Got BS in Applied Geology from IIT Kharagpur: What's the right path for career and placements?

Ans: Remember that networking, internships, and practical experience play a crucial role in building a successful career. Encourage your daughter to explore internships and participate in relevant projects during her studies. Since there’s a 4-year exit option, your daughter can choose to leave after completing 4 years with a bachelor’s degree if she decides not to continue with the integrated M.Tech program.

After completing the M.Tech program, your daughter will have various career options:
GIS Specialist in governments & private sectors: Working with geographic data, creating maps, and analyzing spatial patterns.
AutoCAD Expert: Using AutoCAD software for drafting and designing.
Senior Sales Manager: Handling sales related to geospatial technologies.

Ans: Manish Sir, it is good with placement records also. But if your son also has an interest in RESEARCH in this field either in India or Abroad, it is more recommended. If you have no other option, can go for this. No issue Sir. All the BEST for Your Son's Bright Future.

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Ans: Hello Munni.
Congratulations to you and your son for getting admission to the prestigious IIT Kharagpur. The branch he got is very good from an upcoming development point of view. There is a wide and wide scope in Applied Geology. The placement is available worldwide. The job opportunities are available in the energy Sector, Environmental Consulting, Government Jobs (Geological Survey of India (GSI), Central Ground Water Board, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Research and Academia, and lot more sectors.
The future is bright, especially in fields like sustainable resource exploration, climate change studies, and environmental conservation, as global demand for geophysicists continues to grow across industries like renewable energy and natural resource management.
To be more specific, a geologist has a huge demand in the water resource sector. The big tunnels, dams, roads, lakes, bridges, railway tracks, and National Highways can't be built without the help of a geologist. Remedies for landslides can be suggested by a geologist only. The oil exploration can not be imagined without the help of a geologist.
Don't worry, you and your son will be more happy in the future as compared to any tech engineer. You will remember me after a few years for the excellent guidance given to you. Last but not least, I suggest many students to take admission to this branch. But very few of them try/dare to change the traditional path.

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