The Department of Geography at Bihar National College is one of the premier centers of spatial learning in Eastern India. It imparts rigorous cartographic training, physical and human geography education, remote sensing methodologies, and GIS applications.

Students receive comprehensive training in regional socio-economic surveys, meteorological modeling, environmental assessment, and computerized GIS spatial mapping.

Webinars & Academic Seminars

The Department regularly organizes National Webinars, interactive symposiums, and academic workshops. Eminent scholars from premier universities across India deliver lectures on emerging trends such as climate resilience, urban morphology, disaster risk reduction, and satellite-based geospatial mapping.

Field Excursions & Socio-Economic Surveys

Hands-on field training is a compulsory component of the curriculum. Students undertake annual socio-economic field surveys and geographical excursions to diverse terrains across India, gaining practical field exposure in data collection, surveying instruments, and spatial reporting.

Established in 1949 under Patna University, the Department of Geography has been a cradle of spatial research and cartographic education in Eastern India for over seven decades.

The department was nurtured by stalwarts of Indian geography who introduced rigorous field survey traditions and topographical map interpretation. Over the decades, it has produced distinguished geographers, university professors, town planners, environmental researchers, and administrative civil servants.

Department of Geography — Cartographic Lab, GIS Station & Topographical Archive

Infrastructure & Laboratory Facilities

The Department of Geography features a modern Cartographic Laboratory, GIS software terminals, and field survey equipment.

• Cartographic & GIS Laboratory: Dedicated spatial GIS software terminals, tracing tables, stereoscopes, and digitization equipment.
• Surveying Equipment Repository: Prismatic Compasses, Dumpy Levels, Plane Tables, Clinometers, and Theodolites.
• Topographical Sheet Archive: Comprehensive collection of Survey of India Toposheets (1:50,000 and 1:25,000 scale) covering diverse terrains of India.
• Seminar Library: Vast collection of physical geography, human geography, urban planning, climatology, and remote sensing books.