Note: A candidate needs to complete a minimum of thirty (30) credit hours. Twenty four (24) credit hours will be reserved for courses work and six credit hours for research and thesis. The core courses will be of fifteen (15) credit hours and mandatory for all candidates, while the remaining nine (9) credit hours courses will be decided by supervisor with consultation of the Director/Chairperson from the optional courses, approved by Academic Committee of the centre and Academic Council of the university. The course work shall be completed during first year in two terms.
Break up of Courses:
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1st term (during 1st term 3 core courses and one optional course is needed to be completed) |
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S.No. |
Course No |
Title course |
Credit Hours |
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1 |
MIN-701 |
Research Methodology and Technical Writing |
3 |
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2 |
MIN-702 |
Applied Mineralogy |
3 |
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3 |
MIN-703 |
Field Geology |
3 |
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Optional 1(decided by supervisor and Director from optional courses) |
3 |
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2nd Term(during 2nd term 2 core courses and 2 optional courses are needed to be completed) |
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4 |
MIN-704 |
Applied Geochemistry |
3 |
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5 |
MIN-705 |
Structural Geology |
3 |
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Optional 2 (decided by supervisor and director from optional courses) |
3 |
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Optional 3 (decided by supervisor and director from optional courses) |
3 |
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Optional courses |
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6 |
MIN-706 |
Ore Geology, mining and processing |
3 |
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7 |
MIN-707 |
Metallic Mineral Deposits |
3 |
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8 |
MIN-708 |
Non-Metallic Mineral Deposits |
3 |
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9 |
MIN-709 |
Clastic Sedimentology |
3 |
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10 |
MIN-710 |
Carbonate Sedimentology |
3 |
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11 |
MIN-711 |
Continental Environments and Facies |
3 |
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12 |
MIN-712 |
Marine and Transitional Sedimentary Environments |
3 |
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13 |
MIN-713 |
Tectonics |
3 |
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14 |
MIN-714 |
Paleontology |
3 |
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15 |
MIN-715 |
Chemical Methods of Rock Analysis |
3 |
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16 |
MIN-716 |
Hydrogeology |
3 |
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17 |
MIN-717 |
Engineering Geology |
3 |
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18 |
MIN-718 |
Applied Geophysics |
3 |
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19 |
MIN-719 |
Paleomagnetism |
3 |
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20 |
MIN-720 |
Marine Geology |
3 |
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21 |
MIN-721 |
Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology |
3 |
A candidate needs to complete a minimum of Thirty eight (38) credit hours. Eighteen credit hours will be reserved for course work approved by Academic committee of the centre and Academic council of the University. The core courses will be of twelve (12) credit hours and mandatory for all candidates, while the remaining six (6) credit hours courses will be decided by the research supervisor with the consultation of Director from the optional courses. The course work shall be completed during first year in two terms.
Break up of Courses:
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1st Term (during 1st term 2 core courses and one optional course is needed to be completed) |
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S.No. |
Course No. |
Title of the course |
Credit Hours |
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1 |
MIN-801 |
Advanced Instrumentation in Geology |
3 |
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2 |
MIN-802 |
Environmental Geology |
3 |
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Optional 1(decided by supervisor and director from optional courses) |
3 |
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2nd Term (during 2nd term 2 core courses and one optional course is needed to be competed) |
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3 |
MIN-803 |
Regional Geology |
3 |
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4 |
MIN-804 |
Advanced Structural Geology and Tectonics |
3 |
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Optional 2 (decided by supervisor and director from optional courses) |
3 |
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Optional courses for PhD degree |
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5 |
MIN-805 |
Advanced Igneous Petrology |
3 |
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6 |
MIN-806 |
Advanced Metamorphic Petrology |
3 |
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7 |
MIN-807 |
Advanced Sedimentology |
3 |
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8 |
MIN-808 |
Sequence Stratigraphy |
3 |
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9 |
MIN-809 |
Petroleum Geology |
3 |
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10 |
MIN-810 |
Sedimentary Basins |
3 |
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11 |
MIN-811 |
Micro‑Paleontology |
3 |
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12 |
MIN-812 |
Remote Sensing |
3 |
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13 |
MIN-813 |
Isotope Geology and Geochronology |
3 |
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14 |
MIN-814 |
Coal Geology |
3 |
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15 |
MIN-815 |
Advanced Hydrogeology |
3 |
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16 |
MIN-816 |
Seismology |
3 |
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17 |
MIN-817 |
Geographic Information Systems |
3 |