How can I prepare for IIT JAM applied geology test? Can you refer some books for the same?

manpreet Best Answer 2 years ago

First of all, analyze the syllabus of JAM applied geology then prefer the reference books which covers all topics and also have modal test papers. Solve previous years question papers by this you will getting idea about question types which will be asked in the exam and also found your weak points. You can get last years question papers from -

manpreet 2 years ago

Practice mock test papers to make strong weak areas. Here are some books which can help you to prepare for JAM applied geology. Ground water by H.M.Ragunath Groundwater Hydrology, Todd.D.K Groundwater Management, K.R.Karanth Hydrogeology by Davies and De Weist Hydrogeology of India by Dr.B.D.Patak

manpreet 2 years ago

The IIT-JAM Geology Paper is a three hour paper. There are 44 questions in all. The total number of marks of the paper is 300. The paper has both objective as well as subjective type questions. All the objective questions carry 30% of the weight age whereas the subjective ones carry 70% of the weight age. There is a separate sheet provided to mark the answers objective type questions. Make sure to darken the correct answer only in the sheet provided to you and nowhere else on the question. In case of subjective questions, there is space provided after each question to write a detailed answer. Each objective question carries 3 marks. You can darken only one correct answer. In case you darken more than one, none of the answers will be considered for correction. If you do not darken any, you do not get any marks. There is negative marking for the objective type questions. You will lose one mark for each wrong answer. Negative marking on the objective questions will be counted in the overall or total marks of the paper. The syllabus for the exam comprises of topics like The Planet Earth, Applied Geology, Geomorphology, Structural Geology, Palaeontology, Stratigraphy, Mineralogy, Petrology and Economic Geology. Popular books for this exam are as follows: Geology Physical geology Mukherjee Geodynamic Evolution of India - K S Valdiya Geomorphology Geomorphology- M. J. Selby Introduction to Geomorphology by Kale, VS and Gupta, A Remote Sensing Geology by Gupta R.P Structural Geology Structural Geology - Prof. Haakon Fossen Structural Geology - S.K. Ghosh/ Billings/ Davis Palaeontology Palaeoecology: Ecosystems, Environments and Evolution by Brenchley, P. J., and Harper, D. A. T Introduction to Palaeontology by Arnold Stratigraphy Fundamentals of Historical Geology and Stratigraphy of India by Ravindra Kumar Stratigraphic principles and practice by Weller,J.M Mineralogy Mineralogy - Dexter Perkins/ Cornelis Klein Optical Mineralogy by Paul F. Kerr Optical mineralogy by P. K. Verma Petrology An Introduction to Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology by John D. Winter Igneous Petrology by Bose M.K Economic Geology Industrial minerals and rocks of India by Deb Economic Mineral Deposits by Bateman, A.M. and Jensen, M.L Ore deposits of India their distribution and processing by Gokhale, K.V.G.K. and Rao Applied Geology Hydrogeology - Todd and Karanth Ground water by H.M.Ragunath Other books Engineering Geology - Krynine and Judd Engineering Geology - K.M.Bhangar