MSc ZOOLOGY

MSc in Zoology (CBCSS, under Choice Based Credit Semester System)
Specialization: Agricultural, Medical and Forensic Entomology
Number of Seats: 12
Duration: 4 Semesters

Jobs Prospects:
Postgraduate program in zoology aimed strong baseline for higher studies and basic qualification for many jobs. Students are trained for National Level competitive exams and they also have different job opportunities in pharmaceutical companies, medical colleges and if they qualify for JRF/NET, then these students are eligible for Assistant Professorship. The students may also have various openings in State and Central Govt. services (KPSC and UPSC), like Fisheries officer, Quarantine Entomology, Tea and Coffee boards, Forestry and agriculture; Teaching at Senior Secondary level and colleges & universities and R&D agencies and Research Institutes.

Course Structure (2019 onwards)

I SEMESTER THEORY

#	Code No. & Title of the Course	Credits	External Weightage	Internal Weightage
1	ZOL1C01- Biochemistry and Cytogenetics	4	36	5
2	ZOL1C02- Biophysics and Biostatistics	4	36	5
3	ZOL1C03- Ecology and Ethology	4	36	5

II SEMESTER THEORY

#	Code No. & Title of the Course	Credits	External Weightage	Internal Weightage
1	ZOL2C04- Physiology	4	36	5
2	ZOL2C05- Molecular Biology	4	36	5
3	ZOL2C06- Systematics and Evolution	4	36	5

I and II SEMESTER PRACTICAL

#	Code No. & Title of the Course	Credits	External Weightage	Internal Weightage
1	ZOL2L01- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biostatistics	4	24	5
2	ZOL2L02- Physiology, Molecular Biology and Cytogenetics	4	24	5
3	ZOL2L03- Ecology, Ethology, Systematics and Evolution	4	24	5

III SEMESTER THEORY

#	Code No. & Title of the Course	Credits	External Weightage	Internal Weightage
1	ZOL3C07-Immunology	4	24	5
2	ZOL3C08- Developmental Biology and Endocrinology	4	24	5
3	ZOL3E09- Entomology 1: Morphology and Taxonomy	4	24	5

IV SEMESTER THEORY

#	Code No. & Title of the Course	Credits	External Weightage	Internal Weightage
1	ZOL4C10- Biotechnology and Microbiology	4	24	5
2	ZOL4E11- Entomology II: Anatomy and Physiology	4	24	5
3	ZOL4E12- Entomology III: Agricultural, Medical & Forensic Entomology	4	24	5

III and IV SEMESTER PRACTICAL

#	Code No. & Title of the Course	Credits	External Weightage	Internal Weightage
1	ZOL4L04-Immunology, Developmental Biology, Endocrinology, Biotechnology, Microbiology & Microtechnique	4	24	5
2	ZOL4L05- Entomology 1 & II	4	24	5
3	ZOL4L06- Entomology III	4	24	5
4	ZOL4P07- Project Work	4	24	5
5	ZOL4V08- Viva Voce (Project-2 + General-2)	4	24	5

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