csir ugc net earth sciences syllabus pdf

CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) for Junior Research Fellowship and Lecturer-ship EARTH, ATMOSPHERIC, OCEAN AND PLANETARY SCIENCES PAPER I (PART- B) 1. The Earth and the Solar System : Milky Way and the solar system. Modern theories on the origin of the Earth and other planetary bodies. Earth‟s orbital parameters, Kepler‟s laws of planetary motion, Geological Time Scale; Space and time scales of processes in the solid Earth, atmosphere and oceans. Radioactive isotopes and their applications. Meteorites Chemical composition and the Primary differentiation of the earth. Basic principles of stratigraphy. Theories about the origin of life and the nature of fossil record. Earth‟s gravity and magnetic fields and its thermal structure: Concept of Geoid and, spheroid; Isostasy. 2. Earth Materials, Surface Features and Processes : Gross composition and physical properties of important minerals and rocks; properties and pro...