Popularizing Geoscience in India

For the Indian youth today, geoscience is not among the most sought-after career choices. One reason for this is that the subject is not yet an integral part of the school curriculum. The lack of awareness about this field-based science in the high school usually leads to students opting for the traditional branches for higher studies. Several attempts have been made in the past by various organizations to set this anomaly right so that better quality students take up this branch, which would increase their employment opportunities, including those in schools and colleges. The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has recently taken an initiative to include geology in the syllabus at the secondary and higher secondary levels (www.gsi.gov.in). Beside this, the subject needs to be popularized among the general public through geoscience museums and geoparks of the country.