Exam Pattern Of Geologists' Examination

The written examination of the Geologists' Examination is conducted according to the following scheme. There are five papers to be written whose maximum marks are as mentioned under:

A.	General English	-	100 marks
B.	Geology Paper I	-	200 marks
C.	Geology Paper II	-	200 marks
D.	Geology Paper III	-	150 marks
E.	Hydrogeology	-	150 marks

Candidates competing for posts under both the categories I and II have to appear in all the five subjects mentioned above.

Candidates competing for posts under category I only need to appear in subjects at (A) to (D) above and candidates competing for posts under category II only will be required to appear in subject (A), (B), (C) and (E) above.

The Examination in all the subjects will be of descriptive (essay) type. The Question Papers will be set in English only.

The standard of the paper in General English will be such as may be expected up to the level of science undergraduate degree.

The papers on geological subjects will be approximately of the MSc degree standard of an Indian University and questions will generally be set to test the candidate's grasp of the fundamentals in each subject.