Department of Zoology was established in 1961 offering Pre-degree programme in Biology stream, later in 1977, the department started to offer 3-year B.Sc. Zoology programme in Zoology, with Botany and Chemistry as complementary courses. Since 2024-25 academic year, as per NEP 2020 and CUFYUGP, department offers Four year B.Sc. Zoology Honours Programme, with specialisation in Entomology. The department also offers MDCs and Minor Courses in General Zoology.
Thursday, October 20, 2022
Saturday, October 8, 2022
Forest cleaning and Faunal Monitoring at Dhoni Forests, Palakkad
Forest cleaning and Faunal Monitoring at Dhoni Forests, Palakkad
Wildlife Week Celebration & Extension Activity
Date: 08.10.2022
Organised jointly by Biodiversity Club and Department of Zoology & Botany
Student Particpants: 41 student members of the club
Teacher participants: Ms. Preethi, N. (Convenor), Dr. Pramod Namboothiri and Ms.Akhila (Faculty members)
Students were given an orientation on Dhoni forests, its fauna and flora by Mr. Sivasankaran
Saturday, September 17, 2022
Dragonfly monitoring at Thathengalam Forest, Silent Valley National Park, Palakkad
Dragonfly monitoring at Thathengalam Forest,
Silent Valley National Park, Palakkad
Date: 17.09.2022
Participants: Students of Sem 3 and Sem 5 B.Sc. Zoology
Association with: Society for Odonate Studies and Forest Department, Silent Valley Division
Teacher participants: Preethi, N., Dr. Anil ,K. and Akhila K.
SOS members: Mohammed Sharief, Ranjith Jose, Vivek Chandran, Cicy Ann
Forest official escort: Rajesh Kumar (Biologist), Dasan (Forest watcher)
Thursday, September 15, 2022
Rendezvous: Online Orientation for I Semester B.Sc. Students
Online Orientation on Academic and Career Prospects for I Semester B.Sc. Students 2022
An Online Orientation Session was conducted for I semester B.Sc. students on 14th September 2022 (Wednesday) from 6pm - 7pm.
Target audience: I B.Sc. Zoology students
Attended: I & II B.Sc. Zoology students
Resource Person: Ms. Rohini, Ph.D. Research Scholar, Chemical Ecology Lab, IISER Kolkata
Ms. Rohini is a former student from the Department of Zoology, NSS College Ottapalam (2017 Pass out Batch). She completed her M.Sc. in Animal Sciences from Central university of Kerala, Kasargode in 2019. After qualifying CSIR-JRF, she joined IISER Kolkata for PhD under Dr. Radhika Venkatesan, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences in 2021.
Google meet link: meet.google.com/nnv-opch-sjq
Sunday, September 11, 2022
Friday, September 2, 2022
Online National Workshop on IPR
Online Workshop on “Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) &Patents and Designs filing”
In association with Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Intellectual Property Management (RGNIIPM) Government of India, Nagpur (Under National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission)
Date & Time of Programme: 02 September 2022, at 11am to 12pm
Speaker Name &Designation: KUMAR RAJU Asst. Controller of Patents & Designs, IPO Mumbai/RGNIIPM Nagpur
Google meet link: https://meet.google.com/wjy-hakb-oed
Monday, August 29, 2022
Dragonfly monitoring of Bharathapuzha 2022
Dragonfly monitoring of Bharathapuzha
In association with World Wildlife Fund for nature (WWF) India, as part of pan-India Dragonfly festival 2022, 10 students from II and III B.Sc. Zoology participated in wetland monitoring at Bharathapuzha. The monitoring is scheduled to be dome twice a month from August 2022 to December 2022.
The monitoring is assisted by memebers of Society for Odonate Studies.
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