Eligibility for joining M.Sc. Tech (Applied Geology) courses: Student must be Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) with Geology as one of the subjects.

• Well-equipped laboratories and research infrastructure for teaching and advanced geological studies and interactive smart boards in every classroom.
• The department has experienced faculty members and active researchers with the publications in national and international journals.
•  The department contributes significantly to geological research including mineral resources, stratigraphy, environmental studies, Remote Sensing and GIS, Economic Geology, Quaternary and Limnogeology, Paleoclimates, Applied Industrial and Environmental Micropaleontology, Heavy metal pollution and health risk assessment, Petrology (Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary), Hydrogeology and Watershed Management, Solid Waste Management etc.
• Well-equipped laboratories such as Hydrogeology/Hydro-chemistry, Ore Geology, Applied Industrial and Environmental Micropaleontology, Advanced Thin/Polished Section, etc.
• The department imparts geological field training with the emphasis on mapping in Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary Terrains along with trainings on the data presentation and Geological Report Writing.
•  The Applied Geology students exclusively undergo Mine/Industrial training and learn specialized subjects such as Mineral Exploration, Mining Geology and Valuation of Mineral Properties, Elements of Mining and Drilling Techniques which helps them in getting placements in Mining, exploration firms and other related industrial sectors. 

•           TOC (Wet and dry sample module)
•           WD-XRF
•            UV Visible Spectrophotometer
•            Flame Photometer
•            Thin Section Cutting, Making and Polishing Machine
•            Crusher and Pulverizer
•            Advanced Petrological and Ore Microscopes with Microphotographic facility
•           Advanced Light Microscopes with Microphotographic facility
•          Advanced Stereo-zoom Microscopes with Microphotographic facility

• Library Facility: State of the Art Library with 3000+ books, journals, periodicals, etc. available for students and researchers in geosciences with e-library facility.
• Museum: The department hosts one of the oldest Geological Museums in Central India keeping all types of Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary rock samples along with plant and animal fossil samples, metallic and non-metallic mineral samples ranging from Precambrian times to the Holocene.
• Alumni Association (AADGENU): The department has the strong alumni association network which provides guidance for the UPSC Geologists Written Examination and other competitive Geoscientific examinations conducted by the Central and State Governments along with public sector and private Agencies.

Students graduating from the Department of Geology can pursue careers in various Government, Private, Industrial, Mining, Environmental and Research sectors such as:

• Geological Survey of India (GSI),
• Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC),
• Coal India Limited (CIL),
• Mineral Exploration and Consultancy Limited (MECL),
• Central Ground Water Board (CGWB),
• Groundwater Survey and Development Agency (GSDA),
• Directorate of Geology and Mining (DGM),
• Manganese Ore India Limited (MOIL),
• Regional Remote Sensing Centre (RRSC),
• Maharashtra Remote Sensing Application Centre (MRSAC),
• Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM),
• Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development & Design Centre (JNARDDC),
• Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),
• National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC),
• National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC),
• Universities (State and Central) and Research Institutes (NIO, NCPAOR, NCESS, BSIP, WIHG, NGRI, PRL etc.)
• Gujarat Mineral Research and Industrial Consultancy Society (GMRICS)
• Ultratech Cement Limited (UCL)
• Lloyds Metal and Energy Limited etc.

•  Collaboration with Mineral Exploration and Consultancy Limited (MECL)
• Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gujarat Mineral Research Industrial Consultancy Society (GMRICS)
• Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Atomic Mineral Directorate (AMD)
• Internship/Training Facilities: The department provides Internship/Training to the students in collaboration with:
•         Geological Survey of India (GSI), Central Region
•         Central Ground Water Board (CGWB)
• Campus Placement:
• The department has organized campus interviews of the students and several students were successfully recruited in different private and public sector undertakings.   
• Fee Structure: Fee structure as per the university notification