What optional should I choose for the UPSC examination? This is the dilemma that every UPSC aspirant faces. The simple decision about what optional to chose can have very significant impact on you UPSC result. There are some optional subjects which are highly scoring and some which are not so much. Geology is one of … Read more
Starting July 21, 2020 Please join Lawrence Kanyan with a crash course in structural geology. Good News! The course is completely free. The following topics will be covered in the course: Folds and classification (including advanced concepts such as dip isogons) Faults and classification Stereonets True v/s apparent dip You will also get a chance … Read more
The UPSC CSE prelims will be held on October 4, 2020 and the mains will be held on January 8, 2021 The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced the updated schedule for the examinations that it conducts. As per the new schedule, the UPSC CSE prelims exam will be held on October 4, 2020 … Read more
A course to help you develop 3-D visualisation and map interpretation skills by Lawrence Kanyan (GATE AIR-1) We are launching the online version of the campus taught ‘Geological Structures and Maps’ course. It has been designed to help undergraduate and graduate Earth Science students who wish to improve their map reading skills. This course is … Read more
Unlike other UPSC examinations, the UPSC Combined Geo-scientists Examination, 2020 has not been postponed yet. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) announced on May 20th 2020 that ‘taking notice of the extension of several restrictions, the commission decided that it will not bepossible to resume examinations and interviews, for the present.’ For the examination scheduled … Read more
Earth science or geoscience, as some people would call it, is an umbrella discipline that includes all fields of natural science related to the study of earth. This branch of science deals with the physical, chemical and biological constituents of the earth. Some scientists also include the study of nearby extraterrestrial neighbours within the domain … Read more