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JAM2016HowtoPrepareforGeology
By: Prabha Dhavala Updated On: 02 Dec 2015 12:15 PM IST Like 7 Share 0 Tw eet Follow 1

IITJAM2016

examwillbeconductedbyIITMadrasonFebruary7,2016forsevenpapers.JAM2016aspirantsjusthaveabout3
monthsforpreparationinordertoappearforthisexamthatleadstoadmissionsintheM.ScGeologycoursesatthe
IITsandIIScBangalore.Itistimefortheapplicantstoincreasetheirpreparationeffortstoensuresuccessinthe
JAM2016exam.

AspartoftheJAM2016Preparationseries,Careers360isbringingforthpreparationtipsandguidelinesforeach
individualpaperwiththehelpoftoppersandexperts.JAM2016Geologyaspirantscanusethefollowingguidelines,
preparationtipstohonetheirJAM2016exampreparation.

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SomeFactsaboutJAM2016:

JAM2016isbeingorganizedbyIITMadrasforM.ScadmissionsattheIITsandIIScBangalore
TheJAM2016examwillbeonlineonlyforallthesevenpapers.
Avirtualcalculatorhasbeenincorporatedintheexamsystemfromthisyearinsteadofaphysicalone.
TheJAM2016AdmitCardwillbeavailablefordownloadfromDecember31,2015.

1.JAM2016GeologySyllabus:asafirststep,candidatesmustfamiliarizethemselveswiththetopicstostudy.This
willaidcandidatesinknowingwhattostudy.TheJAM2016Syllabuslistsoutthetopicstostudyinadetailed
manner.Candidatescanalsosegregatethetopicsaspertheirdifficultylevelswhileplanningtheirstudyschedule.
TheJAM2016GeologySyllabusisasfollows:

Topics Details

Geology ThePlanetEarth:OriginoftheSolarSystemandthe
EarthGeosphereandthecompositionoftheEarth
ShapeandsizeoftheearthEarthmoonsystem
FormationofcontinentsandoceansDatingrocksand
ageoftheEarthEnergyintheearthsystemVolcanism
andvolcaniclandformsInteriorofearthEarthquakes
Earthsmagnetismandgravity,IsostasyElementsof
PlatetectonicsOrogeniccycles.

Geomorphology WeatheringanderosionTransportationanddeposition
duetowind,ice,river,sea,andresultinglandforms,
Structurallycontrolledlandforms
StructuralGeology ConceptofstratumContourOutcroppatternsMaps
andcrosssectionsDipandstrikeClassificationand
originoffolds,faults,joints,foliationandlineation,
unconformitiesshearzones

Palaeontology MajorstepsintheevolutionoflifeformsFossilstheir
modeofpreservationandutilityMorphological
characters,majorevolutionarytrendsandagesof
importantgroupsofanimalsBrachiopoda,Mollusca,
Trilobita,Graptolitoidea,Anthozoa,Echinodermata
GondwanaplantfossilsElementaryideaofverterbrate
fossilsinIndia

Stratigraphy PrinciplesofstratigraphyLitho,chronoand
biostratigraphicclassificationdistributionand
classificationofthestratigraphichorizonsofIndiafrom
ArchaeantoRecent

Mineralogy Symmetryandformsincommoncrystalclasses
PhysicalpropertiesofmineralsIsomorphismand
polymorphism,ClassificationofmineralsStructureof
silicatesMineralogyofcommonrockformingminerals
Modeofoccurrenceofmineralsinrocks.Transmitted
polarisedlightmicroscopyandopticalpropertiesof
uniaxialandbiaxialminerals

Petrology DefinitionandclassificationofrocksIgneousrocks
formsofigneousbodiesCrystallizationfrommagma
classification,associationandgenesisofigneousrocks
Sedimentaryrocksclassification,textureand
structuresizeandshapeofsedimentarybodies.
Metamorphicrocksclassification,facies,textureand
properties

EconomicGeology PropertiesofcommoneconomicmineralsGeneral
processesofformationofmineraldepositsPhysical
charactersModeofoccurrenceanddistributioninIndia
bothofmetallicandnonmetallicmineraldepositsCoal
andpetroleumoccurrencesinIndia

