Department of Zoology

About the Department

Year of establishment

The Department of Zoology was first established in the year 2021 with the course B.Sc. (Hons.) Zoology.

Vision

To prepare responsible, trained manpower in zoological sciences for the protection of biodiversity, Nature conservation and the holistic development of the students and make them able to contribute effectively for their welfare and the betterment of society in this dynamic era.

Mission

• To facilitate students with knowledge of current advantages in zoology.
• To explore animal diversity in the locality.
• Conducting educational tour to give exposure to the students by visiting Scientific Institutes, Sericulture/Fisheries forms, Zoo, etc.
• To offer skill-based programmes/courses.
• To develop a research and scientific attitude among students.
• To equip students with adequate practical skills that will enable them to function productively in society.
• To make students aware of nature and appreciate it.

Specializations

Department of Zoology offers the course domain from the various specializations of Zoology, such as Diversity of Non-chordates & Chordates, Cell Biology, Animal Physiology, Biochemistry, Bioinstrumentation, Genetics, Evolutionary & Developmental Biology, Economic Zoology, Molecular Biology, Fish & Fisheries, Parasitology, Entomology, Endocrinology and Molecular Cancer Biology, etc.

Facilities

The Department of Zoology has a spacious Laboratory well equipped with various scientific Instruments, ventilated classrooms, a faculty room and, from the efforts of Faculty members, a small library and a mini museum having the specimens of various animals like Fishes, Amphibians, Reptiles, Mammals, & Insects and the herbarium of some common Medicinal Plants from the University and nearby places.

Lab/ Equipment

As the Department of Zoology was established in the session 2021-22, and in the beginning, the practical classes/demonstrations were conducted in the RUSA building, Ground Floor galleries/ Lecture Hall. Now, one Zoology Practical Laboratory was allotted to the Zoology Department, Academic building, and from the last session, practical classes/demonstrations were conducted in the newly constructed Zoology Practical Laboratory. The Laboratory is well equipped with various scientific equipment like Microscopes, pH Meter, Digital Colorimeter, Gel Doc System, UV Trans-illuminator, Vortex Mixture, Microwave, Haemocytometer, Autoclave and a number of glass and plasticware items.

Student activities and clubs

As one of the Vision of the Department of Zoology is to explore the animal diversity in the locality and to conserve the Nature, Natural Resources & Wildlife, the faculty and the students conduct various programmes like Hornbill Conservation Day, Earth Day and National Science Day under the banner of Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science.

Placement highlights

As the Department of Zoology offered the UG course B.Sc. Zoology and was established in the year 2021, only two batches have passed out. Various students got admission in the PG course as an M.Sc. Zoology from prestigious institutes like University of Lucknow and their affiliated colleges, one student takes admission in BLTC, and one student pursues the Computer “O” level equivalent course CABA, and DTP from the Government Recognized Institution.

Achievements

Department of Zoology perform various best practices to achieve academic distinctiveness, such as:

• To induce scientific temperament among students, the Department of Zoology successfully performed various Educational Visits to Scientific Institutions in Lucknow and nearby places like CDRI, Regional Science City and Kukrail Reserve Forests, etc.
• Department Faculty and the students always actively participated in various Academic Events/ Conferences/ Activities in the Regional, National and International institutes via offline/online mode.
• The faculty and the students of zoology department performed field study and collected/preserved various food Fishes/ animals for the establishment of mini Zoological Museum in the Department of Zoology as well as Departmental Library.

Head of Department

Programmes Offered

List of Faculty Members

Syllabus

Class Schedule

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