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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


Nisha 23rd Jun, 2019
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Preyas_Verma Student Expert 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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