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IIT JAM 2017 Physics Syllabus
Mathematical
Methods: Calculus of
single and multiple variables, partial derivatives, Jacobian, imperfect and
perfect differentials, Taylor expansion, Fourier series. Vector algebra, Vector
Calculus, Multiple integrals, Divergence theorem, Green’s theorem, Stokes’
theorem. First order equations and linear second order differential equations
with constant coefficients. Matrices and determinants, Algebra of complex
numbers.
Mechanics and
General Properties of Matter: Newton’s
laws of motion and applications, Velocity and acceleration in Cartesian, polar
and cylindrical coordinate systems, uniformly rotating frame, centrifugal and
Coriolis forces, Motion under a central force, Kepler’s laws, Gravitational Law
and field, Conservative and non-conservative forces. System of particles,
Center of mass, equation of motion of the CM, conservation of linear and
angular momentum, conservation of energy, variable mass systems. Elastic and
inelastic collisions. Rigid body motion, fixed axis rotations, rotation and
translation, moments of Inertia and products of Inertia, parallel and
perpendicular axes theorem. Principal moments and axes. Kinematics of moving
fluids, equation of continuity, Euler’s equation, Bernoulli’s theorem.
Oscillations,
Waves and Optics: Differential
equation for simple harmonic oscillator and its general solution. Superposition
of two or more simple harmonic oscillators. Lissajous figures. Damped and
forced oscillators, resonance. Wave equation, traveling and standing waves in
one-dimension. Energy density and energy transmission in waves. Group velocity
and phase velocity. Sound waves in media. Doppler Effect. Fermat’s Principle.
General theory of image formation. Thick lens, thin lens and lens combinations.
Interference of light, optical path retardation. Fraunhofer diffraction.
Rayleigh criterion and resolving power. Diffraction gratings. Polarization:
linear, circular and elliptic polarization. Double refraction and optical
rotation.
Electricity
and Magnetism: Coulomb’s
law, Gauss’s law. Electric field and potential. Electrostatic boundary
conditions, Solution of Laplace’s equation for simple cases. Conductors,
capacitors, dielectrics, dielectric polarization, volume and surface charges,
electrostatic energy. Biot-Savart law, Ampere’s law, Faraday’s law of
electromagnetic induction, Self and mutual inductance. Alternating currents.
Simple DC and AC circuits with R, L and C components. Displacement current,
Maxwell’s equations and plane electromagnetic waves, Poynting’s theorem,
reflection and refraction at a dielectric interface, transmission and
reflection coefficients (normal incidence only). Lorentz Force and motion of
charged particles in electric and magnetic fields.
Kinetic
theory, Thermodynamics: Elements of
Kinetic theory of gasses. Velocity distribution and Equipartition of energy.
Specific heat of Mono-, di- and tri-atomic gasses. Ideal gas, van-der-Waals gas
and equation of state. Mean free path. Laws of thermodynamics. Zeroth law and
concept of thermal equilibrium. First law and its consequences. Isothermal and
adiabatic processes. Reversible, irreversible and quasi-static processes.
Second law and entropy. Carnot cycle. Maxwell’s thermodynamic relations and
simple applications. Thermodynamic potentials and their applications. Phase
transitions and Clausius-Clapeyron equation. Ideas of ensembles,
Maxwell-Boltzmann, Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein distributions.
Modern
Physics: Inertial
frames and Galilean invariance. Postulates of special relativity. Lorentz
transformations. Length contraction, time dilation. Relativistic velocity
addition theorem, mass energy equivalence. Blackbody radiation, photoelectric
effect, Compton effect, Bohr’s atomic model, X-rays. Wave-particle duality,
Uncertainty principle, the superposition principle, calculation of expectation
values, Schrödinger equation and its solution for one, two and Wave-particle
duality, Uncertainty principle, the superposition principle, calculation of
expectation values, Schrödinger equation and its solution for one, two and
three-dimensional boxes. Solution of Schrödinger equation for the
one-dimensional harmonic oscillator. Reflection and transmission at a step
potential, Pauli exclusion principle. Structure of atomic nucleus, mass and
binding energy. Ra-dioactivity and its applications. Laws of radioactive decay.
