Hello Buddy , I Have Applied form to appear in UPSC Geologist Exam , Here Will you please Give me Exam patter and Suggested me Good Books for my help ?

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Combined Geologist & Geo-Scientist Examination Pattern :

The examination shall be conducted according to the following Plan :

Part I.—Written examination in the subjects as set out in para 2 below.

Part II.—Interview for personality Test of such candidates as may be called by the Commission, carrying a maximum of 200 marks.

The following will be the subjects for the written examination :

S.No. Subject Duration Maximum Marks
1 General English (Common for All Category) 3 hrs 100
I. Category-I For the Post of Geologists
1 Geology Paper I 3 hrs 200
2 Geology Paper II 3 hrs 200
3 Geology Paper III 3 hrs 200
II. Category-II For the Post of Geophysicists
1 Geophysics Paper I 3 hrs 200
2 Geophysics Paper II 3 hrs 200
3 Geophysics Paper III 3 hrs 200
III. Category-III For the Post of Chemists
1 Chemistry Paper I 3 hrs 200
2 Chemistry Paper II 3 hrs 200
3 Chemistry Paper III 3 hrs 200
IV. Category-IV For the Post of Junior Hydrogeologist
1 Geology Paper I 3 hrs 200
2 Geology Paper II 3 hrs 200
3 Hydrogeology 3 hrs 200

UPSC Geologist & Geo-Scientist Exam Syllabus

Syllabus of the Written Examination:

The standard of the paper in General English will be such as may be expected of a Science Graduate. he papers on geological subjects will be approximately of the MSc degree standard standard of an Indian University and questions will generally be set to test the candidate’s grasp of the fundamentals in each subject.

General English Paper: Candidate will be required to write a short Essay in English. Other questions will be designed to test their under-standing of English and workmanlike use of words.


Here I m Suggested Some Goo d Books for Preparation of UPSC Geologist & Geo-Scientist Exam :


UPSC New Syllabus Preliminary and Mains Exam (Hindi) Paperback – 3 Jul 2014
by Disha Experts (Author)


UPSC-IFS Main Examination Guide: A Complete Book for Paper I and Paper II (Paper I & II) Paperback – 2016
by RPH Editorial Board (Author)


Vajiram and Ravi MAINS 2016 latest IAS UPSC civil services study materials for Mains (Latest edition 2016) Paperback – 2016
by Vajiram and ravi (Author), 2016 (Editor)