Combined Geo-Scientist Exam 2018 Eligibility Criteria, UPSC Geologist Pattern, Syllabus, Question Paper, Results, Answer Key

Combined Geo-Scientist Exam 2018 Eligibility Criteria, UPSC Geologist Pattern, Syllabus, Question Paper, Results, Answer Key

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Combined Geo-Scientist Eligibility Criteria 2018 UPSC Geologist Age Limit, Attempts

UPSC Combined Geo-Scientist 2018 has eligibility criteria for the candidates to be able to attempt the Geo-Scientist & Geologist Exam on the basis of Nationality, Age, Sex/ Gender, Marital Status, Detailed information about UPSC Geo-Scientist & Geologist Exam Eligibility Criteria on Nationality, Age Limit, Educational Qualifications, Physical Standards are as follows:

Nationality

• a Citizen of India, or
• a subject of Nepal, or
• a subject of Bhutan, or
• a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India. or
• a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka or East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia or from Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary, may be admitted to the examination but the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him/her by the Government of India.

Age Limit: A candidate for this examination must have attained the age criteria as prescribed below:-

(a) For Geologist and Geophysicist and Chemist (Group ‘A’) in the Geological Survey of India, an attached office of Ministry of Mines, Government of India: A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 32 years on the first day of the month of January of the year in which the Examination is to be held (i.e. as on 1st January, 2018] i.e. he/she must have been born not earlier than 2nd January, 1986 and not later than 1st January 1997.

• For Jr. Hydrogeologist (Scientist B) (Group A) in Central Ground water Board, Ministry of Water Resources:- GET DETAILED INFORMATION HERE

Combined Geo-Scientist 2017 Cut-Off Marks Geologist Exam UPSC Cut Offs 2018

For General, OBC, SC, ST, PH-2, PH-3, Combined Geo-Scientist 2017 Cut-Off Marks (Geologist Exam UPSC Cut Offs 2018) are given below:

Written Stage:

Minimum qualifying standard/marks# secured by the last qualified for Personality Test. Marks candidate at written Exam stage called secured is out of 700 marks.

• Subject to minimum 20% marks in each paper for Non-PH Candidates for the posts of Geologist, Geophysicist & Chemist and minimum 15% marks in each paper for Non-PH Candidates for the post of Jr. Hydrogeologist and minimum 5% marks in each paper for PH Candidates for all posts.

Final Stage:

Minimum qualifying standard/marks secured by the last finally recommended candidate for appointment. Marks secured is out of 900 marks.

Combined Geo-Scientist Exam Pattern 2018 UPSC Geologist Exam Scheme Syllabus

UPSC Combined Geo-Scientist Exam Pattern 2018 GENERAL ENGLISH, Geology Paper 1, 2, 3,  Geophysics, Chemistry and Hydrogeology PDF Download, UPSC Geologist Exam Scheme Syllabus  detail is given below: 

SCHEME OF EXAMINATION
The examination shall be conducted according to the following Plan :

Part I. – Written examination in the subjects as set out in para 2 below.
Part II. – Interview/ Personality Test of such candidates as may be called by the Commission, carrying a maximum of 200 marks.

The following will be the subjects for the written examination, for selection to the post of Geologist, Geophysicist and Chemist Group ‘A’ in GSI and Junior Hydro-geologist (Scientist ‘B’), Group ‘A’ for Central Ground Water Board.

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UPSC Question Papers 2017 Combined Geo-Scientist & Geologist Exam PDF Download

UPSC Question Papers 2017 Combined Geo-Scientist & Geologist Exam

Combined Geo-Scientist Syllabus 2018 UPSC Geologist Exam Syllabus

UPSC Combined Geo-Scientist Syllabus 2018 GENERAL ENGLISH, Geology Geophysics, Chemistry and Hydrogeology  Paper 1, 2, 3 PDF Download, UPSC Geologist Exam Syllabus 2018 detail is given below: 

A paper in General English is compulsory and common for all the four categories and its standard will be such as may be expected of a science graduate. 3 compulsory papers each on Geology Geophysics, Chemistry and Hydrogeology subjects will be approximately of the M.Sc. degree standard of an Indian University and questions will generally be set to test the candidate’s grasp of the fundamentals in each subject.

There will be no practical examination in any of the subjects.

GENERAL ENGLISH : 100 Marks

Candidate will be required to write a short Essay in English. Other questions will be designed to test their understanding of English and workmanlike use of words.

GEOLOGY – PAPER I : 200 Marks

Section A : Geomorphology and Remote Sensing.

Introduction : Development, Scope, Geomorphic concepts, Types and Tools; Landforms: Role of Lithology, peneplaination, endogenous and exogenous forces responsible, climatic and Tectonic factors and rejuvenation of landforms; Denudational processes : Weathering , erosion, transportation, weathering products and soils – profiles, types, duricrusts; Hillslopes : Their characteristics and development, fluvial processes on hillslopes; River and drainage basin: Drainage pattern, network characteristics, Valleys and their development, processes of river erosion, transportation and deposition; Landforms produced by geomorphic agents: Fluvial, Coastal , Glacial and Aeolian landforms; Geomorphic indicators of neotectonic movements : Stream channel morphology changes , drainage modifications, fault reactivation, Uplift – subsidence pattern in coastal areas; Applied Geomorphology : Application in various fields of earth sciences viz. Mineral prospecting, Geohydrology, Civil Engineering and Environmental studies; Geomorphology of India: Geomorphical features and zones

Electromagnetic radiation – characteristics, remote sensing regions and bands; General orbital and sensor characteristics of remote sensing satellites; Spectra of common natural objects – soil, rock, water and vegetation. Aerial photos – types, scale, resolution, properties of aerial photos, stereoscopic parallax, relief displacement; Principles of photogrammetry; Digital image processing – characteristics of remote sensing data, preprocessing, enhancements, classification; Elements of photo and imagery pattern and interpretation, application in Geology; Remote sensing applications in interpreting structure and tectonics, Lithological mapping, mineral resources, natural hazards and disaster mitigation, groundwater potentials and environmental monitoring. Landsat, Skylab, Seasat and other foreign systems of satellites and their interpretation for geological and other studies; Space research in India – Bhaskara and IRS systems and their applications, Thermal IR remote sensing and its applications, Microwave remote sensing and its applications. Principles and components of Geographic Information System (GIS), remote sensing data integration with GIS, applications of GIS in various geological studies.

Section B: Structural Geology

Principle of geological mapping and map reading, projection diagrams. Stress-strain relationships for elastic, plastic and viscous materials. Measurement of strain in deformed rocks. Behaviour of minerals and rocks under deformation conditions. Structural analysis of folds, cleavages, GET DETAILED INFORMATION HERE

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