UPSC Combined Geoscientist and Geologist Exam 2021: Application Form, Eligibilty

UPSC Combined Geoscientist and Geologist 2021 notification may release in March 2021 and its exam is likely to be held in June 2021. The Union Public Service Commission is responsible to conduct this exam for the recruitment of Group A post of Geophysicist, Geologist and Chemist in the Geological Survey of the country and Junior Hydrologist for the central group Water Board.

The article is providing here information related to UPSC Combined Geoscientist and Geologist 2021 including its application form, eligibility criteria, exam pattern, admit card, result etc.

UPSC Combined Geoscientist and Geologist Exam 2021 Important Dates

Check below all tentative dates associated with UPSC Combined Geoscientist and Geologist Exam 2021, please have a look:

Sl. No	Events	Respective Dates
1.	Date of releasing of official notification and online application form	March 2021
2.	Deadline for online application form	April 2021
3.	Date of examination	June 2021

Eligibility Criteria

I’m specifying below nationality, age and educational criteria required for appearing in UPSC Combined Geoscientist and Geologist Exam 2021:

Nationality Criteria

Candidate should,

• hold nationality of India; Or,
• be a subject of Bhutan; Or,
• be a subject of Nepal; Or,
• be of Indian origin but migrated either from East African countries of Kenya, Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zaire and Ethiopia or Vietnam; Or,
• Be among Tibetan refugees who came across the country in prior of the 1st January, 1962 for permanent settling over here.

Age Criteria

Age norms for Geologist and Geophysicist and Chemist (Group ‘A’) in the Geological Survey of India, Ministry of Mines: Candidates’ date of birth should fall not before than 2^nd January 1989 and not after than 1^st January, 2000.

Age norms for For Jr. Hydrogeologist (Scientist B) (Group A) in Central Ground water Board, Ministry of Water Resources: Candidates’ date of birth should fall not before than 2nd January 1986 and not after than 1^st January, 2000.

Is there any age relaxation for reserved category candidates?

• For Ex-servicemen category candidates: 5 Years;
• For Scheduled caste/Scheduled tribal: 5 years;
• For OBC: 3 years;
• For Deaf-mute, Blind and Orthopaedically disabled category applicants: 10 years;

Educational Criteria

Educational norms for Geologists Group ‘A’ in Geological Survey of India: Candidates should have obtained Master’s degree in Geological Science or Geology or Applied Geology or Geo-Exploration or Mineral Exploration or Engineering Geology or Earth Science and Resource Management or Marine Geology or Oceanography and Geochemistry or Geological Technology or Coastal Area Studies or Petroleum Geosciences or Petroleum Exploration or Geophysical Technology.

Educational norms for Chemists Group ‘A ‘ in Geological Survey of India: Candidates should hold a recognized M.Sc degree in Analytical Chemistry or Chemistry or Applied Chemistry.

Educational norms for Geophysicists Group ‘A’ in Geological Survey of India: Candidates should hold a recognized M.Sc. (Tech.) (Applied Geophysics) or M.Sc (Applied Geophysics) or M.Sc. (Marine Geophysics) or Integrated M.Sc. (Exploration Geophysics) or M.Sc. in Physics or Applied Physics or M.Sc Physics or M.Sc (Geophysics) degree.

UPSC Combined Geoscientist and Geologist Exam 2021 Application Form

Interested and eligible candidates can access the application form by following the official admission portal of the Union Public Service Commission on the notified date. Applications, which are submitted after the mentioned deadline, won’t be accepted by the authority under any circumstances.

Candidates have to make payment of Rs.200/- as application fee. If you fall under the category of SC/ST/PH/Female then you are exempted from making payment of fee. The prescribed payment mode is either through debit card/Credit card/ net banking or in cash at any SBI branch.

Examination Centre

The exam is possible to be held at SHIMLA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, SHILLONG, MUMBAI, LUCKNOW, PATNA, KOLKATA, JAIPUR, JAMMU, HYDERABAD, DELHI, DISPUR, CUTTACK, CHANDIGARH, CHENNAI, BHOPAL, ALLAHABAD, BANGALORE, AHMEDABAD.

UPSC Combined Geoscientist and Geologist 2021 Exam Pattern

Here are the important highlights of UPSC Combined Geoscientist and Geologist exam pattern 2018:

• There will be two major parts of the question paper i.e. Part 1 and part II respectively.
• Part 1 is a written test whereas; part II will be an Interview/Personality test.
• The General English paper of 100 marks and it will be common to all categories of candidates.

Pattern of Question Paper for Geologist

Papers	Total marks	Test Duration
Geology Paper I	200	Three Hours
Geology Paper II	200	Three Hours
Geology Paper III	200	Three Hours

Pattern of Question Paper for Geophysicist

Papers	Total marks	Test Duration
Geophysics Paper I	200	Three Hours
Geophysics Paper II	200	Three Hours
Geophysics Paper III	200	Three Hours

Pattern of Question Paper for Chemist

Papers	Total marks	Test Duration
Chemistry Paper I	200	Three Hours
Chemistry Paper II	200	Three Hours
Chemistry Paper III	200	Three Hours

Pattern of Question Paper for Junior Hydrogeologist

Papers	Total marks	Test Duration
Geology Paper I	200	Three Hours
Geology Paper II	200	Three Hours
Hyderogeology Paper III	200	Three Hours

Syllabus

For an accurate level of exam preparation, candidates need to gather information related to the syllabus. A syllabus-based preparation always helps aspirants to score considerable marks in the exam.

Admit Card

We’ll provide here direct link of obtaining your respective admit card after announcement of the same at its official website. Till now, date of availability of UPSC Combined Geoscientist and Geologist 2021 has not released yet. Therefore, I advise aspirants to stay tuned to get further related updates.

UPSC Combined Geoscientist and Geologist 2021 Result

The Union Public Service Commission will host result of aspirants at its official admission portal. We’ll update here actual date and link of accessing your result. All you need to have your closes eyes on this section.