Course Information & Syllabus
Semester I
Paper I Research methodology
- Unit 1 Preparation for Field work, Field
- Unit 2 Introduction to advanced laboratory techniques
- Unit 3 . Remote Sensing application in geology
- Unit 4 Database Management Systems
Paper II Recent trends in Geology
- Unit 1 Occurrence of groundwater
- Unit 2 Application of remote sensing
- Unit 3 Current environmental issues viz. water and soil contamination
- Unit 4 Geological hazards
Paper III Prospecting and Utilization of Groundwater Resources (Optional Paper)
- Unit 1 Hydrologic characteristics of different rock formation
- Unit 2 Well hydraulics and determination of different aquifer parameters
- Unit 3 . Assessment of ground water resources
- Unit 4 Equations governing groundwater flows
Paper III Environmental Pollution and Management (Optional Paper)
- Unit 1 Air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution, marine pollution
- Unit 2 Concepts and origin of pollution
- Unit 3 Pollution monitoring
- Unit 4 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
Paper III Sedimentary Environments (Optional Paper)
- Unit 1 Tectonic control of sedimentation
- Unit 2 Sedimentary structures as indicators of environment
- Unit 3 Application of different petrographic and sedimentological methods in the interpretation of provenance and environment
- Unit 4 Environment of deposition of major Indian sedimentary groups
Paper III Deccan basalts (Optional Paper)
- Unit 1 Important flood eruptives of the world
- Unit 2 Generation of Basaltic magmas
- Unit 3 Deccan basalts,Their field, petrographic and chemical characters
- Unit 4 Age of the Deccan traps-paleontological, paleomagnetic and radiometric evidences 