The academic vision
Development of skilled geoscientists for safe use and management of earth resources for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The academic curriculum
Four years B.Sc.(Hons.) program in Geology and Mining
Syllabus for BSc (Honours) First Year First Semester, Examination – 2024
Major Courses
Theory Courses |
Unit(s) |
Marks |
Credit |
||
CA |
FE |
Total |
|||
GMT-1101: Historical Geology GMT-1102: Physical Geology GMT-1103: GMT-1104: English |
0.75 0.75
0.75 – |
22.5 22.5
22.5 – |
52.5 52.5
52.5 – |
75 75
75 – |
3 3
3 – |
Total |
2.25 |
225 |
9 |
Practical Courses |
Unit(s) |
Marks |
Credit |
||
LA |
PE |
Total |
|||
GMP-1105: LA (20), GMP-1106: LA (20), |
0.50
0.50 |
20
20 |
30
30 |
50
50 |
2.0
2.0 |
Total |
1.00 |
100 |
4 |
||
Total Major (Theory + Practical) |
3.00 |
300 |
12 |
Related Courses
Student shall select any one of the following combinations
Combination A: Courses |
Unit(s) |
Marks |
Credit |
||||
CA |
FE |
Total |
|||||
GMR-1107: Mathematics (Algebra and Matrices) GMR-1108: |
0.75
0.75 |
22.5
22.5 |
52.5
52.5 |
75
75 |
3
3 |
||
Combination B: Courses |
|
|
|
||||
GMR-1107: Mathematics (Algebra and GMR-1109: Chemistry (Physical Chemistry) |
0.75 0.75 |
22.5 22.5 |
52.5 52.5 |
75 75 |
3 3 |
||
Total Related (Theory) |
1.50 |
150 |
6 |
||||
GRAND TOTAL (Major + |
4.75 |
475 |
19 |
||||
Note for Abbreviations used:
CA- Class Assessment; FE-Semester Final Examination
LA- Continuous Lab. Assessment; PE-Practical Examination
OBE Components: Different OBE components (A, B, C, D and E) will be given at the beginning of lecture of the courses. OBE of GMT 1101 is given with this content as an example
Syllabus for BSc (Honor’s) First Year Second Semester, Examination – 2024
Major Courses
Theory Courses |
Unit(s) |
Marks |
Credit |
||
CA |
FE |
Total |
|||
GMT-1201: Introduction to Earth Resources GMT-1202: Sedimentary Petrology GMT-1203: Geological Mapping and Surveying GMT-1204: Computational Geology |
0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 |
15 15 15 15 |
35 35 35 35 |
50 50 50 50 |
2 2 2 2 |
Total |
2.00 |
200 |
8 |
Practical Courses |
Unit(s) |
Marks |
Credit |
||
LA |
PE |
Total |
|||
GMP-1205: LA (20), GMP-1206: LA (20), Rocks |
0.50
0.50 |
20
20 |
30
30 |
50
50 |
2.0
2.0 |
Total |
1.00 |
100 |
4 |
||
GMF- |
0.25 |
25 |
1 |
||
GMV-1208: Viva-Voce |
0.25 |
25 |
1 |
||
Total Major (Theory + Practical + Field |
3.50 |
350 |
14 |
Related Courses:
Student shall select any one of the following
combinations
Combination A: Courses |
Unit(s) |
Marks |
Credit |
||||
CA |
FE |
Total |
|||||
GMR-1209: Mathematics (Differential and Integral Calculus) GMR-1210: |
0.75
0.75 |
22.5
22.5 |
52.5
52.5 |
75
75 |
3
3 |
||
Combination B: Courses |
|
|
|
||||
GMR-1209: Mathematics (Differential and Integral Calculus) GMR-1211: Chemistry (Organic Chemistry) |
0.75 0.75 |
22.5 22.5 |
52.5 52.5 |
75 75 |
3 3 |
||
Total Related (Theory) |
