Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप
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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Work planकार्य योजनाStep by step with your guide / trainer.
Experiment Group 1: Introduction to CartographyExperiment Group 2: Map Scales and ConversionExperiment Group 3: Construction of ScalesExperiment Group 4: Enlargement and Reduction of MapsExperiment Group 5: Toposheet Reading
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File, report & vivaफ़ाइल, रिपोर्ट और वाइवाPractical file / report checked, mock viva before the final one.
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 5 chapters · 19 topics
01Experiment Group 1: Introduction to Cartography
4 topics+
- Meaning and branches of cartography
- Cartographic instruments and their use
- Types of maps - by scale and purpose
- Lettering, border and layout of a practical sheet
02Experiment Group 2: Map Scales and Conversion
3 topics+
- Statement, RF and graphical scales
- Conversion of statement to RF and RF to statement (metric and British)
- Finding the scale of a map from a known distance
03Experiment Group 3: Construction of Scales
4 topics+
- Plain (simple) scale - metric and British
- Diagonal scale
- Comparative scale (km and miles)
- Time scale (introduction)
04Experiment Group 4: Enlargement and Reduction of Maps
4 topics+
- Square (grid) method
- Similar triangles method
- Use of pantograph (demonstration)
- Effect of enlargement on area
05Experiment Group 5: Toposheet Reading
4 topics+
- Survey of India toposheet numbering - million, degree and 1:50,000 sheets
- Marginal information
- Conventional signs and symbols
- Interpretation of relief, drainage, settlement and land use
About this course
You will be able to
- Use cartographic instruments and prepare neat practical sheets
- Convert between statement, representative fraction (RF) and graphical scales
- Construct plain, diagonal and comparative scales
- Enlarge and reduce maps by the square method
- Read and interpret Survey of India toposheets - numbering, conventional signs and relief
Who it is for
- B.A Geography students of Semester 1 (UP state universities, NEP 2020 syllabus)
- Students who need help completing the practical record file
What you need
- Geometry box, scale, pencils (HB, 2H), eraser, drawing sheets and a practical file
- Basic arithmetic for scale conversion
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Student login →
Questions
Which syllabus is followed?
The NEP 2020 common minimum syllabus of UP state universities. Where your university's list of experiments differs, the centre follows your own university syllabus.
Will my practical file be completed here?
Students draw every exercise themselves under guidance; the trainer checks and marks each sheet.
Is a viva held?
Yes, the external practical exam includes a viva on scales, map work and toposheets, which the MCQs here prepare for.
