Plz give me proper syllabus for iit jam in subject-geology & give me list of reference books all content.when l am study start give me advic
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24th Jun, 2019
Hello Nisha,
The topics in the syllabus for IIT-JAM Geology is -
- The Planet Earth
- Palaeontology
- Structural Geology
- Mineralogy
- Stratigraphy
- Economic Geology
- Petrology
Some of the important reference books with all contents are -
- Geology - Physical geology – Mukherjee
- Palaeontology - Introduction to Palaeontology by Arnold
- Mineralogy - Mineralogy - Dexter Perkins/ Cornelis Klein
- Structural Geology - Structural Geology - Prof. Haakon Fossen
- Geomorphology - Geomorphology- M. J. Selby
- Stratigraphy - Stratigraphic principles and practice by Weller, J.M
- Economic Geology - Industrial minerals and rocks of India by Deb
- Petrology - An Introduction to Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology by John D. Winter
- Applied Geology - Hydrogeology - Todd and Karanth, Ground water by H.M.Ragunath
- Other books - Engineering Geology - Krynine and Judd, Engineering Geology - K.M.Bhangar
You should start studying as soon as possible, make a time table and follow it. Practice previous sample question papers.
More Details - https://university.careers360.com/articles/how-prepare-jam-geology
Hope that helps and feel free to ask if you have any more queries. Best of luck!
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