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: Chain and Tape SurveyExperiment Group 2: Prismatic Compass SurveyExperiment Group 3: Plane Table SurveyExperiment Group 4: Field Work and Report
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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 · 4 chapters · 17 topics
01Experiment Group 1: Chain and Tape Survey
5 topics+
- Instruments - metric chain, tape, arrows, ranging rods, offset rod
- Ranging and chaining on level ground
- Offsets and field book entries
- Plotting a chain survey to scale
- Errors in chaining
02Experiment Group 2: Prismatic Compass Survey
4 topics+
- Parts and temporary adjustments of the prismatic compass
- Whole circle and reduced bearings; fore and back bearings
- Open and closed traverse
- Local attraction and closing error (Bowditch's graphical correction)
03Experiment Group 3: Plane Table Survey
4 topics+
- Plane table accessories - alidade, trough compass, spirit level, plumbing fork
- Setting up - levelling, centring, orientation
- Radiation and intersection methods
- Traversing and resection (introduction)
04Experiment Group 4: Field Work and Report
4 topics+
- Reconnaissance and planning
- Questionnaire and observation in a village / ward
- Sketch maps and photographs
- Writing the field survey report
About this course
You will be able to
- Handle a chain, tape, ranging rods, prismatic compass and plane table correctly
- Carry out a chain and tape survey with offsets and plot it to scale
- Measure bearings with a prismatic compass, compute included angles and plot an open or closed traverse
- Prepare a plane table map by radiation and intersection methods
- Plan a field visit, collect data and write a field survey report
Who it is for
- B.A Geography students of Semester 4 (UP state universities, NEP 2020 syllabus)
- Students who need guided outdoor practice before the practical exam
What you need
- Survey instruments are provided at the centre / college lab
- Field book, drawing sheets, geometry box and suitable clothing for outdoor work
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 surveys differs, the centre follows your own university syllabus.
Is outdoor work compulsory?
Yes, surveying can only be learnt in the field; sessions are held on a campus ground or nearby open area under supervision.
Is the field report part of the exam?
In most universities the field report and survey sheets are marked in the practical exam with a viva.
