Dept. of Zoology

The Department of Biology was started in the year 1953 with 2 faculty members, one in Botany and the other in Zoology. It was bifurcated into Botany and Zoology Departments in 1967.The Zoology department then functioned with 3 members and Prof. A. M. Joseph became the Head of the Department. At present the department is running undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Zoology. B.Sc. course was started in the year1982. M.Sc. course with Environmental science as specialization was introduced in 2001.

The Goals and Objectives of the Department:
Provide quality education in natural science. 
Induce the spirit of resource conservation and love for nature. 
Motivate the students for self-employment in applied branches of zoology. 
Equip the students for higher education. 
Provide opportunities for personality and skill development. 
Impart value-based education. 
Make the students members of civil society. 

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