AppliedGeology GroundWaterMineralexploration,elementsofMining
GeologyandEnvironmentalGeologyPrinciplesof
EngineeringGeology

2.BooksforReferenceforJAM2016Geology:Itisimportantforstudentstoreadtherightbooks.Careers360
bringsforthalistofbooksthatarerecommendedbyexpertsandtopperstoprepareforJAM2016Geology.
CandidatescanusethegivenlistofbooksbelowfortheirpreparationforJAM2016GeologyPaper

JAM2016GeologyTopics BooksandAuthors

Geology PhysicalgeologyMukherjee
GeodynamicEvolutionofIndiaKSValdiya

Geomorphology GeomorphologyM.J.Selby
IntroductiontoGeomorphologybyKale,VSandGupta,
A
RemoteSensingGeologybyGuptaR.P

StructuralGeology StructuralGeologyProf.HaakonFossen
StructuralGeologyS.K.Ghosh/Billings/Davis

Palaeontology Palaeoecology:Ecosystems,EnvironmentsandEvolution
byBrenchley,P.J.,andHarper,D.A.T
IntroductiontoPalaeontologybyArnold

Stratigraphy FundamentalsofHistoricalGeologyandStratigraphyof
IndiabyRavindraKumar
StratigraphicprinciplesandpracticebyWeller,J.M

Mineralogy MineralogyDexterPerkins/CornelisKlein
OpticalMineralogybyPaulF.Kerr
 OpticalmineralogybyP.K.Verma

Petrology AnIntroductiontoIgneousandMetamorphicPetrology
byJohnD.Winter
IgneousPetrologybyBoseM.K

EconomicGeology
IndustrialmineralsandrocksofIndiabyDeb
EconomicMineralDepositsbyBateman,A.M.and
Jensen,M.L
OredepositsofIndiatheirdistributionandprocessing
byGokhale,K.V.G.K.andRao

AppliedGeology HydrogeologyToddandKaranth
GroundwaterbyH.M.Ragunath

Otherbooks EngineeringGeologyKrynineandJudd
EngineeringGeologyK.M.Bhangar

3.JAM2016SamplePapers:Practisingwithpreviousquestionpapersorsamplepapershasitsmanyadvantages.
CandidatescanhonetheirspeedfortheexamgettheirtimemanagementrightinadditiontoknowingtheJAM
2016ExamPatternbetter.Theaddedadvantagealsocomesintheformofknowingwhichtopicsaregivenmore
weightageandwhicharegivenlessweightage.Hereitmaybesaidthatitisalwaysadvantageousandadvisableto
coverthecompletesyllabusratherthanprepareaspertheweightageofthetopics.

TheJAM2016MockTesthastobepractisedbystudentsatleastonce.Thisisbecausethemocktestisasimulation
oftheactualexamandthatgivesabenefittoallstudentsattemptingtheJAM2016GeologyPaperastheyare
familiarwiththeexaminallsense.

DownloadthepreviousyearJAMpapersforGeologybelowwiththeAnswerkey:

Year LinktodownloadthePaperandAnswerKey

JAM2015 Clickhere

JAM2014 Clickhere

JAM2013 Clickhere

SomeImportantGuidelines:

MakeatimetablethatincorporatestheJAMsyllabustopicwise.Scheduleitinamannerthatitisplannedday
wisedowntoatee.Plantestsintothistimetablealongwithsomerelaxationandintrospectiontimetoo.
Thenextimportantstepistoensureyoufollowthistimetablediligently.Unlessyoudothat,theexercisewillbe
futileandyourpreparationhardhearted.
Oneofthebestsuccessmantrasalltimeforanyexamis:Testanalyserevise.Yougettoknowwhereyou
standwithyourpreparationafterthetestisdone.Badmarksnoworries.Analysewhereyoucoulddobetter,
whatyoushoulddotoimproveandthenrevise.Knowwhereyourstrengthandweaknesseslay.Revisionwillhelp
plugtheweaknessesandimprovebetter.
Itishighlyimportantthateachpracticetestbeviewedasifitistheactualexam.Thisallowsforbetterpractice
andaconfidentapproachtotheactualexam.
Smartworkisabetterstrategy.Workhardbutwithaplannedapproachthattakesallfactorsintoconsideration.

Allthebest!

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