Career As Geologist
A “Geologist” is a specialized type of Scientist who understands the history of the earth that includes solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth.
Geologist is also known as a Geophysicist, Geohydrologist, Engineering Geologist and Earth Scientist.
Geologists study the earth processes such as earthquakes, landslides, floods, and volcanic eruptions.
🎯Undergraduate Courses: The duration of these courses is three to four years.
- Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) in Geology, Earth science, Environmental science
- Bachelor of Science (Hons.) in Geology
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A) in Geology, Earth science, Environmental science
🎯 Postgraduate Courses: It is two-year duration course.
- Master of Science (M.Sc) in Geology, Applied Geology
- Master of Science (Hons.) in Geology
- Master of Technology in Geology, Applied Geology
🎯 Doctoral Courses :
- Ph.D. in Geology
🎯 Areas of specialization
- Economic geology
- Marine geology
- Engineering geology
- Structural geology
- To become a Geologist, the student must have completed their 10+2 examination from any stream & pursues a bachelor’s degree from any university.
- After passing the bachelor’s degree, students can pursue a master’s degree. If you want to get admission to government colleges, you have to appear for the national level exam like GATE 2022. Some universities conduct their own entrance test.
- If you want to do higher education, then you can go to a doctoral degree course.
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts the Geologist exams for Central Government Agencies.
🎯 Some of the colleges in India that offers UG & PG courses in Geology are:
- Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
- Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
- Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
- Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar
- University of Delhi
- Banaras Hindu University
- Aligarh Muslim University
🎯 Top Job Profiles :
- Petroleum Geologists
- Environmental Geologists
- Earth Science Teachers
- Glacial or Quaternary Geologists
- Structural Geologists
- Engineering Geologists