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    The IIT JAM Geology syllabus covers the following topics: 1) The origin and evolution of the Earth and its interior structure, plate tectonics, volcanism, earthquakes, and geomorphological processes such as weathering and erosion. 2) Structural geology concepts including the orientation of geological features, interpretation of maps and cross-sections, classification of folds, faults, and other structures. 3) Paleontology covering the evolution of lifeforms and important fossil groups used in age dating and paleoenvironmental analysis. 4) Stratigraphy principles and the stratigraphy of various rock sequences in India. 5) Mineralogy and petrology concepts including

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    The IIT JAM Geology syllabus covers the following topics: 1) The origin and evolution of the Earth and its interior structure, plate tectonics, volcanism, earthquakes, and geomorphological processes such as weathering and erosion. 2) Structural geology concepts including the orientation of geological features, interpretation of maps and cross-sections, classification of folds, faults, and other structures. 3) Paleontology covering the evolution of lifeforms and important fossil groups used in age dating and paleoenvironmental analysis. 4) Stratigraphy principles and the stratigraphy of various rock sequences in India. 5) Mineralogy and petrology concepts including

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    The IIT JAM Geology (GG) Test Paper comprises:

     The Planet Earth:

    Origin of the Solar System and the Earth; Geosphere and the composition of the Earth; Shape and size of
    the Earth; Earth-Moon system; Dating rocks and age of the Earth; Volcanism and volcanic landforms;
    Interior of the Earth; Earthquakes; Earth’s magnetism and gravity, Isostasy; Basic elements of Plate
    Tectonics; Orogenic cycles.

     Geomorphology:

    Weathering and erosion; Soil formation; Transportation and deposition by wind, ice, river, sea and
    resulting landforms.

     Structural Geology:

    Orientation of planes and lines in space – concept of dip, strike, rake and plunge. Contour lines; Rule of
    ‘V’s and outcrop patterns; Interpretation of geological maps and cross-section construction; Classification
    and origin of folds, faults, joints, unconformities, foliations and lineations; Stereographic and equal-area
    projections of planes and lines; Numerical problems related to outcrop and bore-hole data.

     Paleontology:

    Major steps in the evolution of life forms; Fossils, their mode of preservation and utility in age
    determination and paleoenvironmental interpretations; Morphology, major evolutionary trends and ages
    of important groups of animals – Brachiopoda, Mollusca, Trilobita, Graptolitoidea, Anthozoa,
    Echinodermata; Gondwana plant fossils; Elementary idea of vertebrate fossils in India.

     Stratigraphy:

    Principles of stratigraphy; Litho-, Chrono- and biostratigraphic classification; Stratigraphic correlation


    techniques; Archaean cratons of Peninsular India (Dharwar, Singhbhum and Aravalli); Proterozoic mobile
    belts; Stratigraphy of Cuddapah and Vindhyan basins; Stratigraphy of Paleozoic – Mesozoic of Spiti and
    Kashmir, Gondwana Supergroup, Jurassic of Kutch, Cretaceous of Trichinopoly, Tertiary and Quaternary
    sequences of Assam, Bengal and Siwaliks.

     Mineralogy:

    Symmetry and forms in common crystal classes; Physical properties of minerals; Isomorphism,
    polymorphism, solid solution and exsolution; Classification of minerals; Structure of silicates;
    Mineralogy of common rock-forming minerals; Elements of Optical Mineralogy, Optical properties of
    common rock-forming minerals.
     Petrology:

    Definition and classification of rocks; Igneous rocks – forms of igneous bodies; Processes of evolution
    and diversification of magma; Classification, association, and genesis of common igneous rocks.
    Sedimentary rocks – classification, texture, and structure; Petrology of sandstone and limestone; Elements
    of sedimentary environments and facies. Metamorphic rocks – classification and texture; Types of
    metamorphism; Controls on metamorphism – pressure, temperature and fluids; Concept of projections –
    ACF, AKF and AFM diagrams; Phase Rule and its applications; Concepts of zones and facies,
    Characteristic mineral assemblages of pelites in the Barrovian zones and mafic rocks in common facies.

     Economic Geology:

    Physical properties of common economic minerals; General processes of formation of mineral deposits;
    Mode of occurrence and distribution of metallic and non-metallic mineral deposits in India; Fundamentals
    of reserve calculation; Elements of coal and hydrocarbon geology, Coal and hydrocarbon occurrences in
    India.

     Applied Geology:

    Groundwater and hydrological cycle, Types of aquifers, porosity and permeability; Principles of
    engineering geology; Geological considerations in construction of dams and tunnels.

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