In order to study the electromagnetic prospecting problems in geophysics through analog modelling, the full scale conditions are represented in the laboratory at a reduced scale according to the theory of similitude. Therefore, to investigate the problems of VLF, AFMAG and MT techniques, its necessary to create a uniform field in the experimental set up. Various physical systems for generating the uniform fields were analysed theoretically in this thesis. The systems studied here are a circular coil, a Helmholtz coil system, a solenoid, a rectangular coil, a plane of currents and a two parallel planes of currents. Analytical relations were obtained for the magnetic fields at a point in space and subsequently the conditions for a uniform field. In cases where the conditions for the uniform field could not be obtained analytically, the percentage deviation of the field with reference to a pre-selected point was computed. The magnetic field maps as well as the percentage deviation maps were presented for all the systems studied here. Also, volume of the space avaliable for various percentage deviation of the uniform field have been calculed. A comparative study of these systems shows that the solenoid is the most efficient way to create a uniform field followed by a Helmholtz coil system. Nevertheless, the field created within a solenoid is a closed space where it is difficult to place models in order to carry out the experiments. Therefore, it is recommended to use a Helmholtz coil system to create a uniform field, because it provides sufficient open space of a uniform field that facilitates the experiments.
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