Indian Institute of Technology - IIT Kharagpur Courses

Duration:

Eligibility:

Course Duration: Two Year (Semester System)

Course Eligibility : Bachelor of Science in Geological Science with at least 50 % marks or Equivalent CGPA

Admission Criteria: Merit in qualifying examination, subject to eligibility criteria.

Entrance/Eligibility Test: As per University Rules

Programme Mode: Regular

Course Syllabus

Semester – I

Course Code	Course Title
GG40001	Geochemistry
GG43003	Deformation in Rocks
GG43005	Igneous Petrogenesis
EX40007	Earth and Planetary Systems
MA41001	Programming Languages: Theory and Practice

Semester – II

GG43002	Sedimentary Petrology
GG43004	Micropaleontology and Vertebrate Paleontology
GG40006	Environmental Hazards and Mitigation
EX44006	Remote Sensing and GIS
GG43010	Metamorphic Phase Equilibria
GG48012	Field Work: Structural Geology (3 weeks)
GG48014	Field Work: Sedimentary Geology (2 weeks)
GG48016	Field Work: Electrical Resistivity Survey (1 week)

Semester – III

GG53001	Ore Genesis
GG50003	Basin Analysis
GG50005	Applied Mineralogy
GG53007	Groundwater Systems and Management
	Elective I
GG57009	Project (3 hours)

Semester – IV

EX52002	Tectonics and Geodynamics
	Elective II
	Elective III
GG57018	Project Work (9 hours) with Defence
GG58020	Comprehensive Viva Voce
GG58022	Field Work: Photogeology and Remote Sensing Mapping (1 week)
GG58024	Field Work: Underground Mapping (1 week)