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Postgraduate - M.Tech in Earth System Science

Academic Curricula

Sem. I
Sem. II
Sem. III
Sem. IV
Electives

Code	Course Title	L	T	P	C
ESE611	Dynamics of Atmosphere	3	0	0	3
ESE612	Physical and Dynamical Oceanography	3	0	0	3
ESE613	Earth Resources and Tectonic Systems	3	0	0	3
ESE614	Radiation Processes in Atmosphere	3	0	0	3
ESE615	Atmospheric Thermodynamics and Cloud Physics	3	0	0	3
ESE631	Observational Technique (Lab)	0	0	3	1
ESE632	Geology (Lab)	0	0	3	1
	Total	15	0	6	17

Code	Course Title	L	T	P	C
ESE6XX	Elective I	3	0	0	3
ESE6XX	Elective II	3	0	0	3
ESE6XX	Elective III	3	0	0	3
ESE6XX	Elective IV	3	0	0	3
ESE6XX	Elective V	3	0	0	3
ESE641	Lab I	0	0	3	1
ESE642	Lab II	0	0	3	1
ESE651	Seminar	0	0	0	2
ESE652	Comprehensive Viva-Voce	0	0	0	2
	Total	15	0	6	21

Code	Course Title	L	T	P	C
ESE654	Project ( Midterm + Phase I)	0	0	0	14
	Total	0	0	0	14

Code	Course Title	L	T	P	C
ESE655	Project ( Midterm + Phase II + Thesis)	0	0	0	18
	Total	0	0	0	18

Code	Course Title	L	T	P	C
ESE661	Planetary Atmospheres	3	0	0	3
ESE662	Numerical Weather Prediction	3	0	0	3
ESE663	Planetary Geosciences	3	0	0	3
ESE664	Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interaction	3	0	0	3
ESE665	Air-Sea Interaction	3	0	0	3
ESE666	Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography	3	0	0	3
ESE667	Boundary Layer Meteorology	3	0	0	3
ESE668	Polar Science	3	0	0	3
ESE669	Ionosphere and Space Physics	3	0	0	3
ESE670	General Circulation and Monsoon	3	0	0	3
ESE671	Land – Atmosphere Interaction Dynamics	3	0	0	3
ESE672	Atmospheric and Oceanic Instrumentation and Measurement Techniques	3	0	0	3

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L – Lectures (hours per week); T – Tutorials (hours per week); P – Practicals (hours per week); C – Credits
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