Saturday 17 February 2018

Preparation tips for UPSC Combined Geo-Scientist and Geologist Examination 2018



UPSC Combined Geo-Scientist and Geologist Examination 2018 (For Geophysicist post only)

Hi everyone...I am Amardeep Singh and I got AIR-3 in UPSC Combined Geo-Scientist and Geologist Exam, 2017 for the post of Geophysicist. I completed M.Sc.Tech in Applied Geophysics from Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad in 2016.

This is an effort to guide students for the preparation of UPSC Combined Geo-Scientist and Geologist Examination (Discipline-Geophysics).


Important Dates :

  1. Date of Notification and Application : 21st March, 2018
  2. Last Date of Application :16th April, 2018
  3. Examination Date: 29th June, 2018 (Friday)
  4. Duration of Exam: 3 Days (2 days for Geophysics Discipline)

Important Facts about the exam:
  1. Comprises of 4 subjective papers - One General English Paper comprising 100 marks, Three Geophysics Paper - Comprising 200 marks each (with 100 marks allocated to Geophysics portion and 100 marks to Physics portion).
  2. Link for syllabus from 2017 Notification : Click here
  3. Written Exam Total : 700 Marks
  4. Interview Marks : 200 Marks
  5. Selection Criteria: There is a separate cut off allocated for each written paper . In order to qualify in the written exam, one must secure minimum cut off marks of each paper that are assigned to it and also secure total marks equal/more than the total cut off . Candidate who qualify written are called for interview and a merit list of candidates is released who qualify the combined cut off of Written + Interview (out of 900 Marks).


Previous year Papers:


      
Year
General
OBC
SC
ST

Individual Cut-off of each paper
2014
142
125
91
99
# Subject to minimum 10% marks in each paper
2015
176
133
137
163
# Subject to minimum 15% marks in each paper
2016
200
168
145
151
Subject to minimum 15% marks in each paper
2017
259
247
229
180
# Subject to minimum 20% marks in each paper



Year wise Final (Written + Interview) cut off marks (out of 900):



Year
General
OBC
SC
ST

2014
293
270
257
200
2015
312
263
217
233
2016
349
308
275
267
2017
387
385
327
322


My Scorecard:






GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY!

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  1. Thank you sir , students like me are getting a lot of help from your blog this is a very good and useful blog , you are doing a great job

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  5. Sir had you attempted 200 marks questions in geophysics? How did you fetch good marks in geophysics?

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    1. I think you mean whether I attempted the whole 200 marks paper.
      First of all, it is not possible to quality attempt or even attempt the whole paper ( II, III OR IV); atleast for me.
      Prepare as much syllabus as u can and dont think about the number of question you have to attempt, as it depends on the level and length of the paper.

      And for geophysics paper, i have explained pretty much everything i know in this blog. If u are from physics background concentrate mainly on physics portion and u can try reading..SOLID EARTH GEOPHYSICS BY WILLIAM LOWRIE.

      If u r from geophysics background follow my strategy as explained.

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    2. Thanks sir u are great

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  6. Plsss send the geophysics books

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    1. I have provided the link for the books i have that i mentioned.

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  7. Sir please give a some tips to clear gate geology and geophysics

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  8. What type of questions might be asked during interview for physics students?

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  10. Please send books list for geophysics

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  15. Sir there is any test series or previous year question paper solved book for geophysicist exam?

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  17. what are the eye vision requirements for this exam?colud not find it in the official notification or gazzette.

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    1. One should not be colorblinded...that's a must. Myopia or hypermetropia candidates are not usually disqualified.

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  18. Amardeep G can u please tell about......
    1.Minimum marks in each paper? Like a candidate has to secure 15%.So is it from particular section like 15% from Geo-Physics & 15% from Physics in same paper or anything else?
    2.Can u please tell about medical fitness parameters?
    3.How does answer writing here differ from Ias? Means we have to write answers shortly or to derive relations for numerical asked in exam?
    I hope u will reply......

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    1. 1. One paper comprise of two parts: physics and geophysics, but it does not matter whether u attempt only one section or both. Minimum marks in each paper means out of the whole paper i.e. out of a 100 or a 200 marks paper u have to secure the minimum marks irrespective of the questions or section u attempt.

      2. I think all medical requirements are same as that in Civil service examination. Except, one more is there - colorblinded candidates are rejected.

      3. I never gave CSE and also have a very little knowledge about the exam, so i cannot compare both.
      But i can tell that it is a science paper, so either u are right or wrong. No middle ground there, but there should be stepwise marking for derivations and nunericals.
      And there is a limited space for answer writing since 2017(question cum answer booklet type) , so be careful.

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    2. Thank u very much Amardeep G.

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  19. Hi sir, first of all thank you so much for sharing such a useful information. Actually I am from a physics background, what are the reference books for earth sciences that I had to study According to this Geo-scientist syllabus..

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    1. Refer only one book....SOLID EARTH GEOPHYSICS by William Lowrie

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  20. Sir I'm covering all part of physics(each topic),,is there any requirement to study geophysics portion?

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  21. Thank you so much Sir for your guidance

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  22. Hello Sir, is there any separate cutoff for interview as well. If yes then what was the cutoff of clearing interview during 2017?

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  24. Sir, GSI has changed its pattern..Please give us some suggestions
    to prepare for it..

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    1. Well as per the new pattern u have to study general studies for prelims. GS syllabus is same as civil service exam (CSE) prelims. I have never prepared for CSE so i won't be of much help. But I can say the competition in CGGE is very much less than that of CSE, so try to finish NCERT books first and then go for other books. Newspaper reading is also must for current affairs, I think.
      For paper 2 of prelims do not prepare separately. Prepare for mains as it is and try to cover syllabus which is common in both prelims and mains. Then go for other portions of mains.

      Good luck.

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  25. Amardeep Ji what is theme for interview?
    1.Combined or Physics/GeoPhysics based as per candidate's subject.
    2.Do they ask anything related to general studies like Ias?
    3.Any additional info regarding interview from ur side?

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  26. Please share some interview Tips!

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  27. Does anyone have any idea when will the result for written test be released?

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  28. Dear All, the results for written exam of UPSC geoscientist 2019 is out now you can check it on the website.

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  29. Dear Sir, Can you please share some interview tips for physics background students.

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  30. What is job profile ? Please answer sir

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    1. GSI is a survey organisation. So it is not a full on 12 months desk job. And survey projects of Geophysicists are more hectic as compared to other streams. One has to spend around four to six months (from september to march especially) in field. By 'field' i mean it could be a small city, a small town or village. Many a times field survey area is in jungle also. GSI mainly has two projects for geophysicists: Basemetal survey and Regional Survey (known as NGPM). So if one is thinking about getting in this job, be mentally prepare to do laborious field surveys for atleast 8 years (could be more for men).

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  31. Please valuable guidance sir for preparation of interview exam specially for physics candidate .

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  32. Do the interviewers ask for firld experiences.. being a student of pure physics I don't have any field experience..

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    1. No, they do not ask for field experience. Although they might ask you some basic geophysics questions.

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  33. how to tackle the interview if one is from physics background and no field work?

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    2. Be thorough with the physics which is there in geophysics syllabus, and understand basics of collecting, processing and interpreting various data (electric, magnetic, gravity etc..)

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  34. Sir how can a student belong to physics background attend the geophysics questions? And get score

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  35. Both parts are compulsory so how can we do thi

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  36. sir, can u please describe about the nature of work that the geophysicist is expected to do in GSI?

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