An Invitation For Young Minds to Participate in a National Endevour

Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD) is presently in the endeavor to increase its uranium exploration activities all over the country, so that the projected demand of uranium can be met to a large extent from the domestic resources. To take the exploration and research work on to an accelerated pace AMD has initiated all round collaboration with many premier professional and academic institutions of the country.

AMD Studentship Programme (AMDSP) is one of such activities that has been conceived to encourage postgraduate students in taking up short term project work in priority areas for uranium exploration.

AMDSP is indented to encourage M. Sc / M.Tech / M.Sc Tech students of various universities and institutions to take up project work in various priority field areas of AMD. This project work should necessarily be part of the course curriculum such as dissertation or project work, leading to award of a postgraduate degree.

A lump sum grant of Rs 5,000 will be awarded to each student approved for project work. Studentship is paid to partially cover the incidental expenditure the student may incur in the field areas. A minimum of four weeks of field work is required for award of the Studentship.

The topics that are identified for 2008 -09 are given below. Other topics also will be considered based on relevance of work to AMD.

Northern Region

* Lithostructural mapping and identification of micro structures responsible for U mineralisation along Golwa - Gangutana area, Mahendragarh Distt., Haryana

* Lithostrcural mapping and identification of micro structures responsible for U mineralisation around Mohar Calera, Shivpuri Distt. M.P

* Geological mapping and sedimentological studies of Bijawar and Vindhyan sediments, Sonrai Basin Lalitpur Distt. U.P.

Southern Region

* Detailed radiometric checking, geological mapping, geochemical sampling, SSNTD in the western part of Ukinal Area, Dist Gulbarga, Karnataka

* Detailed geological mapping, radiometric survey, systematic sampling in the northwestern extension of Kannampalle Block, Dist Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh

* Detailed Geological mapping, radiometric survey along Hanumanhatti – Kakti tract on 1:5000 scale, Dist Belgaum, Karnataka

* Radiometric checking and geological mapping around Rasimalai aera, Dist Vellore, Tamil Nadu

Eastern Region

* Geological and structural mapping in the east of Masakpahar area, Bankura district, West Bengal

* Geological mapping in Karichhapar – Badapalli area, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh

* Geological mapping and sampling to establish the continuity of radioactive quartz pebble conglomerate (QPC) at the base of Mahagiri hill in Rankia – Pimpudia area, Jajpur district, Orissa.

Western Region

* Detailed Structural Mapping and analysis to understand the tectonic fabric of Ajabgarh Group of rocks in Saladipura – Kotri tract, Sikar Dist, Rajasthan

* Detailed Structural analysis to understand the controls of Uranium mineralisation in Samarkiya area of Pur – Banera basin, Bhilwara Dist, Rajasthan

Central Region

* Delineation of QPC horizon of Bailadila Group along Kauchar – Duiki – Kattapar – Kalwar – Kalangpuri and Sonadehi Dongri – Hahaladdi Dongar tract, Rajnadgaon, Durg and Bastar districts, Chhattisgarh.

South Central Region

* Radiometric and structural studies of basement rocks and cover sediments of Banganapalle Formation of Palnad sub-basin around Vemuler river section between Sajjapur and Mathampalle, Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh

* Radiometric and petromineralogical studies of uraniferous metabasics and adjacent granitoids exposed along Krishna river section between Vijayapuri South and Eknampeta, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh

Click to download Prospectus for 2008-09.

Click to download Application Form for 2008-09.

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For more details contact the concerned Regional Director or:

Additional Director (R&D),
Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research,
1-10-153-156, Begumpet,
Hyderabad 500 629

Phone: 040-27766472
Fax: 040-27762940

Email: addldir-rnd.amd@gov.in, icpmsg.amd@gov.in