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The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) holds a competitive Examination named Geologists Exam for recruitment of
Category-I : (Posts in the Geological Survey of India, Ministry of Mines).
(i) Geologist, Group A : 100
(ii) Geophysicist, Group A : 50
(iii) Chemist. Group A : 20
Category-II: (Posts in the Central Ground Water Board, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation.)
(i) Scientist ‘B’(Hydrogeology), Group ‘A’ : 20
(ii) Scientist ‘B’(Chemical ) Group ‘A’ : 01
(iii)Scientist ‘B’(Geophysics) Group ‘A’ : 01
UPSC Geologists 2022 Eligibility Criteria:-
Age Limits -
A candidate for this examination must have attained the age criteria as prescribed below:-
a) For Geologist, Geophysicist and Chemist (Group 'A') in the Geological Survey of India, an attached office of Ministry of Mines, Government of India: A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 32 years on the first day of the month of January of the year in which the Examination is to be held (i.e. as on 1st January, 2022] i.e. he/she must have been born not earlier than 2nd January, 1990 and not later than 1st January 2001.
b) For Scientist ‘B’(Hydrogeology) Group ‘A’, Scientist ‘B’(Chemical) Group ‘A’ and Scientist ‘B’(Geophysics) Group ‘A’ in Central Ground water Board, Ministry of Water Resources:- Must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained at the age of 32 years on 1st January, 2022 i.e. he/she must have been born not later than 2nd January 1990 and not later than 1s t January 2001.
The upper age limit prescribed above will be further relaxable as follows:
i) Upto a maximum of five years if a candidate belongs to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe.
ii) Upto a maximum of three years in the case of candidate belonging to Other Backward Classes who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates.
Minimum Educational Qualification -
i) For Geologist Group ‘A’ in Geological Survey of India Master’s degree in Geological Science or Geology or Applied Geology or Geo- Exploration or Mineral Exploration or Engineering Geology or Marine Geology or Earth Science and Resource Management or Oceanography and Coastal Areas Studies or Petroleum Geosciences or Geochemistry from a University incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or an educational institution established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed university under section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956) i.e. recognized University.
ii) For Geophysicist Group ‘A’ in Geological Survey of India and Scientist ‘B’ (Geophysics) Group ‘A’ in C.G.W.B.M.Sc. in Physics or Applied Physics or M.Sc. (Geophysics) or Integrated M.Sc. (Exploration Geophysics) or M.Sc (Applied Geophysics) or M.Sc. (Marine Geophysics) or M.Sc. (Tech.) (Applied Geophysics) from a University incorporated by an Act of Parliament or State Legislature in India or other educational institutes established by an Act of the Parliament or declared to be deemed universities under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956
iii) For Chemist Group ‘A’ in Geological Survey of India and Scientist ‘B’ (Chemical) under C.G.W.B. M. Sc. in Chemistry or Applied Chemistry or Analytical Chemistry from a University incorporated by an Act of Parliament or State Legislature or other educational Institutes established by an Act of the Parliament or declared to be deemed Universities under section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 i.e. recognized University.
iv) For Scientist ‘B’ (Hydrogeology) Group ‘A’ in C.G.W.B. Master’s degree in Geology or applied Geology or Marine Geology or Hydrogeology from a University incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other educational Institutes established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as Universities under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956.
UPSC Geologists Exam 2022 Pattern:-
i) Stage-I : Combined Geo-Scientist (Preliminary) Examination (Computer Based Objective Type Papers) for the selection of candidates for the Stage-II - 400 Marks
ii) Stage-II : Combined Geo-Scientist (Main) Examination (Conventional Type Papers) - 600 Marks
iii) Stage-III : Personality Test/Interview - 200 Marks
Stream I - Scientist B (Hydrogeology) -
Subject - Duration - Maximum Marks -
Paper-I : General Studies - 2 Hours - 100 Marks
Paper-II : Geology/Hydrogeology - 2 Hours - 300 Marks
Total - 400 Marks
Stream II - Scientist ‘B’(Geophysics) -
Subject - Duration - Maximum Marks -
Paper I - General Studies - 2 Hours - 100 Marks
Paper II - Geophysics - 2 Hours - 300 Marks
Total - 400 Marks
Stream III - Chemist and Scientist ‘B’(Chemical) -
Subject - Duration - Maximum Marks
Paper I - General Studies - 2 Hours - 100 Marks
Paper II - Chemistry - 2 Hours - 300 Marks
Total - 400 Marks
There will be penalty (Negative Marking) for wrong answers marked by a candidate in the objective type question papers.
Only those candidates who are declared by the Commission to have qualified in the Preliminary/Stage-I Examination in the year will be eligible for admission to the Main/Stage-II Examination of that year provided they are otherwise eligible for admission to the Main/Stage-II Examination. The marks obtained in Preliminary/Stage-I Examination by the candidates who are declared qualified for admission to the Main/Stage-II Examination will be counted for determining their final order of merit. The number of candidates to be admitted to the Main/Stage-II Examination will be about six to seven times of the total approximate number of vacancies to be filled in the year through this Examination.
The Commission will draw a list of candidates to be qualified for Combined Geo-Scientist (Main) Examination based on the criterion of minimum qualifying marks in General Studies Paper (Paper-I) and Geo-Scientist Stream specific paper (Paper-II) of Preliminary Examination.
The Combined Geo-Scientist (Main) Examination will consist of three conventional type papers for each stream. Conventional Type papers must be answered in English only. Question paper will be set in English only. The detailed scheme of Stage-II is as follows:-
Stage-II : Combined Geo-Scientist (Main) Examination -
Stream I - Scientist ‘B’(Hydrogeology) -
Subject - Duration - Maximum Marks-
Paper-I : Geology 3 Hours 200 Marks
Paper-II : Geology 3 Hours 200 Marks
Paper-III : Hydrogeology 3 Hours 200 Marks
Total 600 Marks
Stream II - Scientist ‘B’ (Geophysics) -
Subject - Duration - Maximum Marks-
Paper-I : Geophysics 3 Hours 200 Marks
Paper-II : Geophysics 3 Hours 200 Marks
Paper-III : Geophysics 3 Hours 200 Marks
Total - 600 Marks
Stream III - Chemist & Scientist ‘B’ (Chemical) -
Subject - Duration - Maximum Marks-
Paper I - Chemistry 3 Hours 200 Marks
Paper II - Chemistry 3 Hours 200 Marks
Paper III - Chemistry 3 Hours 200 Marks
Total - 600 Marks.