Solid State
Physics, Devices and Electronics: Crystal
structure, Bravais lattices and basis. Miller indices. X-ray diffraction and
Bragg’s law; Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, variation of resistivity
with temperature. Fermi level. p-n junction diode, I-V characteristics, Zener
diode and its applications.
BJT: characteristics in CB, CE, CC modes. Single
stage amplifier, two stage R-C coupled amplifiers.
Simple
Oscillators: Barkhausen
condition, sinusoidal oscillators. OPAMP and applications: Inverting and
non-inverting amplifier.
Boolean
algebra: Binary number systems;
conversion from one system to another system; binary addition and subtraction.
Logic Gates AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR exclusive OR; Truth tables; combination of
gates; de Morgan’s theorem.
IIT 2017 JAM Chemistry Syllabus
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Basic
Mathematical Concepts: Functions;
maxima and minima; integrals; ordinary differential equations; vectors and
matrices; determinants; elementary statistics and probability theory.
Atomic and
Molecular Structure: Fundamental
particles; Bohr’s theory of hydrogen-like atom; wave particle duality;
uncertainty principle; Schrödinger’s wave equation; quantum numbers; shapes of
orbitals; Hund’s rule and Pauli’s exclusion principle; electronic configuration
of simple homonuclear diatomic molecules.
Theory of Gasses: Equation of
state for ideal and non-ideal (van der Waals) gasses; Kinetic theory of gasses;
Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution law; equipartition of energy.
Solid state: Crystals and crystal systems; X-rays; NaCl
and KCl structures; close packing; atomic and ionic radii; radius ratio rules;
lattice energy; Born-Haber cycle; isomorphism; heat capacity of solids.
Chemical
Thermodynamics: Reversible
and irreversible processes; first law and its application to ideal and
non-ideal gasses; thermochemistry; second law; entropy and free energy;
criteria for spontaneity.
Chemical and
Phase Equilibria: Law of
mass action; Kp, Kc, Kx and Kn; effect of temperature on K; ionic equilibria in
solutions; pH and buffer solutions; hydrolysis; solubility product; phase
equilibria phase rule and its application to one-component and two-component
systems; colligative properties.
Electrochemistry: Conductance and its applications; transport
number; galvanic cells; EMF and free energy; concentration cells with and
without transport; polarography; concentration cells with and without
transport; Debey-Huckel-Onsagar theory of strong electrolytes.
Chemical
Kinetics: Reactions of various order;
Arrhenius equation; collision theory; transition state theory; chain reactions
– normal and branched; enzyme kinetics; photochemical processes; catalysis.
Adsorption: Gibbs adsorption equation; adsorption
isotherm; types of adsorption; surface area of adsorbents; surface films on
liquids.
Spectroscopy: Beer-Lambert law; fundamental concepts of
rotational, vibrational, electronic and magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Basic
Concepts in Organic Chemistry and Stereochemistry: Electronic effects (resonance, inductive,
hyper conjugation) and steric effects and its applications (acid/base
property); optical isomerism in compounds with and without any stereocenters
(allenes, biphenyls); conformation of acyclic systems (substituted
ethane/n-propane/n-butane) and cyclic systems (mono- and di-substituted
cyclohexanes).
Organic
Reaction Mechanism and Synthetic Applications: Chemistry of reactive intermediates
(carbocations, carbanions, free radicals, carbenes, nitrenes, benzynes etc.);
Hofmann-Curtius-Lossen rearrangement, Wolff rearrangement, Simmons-Smith
reaction, Reimer-Tiemann reaction, Michael reaction, Darzens reaction, Wittig
reaction and McMurry reaction; Pinacol-pinacolone, Favorskii, benzylic acid
rearrangement, dienone-phenol rearrangement, Baeyer-Villeger reaction;
oxidation and reduction reactions in organic chemistry; organometallic reagents
in organic synthesis (Grignard and organocopper); Diels-Alder, electro cyclic
and sigma tropic reactions; functional group inter-conversions and structural
problems using chemical reactions.
Qualitative
Organic Analysis: Identification
of functional groups by chemical tests; elementary UV, IR and 1H NMR
spectroscopic techniques as tools for structural elucidation.
Natural
Products Chemistry: Chemistry
of alkaloids, steroids, terpenes, carbohydrates, amino acids, peptides and
nucleic acids.
