UPSC Geo Scientists & Geologists Exam Syllabus 2016

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As the exam date for Geo Scientists & Geologists is nearing, candidates would be anxious to know about the scope of syllabus . Though most of the questions will come from the area which the candidates have already studied in their Bachelor’s / Master’s curriculum, it is important to know the exact purview of the syllabus to score some good marks. Here is an exhaustive discussion on the syllabus of Geo Scientists & Geologists Exam 2016 –

Syllabus for English (Common for all)

Essay Writing	Adjectives	Noun	Verb
Fill in the blanks	Prepositions	Word- Meaning	Sentence completion

Geology- Paper I

Structural Geology	Palaeontology	Geomorphology & Remote Sensing	Geotectonics
Stratigraphy

Geology- Paper II

Environmental Geology	Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology	Mineralogy	Geochemistry
Sedimentology

Geology- Paper III

Geology of fuels	Ore genesis	Indian mineral deposits and mineral economics	Mineral exploration
Engineering Geology

Geophysics- Paper I (Part A)

Earthquake and Engineering Seismology

Mathematical methods in Geophysics

Solid Earth Geophysics

Geophysical inversion

Geophysics- Paper I (Part B)

Mathematical Methods of Physics

Electrodynamics

Introductory Atmospheric and Space Physics

Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics

Geophysics- Paper II (Part A)

Seismic Prospecting

Geophysical Potential Fields

Borehole Geophysics

Electrical and Electromagnetic Methods

Geophysics- Paper II (Part B)

Nuclear and Particle Physics

Classical Mechanics

Atomics and Molecular Physics

Electromagnetic Theory

Geophysics- Paper III (Part A)

Marine Geophysics

Remote Sensing and GIS applications

Radiometric Exploration

Geophysical Signal Processing

Geophysics- Paper III (Part B)

Quantum Mechanics	Laser systems	Electronics and devices	Solid State Physics
Laser cavity modes	Digital electronics

Chemistry- Paper I

Acid-Base reactions	Nuclear chemistry	Precipitation and Redox reactions	Chemistry and coordination compounds
Chemical periodicity	Organo metallic compounds	s- Block elements	Chemistry of d- and f- block elements

Chemistry- Paper II

Collision of gas molecules, Real gases	Thermodynamics and Equilibrium	Kinetic Theory	Solids
Acids-bases and solvents	Liquid state	Electrochemistry	Chemical kinetics and catalysis
UV spectra	Quantum Chemistry	PMR Spectra	photochemistry

Chemistry- Paper III (Part A)

Volumetric Analysis	Gravimetric Analysis	Potentiometry	Gravimetric Analysis
Redox Titrations	Sampling and Treatment of samples	X-Ray methods of Analysis	Analysis of coal and coke

Chemistry- Paper III (Part B)

Mechanism of some name reactions	Gravimetric Analysis	Potentiometry	Gravimetric Analysis
Redox Titrations	Sampling and Treatment of samples	X-Ray methods of Analysis	Analysis of coal and coke

Though the syllabus for UPSC Geo Scientists & Geologists is large and encompassing, candidates can improve their preparation by going over some of the preparation tips which are listed below:

Planning your approach towards the paper. You are free to begin the paper from either Part A or Part B. If you are more confident in Part- B, then commence with the same and gather as many marks as possible in the first one and half hours.
There is no negative marking in the exam, hence, feel free to attempt a question even if you are not sure about it.
Choose your questions wisely. You are not required to answer all the questions. Choose only those where you can offer a good explanation and have confidence in the chapter.