Situated among the picturesque surrounding of the University of Pune , the spacious Department of Geology provides the facilities for both teaching and research making. It is one of the prime institutions in India . The department originated in the august portals of Ferguson College in 1955 and was finally established in 1970 in its own right. Over the years the Department has never once looked back in its forward march, going on from strength to strength, gathering scholars on the way expanding its ambit in both academic courses and research activities. The ever-enthusiastic staff member and ever more impressive and up to date acquisition of necessary equipments has made it what it is today.

The Department established in the University and has grown steadily The aim of the Department is to strengthen its core activities of teaching, training and research. The Department would also like to expand in future, the development of technology and industrial Interaction under its auspices. The main thrust of the Department however is in the areas like Petrology Remote Sensing{ Environmental Geology, Structural Geology, Mineralogy, Morphometry etc.