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Department of Geology

The subject Geology was introduced in Fergusson College in 1908. To begin with, Prof T.G. Yeolekar worked as professor in Zoology and Geology Department. Prof G.G. Narke was greatly interested in the subject and he helped the department in the capacity of honorary geology teacher.

In the year 1924, Prof K.V. Kelkar joined this college as junior teacher to assist Prof T.G. Yeolekar. In 1926, Geology was introduced as principal subject at B.Sc. level. In 1932, Prof K.V. Kelkar was appointed as Professor and Head of the department of Geology. Prof. K. V. Kelkar from academic and research point of view was assisted by several lecturers and past students. Under his guidance, the staff and students of Geology Department published several research papers.

In 1946, the Government of India showed great appreciation of the work done by students of the Geology department of this college and appointed Geology Education Committee consisting of Dr S.P. Prija, Dr. D.N. Wadia and Dr. W.D. West. The government also provided a handsome grant for enabling the college authorities to develop the Geology department, thereby accelerating the development of the department in 1951.

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  • Prof. Shyam N. Mude – Head, Department of Geology and Chairman, BoS in Geology
  • Prof. Anil Kulkarni – Head, Department of Management, Chh. Shahu Institute of Business Education and Research, Kolhapur
  • Prof. Rahul Joshi – Head, Department of Petroleum Engineering, Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University
  • Prof. Satish Sangode – Vice Chancellor’s Nominee & Head, Department of Geology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune
  • Mr. Natraj Vaddadi – Independent Consultant, Petroleum Sector, Pune
  • Dr. Himanshu Kulkarni – Scientist (Emeritus) and Honorary Secretary, Advanced Center for Water Resources Development and Management (ACWADAM), Pune
  • Dr. S. D. Raut – Associate Professor
  • Dr. D. V. Upasani – Associate Professor
  • Mr. S. P. Kokate – Associate Professor
  • Dr. Madhuri Ukey – Associate Professor
  • Mr. Aneesh Soman – Associate Professor
  • Mr. Chinmay Thite – Associate Professor
  • Ms. Madhu Rajput – Associate Professor
  • Ms. Sneha Sawant – Associate Professor
  • Ms. Gouravi Yerankollu – Associate Professor
  • Mr. Dnyaneshwar Korte – Associate Professor
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  • Consultancy services are provided in the fields of:

  • Petrography (Rock thin sections analysis)
    Hydrogeology
  • Environmental Impact Assessment
    Gemmology

Research Projects

Name of the Principal Investigator / Co-investigator (if applicable) Funding Agency Type (Government/ Non-Government) Title of Project Funds provided (INR in Lakhs) Duration of Project
Dr. Ravindrasing G. Pardeshi UGC Government Petrography and Phytolith studies of the Tertiary Formation of Bikaner-Nagaur Basin, Western Rajasthan, India 2.7 2016-2018
Dr. Tanuuja Marathe, Dr. Devdutt Upasani BCUD Government Petrographical and Geochemical characterisation of the Giant Plagioclase Basalt horizons occurring in the areas of south Pune and Satara Districts, Maharashtra 1.3 2016-2018
Prof. Shyam N. Mude, Dr. S. D. Raut BCUD Government Fossil Calcareous algae from Late Cretaceous to Early Eocene sediments of Pondicherry, South India 1.4 2016-2018

Collaborations

Title of the
Collaborative Activity		 Name of the Collaborating Agency with Contact Details Name of the Participant Year of Collaboration Duration Nature of the Activity
Teaching mobility Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland Principal Dr. Ravindrasing Pardeshi 2017-2019 Five days Travel to Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland for undertaking teaching activity
Training mobility Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland Dr. Devdutt Upasani 2017-2019 Five days Travel to Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland for undertaking training
Student mobility Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland Mr. Aneesh Soman 2017-2019 Ninety days Travel to Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland for short course-work and research
Research and other collaboration Institute of Geological Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland Faculty and students of Department of Geology June 2018 Five years Faculty exchange and research collaboration
Research collaboration and training Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, India Prof. Shyam Mude 2017 3 months INSA visiting scientist
Internship/
training/ dissertation		 Advanced Center for Water Resources Development and Management (ACWADAM), Pune Students of T.Y.B.Sc. and M.Sc. Geology 2016 onwards 30 days To undertake research work as a part of internship, training or dissertation
Internship/ training/ dissertation Geological Survey of India Students of M.Sc. Geology 2016 onwards 30 days To undertake research work as a part of internship, training or dissertation

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About Department
The subject Geology was introduced in Fergusson College in 1908. To begin with, Prof T.G. Yeolekar worked as professor in Zoology and Geology Department. Prof G.G. Narke was greatly interested in the subject and he helped the department in the capacity of honorary geology teacher.

