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UPSC - Combined Geo-Scientist & Geologist Exam

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  • Examination category : Government Job
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  • Conducting Body : Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
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Application Start Date

11-10-2022

Application End Date

25-10-2022

Preliminary Exam Date

19-02-2023

Main Exam Date

25-06-2023

UPSC - Combined Geo-Scientist & Geologist Exam Syllabus

UPSC Combined Geoscientist & Geologist Exam Syllabus:

Paper-I: General Studies is common for all streams.

  • Current Affairs.

  • History of India and National Movement.

  • Indian and World Geography 

  • Indian Polity and Governance

  • Economic and Social Development

  • Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity, and Climate Change

  • General Science

1) For Geologists:-

Geology Paper I:

  • Geodynamics

  • Structural Geology

  • Geomorphology and Remote Sensing

  • Paleontology

  • Stratigraphy

Geology Paper II:

  • Mineralogy and Geochemistry & Isotope Geology

  • Igneous Petrology

  • Metamorphic Petrology and Processes

  • Sedimentology

  • Environmental Geology and Natural Hazard

 Geology Paper III: 

  • Indian Mineral Deposits and Mineral Economics

  • Ore Genesis and Geophysics

  • Mineral Exploration

  • Geology of Fuels

  • Engineering Geology

2) For Geophysicist:-

Geophysics Paper I:

  • Solid Earth Geophysics

  • Earthquake and Engineering Seismology

  • Mathematical methods in Geophysics

  • Geophysical Inversion

  • The mathematical method of Physics

  • Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics

  • Electrodynamics

  • Introductory Atmospheric and Space Physics

Geophysics Paper II:

  • Geophysical Potential Fields (Gravity and Magnetic)

  • Electrical and Electromagnetic methods

  • Seismic Prospecting

  • Borehole Geophysics (Principles of Well Logging)

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics and Properties and Characterisation of Materials

  • Nuclear and Particle Physics

  • Electromagnetic Theory

  • Classical Mechanics

Geophysics Paper III:

  • Radiometric Exploration/ Airborne Geophysical Survey for Geological Mapping

  • Marine Geophysics

  • Geophysical Signal Processing

  • Remote Sensing and GIS Applications

  • Solid State Physics

  • Laser System

  • Lase Cavity Mode

  • Electronics and Devices

  • Digital Electronics, Radar System, Satellite Communications

  • Quantum Mechanics

3) For Chemist:-

Chemist Paper I:

  • Chemical Periodicity

  • Chemical Bonding and Structure

  • Chemistry of Coordination Compound

  • Acid-Base Reactions

  • Precipitation and Redox Reaction

  • Organo Metallic Compound

  • Nuclear Chemistry

  • S  & P Block Element

  • Chemistry of d & f block elements

Chemist Paper II:

  • Kinetic Theory and the Gaseous state

  • The collision of Gas molecules, Real Gases

  • Solid and Liquid state

  • Thermodynamics and Equilibrium

  • Acid- Bases solvent

  • The solution of Nonelectrolytes

  • Chemical Kinetics and Catalysis

  • Absorption and Surface Chemistry

  • Electrochemistry

  • Photochemistry

  • Quantum Chemistry

  • Basic principle and application of Spectroscopy

  • UV Spectra and PMR Spectra

Chemist Paper III:

  • The theoretical basis of Quantitative Inorganic analysis

  • Gravimetric Analysis

  • Volumetric Analysis

  • Acid-Base Titrations

  • Redox Titrations

  • Potentiometry

  • Complexometric Titrations

  • Chromatographic methods of analysis

  • UV visible spectroscopy

  • Flame Photometry and Atomic absorption spectrometry

  • X-ray method of analysis

  • Inductively coupled plasma spectroscopy

  • Analysis of Minerals, Ores, and Alloys

  • Analysis of Petroleum and Petroleum products

  • Analysis of coal and coke

  • Organic Chemistry

  • Organic Spectroscopy

For Geology/ Hydrogeology:

  • Physical Geology

  • Structural Geology

  • Mineralogy

  • Igneous Petrology

  • Metamorphic Petrology

  • Sedimentology

  • Paleontology

  • Stratigraphy

  • Economic Geology

  • Hydrogeology

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