Kashmir University often conducts entrance exam for selecting suitable candidates to M.Sc (Applied Geology) course. Physical Geology, Geomoerphology, Structural Geology, Geotectonics, Stratigraphy, etc are the main topics covered under the entrance examination.

Syllabus of M.Sc (Applied Geology) Entrance Exam in University of Kashmir

Unit 1 – Physical Geology

• Wind erosion and deposition features
• Weathering and agents of weathering
• Volcanoes types
• Volcanoes eruptional features and products
• Various geospheres
• Types of drainage patterns
• Surface relief of the earth
• Structures
• Products of weathering
• Paleoclimate
• Palaeogeography
• Oceans Topography of sea floor
• Oceanic erosion
• Ocean ridges
• Mineralogy texture
• Marine deposition
• Fossils
• Epeirogenesis and orogenesis
• Coral reefs

Unit 2 – Geomoerphology

• Uniformitarianism
• Topography
• Structure
• Structural landforms
• Stratigraphy
• Solifluction
• Soil types of India
• Slope flowage
• Rapid flowage
• Mudflow
• Mass wasting
• Lithology
• Landslides and slumps
• Karst topography
• Earth flow
• Debris flow
• Cycle of erosion
• Creep
• Catastrophism
• Base level of erosion

Unit 3 - Structural Geology

• Unconformities
• Types of folds
• Topographic and geological maps
• Strain definition
• Outcrop pattern of horizontal beds
• Nature of the problem of overturned strata
• Definition of force and stress
• Concordant and discordant plutons
• Concepts of field geology
• Components of fault
• Classification of folds
• Basic concept of stress ellipse

Unit 4 - Geotectonics

• Tectonics of the Indian subcontinent
• Tectonic divisions
• Seismicity of the Indian Sub-continent
• Plate tectonics
• Plate tectonic models
• Important concepts about Earth dynamics
• Features and divisions of Earth’s crust

Unit 5 - Stratigraphy

• Stratigraphic correlation
• Principles of Stratigraphy
• Precambrian geological System
• Imperfection of geological record
• Geological timescale

Unit 6 - Paleontology

• Paleontological evidence
• Extinction of organisms
• Evolution of the life through ages
• Classification of organisms
• Application of Paleontology

Unit 7 - Crystallography

• 48 symmetry forms
• Face, edge and solid angle
• Law of constancy of interfacial angles
• Morphology of crystals
• Translation vectors

Unit 8 - Mineralogy

• Scope of determinative mineralogy
• Rock-forming minerals
• Polarization and interference of light
• Pleochroism and Birefringence
• Optical indicatrix
• Mineral optics

Unit 9 - Igneous & Sedimentary Petrology

• Assimilation
• Classification of igneous rocks
• Definition of magma
• Fractionation and differentiation
• Sedimentary petrology
• Texture and structure of igneous rocks

Unit 10 - Metamorphic Petrology & Geochemistry

• Types of metamorphism
• Introduction to geochemistry
• Distribution of the elements in rocks
• Definition of metamorphism Controls of metamorphism
• Cosmic abundance of elements
• Colloids in geological systems

Unit 11 - Ore Geology

• Vein deposits of tin and tungsten
• Ore–forming fluids
• Ore minerals and gangue
• Oceanic mineral resources
• Examples of common ore minerals
• Classification of mineral deposits

Unit 12- Fuel Geology

• Source rocks - definition and types
• Origin of petroleum
• Organic versus inorganic theories
• Migration and accumulation of petroleum
• Introduction to fuel geology
• Constituents of coal
• Coal – Introduction

Unit 13 - Hydrogeology

• Water quality standards for drinking purposes
• Introduction to hydrogeology origin & occurrence
• Hydrological properties of rocks
• Hydrological classification of geological formations
• Groundwater movement
• Fundamentals of groundwater exploration

Unit 14 – Geophysics

• Types of earthquake
• Thermal gradient of the earth
• Spheroidal shape of earth
• Seismology
• Magnetic field of the earth
• Gravitational Field
• Earthquake focal mechanisms
• Convection currents
• Basic features of seismograms

Unit 15 - Remote Sensing & Sociatal Geology

• Water supply and water use
• Societal Geology
• Remote Sensing technology overview
• Remote sensing
• Prediction of volcanic activity
• Effects of volcanic activity
• Earth processes and geological hazards
• Concept and foundation of RS
• Coastal hazards

Each of the main topics or units specified in the syllabus is given a weight age of 4 marks. Candidates can refer the books studied during graduate level in order to prepare for this entrance exam.