In the year 1924, Prof K.V. Kelkar joined this college as junior teacher to assist Prof T.G. Yeolekar. In 1926, Geology was introduced as principal subject at B.Sc. level. In 1932, Prof K.V. Kelkar was appointed as Professor and Head of the department of Geology. Prof. K. V. Kelkar from academic and research point of view was assisted by several lecturers and past students. Under his guidance, the staff and students of Geology Department published several research papers.

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Faculty
Board of Studies
  • Prof. Shyam N. Mude – Head, Department of Geology and Chairman, BoS in Geology
  • Prof. Anil Kulkarni – Head, Department of Management, Chh. Shahu Institute of Business Education and Research, Kolhapur
  • Prof. Rahul Joshi – Head, Department of Petroleum Engineering, Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University
  • Prof. Satish Sangode – Vice Chancellor’s Nominee & Head, Department of Geology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune
  • Mr. Natraj Vaddadi – Independent Consultant, Petroleum Sector, Pune
  • Dr. Himanshu Kulkarni – Scientist (Emeritus) and Honorary Secretary, Advanced Center for Water Resources Development and Management (ACWADAM), Pune
  • Dr. S. D. Raut – Associate Professor
  • Dr. D. V. Upasani – Associate Professor
  • Mr. S. P. Kokate – Associate Professor
  • Dr. Madhuri Ukey – Associate Professor
  • Mr. Aneesh Soman – Associate Professor
  • Mr. Chinmay Thite – Associate Professor
  • Ms. Madhu Rajput – Associate Professor
  • Ms. Sneha Sawant – Associate Professor
  • Ms. Gouravi Yerankollu – Associate Professor
  • Mr. Dnyaneshwar Korte – Associate Professor
Board of Studies
  • Prof. Shyam N. Mude – Head, Department of Geology and Chairman, BoS in Geology
  • Prof. Anil Kulkarni – Head, Department of Management, Chh. Shahu Institute of Business Education and Research, Kolhapur
  • Prof. Rahul Joshi – Head, Department of Petroleum Engineering, Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University
  • Prof. Satish Sangode – Vice Chancellor’s Nominee & Head, Department of Geology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune
  • Mr. Natraj Vaddadi – Independent Consultant, Petroleum Sector, Pune
  • Dr. Himanshu Kulkarni – Scientist (Emeritus) and Honorary Secretary, Advanced Center for Water Resources Development and Management (ACWADAM), Pune
  • Dr. S. D. Raut – Associate Professor
  • Dr. D. V. Upasani – Associate Professor
  • Mr. S. P. Kokate – Associate Professor
  • Dr. Madhuri Ukey – Associate Professor
  • Mr. Aneesh Soman – Associate Professor
  • Mr. Chinmay Thite – Associate Professor
  • Ms. Madhu Rajput – Associate Professor
  • Ms. Sneha Sawant – Associate Professor
  • Ms. Gouravi Yerankollu – Associate Professor
  • Mr. Dnyaneshwar Korte – Associate Professor
Physical Infrastructure
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    Price :- 65,000/-
Research & Collaboration
Consultancy services are provided in the fields of:

  • Petrography (Rock thin sections analysis)
    Hydrogeology
  • Environmental Impact Assessment
    Gemmology

Reasearch Project

  • Name of the Principal Investigator / Co-investigator (if applicable): Dr. Ravindrasing G. Pardeshi
    Funding Agency: UGC
    Type (Government/Non-Government): Government
    Title of Project: Petrography and Phytolith studies of the Tertiary Formation of Bikaner-Nagaur Basin, Western Rajasthan, India
    Funds provided (INR in Lakhs): 2.7
    Duration of Project: 2016-2018
  • Name of the Principal Investigator / Co-investigator (if applicable): Dr. Tanuuja Marathe, Dr. Devdutt Upasani
    Funding Agency: BCUD
    Type (Government/Non-Government): Government
    Title of Project: Petrographical and Geochemical characterisation of the Giant Plagioclase Basalt horizons occurring in the areas of south Pune and Satara Districts, Maharashtra
    Funds provided (INR in Lakhs): 1.3
    Duration of Project: 2016-2018
  • Name of the Principal Investigator / Co-investigator (if applicable): Prof. Shyam N. Mude, Dr. S. D. Raut
    Funding Agency: BCUD
    Type (Government/Non-Government): Government
    Title of Project: Fossil Calcareous algae from Late Cretaceous to Early Eocene sediments of Pondicherry, South India
    Funds provided (INR in Lakhs): 1.4
    Duration of Project: 2016-2018