1.50 |
150 |
6 |
||||
GRAND TOTAL (Major + |
5.00 |
500 |
20 |
||||
Syllabus for BSc (Honor’s) Second Year First Semester
Major Courses
Theory Courses |
Unit(s) |
Marks |
Credit |
||
CA |
FE |
Total |
|||
GMT-2101: Mineralogy GMT-2102: Principles of Stratigraphy GMT-2103: Structural Geology GMT-2104: Geomechanics |
0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 |
15 15 15 15 |
35 35 35 35 |
50 50 50 50 |
2 2 2 2 |
Total |
2.00 |
200 |
8 |
Theory Courses: |
Unit(s) |
Marks |
Credit |
||
LA |
PE |
Total |
|||
GMP-2105: LA (20), Geological section map (10) Principles of GMP-2106: LA (20), Mineralogy (10), Outcrop Completion (10), Structural Geology (10) |
0.50
0.50 |
20
20 |
30
30 |
50
50 |
2.0
2.0 |
Total |
1.00 |
100 |
4 |
||
Total Major (Theory + Practical) |
3.00 |
300 |
12 |
Related Courses
Combination A: Courses |
Unit(s) |
Marks |
Credit |
||||
CA |
FE |
Total |
|||||
GMR-2107: Mathematics (Analytical Geometry) GMR-2108: |
0.75
0.75 |
22.5
22.5 |
52.5
52.5 |
75
75 |
3
3 |
||
Combination B: Courses |
|
|
|
||||
GMR-2107: Mathematics (Analytical Geometry) GMR-2109: Chemistry (Inorganic Chemistry) |
0.75 0.75 |
22.5 22.5 |
52.5 52.5 |
75 75 |
3 3 |
||
Total Related (Theory) |
1.50 |
150 |
6 |
||||
GRAND TOTAL (Major + |
4.50 |
450 |
18 |
Syllabus
for BSc (Honor’s) Second Year Second Semester
Major Courses
Theory Courses: |
Unit(s) |
Marks |
Credit |
||
CA |
FE |
Total |
|||
GMT-2201: Optical Mineralogy GMT-2202: Stratigraphy of Bengal Basin and GMT-2203: Excavation and Mining Methods |
0.50
0.50 0.50 |
15
15 15 |
35
35 35 |
50
50 50 |
2
2 2 |
Total |
1.50 |
150 |
6 |
Practical Courses |
Unit(s) |
Marks |
Credit |
||
LA |
PE |
Total |
|||
GMP-2204: LA (20), Optical Mineralogy (20), Stratigraphy of Bengal Basin (10) GMP-2205: LA (20), Sedimentary Petrography (18), Mining problems (12) |
0.50
0.50 |
20
20 |
30
30 |
50
50 |
2.0
2.0 |
Total |
1.00 |
100 |
4 |
||
GMF-2206: |
0.50 |
|
2 |
||
GMV-2207: Viva-Voce |
0.50 |
50 |
2 |
||
Total Major (Theory + Practical + Field |
3.50 |
350 |
14 |
Related Courses:
Student shall select any one of the following
combinations
Combination A: Courses |
Unit(s) |
Marks |
Credit |
||
CA/LA |
FE/PE |
Total |
|||
GMR-2208: Mathematics (Differential Equations) GMR-2209: |
0.75 0.75 |
22.5 30 |
52.5 45 |
75 75 |
3 3 |
Combination B: Courses |
|
|
|
||
GMR-2208: Mathematics (Differential Equations) GMR-2210: Chemistry (Practical) |
0.75 0.75 |
22.5 30 |
52.5 45 |
75 75 |
3 3 |
Total Related (Theory) |
1.50 |
150 |
6 |
||
GRAND TOTAL (Major + |
5.00 |
500 |
20 |
Syllabus
for BSc (Honor’s) Third Year First Semester
Major Courses
Theory Courses |
Unit(s) |
Marks |
Credit |
||
CA |
FE |
Total |
|||
GMT-3101: Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology GMT-3102: Geophysics-I GMT-3103: Invertebrate and Vertebrate GMT-3104: Sedimentology and Sequence Stratigraphy GMT-3105: Remote Sensing |
0.75 0.50
0.75
0.75 0.75 |
22.5 15
