Paper 1 Section A
Paper 1 Section B
Paper 2 - Geology
Paper 2 - Physical Geography
Paper 2 - Geophysics
Paper 2 - Oceanography
Paper 2 - Meteorology
Paper I :
An objective-type test of duration 2 hours and 15 minutes, in 2 sections, A and B. All the questions are compulsory with the cut-off mark in Paper I deciding whether Paper II is to be evaluated or not. Negative marks are assigned to wrong answers in this paper where a maximum of 200 marks can be scored.
Section A - In 30 general questions, the candidate's knowledge on general information pertaining to Science, aptitude for Scientific Research, Quantitative Reasoning and Computer Science are tested.
Section B - Focusses on the candidate's chosen subject. There are 70 objective-type questions, each carrying a maximum of 2 marks.
Paper II:
A paper of duration 2 hours and 30 minutes, it consists of descriptive-type questions for a maximum of 200 marks. Candidates are expected to answer 10 to 15 questions.