Earth Sciences IIT Mumbai

When the Department of Earth Sciences of Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay was established? Also provide me the list of academic courses and the facilities offered by the Department of Earth Sciences of this Institute?

Can you tell me about the admission requirement for M.Sc. (Applied Geology) Program offered by Department of Earth Sciences of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay?

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The M.Sc. (Applied Geology) Program offered by Department of Earth Sciences of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay involves advanced training in subjects and builds upon the foundation laid at the Bachelors level.

The focus is on building a strong theoretical and practical framework to enable students to tackle routine work in the industry as well as to take initiative in challenging new areas.

Admission Requirements
Selection for admission will be based on the performance in the Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. (JAM).

Minimum Qualifications
B. Sc First Class/Division with Geology as major subject and Physics / Chemistry / Mathematics / Biological Science as subsidiaries with Mathematics as one of the subjects at 10 + 2 or higher levels.

When a degree is awarded without mention of Class/Division the candidate must have obtained at least 60% aggregate marks or GPA of 6.00 on 10 point scale at the B.Sc. exam.

Course Structure

First Year

First Semester

GS 407 Structural Geology
GS 421 Palaeontology
GS 415 Applied Mineralogy & X-ray Crystallography
CS 101 Computer Programming and utilization
GS 413 Structural Geology Lab
GS 435 Mineralogy, Crystallography & Optics Lab
GS 433 Palaeontology Lab

Second Semester

GS 434 Igneous Petrology and volcanology
GS 436 Sedimentology
GS 430 Metamorphic Petrology
GS 422 Process Geomorphology, Remote Sensing & GIS
GS 438 Economic and Mining Geology
GS 440 Geomorphology Remote Sensing Lab
GS 416 Petrology Lab
GS 450 Geological Fieldwork

Second Year

First Semester

GS 527 Ore Petrology
GS 507 Engineering & Groundwater Geology
GS 535 Statistical Methods in Geosciences
GS 517 Solid Earth and Exploration Geophysics
GS 537 Geochemistry and Geochemical Thermodynamics
GS 541 Analytical Geochemistry Lab
GS 519 Ore Petrology Lab
GS 539 Engineering Geology & Groundwater Lab
GS 551 Industry Training

Second Semester

GS 534 Tectonics and Crustal Evolution
GS 536 Nuclear Geology and Geochemical Prospecting
GS 538 Petroleum and Coal Geology
Elective
Elective
ES200+ HS 200 Environmental studies
GS 552 Geological Project

Electives
GS 514 Environmental Geology
GS 516 Hydrogeochemistry
GS 540 Climate Geology
GS 542 Isotope Geology
GS 546 Applied Palynology
GS 544 Mineral Benefication
GS 530 Micropalaeontology
GS 548 Geodesy, GPS and Surveying
GS 558 Electron Probe Microanalysis and Mineral Chemistry