Earth scientists or Geoscientists are the caretaker of the earth’s resources and environment. They use their knowledge to increase our understanding of earth processes and to improve the quality of human life. Their work and career paths vary widely because the geosciences are so broad and diverse. Geosciences is not only just interesting as it involves the exploration of mysteries of earth, it is also a lucrative career option opening a wide range of opportunities to the aspirants of this course. The Study of Earth Sciences is highly application-oriented and lucrative. In the age of increasing demand for energy, knowledge of earth sciences, aided with the advanced searched methods, provides a chance to explore the once unknown and difficult sources for coal and petroleum, automatic minerals and geothermal energy.
The students graduating from the department of Earth Sciences will be invaluable to the industry due to interdisciplinary and quantitative nature of the program. The students are expected to be recruited by the energy industry, construction industry, industries involved in mineral exploration, environmental industries and space industries, including satellite tracking and meteorology and hurricane tracking. Students will also have career opportunity in Public Sector Unit (PSU) like Geological Survey, Coal India, ONGC and Mineral Exploration Corporation Ltd.