Geological Engineers are qualified to determine the geographical influences that may have an impact on development projects. They evaluate field materials to determine their possible risks and offer guidance on both effective measures for the production and suitability of building materials. Geological engineers have common roles just as geotechnical engineers, and also those who practice in this field can become geotechnical engineers.

Eligibility Criteria

• Must possess at least 50% aggregate from a recognized institution in 12th, from any board PUC/CBSE/ICSE/ISC, etc. However, the cut-off margin varies with the selection process of different colleges. Only a science qualification is viable to pursue a degree in science.
• Should procure a valid score in entrance exams such as JEE-Main, KIITEE, SRMJEE, CEE, HITSEE, CET, etc., Different colleges offer their entrance exams if you don’t have a satisfactory score in JEE or other competitive exams – colleges like NMIMS, Symbiosis International University, XUB, Andhra University, LPU, etc. Every state offers its entrance exam as well.
• One must earn a degree in B.Sc/B.Tech or a Diploma to become a Geological Engineer. This is a basic qualification you must require to enroll in this line of work.
• An M.Tech in Geological Engineering can also prove to be helpful while looking for a higher degree and better learning.

Tasks to perform

• Choosing sites and scheduling underground or external mining activities, defining procedures, labor use, and machinery, which will lead to safe, cost-effective, and eco-friendly sustainable production of important metals.
• Develop alternatives to improve current infrastructure and water and air contamination challenges, such as strategies for preserving excavated soil and restoring depleted mining sites to native environments.
• Incorporate and organize mine protection systems, including the construction and repair of preventive and recovery provisions and safety appliances. Analyze maps, reserves, exploration sites, or mines to evaluate the destination, scale, ease of access, material, importance, and future viability of mineral, hydrocarbon reserves.
• Choose or design materials operating methods and machinery for shipping ore, contaminants, and mineral goods using cost-effective methods and increasing efficiency.

Knowledge required

• Development and Manufacturing — Utilizing natural resources, process innovations, quality management, prices, and other strategies for optimizing the productive produce and delivery of products. Establishment and Collection - Accumulating natural resources, production methods, quality management, prices, and other strategies for optimizing the productive produce and delivery of products.
• Capitalism and Financial - Reporting based on accounting standards and procedures, capital markets, finance, and customer data processing and reporting.
• Secretarial - Experience in technical and administrative tools and methodologies such as note-taking, document and record handling, stenography and annotations, the layout of forms as well as other workplace practices and etymology.
• Computer Application – Well-versed in using computers and Electronics Experience, involving software and coding, of integrated circuits, CPUs, sensors, electrical devices, and computer equipment.

Skills required

• The pace of Perception — Ability to easily and reliably identify correlations and distinctions between sets of characters, figures, structures, images, or designs. Items to be evaluated may be viewed together or separately after every assessment. This skill also involves matching a specific item to a recalled one.
• Brilliance - Potential to create unusual or clever ideas about a particular subject or situation, or to find inventive ways to solve a dilemma.
• Error Response - Capacity to recognize whether something is off or is certain to cause problems. This does not require tackling the problem, but rather understanding the presence of one.
• Mathematical Rationale - Tendency to use the best numerical theorems or principles to find a solution. Visual Analysis — The capacity to envision how something is going to take care of when it's moving about or when its pieces are shifted or reconfigured.

Job roles offered

Once you procure the required qualifications for becoming a Geological Engineer, a myriad of options are open to you. There are multiple projects you can undertake throughout this line of work, and there are many other fields you can branch out to.

• Hydrogeologists: Hydrogeologists are specialists who engage in the investigation of groundwater reserves. These intelligent folk track and evaluate the flow, transmission, and condition of water underneath the earth's surface to preserve, preserve and control these extremely useful tools. Hydrogeologists devote a good portion of their time in the industry collecting information on all sorts of hydrogeological processes.
• Soil Engineer: Soil Engineering is a branch of geophysical engineering that is primarily concerned with the analysis of soil textures and dynamics. Soil engineering aims to understand the composition and soil characteristics of the suggested worksite, thereby helping to assess if the land of the project site or facility is worth taking advantage of.
• Geochemist: Geochemists are researchers who study, evaluate and examine dirt, surface material, rare earth elements, and other natural soil samples. They also track the structure of the Earth in terms of developing knowledge on the age, condition, and function of particular geological sites. Depending on the data they collect, they can generate papers using sophisticated software to create desktop versions.
• Environmental Analyst: Environmental analysis plays an important role in researching and analyzing human repercussions and potential impact on different facets of the earth, such as climate, water, soil, and nutrition, to protect and sustain their wellbeing. Most of these specialists dabble in diverse fields of specialization and work in areas such as biochemistry, geography, hydrogeology, and mineral science.
• Meteorologist: Meteorology is a sub-specialty of Environmental Research that focuses primarily on climate and methods of prediction. Meteorology covers both weather patterns and involves the material, biochemical and complex condition of the Earth's environment and the relationships with the Earth's system and the environment. The main priority of the meteorologist is to track and interpret the alterations.

Career opportunities

Geological Engineers can opt for various fields of work in the companies listed below:

• OM Solutions
• Larsen & Toubro
• Techbooks
• Oil India Limited
• Statkraft
• Techpro Engineers
• SK
• Cengrs Geotechnica
• WAPCOS Limited Official
• LEA Consulting Ltd.
• Taurus Contractors
• Decon Jobs

Colleges offering courses

• Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
• Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad
• Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore
• DM College of Science, Manipur
• National Institute of Technology, Raipur
• Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
• Fergusson College, Pune
• Hansraj College, University of Delhi
• Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
• Amity University, Noida
• Delhi University, Delhi
• Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara