABX: Mobile No.: 9419134864 |
Prof. Anuradha Sharma | Professor | Ph.D. | Resource Evaluation & Gender Studies | E-mail: anujammu2012@gmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9419156872 |
Dr. Shashi Prabha | Associate Professor | Ph. D. | Agriculture Geography | E-mail: sprabhaju@gmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9419106569 |
Dr. InderJeet Singh | Assistant Professor | Ph. D. | Agriculture Geography, Remote Sensing & GIS | E-mail: indergeogju@gmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9906007392 |
Ms. Suman Kumari | Assistant Professor | M.Sc./JRF | Gender Studies, Social Geography | E-mail: sumankushwaha007@gmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9596915505 |