{"id":2688,"date":"2019-02-02T16:02:06","date_gmt":"2019-02-02T10:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/?page_id=2688"},"modified":"2023-07-25T12:26:18","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T12:26:18","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.geos.iitb.ac.in\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2688\" class=\"elementor elementor-2688\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8a15e6 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8a15e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7739e6\" data-id=\"b7739e6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e5a4aa8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e5a4aa8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fca6d0d\" data-id=\"fca6d0d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83021f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"83021f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.5.3 - 28-12-2021 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.geos.iitb.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/New-2-IITB.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f39a511\" data-id=\"f39a511\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b349238 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-horizontal-scrolling-announcements\" data-id=\"b349238\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-horizontal-scrolling-announcements.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class='marquee-hsas-widget-86' style='width: 100%;overflow: hidden;'><a style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.geos.iitb.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BS-Applied-Geophysics.mp4\" target=\"_blank\">1. New Program BS- Applied Geophysics<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.geos.iitb.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/COURSE-STRUCTURE-BS-AGP.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">2. BS-Applied Geophysics Curriculum<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.geos.iitb.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PhD-Interview-dates-for-Spring-Semester.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">3. PhD Interview dates for Spring Semester 2025-26<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.geos.iitb.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Research-topics_Spring_Intake2025-26_rev.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">4. Research topics for Spring Semester 2025-26<\/a><\/div><script>jQuery(function(){jQuery('.marquee-hsas-widget-86').marquee({allowCss3Support: true,css3easing: 'linear',easing: 'linear',delayBeforeStart: 2000,direction: 'left',duplicated: true,duration: 20000,gap: 50,pauseOnCycle: true,pauseOnHover: true,startVisible: true});});<\/script>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f8de0a elementor-aspect-ratio-219 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"7f8de0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;219&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.5.3 - 28-12-2021 *\/\n.elementor-widget-video .elementor-widget-container{overflow:hidden;-webkit-transform:translateZ(0);transform:translateZ(0)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-open-inline .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;-webkit-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;background-position:50%}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{cursor:pointer;text-align:center}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay:hover .elementor-custom-embed-play i{opacity:1}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay img{display:block;width:100%}.elementor-widget-video .e-hosted-video .elementor-video{-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-fit-aspect-ratio elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/349218971?autoplay=1&amp;color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed08845 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed08845\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9bfc6ee\" data-id=\"9bfc6ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff3fa54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff3fa54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.5.3 - 28-12-2021 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT US<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afaf932 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afaf932\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.5.3 - 28-12-2021 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The Department of Earth Sciences constituted in 1982 from the erstwhile Geology Section of the Department of Civil Engineering (where it used to run the M. Sc. programme in Applied Geology since 1964) offers academic programmes leading to M.Sc. (Applied Geology), M.Sc. (Applied Geophysics), M.Tech. (Geo-exploration),M.Tech.(Petroleum Geoscience) and Doctoral Degrees. The department annually admits about 46 students in its M.Sc. Programme, about 38 in its M.Tech. programme and about 30 students for its Doctoral programme. In addition, several institute staff members, projects staff members, CSIR fellow and students sponsored by various organizations carry out research in diverse fields.<\/p><p>Apart from teaching commitments, faculty members undertake several sponsored research programmes, consultative assignments and short term courses under the Continuing Education Programme (CEP) of IIT Bombay.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2aca5b\" data-id=\"d2aca5b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fc0758 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0fc0758\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geos.iitb.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Idar-granites.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geos.iitb.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Idar-granites.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.geos.iitb.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Idar-granites-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.geos.iitb.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Idar-granites-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Idar granites, northern Gujarat. 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The close links that the department enjoys with the industry and research organizations, has worked towards elevating the level and quality of studies and facilities. The department also works towards building the social and moral character of the students.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e02e6c elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e02e6c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d07980\" data-id=\"9d07980\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/vimeo.com\/349218971 ABOUT US The Department of Earth Sciences constituted in 1982 from the erstwhile Geology Section of the Department of Civil Engineering (where it used to run the M. 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