Department of Geography
Research Centre in Geography
About Research Center
The Research center in Geography, M.S.G. College has been started in 2017-18, under the guidance of Prin. Dr. S. N. Nikam, in the first year three students registered under the guidance of S. N. Nikam. The SPPU further gave recognition for five years to the research center. There are four Regular guides and Seven Associate guides. Presently there are 27 students working under the guidance of all these research guides. The research Students are regularly submitting Progress reports and presentation to SPPU. Research publication in reputed UGC care listed Journals. Research students also applied to MahaJyoti, Sarthi fellowship. There are three students benefited by Mahajyoti fellowship also one student applied for Barti and one student applied for Dr. Radhakrishna post-doctoral fellowship.
Research Guide Information
| Sr.No. | Guide Name | Present Teacher Approval (Designation) | Associate Guide / Regular Guide | Guide Recognition Period of SPPU Valid Up to (Attach copy of Guide Ship Letter) (Annexure IV) | Numbers of Ph.D. Pursuing students (Category Wise) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pof. Dr. C. M. Nikam | Professor | Regular Guide | 20/07/2015 to 19/02/2023 | Total: 03 |
| 2 | Dr. U. P. Suryawanshi | Associate Professor | Regular Guide | 14/08/2019 to 01/06/2027 | Total :02 |
| 3 | Dr. N. B. Bacchav | Professor | Regular Guide | 14/08/2019 to 01/06/2027 | Total :04 |
| 4 | Dr. A. D. Pawar | Associate Professor | Regular Guide | 14/08/2019 to 01/06/2027 | Total: 03 |
| 5 | Dr. R. S. Deore | Associate Professor | Regular Guide | ||
| 6 | Dr. C. K. Kudnar | Associate Professor | Associate Guide | 20/03/2019 to 19/03/2027 | Total: 01 |
| 7 | Dr. S. N. Nikam | Associate Professor | Associate Guide | 20/02/2015 to 19/02/2023 | Total: 05 |
| 8 | Dr. D. N. Thakare | Associate Professor | Associate Guide | 30/10/2017 to 29/11/2025 | Total : 05 |
| 9 | Dr. R. V. Patil | Associate Professor | Associate Guide | 24/06/2021 to 23/06/2029 | Total :01 |
| 10 | Dr. D. A. Pawar | Associate Professor | Associate Guide | 05/01/2022 to 26/04/2026 | Total=01 |
| 11 | Dr. R. A. Jadhav | Associate Professor | Associate Guide | 05/01/2022 to 05/03/2043 | Total =01 |
Research Student Information
| Sr.No. | Name of the Students | Date of Admission as per R R Letter |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. S B Handage | 17/03/2018 |
| 2 | Mr. J. V. Misar | 17/03/2018 |
| 3 | Mr. Anil Gaikwad | 17/03/2018 |
| 4 | Mr. D. V. Sonawane | 23/08/2018 |
| 5 | Mr. L. S. Shendage | |
| 6 | Mr. R J Doiphode | 26/02/2020 |
| 7 | Mr. M P Mule | 26/02/2020 |
| 8 | Mr. R D Khurche | 26/02/2020 |
| 9 | Mr. Prasanna Dixit | 26/02/2020 |
| 10 | Mr. S. K. Wagh | 08/05/2021 |
| 11 | Mr. P. D. Sonawane | 08/05/2021 |
| 12 | Mr. Ishityque Ah. Moh. Sshaque | 08/05/2021 |
| 13 | Ms. Shaziya Nausheen Jaleel Ahmed | 09/04/2022 |
| 14 | Mr. Dhanraj Kalu Ahire | 09/04/2022 |
| 15 | Ms. Ashvini Suresh Jadhav | 09/04/2022 |
| 16 | Ms. Vijaya Ratan Sonawane | 09/04/2022 |
| 17 | Ansari Abdullah Daniyal Mohammed Aslam | 09/04/2022 |
| 18 | Jagannath Jairam Khandvi | 09/04/2022 |
| 19 | Utkarsh Jagannath Ahire | 09/04/2022 |
| 20 | Nitin Ramdas Shewale | 09/04/2022 |
| 21 | Mr. Arvind Madhukar Gavhane | 01/07/2022 |
| 22 | Mr. Nimba Bhaurao Ahire | 01/07/2022 |
| 23 | Mr. Mahemoodur Rehman Hafuzur Rehman | 01/07/2022 |
| 24 | Mr. Manohar Dilip Dalavi | 12/10/2022 |
| 25 | Miss. Kavita Machindra Ghate | 12/10/2022 |
| 26 | Mr. Shubham Ramchandra Dukale | 12/10/2022 |
| 27 | Mr. Suresh Ragho Pagar | 12/10/2022 |
Research Projects
| Sr. No. | Name of the Principal Investigator | Title of the project | Funding Agency | Funds Sanctioned | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. S. N. Nikam | “A Geographical Study of Environmental Impact of Pilgrimage on Saptashrungigad, Maharashtra.” | UGC | 1,00,000 | Completed |
| “Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Tourism development of North western part of Baglan Tahsil, Nashik District” | “A Geographical Study of Environmental Impact of Pilgrimage on Saptashrungigad, Maharashtra.” | UGC | 60,000 | Completed | |
| 2 | Dr.R.S.Deore | Dynamism of Population distribution and Density in Nashik District (Maharashtra) | UGC | 80,000 | Completed |
| Study of Occupational structure in Girna Basin in Nashik District | UGC | 50000 | Completed | ||
| 3 | Dr. U. P. Suryawanshi | “Socio-economic Problems of Tribal People on Toranmal Plateau in Nandurbar District” | UGC | 95,000/- | Completed |
| 4 | Dr. C. M. Nikam | “A Spatio-temporal Analysis of population of Malegaon City.” | UGC | -- | Completed |
| 5 | Dr. R. V. Patil | “A Geographical study of tourism potential in NE part of Nashik district, Maharashtra | SPPU | -- | Completed |
| 6 | Dr.A. D. Pawar | “Effects of Social, Economical and Geographical Factors on Rural Population – A Case study of Malegaon Tahsil” | UGC | 1,40,000/- | Completed |