22.5
22.5 22.5 |
52.5 35
52.5
52.5 52.5 |
75 50
75
75 75 |
3 2
3
3 3 |
Total |
3.5 |
350 |
14 |
Practical Courses |
Unit(s) |
Marks |
Credit |
||
LA |
PE |
Total |
|||
GMP-3106: LA (30), Igneous and Metamorphic GMP-3107: LA (20), Sedimentology and |
0.75
0.50 |
30
20 |
45
30 |
75
50 |
3
2 |
Total |
1.25 |
125 |
5 |
||
Total Major (Theory + Practical) |
4.75 |
475 |
19 |
Syllabus for BSc (Honor’s) Third Year Second Semester
Major Courses
Theory Courses |
Unit(s) |
Marks |
Credit |
||
CA |
FE |
Total |
|||
GMT-3201: Geochemistry GMT-3202: Geotectonics GMT-3203: Petroleum Geology GMT-3204: Mine Systems GMT-3205: Basic |
0.75 0.50 0.75 0.75 0.50 |
22.5 15 22.5 22.5 15 |
52.5 35 52.5 52.5 35 |
75 50 75 75 50 |
3 2 3 3 2 |
Total |
3.25 |
325 |
13 |
Practical Courses |
Unit(s) |
Marks |
Credit |
|||||
LA |
PE |
Total |
||||||
GMP-3206: LA (30), Geochemistry (15), Geotectonics (15), Basic Hydrogeology GMP-3207: LA (20), Petroleum Geology (15), |
0.75
0.50
|
30
20 |
45
30 |
75
50 |
3
2 |
|||
Total |
1.25 |
125 |
5 |
|||||
GMF-3208: Field Geology (Field Performance and Report Writing-30; Oral Defense-20) |
0.50 |
|
2 |
|||||
GMV-3209: Viva-Voce |
0.50 |
50 |
2 |
|||||
Total Major (Theory + Practical + Field Geology + Viva-Voce) |
5.50 |
550 |
22 |
Syllabus for BSc (Honor’s) Fourth Year First Semester
Major Courses
Theory Courses |
Unit(s) |
Marks |
Credit |
||
CA |
CE |
Total |
|||
GMT-4101: Quaternary Geology GMT-4102: Micropaleontology and GMT-4103: Economic Geology GMT-4104: GMT-4105: Applied |
0.75
0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 |
22.5
22.5 22.5 22.5 22.5 |
52.5
52.5 52.5 52.5 52.5 |
75
75 75 75 75 |
3
3 3 3 3 |
Total |
3.75 |
375 |
15 |
Practical Courses |
Unit(s) |
Marks |
Credit |
||
LA |
LE |
Total |
|||
GMP-4106: LA (30), Economic Geology (18), Micropaleontology and Palynology (17), GMP-4107: LA (20), Geophysics-II (15), |
0.75
0.50 |
30
20 |
45
30 |
75
50 |
3
2 |
Total |
1.25 |
125 |
5 |
||
Total Major (Theory + Practical) |
5.00 |
500 |
20 |
Syllabus for BSc (Honor’s) Fourth Year Second Semester
Major Courses
Theory Courses |
Unit(s) |
Marks |
Credit |
||
CA |
CE |
Total |
|||
GMT-4201: Drilling and well logging GMT-4202: Mine Design and Application GMT-4203: Geotechnical Engineering GMT-4204: Oceanography GMT-4205: Environmental |
0.75 0.75 0.75
0.50 0.50 |
22.5 22.5 22.5
15 15 |
52.5 52.5 52.5
35 35 |
75 75 75
50 50 |
3 3 3
2 2 |
Total |
3.25 |
325 |
13 |
Practical Courses |
Unit(s) |
Marks |
Credit |
|||||
|
|
LA |
LE |
Total |
|
|||
GMP-4206: LA (30), GMP-4207: LA (20), Petroleum Exploration |
0.75
0.50 |
30
20 |
45
30 |
75
50 |
3
2 |
|||
Total |
1.25 |
|
5 |
|||||
GMF-4208: Field Geology/Research Project (Field Performance and Report Writing-30; |
0.50 |
50 |
2 |
|||||
GMV-4209: Viva-Voce |
0.50 |
50 |
2 |
|||||
Total Major (Theory + Practical + Field Geology + Viva-Voce) |
5.50 |
550 |
22 |
The academic excellence and achievements