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EARTH SCIENCES - ES

The M.Tech programme of the department lays special emphasis on developing skills for exploration of mineral, petroleum and groundwater. The students of this programme have good placement opportunities in leading national and international mineral & oil exploration companies, Geological survey of India, National Mineral Development Corporation, Atomic Mineral Division, Mineral Exploration Corporation and Software Companies.

Eligibility for Admission

a. Geoexploration (GS) : Candidates having First class or 60% marks (55% marks for SC/ST) in Master's degree or equivalent in Geology / Applied Geology / Geophysics / Geochemistry with valid GATE score in Geology & Geophysics are eligible for admission.

b. Petroleum Geoscience (PG) : Candidates having First class or 60% marks (55% marks for SC/ ST) in Master's degree or equivalent in Geology / Applied Geology / Geophysics / Applied Geophysics with valid GATE score in Geology & Geophysics are eligible for admission.

Specilalization :

a. Geoexploration (GS)
b. Petroleum Geoscience (PG)

a. Geoexploration : GS
The programme is structured such that the students can learn various aspects of mineral, petroleum and groundwater explorations. It offers wide ranging courses in exploration Well Logging, Basin Analysis, Marine Mineral Resources, Groundwater Hydrology, Environmental Geology and Hydrogeochemistry.

b. Petroleum Geoscience : PG
This Specialization is introduced from July 2007. It prepares graduates for a career in petroleum exploration and development. The course provides advanced skills in seismic interpretation, basin analysis and applied micropaleontology, sequence stratigraphy, reservoir sedimentology, petrophysics, wireline logging tools and data interpretation using workstations and software as used in the industry.

Areas of Research
Geochemistry, Structural Geology, Petrology, Hydrogeology, Sedimentology, Micropaleontology, Stratigraphy, Ore Petrology, Geostatistics and Ore Deposit Modeling Rock magnetism, Seismology, Seismology, Geothermics, Rock Physics, Well-logging and Electromegnetism.