Department of Geophysics

Dr. Arvind Kumar
Department of Geophysics, offers M.Sc. Program covering contemporary and emerging fields of Geophysics having wide ranging interests to meet the growing needs of the industries/ Research Organisations and Academic Institutions. The rigorous academics and regular department-industry partnership help to prepare our students to keep pace with the changing times.
The education programme in M.Sc. Geophysics was initiated with a motivation to generate a workforce that could turn into a substantially trained pool to meet the world’s demand of Geophysicist. Therefore, in tune with the “Training and Placement” cell of the University, the department look forward to provide best employment opportunities to the trained postgraduates in Mining and Oil Exploration Industries and other Government Institutions. In addition, we motivate students to take teaching and research as a career and join national and international leading research laboratories, PSUs like: ONGC, Oil India, IOCL, Coal India, MECL.
Dr. Shashi Kant Sah

M.Sc. Geophysics (Course Structure)

Semester- I
Course Code Title Maximum Marks (100)
Theory Internal Assessment
GPM 101 Elements of Environment & Geology 70 30
GPM 102 Geoexploration& Surveying 70 30
GPM 103 General Meteorology 70 30
GPM 104 General Geophysics 70 30
GPM 105 Numerical Methods and Computer Programming 70 30
GPM 106 Practical based on course GPM 101 & GPM 102 70 30
Total 600
Semester- II
Course Code Title Maximum Marks (100)
Theory Internal Assessment
GPM 201 Geohydrology & Natural Resources Management 70 30
GPM 202 Seismology 70 30
Any one of the corresponding combinations of three courses of Group A (Exploration Geophysics): (GPM 203A-GPM 205A) or Group B (Meteorology):(GPM 203B – GPM 205B)
GPM 203A
GPM 203B
Geoelectrical Methods
Physical and Synpotic Meteorology
70 30
GPM 204A
GPM 204B
Seismic Methods and Petroleum Geophysics
Dynamic Meteorology
70 30
GPM 205A
GPM 205B
Practical based on course GPM 203A & GPM 204A
Practical based on course GPM 203B & GPM 204B
70 30
GPM 206 Practical based on course GPM 201 & GPM 202 70 30
GPM 207M Minor Elective: To be selected from Swayam Portal 50
Total 650
Semester- III
Course Code Title Maximum Marks (100)
Theory Internal Assessment
GPM 301 Communication Theory and Signal Processing 70 30
Any one of the corresponding combinations of five courses of Group A (Exploration Geophysics): (GPM 302A-GPM 306A) or Group B (Meteorology):(GPM 302B – GPM 306B)
GPM 302A
GPM 302B
Geo-electromagnetic Methods
Climatology & Climate change
70 30
GPM 303A
GPM 303B
Gravity and Magnetic Methods
Advanced Dynamic Meteorology
70 30
GPM 304A
GPM 304B
Well Logging
Agro-meteorology
70 30
GPM 305A
GPM 305B
Practical based on course GPM 302A & GPM 303A
Practical based on course GPM 302B& GPM 303B
70 30
GPM 306A
GPM 306B
Practical based on course GPM 304A
Practical based on course GPM 304B
70 30
GPM 307M Minor Elective: To be selected from Swayam Portal 50
Total 650
Semester- IV
Course Code Title Maximum Marks (100)
Theory Internal Assessment
GPM 401 Physical Oceanography and Marine Geophysics 70 30
GPM 402 Remote Sensing & GIS 70 30
Any one of the corresponding combinations of two courses of Group A (Exploration Geophysics): (GPM 402A-GPM 403A) or Group B (Meteorology):(GPM 402B – GPM 403B)
GPM 402A
GPM 402B
Comprehensive viva-voce & Seminar (Exploration Geophysics)
Comprehensive viva-voce & Seminar (Meteorology)
100
GPM 403A
GPM 403B
Project work/ Dissertation (Exploration Geophysics)
Project work/ Dissertation (Meteorology)
200
TOTAL 500
GRAND TOTAL 2400