The department of Geography of the Pub Kamrup College is a tricenarian one. The department was established in 1984. From the inception till 1987 there were only Higher Secondary classes. In 1987-88, the Assam Government accorded the permission to open Geography in the degree level in general course vide Govt. letter no EPH233/35/1152 dtd 20-02-90. In the academic session 1993-94 the department started major courses (now Hons course). Presently the department is running with 4 faculty members of Associate Prof. rank. The present enrolment of 3 Honors course batches is 120 and General/ Regular course batches is more than 200. The department of Geography was founded by Late Syed Tazuddin Ahmed.
The Geography department has a departmental library with more than 300 books. Recently (July, 2022), the Geography Department Alumni Association (GDAA) has established an Alumni Library in the department for the benefit of their successors. The department is equipped with smart class facilities of LCD Projector and GIS laboratory.