PART-II
(a) Crystallography : Crystal, crystalline and amorphous substances. Morphological characteristics and crystal structures. Laws of crystallography. Symmetry elements and forms of the normal class of all crystal systems. Crystal habits and twinning.

(b) Mineralogy : Physical, chemical and optical properties of minerals. Isotropic and anisotropic substances. Birefringence. Pleochroism and extinction. Construction and uses of nicol prism. Physical properties, chemical composition,
optical properties and mode of occurrence of Quartz, Feldspar, feldspathoid, Olivine, Pyroxene, amphibole, garnet and mica group of minerals and calcite, tourmaline, zircon sphene, staurolite, Kyanite, apatite and chlorite.

(c) Economic Geology : Economic deposits-oredeposits and non-metalliferous deposits. Ore, ore mineral and gangue. Processes of the formation and classification of economic mineral deposits. Mode of occurrence, distribution in India, genesis and use
of gold, ores of iron, manganese, uranium, chromium, copper, aluminium lead and zinc, mica, gypsum, magnesite, kyanite, diamond, coal and petroleum.

PART-III

Petrology : (a) Igneous Petrology : Magma-its composition and nature, crystallisation of magma. Differentiation and assimilation. Bowen’s reaction principle. Mode of occurrence texture, structure. mineralogy and classification of igneous rocks. Petrographic description of granite, granodiorite, syenite, diorite, gabbro, dolerite, basalt, anorthosite and dunite.

(b) Sedimentary Petrology : Formation of Sedimentary rocks Primary sedimentary structures. Bedding, Cross bedding, graded bedding, ripple marks, and sole structure. Texture and classification of sedimentary rocks : Residual, clastic and non-clastic (siliceous and calcareous deposits of chemical and organic origin). Origin and characteristics of Quartz arenites, arkoses and grayawackes.
(c) Metamorphic Petrology : Agent and types of metamorphism. Textures, structures, zones grades, facies and classification of metamorphic rocks. Petrographic description of quartzite, slate, schist, gneiss, marble, amphibolite, khondalite and gondite.

PART-IV

(a) Palaeontology : Fossils-conditions for entombent, Modes of preservation and uses. Broad morphological features and geological distribution of brachiopods, lamellibranchs, gastropods, cephalopods, trilobites, echinoids and corals. A brief study of gondwana flora. Evolutionary history of horse, elephant and man. (b) Stratigraphy : Fundamental laws of stratigraphy Stratigraphic classification and nomenclature. An outline geology of India and a brief study of the various geological systems with respect to their distribution, lithology, fossil content and economic importance.