Introduction
Geology is the branch of science that deals with the study of the earth, its environment, history, minerals etc. Geology is a science that is interested in how the land got into the shape it did. It is mostly about what the ground is made up of from a natural perspective, what kind of rocks it contains and how those rocks or layers of rocks got there.
Skill Set
- Willing to work extremely hard
- Have a high degree of perseverance
- Logical and critical thinking
- Love to travel in different countries
- Adventurous
- Good communication skills
- Report-writing skills
Branches
- Geophysics
- Hydrogeology
- Geochemistry
- Oceanography
- Seismology
- Mineralogy and many more….
- Marine Geology
- Petrology
- Sedimentary Geology
- Structural Geology
- Palaeontology
Top Colleges
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP
Course: B.Sc (Hons.) Geology
Eligibility: At least 55% marks in aggregate of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Mathematics.
Admission Mode Through Admission Test.
Delhi University, Delhi
Course B.Sc (Hons.) Geology
Eligibility PCM & PCB
Admission Mode Marks Based
Colleges under Delhi University
• Hans Raj College
• Ram LalAnand College
St Xavier’s, Mumbai
Course
- Life Science + Chemistry + Geology
- Physics + Chemistry + Geology
- Physics + Maths + Geology
Eligibility: 10+2 Passed with PCM
Admission Mode: Marks Based
Fergusson College, Pune
Course: B.Sc. in Geology
Eligibility: Passed 10+2 with PCM/PCB
Admission Mode: Marks Based
Panjab University, Chandigarh
Course: B.Sc. in Geology (Honours)
Eligibility: 10+2 with 50% and PCM/B
Admission Mode: PU CET-(U.G.) + Academic performance, Weightage given 75-25%
Presidency University, Kolkata
Course: B.Sc. in Geology
Eligibility: 10+2 with 50% and PCM/B
Admission Mode: Subject-wise Merit List (Provisional) of PUBDET
Ravenshaw University, Odisha
Course: B.Sc.(Hons.) In Geology
Eligibility: 12th pass out with PCB/PCM
Admission Mode Marks based
Bundelkhand University, Jhansi
Course: B.Sc. Gelology (Hons.)
Eligibility: 10+2 Science with 45% in aggregate
Admission Mode: Marks based
Government Dungar Collage, Bikaner
Course:
• Physics, Mathematics, Geology
• Physics, Chemistry, Geology
• Chemistry, Botany, Geology (CBG)
• Chemistry, Zoology, Geology
Eligibility: 12th pass out with PCB/PCM
Admission Mode: Marks based
Job Prospects
- Geological Survey of India (GSI)
- Central Ground Water Board (CGWB)
- Directorate of Geology and Mining (DGM)
- Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM)
- Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
- National Geophysical Institute (NGRI)
- Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)
- Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC)
- National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC)
- National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)
- Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation (MMTC)
- National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA)
- State Mining Corporation (SMC)
- National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC)
- Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL
- Theri Hydro Development Corporation (THDC)
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