Students of the Department have to take a field mapping course in a geologically suitable area (Mostly in the Chittagong Hill Tracts and Sylhet) in Bangladesh every year during BS (Hons) course. Standard field equipment including geological hammer, survey apparatus, clinometer, Brunton pocket transit, hand GPS, range finder, altimeter, binocular, etc. are available for fieldwork. The duration of the fieldwork is 7-10 days long per academic year.