The Department of Environmental Sciences is a newly constituted department at Kalipada Ghosh Tarai Mahavidyalaya, Bagdogra, Darjeeling. The Department was established to teach one semester interdisciplinary compulsory course on Environmental Studies after the University Grants Commission’s mandate in 2014-15. After the introduction of Choice Based Credit System in 2017-18 this paper became two credits, AECC (Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course) for students. Students enrolled at the college were required to study and appear for this paper in the first semester of their academic year. Later on, after the introduction of Four Years Under Graduate Program-2022 (FYUGP) as per NEP in the year 2023-24, this paper was called Environmental Education, VAC (Value Added Course) carried four credits. Students enrolled at the college were required to study and appear for this paper either in the first or second semester of their academic year

Environmental Education course at Kalipada Ghosh Tarai Mahavidyalaya aims to provide students with the extent of understanding environmental issues. It is done through integrated, problem-oriented study with fieldwork. It is an interdisciplinary compulsory course with an objective to create environmental awareness among students of all disciplines. The college  faculties with wide-ranging expertise and background in the subject teach the course.

The Department of Environmental Science develops interests among students in a number of areas, including ecology; energy resources; biodiversity; conservation; pollution; waste management; environmental policy and practices; human communities and environment and global climate change.