Aromatic and
Heterocyclic Chemistry: Monocyclic,
bicyclic and tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and monocyclic compounds with one
hetero atom: synthesis, reactivity and properties.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Periodic
Table: Periodic classification of
elements and periodicity in properties; general methods of isolation and
purification of elements.
Chemical
Bonding and Shapes of Compounds: Types
of bonding; VSEPR theory and shapes of molecules; hybridization; dipole moment;
ionic solids; structure of NaCl, CsCl, diamond and graphite; lattice energy.
Main Group
Elements (s and p blocks): General
concepts on group relationships and gradation in properties; structure of
electron deficient compounds involving main group elements.
Transition
Metals (d block): Characteristics
of 3d elements; oxide, hydroxide and salts of first row metals; coordination
complexes: structure, isomerism, reaction mechanism and electronic spectra; VB,
MO and Crystal Field theoretical approaches for structure, color and magnetic
properties of metal complexes; organometallic compounds having ligands with
back bonding capabilities such as metal carbonyls, carbenes, nitrosyls and
metallocenes; homogenous catalysis.
Bioinorganic
Chemistry: Essentials and trace
elements of life; basic reactions in the biological systems and the role of
metal ions, especially Fe2+, Fe3+, Cu2+ and Zn2+; structure and function of
hemoglobin and myoglobin and carbonic anhydrase.
Instrumental
Methods of Analysis: Basic
principles; instrumentations and simple applications of conductometry,
potentiometry and UV-vis spectrophotometry; analysis of water, air and soil
samples.
Analytical
Chemistry: Principles of qualitative
and quantitative analysis; acid-base, oxidation-reduction and complexometric
titrations using EDTA; precipitation reactions; use of indicators; use of
organic reagents in inorganic analysis; radioactivity; nuclear reactions; applications
of isotopes.
IIT JAM Mathematics Syllabus
Mathematical
Methods: Calculus of
single and multiple variables, partial derivatives, Jacobian, imperfect and
perfect differentials, Taylor expansion, Fourier series. Vector algebra, Vector
Calculus, Multiple integrals, Divergence theorem, Green’s theorem, Stokes’
theorem. First order equations and linear second order differential equations
with constant coefficients. Matrices and determinants, Algebra of complex
numbers.
Mechanics and
General Properties of Matter: Newton’s laws
of motion and applications, Velocity and acceleration in Cartesian, polar and
cylindrical coordinate systems, uniformly rotating frame, centrifugal and
Coriolis forces, Motion under a central force, Kepler’s laws, Gravitational Law
and field, Conservative and non-conservative forces. System of particles,
Center of mass, equation of motion of the CM, conservation of linear and
angular momentum, conservation of energy, variable mass systems. Elastic and
inelastic collisions. Rigid body motion, fixed axis rotations, rotation and
translation, moments of Inertia and products of Inertia, parallel and
perpendicular axes theorem. Principal moments and axes. Kinematics of moving
fluids, equation of continuity, Euler’s equation, Bernoulli’s theorem.
Oscillations,
Waves and Optics: Differential
equation for simple harmonic oscillator and its general solution. Superposition
of two or more simple harmonic oscillators. Lissajous figures. Damped and
forced oscillators, resonance. Wave equation, traveling and standing waves in
one-dimension. Energy density and energy transmission in waves. Group velocity
and phase velocity. Sound waves in media. Doppler Effect. Fermat’s Principle.
General theory of image formation. Thick lens, thin lens and lens combinations.
Interference of light, optical path retardation. Fraunhofer diffraction.
Rayleigh criterion and resolving power. Diffraction gratings. Polarization:
linear, circular and elliptic polarization. Double refraction and optical
rotation.
Electricity
and Magnetism: Coulomb’s
law, Gauss’s law. Electric field and potential. Electrostatic boundary
conditions, Solution of Laplace’s equation for simple cases. Conductors,
capacitors, dielectrics, dielectric polarization, volume and surface charges,
electrostatic energy. Biot-Savart law, Ampere’s law, Faraday’s law of
electromagnetic induction, Self and mutual inductance. Alternating currents.
