M.Sc. in Zoology

The department conducts masters course in zoology with emphasis in the core areas and also specialisation with respect to the recent trends and areas of local importance. It also provides facility for doctoral programme in areas of animal physiology, genetic toxicology, wetland biology,environmental biology, ornithology and human genetics.

Major Facilities include Environmental chamber, Animal tissue culture facility, Light microscopy, Freeze microtomy, Electrophysiology, Gas chromatography, Flurospectrophotmetry , Clinical Autoanalyser, Animal House, Coldroom, Lyophiliser, Liquid Nitrogen Plant, Image Analyser and UV - Visible spectrophotometry

Course Structure

# Animal Systamatics, Diversity and Evolution
# Cell and Molecular Biology
# Animal Physiology
# Practicals based on ZOC 01, 02 and 03
# Comparative Anatomy of Chordates and Non Chordates
# Developmental Biology and Ecology
# Endocrinology and Biology of Reproduction
# Practicals (based on ZOC 05, 06,07)

Optional Subjects
# Toxicology and Bioassay
# Aquatic Biology and Fisheries
# Biochemistry and Biophysics
# Remote Sensing Techniques and its Applications in Ecology and Animal Sciences
# Animal Tissue Culture
# Immunology
# Biostatistics and Computer Sciences
# Biochemical Techniques
# Human Genetics
# Entomology
# Ergonomics and Occupational Physiology
# Cell Biology