Syllabus (GEOLOGY)
Course Type: MAJ-11
Semester: 7
Course Code: BGELMAJ11T
Course Title: Precambrian and Phanerozoic Stratigraphy of India
(L-P-Tu): 5-0-1
Credit: 6
Practical/Theory: Theory
Course Objective: Study of historical geology that is unraveling the development of rock types as well as their inter relationships with respect to geologic time
Learning Outcome: sStratigraphy deals with stratified rocks. A stratum of rock gets formed during a specific time span over - lain and underlain by younger and older rock respectively. Students learn to unearth the information en- crypted in a stratum of rock to interpret and correlate remote past with special thrust on Indian context.
Paper - 701 Course Title: Precambrian and Phanerozoic Stratigraphy of India:
Unit I: Stratigraphic boundaries in India
Precambrian-Cambrian boundary; Permian-Triassic boundary; Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary
Unit II: Precambrian Stratigraphy
- Brief introduction to the physiographic and tectonic subdivisions of India.
- Introduction to Indian Shield (craton and mobile belts of India).
- Introduction to Proterozoic sedimentary basins of India.
- Geology of Vindhyan and Cuddapah basins.
- Geologic evolution with emphasis on sedimentation, lithology, magmatism, structure, metamor- phism and geochronology of Singhbhum and Dharwar.
Unit III: Palaeozoic Stratigraphy
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- Palaeozoic Succession of Kashmir and its correlatives from Spiti Stratigraphy.
- Geology and hydrocarbon potential of Gondwana basins.
Unit IV: Mesozoic stratigraphy of India
Triassic successions of Spiti; Jurassic of Kutch; Cretaceous succession of Cauvery Basin.
Unit V: Cenozoic stratigraphy of India
Kutch basin; Siwalik succession; Bengal basin, Assam, Andaman and Arakan basins; Stratigraphy and structure of Krishna-Godavari basin, Cauvery basin, Bombay offshore basin and their potential for hydrocarbons.
Unit VI: Volcanic provinces of India:
- Deccan
- Rajmahal
Reading References:
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- Krishnan, M. S. (1982) Geology of India and Burma, CBS Publishers, Delhi
- Doyle, P. & Bennett, M. R. (1996) Unlocking the Stratigraphic Record. John Wiley
- Ramakrishnan, M. &Vaidyanadhan, R. (2008) Geology of India Volumes 1 & 2, Geological society of India, Bangalore.
- Valdiya, K. S. (2010). The making of India, Macmillan India Pvt. Ltd.
- Ravindra Kumar, 1985. Fundamentals of historical geology and stratigraphy of India. Wiley Eastern Ltd., Delhi.
Basic Features
Undergraduate degree programmes of either 3 or 4-year duration, with multiple entry and exit points and re-entry options, with appropriate certifications such as:
- UG certificate after completing 1 year (2 semesters with 40 Credits + 1 Summer course of 4 credits) of study,
- UG diploma after 2 years (4 semesters with 80 Credits + 1 Summer course of 4 credits) of study,
- Bachelor’s degree after a 3-year (6 semesters with 120 credits) programme of study,
- 4-year bachelor’s degree (Honours) after eight semesters (with 170 Credits) programme of study.
- 4-year bachelor’s degree (Honours with Research) if the student completes a rigorous research project (of 12 Credits) in their major area(s) of study in the 8th semester.
Note: The eligibility condition of doing the UG degree (Honours with Research) is- minimum75% marks to be obtained in the first six semesters.
- The students can make an exit after securing UG Certificate/ UG Diploma and are allowed to re-enter the degree programme within three years and complete the degree programme within the stipulated maximum period of seven years.
