The Indian School of Mines (IMS) Dhanbad is an educational institute of India. It is located in the mineral-rich region of India, in the city of Dhanbad.

The Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad will hold the ISM EE 2016 for the M.Tech aspirants who do not have valid GATE scores.

Candidates without GATE scores or low GATE scores can apply and appear for the ISM EE to avail admissions.

Question paper of IMS Geology was not available but below I am providing you the syllbsu from which questions comes:

GEOLOGY

(a) GENERAL GEOLOGY: Age, origin and interior of the earth; formation of continents, and oceans; geological timescale; physiographic features of India. Processes of weathering, erosion, transportation and deposition. Geological work of running water (river), lake, glaciers, sea, wind, groundwater and organic life. Mountains, plateaus and plains. Volcanoes and earthquakes. Elementary ideas on plate tectonics.

(b) MINERALOGY: Classification of minerals, and physical and chemical properties of important minerals. Double refraction, pleochroism, birefringence, interference figures, sign determination of uniaxial and biaxial minerals, optic axial angle. Diagnostic optical properties of important rock-forming minerals.

(c) CRYSTALLOGRAPHY: Classification of crystal classes and crystal system, twinning, isomorphism, pseudomorphism and polymorphism.

(d) PETROLOGY: Crystallisation, differentiation and assimilation of magma. Bowen’s Reaction Series. Processes of sedimentation and sedimentary structures. Types of metamorphism, metamorphic grades and facies. Classification, mode of occurrence, texture, structure and mineral composition of common igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.

(e) STRCUTURAL GEOLOGY: Common structural features of rock masses. Stratification, joint, cleavage, schistosity and lineation; dip, strike, and thickness of beds. Effect of topography on outcrop of beds. Folds, faults and unconformities: their classification, description and recognition in field and on the geological maps.

(f) ECONOMIC GEOLOGY: Forms, mode of occurrences and classification of mineral deposits. Important processes of formation of economic mineral deposits. Some common and important metallic and non-metallic mineral deposits of India with particular reference to their geology, geographical occurrences and utilisation. Geology of fuels.

(g) STRATIGRAPHY: Standard stratigraphical scale and its subdivisions. Principles of stratigraphy. Major geological formations of India with special reference to Archaean, Proterozoic, Palaeozoic, Mesozoic and Tertiary stratigraphy

Important dates:

Start of Online Application Form
March 10, 2016

Last Date for Online Application
April 12, 2016

ISM E 2016 Admit Card
May 5, 2016 onwards

ISM EE 2016 Exam
May 15, 2016

Result
June 20, 2016

Counselling
June 25 to 29, 2016

Seat Allotment
July 4, 2016

Contact:

ISM Dhanbad
ISM Dhanbad Internal Road, Sardar Patel Nagar
Dhanbad, Jharkhand 826004
Phone: 0326 223 5001

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