Simple DC and AC circuits with R, L and C components. Displacement current,
Maxwell’s equations and plane electromagnetic waves, Poynting’s theorem,
reflection and refraction at a dielectric interface, transmission and
reflection coefficients (normal incidence only). Lorentz Force and motion of
charged particles in electric and magnetic fields.
Kinetic
theory, Thermodynamics: Elements of
Kinetic theory of gases. Velocity distribution and Equipartition of energy.
Specific heat of Mono-, di- and tri-atomic gases. Ideal gas, van-der-Waals gas
and equation of state. Mean free path. Laws of thermodynamics. Zeroth law and
concept of thermal equilibrium. First law and its consequences. Isothermal and
adiabatic processes. Reversible, irreversible and quasi-static processes.
Second law and entropy. Carnot cycle. Maxwell’s thermodynamic relations and
simple applications. Thermodynamic potentials and their applications. Phase
transitions and Clausius-Clapeyron equation. Ideas of ensembles,
Maxwell-Boltzmann, Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein distributions.
Modern
Physics: Inertial
frames and Galilean invariance. Postulates of special relativity. Lorentz
transformations. Length contraction, time dilation. Relativistic velocity
addition theorem, mass energy equivalence. Blackbody radiation, photoelectric
effect, Compton effect, Bohr’s atomic model, X-rays. Wave-particle duality,
Uncertainty principle, the superposition principle, calculation of expectation
values, Schrödinger equation and its solution for one, two and three
dimensional boxes. Solution of Schrödinger equation for the one-dimensional
harmonic oscillator. Reflection and transmission at a step potential, Pauli
exclusion principle. Structure of atomic nucleus, mass and binding energy.
Ra-dioactivity and its applications. Laws of radioactive decay.
Solid State
Physics, Devices and Electronics: Crystal
structure, Bravais lattices and basis. Miller indices. X-ray diffraction and
Bragg’s law; Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, variation of resistivity
with temperature. Fermi level. p-n junction diode, I-V characteristics, Zener
diode and its applications,
BJT: characteristics in CB, CE, CC modes. Single
stage amplifier, two stage R-C coupled amplifiers.
Simple
Oscillators: Barkhausen
condition, sinusoidal oscillators. OPAMP and applications: Inverting and
non-inverting amplifier. Boolean algebra: Binary number systems; conversion
from one system to another system; binary addition and subtraction. Logic Gates
AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR exclusive OR; Truth tables; combination of gates; De
Morgan’s theorem.
IIT JAM 2017 Mathematical Statistics Syllabus
The
Mathematical Statistics (MS) test paper comprises of Mathematics (40% weightage)
and Statistics (60% weightage).
MATHEMATICS
Sequences and
Series: Convergence of sequences of
real numbers, Comparison, root and ratio tests for convergence of series of
real numbers.
Differential
Calculus: Limits, continuity and
differentiability of functions of one and two variables.
Rolle’s
theorem, mean value theorems, Taylor’s theorem, indeterminate forms, maxima and
minima of functions of one and two variables.
Integral
Calculus: Fundamental theorems of
integral calculus. Double and triple integrals, applications of definite
integrals, arc lengths, areas and volumes.
Matrices: Rank, inverse of a matrix. Systems of linear
equations. Linear transformations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors.
Cayley-Hamilton theorem, symmetric, skew-symmetric and orthogonal matrices.
STATISTICS
Probability: Axiomatic definition of probability and
properties, conditional probability, multiplication rule.
Theorem of
total probability. Bayes’ theorem and independence of events.
Random
Variables: Probability mass function,
probability density function and cumulative distribution functions,
distribution of a function of a random variable. Mathematical expectation,
moments and moment generating function. Chebyshev’s inequality.
Standard
Distributions: Binomial,
negative binomial, geometric, Poisson, hypergeometric, uniform, exponential,
gamma, beta and normal distributions. Poisson and normal approximations of a
binomial distribution.
Joint
Distributions: Joint,
marginal and conditional distributions. Distribution of functions of random
variables. Joint moment generating function. Product moments, correlation,
simple linear regression. Independence of random variables.
Sampling
distributions: Chi-square,
t and F distributions, and their properties.
Limit
Theorems: Weak law of large numbers.
Central limit theorem (i.i.d. with finite variance case only).
