COURSE STRUCTURE

TABLE 1: Course structure and distribution of credits in M. Tech. Program

Minimum Total Credits	Min. Credit Through Course Work	Min. Credit Through Research	Min. Duration	Max. Duration
144	54	63	4 Semesters	4 years

TABLE 2: Semester wise course distribution for M.Tech degree

Semester I DC1: Mathematics for Earth Sciences. DC2: Remote Sensing & GIS for Geo-resource evaluation. DC3: Introduction to Profession & Communication Skills in Earth Sciences. DE1: Elective DE2: Elective	Semester II DC4: Geophysical methods. DC5: PG seminar in Earth Sciences. DE3: Elective DE4: Elective DE5: Elective
Semester III THESIS (36 credits)	Semester IV THESIS (36 credits)

*DC: Departmental Compulsory Course, DE: Departmental Elective Course

TABLE 3: List of Departmental Elective Courses (PG level)

1. Active Tectonics and Paleoseismology

2. Advanced Structural Geology

3. Advance Metamorphic Petrology

4. Applied Hydrogeology

5. Applied sedimentology and Basin Analysis

6. Aqueous Geochemistry

7. Experimental Rock mechanics and Rock physics

8. Geodynamics

9. Geology and Geochemistry of petroleum

10. Instrumentation in Earth Sciences

11. Isotope Geochemistry and Applications

12. Mineral Resource Exploration

13. Natural Hazards

14. Non-Traditional Stable Isotope Geochemistry

15. Physics of Earthquakes

16. Planetary Geomorphology: Processes and Landforms

17. Potential field theory in applied geophysics

18. River Science

19. Rock Magnetism

20. Seismic Exploration & Subsurface Imaging.

21. Solid Earth Geophysics

22. Quaternary Geology and Tectonic Geomorphology

*Among these DE courses some of them may be offered in a particular semester depending on the availability of the expertise in the department.

TABLE 4: Course structure and distribution of credits in Ph.D. Program

Academic Program	Min. Credit Requirements	Min. Credit Through Coursework	Min. Credit Through Research work	Minimum Duration	Maximum Duration
Ph.D. with M.Tech	144	36 (4 courses)	72	4 semesters	6 years
Ph.D. with master's degree except M.Tech	180	54 (6 courses)	72	5 semesters	6 years
Ph.D. with bachelor's degree	216	72 (8 courses)	72	6 semesters	7 years

There are two compulsory courses for Ph.D. students:
1. ES600A [1-0-0-0(3)]: Introduction to profession and communication skills in Earth Sciences.
2. ES702A [0-0-0-0(0)]: PG Seminar in Earth Sciences.
PhD students should take ES702A for two times or two semesters during their PhD duration. At least for one time, they must complete this course before appearing for the comprehensive examination.
The Ph.D. students should opt only for PG-level They may opt for courses in other departments based on the supervisor’s and/or doctoral monitoring committee (DMC)’s recommendation.
Ph.D. students must finish with the required minimum course credits and CPI (as per PG manual) before appearing for the Comprehensive examination.

*Ph.D. students can opt for any PG level (DC and/or DE) courses as mentioned under section A to fulfil their course requirements.

A student is required to register for I semester, II semester and summer term for each academic year.
Registration involves:
1. Pre-registration through PINGALA portalfor the courses/thesis credits that he/she intends to pursue in that semester/term.
2. Payment of fees for that semester/term and clearance of any outstanding dues, and signing the registration roll with the office of the Dean of Students Affairs (DOAA).
The normal semester load is defined as equivalent of 36 credits. For a well merited case the SPGC may permit a student to register for a maximum of 45 creditsor a minimum of 27 credits.
A student is required to register in the summer term for up to a maximum of half the normal semester load (i.e., 18 credits) and a minimum of 9 credits.

PLEASE REFER TO IIT KANPUR PG MANUAL FOR MORE DETAILS ON ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER RELATED GUIDELINES