Students of Geography do scientific study of Earth’s landscapes, peoples, places and environments. As geographer they study the surface of the Earth, various physical locations, climate change, the distribution of the physical elements and resources on Earth. They are also predictors of calamitic events like earthquakes, tsunamis etc.
WHAT ARE THE EDUCATION PATHWAYS?
Students of humanities can pursue this field with B.A, M.A. and Ph.D in Geography depending on the level of interest and direction which they aim to give to their careers. A student of science has an additional option to pursue the subject of Geology with B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. Specialised programs in M.Sc and M.Tech exists for Applied Geology, Geophysics, Geo-exploration, Petroleum Geoscience, Geomagnetism, Seismology etc. across top institutes like IITs and IISc in India. Mutliple research and fellowship opportunities exist in research institutes like CSIR – National Geophysical Research Institute.
WHAT ARE THE JOB OPPORTUNITIES?
Cartographer
Landscape Researcher
Natural Resource Explorer
Town Planners and Surveyor
Remote Sensing Specialist
Seismologist
GIS or Geographic Information Systems Specialist
Educator
Civil Services – IAS/IPS/Geo-Scientist/IFS
Geospatial Analyst
Travel Blogger/Vlogger
Market Researcher
Real Estate & Transportation
Geopolitical Analyst
Environmental Scientist
Library & Information sciences
Disaster Management
TOP INSTITUTES TO PURSUE GEOGRAPHY IN INDIA
Delhi University, Delhi
Banaras Hindu University, Uttar Pradesh
Savitribai Phule Pune University, Maharashtra
Jadavpur University, West Bengal
Aligarh Muslim University, Uttar Pradesh
Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi
Panjab University, Punjab
Madras University, Tamil Nadu
IISc, Karnataka
IIT Kharagpur/Roorkee/Kanpur/Bombay/Madras/Delhi
TOP INSTITUTES TO PURSUE GEOGRAPHY IN THE WORLD
University of Oxford, UK
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), UK
University of Cambridge, UK
Harvard University, USA
University of California Berkeley (UCB), USA
National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore
Stanford University, USA
University of British Columbia, Canada
Australian National University (ANU), Australia
University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
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