TABLE 2: Course structure and distribution of credits in Ph.D. Program
Academic Program
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Min. Credit Requirements
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Min. Credit Through Coursework
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Min. Credit Through Research work
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Minimum Duration
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Maximum Duration
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Ph.D. with M.Tech
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144
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36 (4 courses)
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108
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4 semesters
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6 years
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Ph.D. with master's degree except M.Tech
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180
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54 (6 courses)
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126
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5 semesters
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6 years
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Ph.D. with bachelor's degree
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216
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72 (8 courses)
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144
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6 semesters
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7 years
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There are two compulsory courses for Ph.D. students:
The Ph.D. students should opt only for PG-level courses.
They may opt for courses in other departments based on the supervisor’s
Ph.D. students must finish with the required course credits and CPI (>7.0) before appearing for the Comprehensive examination.
Note: These are minimum requirements.
Note: One can also opt for S/X mode and/or Audit mode courses.
REGISTRATION FOR COURSES
*A student is required to register for semester-I , Semester –II and Summer term for each academic year.
*The normal semester load is defined as equivalent of 36 credits. For a well merited case the SPGC may permit a student to register for a maximum of 45 credits or a minimum of 27 credits.
*A student is required to register in the summer term for up to a maximum of half the normal semester load (i.e., 18 credits) and a minimum of 9 credits.
Registration involves –
- Preregistration through PINGALA portal for the courses/thesis credits that he/she intends to pursue in that semester/term.
- Payment of fees for that semester/term and clearance of any outstanding dues, and signing the registration roll with the office of the Dean of Students Affairs (DOAA).
TABLE 4: Semester wise course distribution for M.Tech degree
Semester I (4x9=36 credits)
C1: Mathematics for Earth Sciences.
C2: Remote Sensing & GIS for Geo-resource evaluation.
C3: Introduction to Profession & Communication Skills in Earth Sciences.
E1: Elective
E2: Elective
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Semester II (4x9 = 36 credits)
C4: Geophysical methods.
C5: PG seminar in Earth Sciences.
E3: Elective
E4: Elective
E5: Elective
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Semester III (36 credits)
M TECH THESIS (36 credits)
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Semester IV (36 credits)
M TECH THESIS (36 credits)
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*C: Compulsory Course, E: Elective Course
- MTech students should register for the course (PG seminar in Earth Sciences) for at least one semester, and Ph.D. students should register for two semesters.
TABLE 5: List of offered Elective Courses
1. Active Tectonics and Paleoseismology
2. Advanced Structural Geology
3. Advance Metamorphic Petrology
4. Applied Hydrogeology
5. Applied sedimentology and Basin Analysis
6. Aqueous Geochemistry
7. Experimental Rock mechanics and Rock physics
8. Geodynamics
9. Geology and Geochemistry of petroleum
10. Instrumentation in Earth Sciences
11. Isotope Geochemistry and Applications
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12. Mineral Resource Exploration
13. Natural Hazards
14. Non-Traditional Stable Isotope Geochemistry
15. Physics of Earthquakes
16. Planetary Geomorphology: Processes and Landforms
17. Potential field theory in applied geophysics
18. River Science
19. Rock Magnetism
20. Seismic Exploration & Subsurface Imaging.
21. Solid Earth Geophysics
22. Quaternary Geology and Tectonic Geomorphology
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* Ph.D. students can take any courses mentioned above as per their availability in the course schedule.
PLEASE REFER TO IIT KANPUR PG MANUAL FOR ACADEMIC REQUIREMENT