
Unit 5 — Meteorology & Oceanography
Unit 5 of the CSIR-UGC NET Earth Sciences syllabus: Meteorology & Oceanography. Major areas covered: Physical Meteorology; Radiation Balance; Thermodynamics of Atmosphere; Cloud Physics; Dynamic Meteorology; Numerical Weather Prediction; General Circulation; Synoptic Meteorology; Aviation Meteorology; Satellite Meteorology; Physical Oceanography; Waves & Tides; Estuaries; Ocean Currents; Chemical Oceanography; Biological Oceanography. Suggested weightage: 20%. Topics include: Rayleigh/Mie scattering, hydrostatic equation, geostrophic wind, Rossby/Richardson/Froude numbers, vorticity, MJO, QBO, T-S diagram, Sverdrup balance, Ekman spiral, biological pump, upwelling, coral-reef ecology.
Chapters
- Meteorology
- Cloud Physics
- Dynamic Met
- NWP
- Climate Variability
- Synoptic Met
- Satellite Met
- Phys Oceanography
- Chem Oceanography
- Biol Oceanography
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Unit 4 — Geophysics — Signal Processing; Field Theory; Numerical Analysis; Gravity & Magnetic; Seismology; Geophysical Methods; Well Logging
Unit 4 of the CSIR-UGC NET Earth Sciences syllabus: Geophysics — Signal Processing; Field Theory; Numerical Analysis; Gravity & Magnetic; Seismology; Geophysical Methods; Well Logging. Major areas covered: Fourier & Z Transforms; Convolution & Filtering; Laplace/Poisson Eqns; Inversion Theory; Geoid & Bouguer/Isostatic Anomalies; Paleomagnetism; Seismic Source Mechanisms; Travel Time; Gravity & Magnetic Methods; Resistivity & IP; EM Methods; Magnetotellurics; Seismic Refraction/Reflection; CDP/CMP; Well Logs. Suggested weightage: 20%. Topics include: FFT, deconvolution, SVD, Clairaut's theorem, focal mechanisms, double couple, Snell's law in seismics, Zoeppritz, AVO, gamma/density/neutron logs.
Chapters
- Signal Processing
- Field Theory
- Inversion
- Gravity
- Magnetic
- Seismology
- Gravity Method
- Electrical Methods
- EM Methods
- Seismic Methods
- Well Logging
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Unit 3 — Geochemistry; Economic Geology; Precambrian Geology; Quaternary Geology; Applied Geology; Physical Geography
Unit 3 of the CSIR-UGC NET Earth Sciences syllabus: Geochemistry; Economic Geology; Precambrian Geology; Quaternary Geology; Applied Geology; Physical Geography. Major areas covered: Atomic Structure & Periodicity; Phase Rule; Eh-pH Diagrams; Radiogenic Isotopes; Stable Isotopes; Ore-forming Processes; Petroleum & Coal; Indian Cratons; Quaternary Stratigraphy; OSL & Radiocarbon; Tectonic Geomorphology; RS-GIS; Engineering Geology; Hydrogeology; Geomorphology; Climatology; Biogeography; Geography of India. Suggested weightage: 20%. Topics include: Goldschmidt classification, K-Ar / Rb-Sr / U-Pb dating, $\delta^{18}$O, BIFs, source-reservoir-trap, Charnockites, glacial-interglacial cycles, Koppen classification, Indian climatic regions.
Chapters
- Geochemistry
- Economic Geology
- Precambrian
- Quaternary
- Applied Geology
- Geography
- Climatology
- Geography of India
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Unit 2 — Mineralogy & Petrology; Structural Geology; Paleontology; Sedimentology & Stratigraphy; Marine Geology
Unit 2 of the CSIR-UGC NET Earth Sciences syllabus: Mineralogy & Petrology; Structural Geology; Paleontology; Sedimentology & Stratigraphy; Marine Geology. Major areas covered: Crystal Symmetry; Point Groups; Bonding; Polymorphism; Magmas & Phase Equilibria; Metamorphic Facies; Deccan Traps; Stress-Strain; Mohr Circle; Folds & Faults; Himalayan Orogeny; Mass Extinctions; Index Fossils; Sedimentary Textures; Diagenesis; GSSP; Walther's Law; Ocean Floor; MORs; Paleoceanography. Suggested weightage: 20%. Topics include: Ramachandran-like notation N/A; instead Miller indices, point groups, isograds, geothermobarometry, Stokes settling, paleoclimate proxies, hydrothermal vents, Indian Ocean Dipole.
Chapters
- Mineralogy
- Igneous Petrology
- Metamorphic Petrology
- Structural Geology
- Paleontology
- Sedimentology
- Stratigraphy
- Marine Geology
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Unit 1 — Earth & Solar System; Materials, Surface Features & Processes; Interior, Tectonics; Oceans & Atmosphere; Environmental Earth Sciences
Unit 1 of the CSIR-UGC NET Earth Sciences syllabus: Earth & Solar System; Materials, Surface Features & Processes; Interior, Tectonics; Oceans & Atmosphere; Environmental Earth Sciences. Major areas covered: Solar System & Origin of Earth; Geological Time Scale; Meteorites; Stratigraphy; Earth's Gravity & Magnetic Fields; Isostasy; Minerals & Rocks; Weathering & Soils; Seismology; Plate Tectonics; Oceanography Basics; Atmospheric Structure; Greenhouse Gases; ENSO; Indian Monsoon; Resources; Remote Sensing. Suggested weightage: 20%. Topics include: Kepler's laws, geoid, chondrites, Archaean-Proterozoic-Phanerozoic, India physiography, P/S waves, sea-floor spreading, hypsography, water masses, lapse rate, ozone, jet stream.
Chapters
- Solar System
- Geological Time
- Meteorites
- Earth
- Stratigraphy
- Earth's Fields
- Earth Materials
- Surface Processes
- Seismology
- Tectonics
- Oceans
- Atmosphere
- Climate
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