Estimation: Unbiasedness, consistency and efficiency of
estimators, method of moments and method of maximum likelihood. Sufficiency,
factorization theorem. Completeness, Rao-Blackwell and Lehmann- Scheffe
theorems, uniformly minimum variance unbiased estimators. Rao-Cramer
inequality. Confidence intervals for the parameters of univariate normal, two
independent normal, and one parameter exponential distributions.
Testing of
Hypotheses: Basic
concepts, applications of Neyman-Pearson Lemma for testing simple and composite
hypotheses. Likelihood ratio tests for parameters of univariate normal
distribution.
IIT JAM 2017 Biotechnology Syllabus
The
Biotechnology (BT) test paper comprises of Biology (44% weightage), Chemistry
(20% weightage),
Mathematics
(18% weightage) and Physics (18% weightage).
BIOLOGY (10+2+3
level)
General
Biology: Taxonomy; Heredity; Genetic
variation; Conservation; Principles of ecology; Evolution; Techniques in modern
biology.
Biochemistry
and Physiology: Carbohydrates;
Proteins; Lipids; Nucleic acids; Enzymes; Vitamins; Hormones; Metabolism –
Glycolysis, TCA cycle, Oxidative Phosphoryation; Photosynthesis. Nitrogen Fixation,
Fertilization and Osmoregulation; Vertebrates-Nervous system; Endocrine system;
Vascular system; Immune system; Digestive system and Reproductive System.
Basic
Biotechnology: Tissue
culture; Application of enzymes; Antigen-antibody interaction; Antibody
production; Diagnostic aids.
Molecular
Biology: DNA; RNA; Replication;
Transcription; Translation; Proteins; Lipids and Membranes; Operon model; Gene
transfer.
Cell Biology: Cell cycle; Cytoskeletal elements;
Mitochondria; Endoplasmic reticulum; Chloroplast; Golgi apparatus; Signaling.
Microbiology: Isolation; Cultivation; Structural features
of virus; Bacteria; Fungi; Protozoa; Pathogenic micro-organisms.
Atomic
Structure: Bohr’s theory and
Schrodinger wave equation; Periodicity in properties; Chemical bonding;
Properties of s, p, d and f block elements; Complex formation; Coordination
compounds; Chemical equilibria; Chemical thermodynamics (first and second law);
Chemical kinetics (zero, first, second and third order reactions);
Photochemistry; Electrochemistry; Acid-base concepts; Stereochemistry of carbon
compounds; Inductive, electromeric, conjugative effects and resonance;
Chemistry of Functional Groups: Hydrocarbons, alkyl halides, alcohols,
aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amines and their derivatives; Aromatic
hydrocarbons, halides, nitro and amino compounds, phenols, diazonium salts,
carboxylic and sulphonic acids; Mechanism of organic reactions; Soaps and
detergents; Synthetic polymers; Biomolecules – amino acids, proteins, nucleic acids,
lipids and carbohydrates (polysaccharides); Instrumental techniques –
chromatography (TLC, HPLC), electrophoresis, UV-Vis, IR and NMR spectroscopy,
mass spectrometry.
Sets,
Relations and Functions, Mathematical Induction, Logarithms, Complex numbers, Linear
and Quadratic equations, Sequences and Series, Trigonometry, Cartesian System
of Rectangular Coordinates, Straight lines and Family, Circles, Conic Sections,
Permutations and Combinations, Binomial Theorem, Exponential and Logarithmic
Series, Mathematical Logic, Statistics, Three Dimensional Geometry, Vectors,
Matrices and Determinants, Boolean Algebra, Probability, Functions, limits and
Continuity, Differentiation, Application of Derivatives, Definite and
Indefinite Integrals, Differential Equations.
PHYSICS (10+2
level)
Physical
World and Measurement, Elementary Statics and Dynamics, Kinematics, Laws of
Motion, Work, Energy and Power, Electrostatics, Current electricity, Magnetic
Effects of Current and Magnetism, Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating
Current, Electromagnetic waves, Optics, Dual Nature of Matter and Radiations,
Atomic Nucleus, Solids and Semiconductor Devices, Principles of Communication,
Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body, Gravitation, Mechanics of Solids
and Fluids, Heat and Thermodynamics, Oscillations, Waves.
