Department Profile
The Department of Zoology is a constituent entity of the Faculty of Science, Palamuru University. Since its inception in the year 2014-15, it has been the foremost center for learning in all aspects of animal sciences in India. The department of Zoology is keenly following the guidelines of Palamuru University and the University Grants Commission to outreach the students. The Department of Zoology offers an up-to-date and pertinent post-graduation program, M.Sc. in Zoology, with an emphasis on fundamentals as well as emerging areas of modern biology. Further, the department offers a M.Sc. course with specializations such as neuroscience and fish biology along with project work due to the wide scope for research. The department has well-equipped laboratories and well-furnished infrastructure facilities along with well-experienced teaching staff members in different fields of zoology. Initial teaching efforts in the department were tailored to train students, leading them to crack NET/SET exams as well as to pursue Ph.D. programs. The department offers a M.Sc. Zoology course with a semester system with an intake of 40 students per year. Since 2018, the department has been offering the Choice Based Credit System for the M.Sc. in Zoology course with an emphasis on hands-on practical training of the students and continuous internal assessment. The department regularly conducts extension lectures/seminars/Workshops to enrich the research knowledge of the students and faculty.