A.  MS program – Three Semesters Program

Vision:

Development of skilled geoscientists specializing in applied geosciences for safe use and management of earth resources for sustainable development.

Mission:

The Department of Geology and Mining intends to be globally recognized through teaching and research programs in Geology and Mining. These programs emphasize application and development of a new technology in understanding and sustainable management of earth, its resources and environments. Department strives to foster and create environment in which students learn to think, conduct research, apply knowledge and achieve success in a diverse field of changing global economy.

Introduction of the Program: The MS is a one and half year program consisting 36 credit hours of theory, practical, fieldwork/internship/assignment, thesis and viva voce (oral) courses.

Admission Requirements: To be eligible for admission to MS program, a student must have to obtain at least 2.50 and 3.25 CGPA in the B.Sc. (Honors) Examination for the General and Thesis Groups respectively.

There shall be two groups: Non-thesis and Thesis

Medium of Instruction: English

M.S.-Non-thesis:
Students shall follow the following program structure.

M.S. (Non-thesis) Program	Marks	Unit	Credit
1. Theory Courses: (Students shall select any 8 courses) (8 x 75) =     (for 1st and 2nd semester)       a.  Class Assessment (CA)-30%       (For each Course: C. part., attend.- 10%= 7.5; Quize,CT,Assign.-20%=15)       b. Semester Final Examination(FE)-70%      (For each course: FE marks=52.5, FE time=3 hours)	600     (60+120) (420)	6	24
Duration of Examination of Each Courses Shall be 3 hours.
2. Practical/Laboratory courses (Corresponding to 8 theory courses)  8 x 18.5=        (for 1st and 2nd semester)                   a. Lab.-Class-assessment (CA)-40% (C. part.+attend- 10%;Quize,viva-30%)       b. Practical Examination (PE)-60% (Duration of exam. for each unit shall be 6 hours)	150   (15+45) (90)	1.5	6
3. Research Project (Report-60, viva-40)	100	1.0	4
4. Viva-Voce (2nd semester)	50	0.5	2
Grand total =	900	9	36

M.S.-thesis: Students shall follow the
following program structure.

M.S. (thesis) Program	Marks	Unit	Credit
1. Theory Courses: (Students shall select any 8 courses) (8 x 75)=  (For 1st and 2nd semester)   a.  Class Assessment (CA)-30%  (For each Course: C. part., attend.- 10%= 7.5; Quize,CT,Assign.-20%=15) b. Semester Final Examination (FE)-70% (For each course: FE marks=52.5, FE time=3 hours)	600   (60+120) (420)	6	24
Duration of Examination of Each Courses Shall be 3 hours.
2. Practical/Laboratory Courses: Research Methodology (3rd semester)  Marks average =(8 x 50)/8 3. a.Thesis/Dissertation (3rd semester)   b.Thesis Defense/seminar -(Title and Pre-submission Defenses – 20 (10+10) + Final Defense – 30)]  (3rd semester)	50   150 50	0.5	2   6 2
4. Viva-Voce (2nd semester)	50	0.5	2
Grand total =	900	9	36

***10% Marks shall be awarded for laboratory attendance and 10% for records of practical works.

Marks for attendance shall be awarded on the basis of proportionality of attendance

MS Curriculum
Session:  2023-2024
1^st semester program

Marks for MS non-thesis:  400 (4.00 Units and 16 Credits)

Marks for MS thesis:  325 (3.25 Units and 13 Credits)

Course Teachers shall provide the Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO) of each course at the beginning of the classes.

1. Theory Courses: (for both M.S. non-thesis and thesis)

Course No.	Title	Marks	Credit
1st Semester: Students shall select any FOUR (4) courses from the following:                                                                             4 x 75=300       12
GMT-5101 GMT-5102 GMT-5103 GMT-5104 GMT-5105 GMT-5106 GMT-5107 GMT-5108 GMT-5109 GMT-5110 GMT-5111	Petroleum Sedimentology and Well logging Soil and Foundation Engineering Water Management and Irrigation Sedimentary Basin Analysis Geohazards and Disaster Management Marine Geology Structural and Computational Geotectonics Petroleum Reservoir Development and Engineering Minerals and Mine Development Medical Geology Clay Mineralogy

2. Practical Course: (for
M.S. non-thesis)

Course No.	Title	Marks	Credit
Practical Courses               (Unit:1, 4 practical courses x 18.75, LA: 30, PE:45)                                                                                                                                       75                    3
Students shall take Four lab. courses from the following according to their theoretical courses: Course teacher(s) shall decide the contents of lab. courses and distribute it to the students before starting the practical courses GMP-5112 (Well logging and Petroleum Sedimentology), Full Marks: 18.75 GMP-5113 (Soil and Foundation Engineering), Full Marks: 18.75 GMP-5114 (Water Management and Irrigation), Full Marks: 18.75 GMP-5115 (Basin Analysis), Full Marks: 18.75 GMP-5116 (Geohazards and Disaster Management), Full Marks: 18.75 GMP-5117 (Marine Geology), Full Marks: 18.75 GMP-5118 (Structural and Computational Geotectonics), Full Marks: 18.75 GMP-5119 (Petroleum Reservoir Development and Engineering),Full Marks: 18.75 GMP-5120 (Minerals and Mine Development), Full Marks: 18.75 GMP-5121 (Medical Geology), Full Marks: 18.75 GMP-5122 (Clay Mineralogy), Full Marks: 18.75

MS Curriculum

Session:  2023-2024

2^nd  semester program

Marks for MS non-thesis:  425 (4.25 Units and 17 Credits)

Marks for MS thesis:  325 (3.25 Units and 13 Credits)

Course Teachers shall provide the Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO) of each course at the beginning of the classes.

