Subject status
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Subject Title
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Credits
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I Semester
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Part I Language:
Tamil/Malayalam/Hindi
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3
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Part II English
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3
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Core Subject:
General Geology,
|
4
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Paleontology
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4
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Allied Subject:
Chemistry
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4
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Environmental Studies
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2
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II Semester
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Part I Language:
Tamil/Malayalam/Hindi
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3
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Part II English
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3
|
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Core Subject: Stratigraphy
and Indian Geology
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4
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Crystallography
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4
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Core practical-Crystallography
|
|
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Allied Subject:
Basic Chemistry
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4
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Allied practical-Chemistry
|
|
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Social value based education
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2
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III Semester
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Part I Language:
Tamil/Malayalam/Hindi
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3
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Part II English
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3
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Core Subject:
Structural Geology
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4
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Core Practical- Structural
Geology
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|
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Skill based subjects
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4
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Non Major elective
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2
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Allied Subject
Physics
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4
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Practical- Physics
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|
IV Semester
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Part I Language:
Tamil/Malayalam/Hindi
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3
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Part II English
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3
|
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Core Subject:
Mineralogy
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4
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Core Practical- Mineralogy
|
|
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Core Practical Examination-
Structural Geology
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2
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Skill based subject
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4
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Non-Major elective
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2
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Allied Subject
Physics
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4
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Allied Practical- Physics
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2
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Extension Activity (NSS, NCC, YRC, YWF)
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1
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V semester
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Core Subject:
Igneous petrology
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4
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Sedimentary and Metamorphic petrology
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4
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Elective Courses -I
Geostatistics and computer application in Geology
Petroleum and Coal Geology
Applied Geomorphology
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5
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Elective Courses –II
Marine Geology, Environmental Geology, Planetary geology
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5
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Skill based subject
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4
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VI semester
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Core- Economic geology
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4
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Hydrology
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4
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Applied Geology – I
(Geophysics, Geochemistry, Engineering Geology, Mining Geology, Ore dressing)
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4
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Elective course-III
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5
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Geology of Tamil Nadu Applied geology-II (natural hazards, Remote Sensing and Geographic information
system) Medical Geology
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|
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Practical-IV
Economic Geology, Hydrogeology
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4
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Based on core (Applied Geology-1) and elective courses
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4
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Practical-VI Field and industrial training
Geological mapping in second year one week- 1 credit
Geological tour more than two weeks in third year- 1 credit
Specimen collection during geological tour, Periodical short
field trips-1credits
Viva voce on geological mapping, geological tour and Report
submission – 1 credits
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4
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