UPSC Assistant Geophysicist Exam Syllabus 2023 | GSI Assistant Geophysicist UPSC Exam Syllabus

Union Public Service Commission has decided to conduct an Offline Pen and Paper Based Recruitment Test for short listing the candidates for the post of Assistant Geophysicist in Geological Survey of India, Ministry of Mines and Scientist B (Geo-physics) in Central Soil and Materials Research Station, New Delhi, Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti on 02nd April 2023 from 02.00 pm to 04.00 pm at various exam centers viz. Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Chennai, Delhi, Dispur (Guwahati), Jaipur, Jammu, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Port Blair, Ranchi and Vishakhapatnam.

UPSC Assistant Geophysicist Exam 2023 Syllabus –

(1)  Gravity and Magnetic Theory; Electrical and Electromagnetic Theory

(2)  Seismology, Application of gravity and magnetic techniques in geophysical mapping and mineral exploration, theory of isostacy, Remote Sensing & GIS application, Airborne Marine and Borehole geophysics, Electrical and Electromagnetic techniques and applications in mineral exploration, ground water etc.

(3)  Structural Geology, Geotectonics, Physical Geology, Palemagnetism Ore genesis.

(4)  Mathematical Physics including Fourier series and Laplace Transform, Potential Field Tehory.

(5)  Communication and Instrumentation Electronics.

UPSC Assistant Geophysicist Exam Pattern –

Scheme of the test –

(1) The test will be of two hours duration

(2) All questions will carry equal marks.

(3) The test will be objective type questions with multiple choices of answer.

(4) The medium of the test will be English only.

(5) There will be penalty for wrong answers. Every wrong answer will carry a deduction of one-third of the marks assigned to that question. If no answer is marked for a question, there will be no penalty for that question.

(6) The test will carry a maximum of 300 marks.

For further details please refer to official website at https://upsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/AndmNotice-40-AGlgst01ScnstBGeoPhy01AstGyphys-engl-220223.pdf