IIT JAM 2017 Biological Science Syllabus
General
Biology: Taxonomy of plants and
animals; pro-and eukaryotic organisms; cell organelles and their function;
multicellular organization; general physiology; energy transformations;
internal transport systems of plants and animals; photosynthesis; respiration;
regulation of body fluids and excretory mechanisms; reproductive biology; plant
and animal hormones and their action; nervous systems; animal behavior; plant
and animal diseases; Mendelian genetics and heredity; basics of developmental
biology; biology of populations and communities; evolution; basic principles of
ecology; genesis and diversity of organisms.
Basics of
Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Biophysics: Buffers; trace elements in biological systems; enzymes and
proteins; vitamins; biological oxidations, photosynthesis; carbohydrates and
lipids and their metabolism; digestion and absorption; detoxifying mechanisms;
nucleic acids; nucleic acid metabolism; nature of gene and its function;
genetic code; synthesis of nucleic acids and proteins; regulation of gene
expression; operons.
Structure of
biomolecules; intra and
intermolecular forces; thermodynamics and kinetics of biological systems;
enzyme mechanisms and kinetics; principles of X-ray diffraction; IR- and UV-
spectroscopy; analytical and biochemical techniques Microbiology, Cell Biology
and Immunology: Classification of microorganisms and their characterization;
nutrient requirement for growth; laboratory techniques in microbiology;
pathogenic microorganisms and disease; applied microbiology; viruses and fungi;
microbial genetics; cell theory; cell architecture; cell division; types of
chromosome structure; biochemical genetics- inborn errors of metabolisms;
innate and adaptive immunity, antigen antibodies; principles of processes of
development.
Mathematical
Sciences: Mathematical functions
(algebraic, exponential, trigonometric) and their derivatives (derivatives and
integrals of simple functions); Permutations and combinations; basic
probability and volumetric calculations.
IIT JAM 2017 Geology Syllabus
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; Formation of continents and
oceans; Dating rocks and age of the Earth; Volcanism and volcanic landforms;
Interior of earth; Earthquakes; Earth’s magnetism and gravity, Isostasy;
Elements of Plate tectonics; Orogenic cycles.
Geomorphology: Weathering and erosion; Transportation and
deposition due to wind, ice, river, sea, and resulting landforms, Structurally
controlled landforms.
Structural
Geology: Concept of stratum;
Contour; Outcrop patterns; Maps and cross sections; Dip and strike;
Classification and origin of folds, faults, joints, unconformities, foliations
and lineations; shear zones. Stereographic and equal area projections of planes
and lines; computation of true thickness of beds from outcrops and bore-holes.
Palaeontology: Major steps in the evolution of life forms;
Fossils; their mode of preservation and utility; Morphological characters,
major evolutionary trends and ages of important groups of animals –
Brachiopoda, Mollusca, Trilobita, Graptolitoidea, Anthozoa, Echinodermata;
Gondwana plant fossils; Elementary idea of verterbrate fossils in India.
Stratigraphy: Principles of stratigraphy; Litho-, chrono-
and biostratigraphic classification; distribution and classification of the
stratigraphic horizons of India from Archaean to Recent.
Mineralogy: Symmetry and forms in common crystal classes;
Physical properties of minerals; Isomorphism and polymorphism, Classification
of minerals; Structure of silicates; Mineralogy of common rock-forming
minerals; Mode of occurrence of minerals in rocks. Transmitted polarised light
microscopy and optical properties of uniaxial and biaxial minerals.
Petrology: Definition and classification of rocks;
Igneous rocks-forms of igneous bodies; Crystallization from magma;
classification, association and genesis of igneous rocks; Sedimentary rocks –
classification, texture and structure; size and shape of sedimentary bodies.
Metamorphic rocks – classification, facies, zones and texture. Characteristic
mineral assemblages of pelites in the Barrovian zones and mafic rocks in common
facies.
Economic
Geology: Properties of common
economic minerals; General processes of formation of mineral deposits; Physical
characters; Mode of occurrence and distribution in India both of metallic and
non-metallic mineral deposits; Coal and petroleum occurrences in India.
Applied
Geology: Ground Water; Principles of
Engineering Geology.
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