Dept.Profile : Department of Geology
Faculty
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Name and address of the Department:

Department of Geology
University College,
Kakatiya University
Warangal – 506 009.
Telephone number:

0872-438001 Ext. 242
Fax number :0872-438800
 

The department of geology is established in the year 1989 with a built-up area of 5200 sq.ft in the university college campus and is currently headed by Dr.K.David. The department have academic, administrative and financial autonomy.
The department is equipped with advance facilities such as Field Survey Equipment, Geological Collections and Museum, Resistivity meters, Fluoride meter, Sieve Shakers, Ore microscope, Spectrophotomer, Flamephotometer, Computer, Rare equipments-GIS Software etc.
 
The different programmes (Level of Study = Certificate / Diploma / UG / PG Diploma / PG / M.Phil. / Ph.D. / Post Doctoral etc.) offered by the department :
Programme

 Level of Study Cut-off MarksAt entry, in % Student Strength
MSc. Geology
P.G. 40% 48
Ph.D Post M.Sc   14
 
The number of teaching and non-teaching staff of the department are:
  Male

 Female Total
No. of teachers with Ph.D. as the highest qualification
 04
 - 04
No. of teachers with M.Phil. as the highest qualification

 - - -
No. of Part-time teachers
04 - 04
No. of administrative staff
02 - 02
No. of technical staff 04 - 04
No. of class IV staff 01
 01
 02
 
About the department :

Books in the department library :

103
Journals/periodicals subscribed
by the department

Indian Journals - 6
Foreign Journals - 3
Computers in the department 05
Ongoing research projects and
their total outlay		 nil
Research projects completed
during the last three years
and their total outlay 		03.
Teachers who have attended
national seminars during the
last three years :		 02
Teacher who have attended
international seminars during
the last three years		 01

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:


The major thrust areas within the subject in which research activities are being actively pursued are:

  • Petrology
  • Hydrogeology
  • Environmental Geology
  • Economic Geology
  • Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System