Theory Courses: (for both M.S. non-thesis and thesis)

Course No.	Title	Marks	Credit
2nd  Semester: Students shall select any FOUR (4) courses from the following:                                                                              4 x 75=300       12
GMT-5201 GMT-5202 GMT-5203 GMT-5204 GMT-5205 GMT-5206 GMT-5207 GMT-5208 GMT-5209 GMT-5210 GMT-5211	Groundwater Basin Modelling Remote Sensing and GIS in Geological Mapping Waste Management and Environmental Geochemistry Blue Economic Resources Neotectonics Exploration Geophysics Mine Hazards, Safety and Management Groundwater Pollution Quaternary Environment and Climate Change Isotope Geochemistry Seismology and Earthquake Engineering

2. Practical Course: (for
M.S. non-thesis)

Course No.	Title	Marks	Credit
Practical Courses               (Unit:1, 4 practical courses x 18.75, LA: 30, PE:45)                                75                    3
Students shall take Four lab. courses from the following according to their theoretical courses: Course teacher(s) shall decide the contents of lab. courses and distribute it to the students before starting the practical courses GMP-5212 (Groundwater Basin Modelling), Full Marks: 18.5 GMP-5213 (Remote Sensing and GIS in Geological Mapping), Full Marks: 18.5 GMP-5214 (Waste Management and Environmental Geochemistry), Full Marks: 18.5 GMP-5215 (Blue Economic Resources), Full Marks: 18.5 GMP-5216 (Neotectonics), Full Marks: 18.5 GMP-5217 (Exploration Geophysics), Full Marks: 18.5 GMP-5218 (Mine Hazards, Safety and Management), Full Marks: 18.5 GMP-5219 (Groundwater Pollution), Full Marks: 18.5 GMP-5220 (Quaternary Environment and Climate Change), Full Marks: 18.5 GMP-5221 (Isotope Geochemistry), Full Marks: 18.5 GMP-5222 (Seismology and Earthquake Engineering), Full   Marks: 18.5

3. Course GMV-5223: Viva-Voce (for both M.S. non-thesis and thesis)       Full Marks: 50, Unit: 0.50, Credits: 2

Students shall appear before the Examinations Committee of the Department for viva-voce during or immediately after their practical examination

MS Curriculum

Session:  2023-2024

3^rd  semester program

Marks for MS non-thesis:  100 (1.00 Units and 4 Credits)

Marks for MS thesis:  250 (2.50 Units and 10 Credits)

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Course GMRP-5301: Research Project: for M.S. non-thesis

                                                                                                         Unit: 1.00, Full Marks: 100, Credits: 4

Report:                                                             60

Viva:                                                     

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Practical/Lab.: for M.S. thesis

 Course GMRM-5302: Research Methodology: 50                                                  Unit-0.50, Marks: 50, Credits: 2 

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Course GMTH-5303: for M.S. thesis,                                                  Unit:2, Marks:200, Credits: 8

Thesis/ Dissertation :                                       150

Defense/seminar/presentation/viva:                                    50

  

B. Two years M.Phil. program and Three year Ph.D. program

1.Research Thesis 

Research topic should be chosen with the consultation of prospective supervisor(s)

2. Syllabus for MPhil and PhD Courses

Students shall take any 2 (two) of the following courses

and duration of examination of each theory course shall be 4 hours.

Course No.	Course Title	Marks	Unit	Credit
GMT 601	Surface Processes and Landforms	100	1	4
GMT 602	Stratigraphy and Sedimentology	100	1	4
GMT 603	Advanced Quaternary Geology	100	1	4
GMT 604	Applied Micropaleontology	100	1	4
GMT 605	Advanced Structural Geology and Tectonics	100	1	4
GMT 606	Advanced Exploration Geophysics	100	1	4
GMT 607	Advanced Hydrogeology	100	1	4
GMT 608	Advanced Marine Geology	100	1	4
GMT 609	Advanced Geotechnical Engineering	100	1	4
GMT 610	Advanced Petroleum Geology	100	1	4
GMT 611	Coastal Geology	100	1	4
GMT 612	Ore Geology	100	1	4
GMT 613	Ground Water Contamination	100	1	4
GMT 614	Geochemical Methods	100	1	4
GMT 615	Geohazards and Disaster Management	100	1	4
GMT 616	Remote Sensing & GIS for Geosciences Applications	100	1	4
GMT 617	Waste Disposal	100	1	4
GMT 618	Clay Mineralogy	100	1	4
GMT 619	Mining Geology	100	1	4