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Due to common preliminary exam of CSE and IFoS, lot of people are
considering IFoS these days (of course it’s a very good choice and a great
service). Unlike CSE which is now dependent more on GS, IFoS examination
depends to a greater measure on optional subjects.
Still other (like me-I am Computer Sc. Graduate) had no other option but
Geology due to abject unfamiliarity with the remaining subjects in the list.
So, I am writing my personal experience while preparing Geology for IFS exam.
Problems :
Advantages :
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1. Limited syllabus (but lengthy).
2. Lot of repeating questions.
3. Some Overlap with Geography (paper 1,part A)
I am very lazy person and except in Exam ,I never write a single line. I saw all
the questions from previous five years of CSE and IFoS examination question
papers of all chapters (divided them chapter wise) and kept this as reference
throughout my preparations. There may be some questions out of the topics
in the syllabus, prepare for these new topics also as these repeat regularly.
For Paper 1
Structural geology-BANGAR,INTERNET,
As you maybe aware, the pattern of the question paper is that Three
questions from one section and Two from the second has to be answered,
with the first and fifth questions being compulsory.
I decided to write three questions from section-A. But one needs to cover
the complete syllabus and be ready for every topic from these three chapters.
And with hydrogeology and engineering geology covering the eighth question,
you are left with only compulsory question i.e, the fifth, which is covered by all
three chapters of section-B
As Palaeontology and Stratigraphy are little difficult and too lengthy to cover,
But Still I covered both the topics in fine manner but due to paucity of time
,wasn’t able to revise.
By this way one can almost cover 80-90% of syllabus and be sure of attending
minimum of 180-190 marks.
For Paper 2
Mining geology-net,Bangar
Section-A is very vast, difficult and technically deep, it is very difficult and time
consuming to study it in it’s entirety; therefore I would recommend a
selective approach.
Mineralogy is very important and also covers almost two questions (out of
which one being compulsory) it is very important to study it. I bought J.D Dana
,but didn’t read it.My single most important source for examination was K.M
Bangar and it rescued me for this topic also. I thoroughly read Tulane Notes
also.
Section-B is simple, limited and scoring. With economic and mining geology
being compact and interlinked they are easy to study and will also give good
dividends in exam (do study these topics at all costs).
Economic geology (especially processes) may seem lengthy but these are the
ones recur most often in exam.
NOTE : Don’t just be prepared for Five questions, because as last year all
questions were jumbled and there was no differentiation between Section-A
and B. So prepare for at least six of seven questions and don’t leave any
chapter, if due to some reason you feel like skipping a chapter, do ensure that
you go through the question papers of the last decade and study the
questions that have came from here .
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With inputs from Deepak M (IFoS)
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