Department / Institute Contact Information
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Address
Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences,
Dean Faculty of life science
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Phone
9837021832
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Email
pksingh29364@yahoo.com
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About Department
Zoology Department was established in 1981 with Ph.D. and M.Phil. programs. The
M.Phil program is of 2 semesters with 5 courses and a dissertation in partial
fulfillment of degree and is approved by UGC as well as state Government.
Initially with the teachers of the university the program was started at Agra
College, Agra with Prof. D.P.S. Bhati as Head of Department. The department was
shifted to Institute of Social Science building, Agra University at Paliwal park
campus in 1982. After that the Department was shifted to Institute of Basic
Sciences building in 1988 at Khandari campus. Recently in 1999 the building of
School of Life Sciences came in existence and the Department could find its
permanent home in School of Life Sciences. The Department was Headed by Prof.
P.N. Saxena after Prof. D.P.S. Bhati and presently by Prof. Dr. (Mrs.) Asha
Agarwal is Head of the Department of Zoology. By rotation one of the Professors
of this School is designated as Dean of Life Sciences and both above Professors
have been the Deans in past. The students after having passed M.Phil. program or
after completing Ph.D. have been blessed with suitable jobs either in
educational institute or in Government as well as private sector .
Faculties
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S .No
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02.
03.
04.
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Name
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Designation
Professor
Professor
Professor and Head
UGC Scientist
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Qualifications
M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D
M.Sc., Ph.D.
M.Sc., Ph.D
M.Sc., Ph.D.
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Courses
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Courses Name
M.Phil.
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Syllabus
5 courses
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Duration
01 year
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Minimum – Eligibility
Post Graduate (Zoology) with 55% marks
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Admission Procedure
Entrance test
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No of Seats
15
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M.Sc.
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12 courses
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02 years
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Graduate (ZBC) with 55% marks
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Entrance test/Merit
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20
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Ph.D.
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M.Sc. / M.Phil (zoology)
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Entrance test
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28
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Research Area
M.Phil. optional papers-
1. Environmental Pollution
2. Toxicology
3. Endocrinology
M.Sc Specialization-
1. Environmental Biology
2. Molecular Cell Biology
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Achievements Regarding department
(i) A good number (500) of Research papers published in various international and national journals
(ii) Large number of abstracts have been published in proceedings of conferences/seminars
(iii) Faculty members delivered invited lectures at national and international platforms
(iv) Students got many awards for best research paper presentations in conferences
(v) Department of Zoology has been the mother department of all the departments of School of Life Sciences
(vi) Number of students have cleared CSIR/UGC NET and placed in various research institutes.
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