Capacity Development

  • Title of the Collaborative Activity: Teaching mobility
    Name of the Collaborating Agency with Contact Details: Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
    Name of the Participant: Principal Dr. Ravindrasing Pardeshi
    Year of Collaboration: 2017-2019
    Duration: Five days
    Nature of the Activity: Travel to Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland for undertaking teaching activity
  • Title of the Collaborative Activity: Training mobility
    Name of the Collaborating Agency with Contact Details: Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
    Name of the Participant: Dr. Devdutt Upasani
    Year of Collaboration: 2017-2019
    Duration: Five days
    Nature of the Activity: Travel to Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland for undertaking training
  • Title of the Collaborative Activity: Student mobility
    Name of the Collaborating Agency with Contact Details: Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
    Name of the Participant: Mr. Aneesh Soman
    Year of Collaboration: 2017-2019
    Duration: Ninety days
    Nature of the Activity: Travel to Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland for short course-work and research
  • Title of the Collaborative Activity: Research and other collaboration
    Name of the Collaborating Agency with Contact Details: Institute of Geological Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
    Name of the Participant: Faculty and students of Department of Geology
    Year of Collaboration: June 2018
    Duration: Five years
    Nature of the Activity: Faculty exchange and research collaboration
  • Title of the Collaborative Activity: Research collaboration and training
    Name of the Collaborating Agency with Contact Details: Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, India
    Name of the Participant: Prof. Shyam Mude
    Year of Collaboration: 2017
    Duration: 3 months
    Nature of the Activity: INSA visiting scientist
  • Title of the Collaborative Activity: Internship/training/dissertation
    Name of the Collaborating Agency with Contact Details: Advanced Center for Water Resources Development and Management (ACWADAM), Pune
    Name of the Participant: Students of T.Y.B.Sc. and M.Sc. Geology
    Year of Collaboration: 2016 onwards
    Duration: 30 days
    Nature of the Activity: To undertake research work as a part of internship, training or dissertation
  • Title of the Collaborative Activity: Internship/training/dissertation
    Name of the Collaborating Agency with Contact Details: Geological Survey of India
    Name of the Participant: Students of M.Sc. Geology
    Year of Collaboration: 2016 onwards
    Duration: 30 days
    Nature of the Activity: To undertake research work as a part of internship, training or dissertation
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Geo College fest

Celebration of Satrangi Pashan on the occassion of Hindi Diwas

Dr. Boguslaw Kolodiej from Jagillonian University, Poland conducting a workshop on fossil corals for students

Dr. Peshva interacting with T.Y.B.Sc. Geology students during his talk on Remote Sensing in Geology

Experiential learning in rock cutting

Experiential learning using high end petrological microscope

F.Y.B.Sc. students during fieldwork at Nighoj

Geology Department Building

Geophysical survey using electrical resistivity meter

Geophysical survey using electrical resistivity meter

Hands-on workshop on Gemmology for S.Y.B.Sc. students

Happy faces during the rally of FLINTS

Inauguration of International Conference on Recent Developments in Stratigraphy conducted by the department

Inauguration_ Pre conference National Workshop

Industry-academia interaction with Mr. Kothari from DGM Rajasthan

Lifting Dr. P. K. Sarkar Memorial Trophy during Flints

Online teaching during pandemic

Petrology research lab at the department

S.Y.B.Sc. fieldwork in Kaladgi Basin

School students visiting Prof. K. V. Kelkar Geology Museum

Staff and students during annual college fest Flints

Students after Prof. P. V. Sowani Memorial Lecture series

Students and Teachers enjoying Intercollegiate Pictionary competition held during FLINTS 2022-23

Students conducting geological mapping in the field

Students conducting plane table survey

Students displaying their personal rock and mineral collection

Students during their filedwork at Chitradurg, Karnataka

Students during their visit to National Geological Monument of Pillow Lavas at Maradihalliu, Karnataka

Students engrossed in workshop on Tectonics, Stratigraphy and Structural Geology

Students from DES school eagerly observing the project displayed during FLINTS 2022-23

Students getting trained in use of different software

Students learninf water quality data collection at Saswad, Maharashtra

Students learning about participatory groundwater management at Purandar, Maharashtra

Students observing features in Deccan basalts at Ane Ghat, Maharashtra

Students receiving Best College trophy at national level event held at K J Somaiya College, Mumbai

Students with great enthusiasm during annual departmental fest Flints 2024-25

Students won intercollegiate competitions at Wadia College

T.Y.B.Sc. students and department staff during their field tour at Chitradurga, Karnataka

T.Y.B.Sc. students during fieldwork in Rajasthan

T.Y.B.Sc. students during their visit to RSMML Jhamarkotra Phosphate mines

‘Womens’ role in Geosciences’ event organized at the department

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