Zoology

Science Department

About Zoology Department

The department of Zoology was established in the year 1999 to cater the Zoology General course under the University of Calcutta and in the year 2004 for imparting Zoology honours course under the University of Calcutta , but since 2010 onwards our college are running under West Bengal State University . The first Head of the Department was Dr. Soumendra nath Poddar . Currently the department are running under the leadership of Dr. Indrajit Biswas . The department has many dynamic and experienced faculties from different background like Dr. S Rehan Ahmad , Dr. Anindya Sundar Bhunia , Miss Rituparna Maithy and Shri Santanu Das. he Department caters the need for the students from rural and backward area of Dakshineswar and also from allied localities; making them a very good asset for society. Being one of the active and important departments of science, it serves to inculcate social responsibilities and serve the society by not only becoming Teachers, Scientists, Zoologists but also as responsible citizens who bridge the gap between science and common man. The Department has linkages with many national and international Institutes, universities and centres of excellence in different disciplines in and outside the country. The vision of the Department vision is to provide academic leadership to the subject of Zoology and undertake quality teaching at Undergraduate (UG) levels , enduring academic performance of the students empowered with entrepreneurial and industrial skills as also enlightened with the other modern technologies . The mission of the department consistent with our mission is to provide students with an unparallel learning experience in a supportive and caring milieu by being facilitators to connect knowledge with the field application and inculcate friendly leaning culture by acting as role models with excellence in academics. Intake capacity is 50 ( 30 UR, 11 SC, 3 ST, 4 OBC – A, 2 OBC- B, 0 PC )

Present Faculties


  • Dr. Indrajit Biswas(HoD)

    Assistant Professor
    MSc. PhD || Experience : 6 YEARS
  • Dr. S. Rehan Ahmad

    Assistant Professor
    B.Ed (C.U.), M.Sc., PhD (Microbiology) || Experience : 5 years
  • Dr. Anindya Sundar Bhunia

    SACT I
    M.Sc. Ph.D || Experience : 6 Years
  • Sri Shantanu Das

    SACT I
    M.Sc. || Experience : 5 years
  • Smt. Rituparna Maity

    SACT II
    M.Sc, B.Ed || Experience : 6 YEARS

Teaching Plan


# Title File
1 ROUTINE OF FIVE YEARS (FROM 2017-18 TO 2021-22) View File
2 ACADEMIC PLAN OF FIVE YEARS (FROM 2017-18 TO 2021-22) View File
3 ACADEMIC CALENDAR OF FIVE YEARS ( FROM 2017-18 TO 2021-22) View File
4 ACADEMIC CALENDAR JULY,2023-DECEMBER 2023 View File
5 ACADEMIC PLAN 2022-23 View File

Departmental Activities


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1 WWF EARTH HOUR CELEBRATION View File
2 EXTENSION LECTURE AQUARIUM View File
3 VISIT TO KOLKATA BOOK FAIR View File
4 VISIT TO POULTRY FAIR View File
5 NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY CELEBRATION View File
6 TEACHERS DAY CELEBRATION AND FRESHERS WELCOME View File

Webinars/Seminars Held


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1 A Webinar titled “Sericulture in India” organized jointly with ENVS Department and IQAC View File
2 A 3-day international webinar/programme with over 200 participants from 25th to 27th June,2020 Titled - “Effective scientific and technological approach in combating CIVID-19 across the world” View File

Educational Tour


Field trips, sometimes referred to as educational trips, are a crucial component of the educational process. These are educational outings that allow students to experience and learn about new locations, cultures, and things outside of the classroom. In addition to improving classroom instruction, educational travels also foster social and emotional growth and expose children to real-world scenarios. We shall go into greater detail about the goal of educational travels in this essay. Educational field-trips provide students a distinctive chance to acquire new skills and interests while learning in a different environment.


Some of Educational Tour


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DOOARS, WEST BENGAL( JALDAPARA NATIONAL PARK, JAYANTI AND VCBC)


09 Dec 2022

Students of hons’ of Zoology experienced a diverse accounts of field trips and tour experiences at Dooars for their partial fulfillment of CBCS syllabus. Trip included various kinds of field based activities, which were – two safaris, one early morning and other evening, for siting and understanding the diversity, habit and distribution with identification diverse animals and plants and their marks at Jaladapara NP and study of Vulture at VCBC with a trekking at Jayanti

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DIGHA SCIENCE CENTRE AND MARK ZSI


06 Jun 2022

Students of hons’ of Zoology experienced a scientific and technical study tour in collaboration with Digha Science Centre, Digha and MARC, ZSI for their special paper course in 6th Semester CBCS syllabus. Students live and study of floral and faunal diversity and knowledge of basic space, astronomy sciences. Students were also part of the celebration of Day of Astronomy by Digha Science Centre and experienced telescopic view of moon. At DCS they learned a new preservation techniques by the officials. At MARC, ZSI they interacted with scientist Dr. Prasad Chandra Tudu about the marine and coastal ecosystem.

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SUNDARBAN BIOSPHERE RESERVE


14 Nov 2019

Students of Zoology Hons visited Sundarban Man and Biosphere Reserve for their partial fulfillment of 1st Semester syllabus. The study tour conducted within the core areas of Sundarban National Park and Biosphere Reserve. Students visited the Sundarban Museum at Sandeshkhali and studied the estuarine-mangroove floral and faunal diversity and ecosystem at Sandeshkhali, Sudhanyakhali and Dobanki islands.

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DOOARS, VCBC AND JALDAPARA NATIONAL PARK


13 Nov 2018

Students of Zoology Hons’ under CBCS System has syllabus at 1st Semester Hons’ to visit a National Park and study various parameters related to ecology and anthropology. Students studied faunal and floral species variety and identification at Jaldapara National Park with ecology of Dooars region and documented the experiences of man-animal conflict by local ethnic groups. At Jayanti, students studied landscape ecology.

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GORUMARA NATIONAL PARK, BUXA TIGER RESERVE, WB


18 Feb 2018

Students of Zoology hons’ visited Dooars and adjoining areas of Gorumara National Park, Buxa Tiger Reserve, Jayanti for studying animal behaviour of peacock dance at Gorumara National Park, habit and ecology of species at Jayanti river-bed and visited Butterfly garden at Jayanti for their partial fulfillment of hons’ course.

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BAKKHALI, WEST BENGAL


07 Mar 2017

Students of Zoology hons’ visited Bakkhali, Frazerganj sea beaches of West Bengal by Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas for their partial fulfillment of 3year hons graduation course. Students also study the coastline ecosystem and ecology behavior of coastal fauna at Henry’s island, Bakkhali sea beach.

Research Activities


# Numbers Type of Publication File
1 14 PATENT PUBLISHED BY DR. REHAN AHMAD View File

Academic Resource Bank


# Title Session Semester File Link
1 SEMESTER IIH ZOOACOR03T View File NA
2 ZOOACOR02T/ UNIT:1// BASICS IN ECOLOGY View File NA
3 Semester I Zooacor02p: life table View File NA
4 Zooacoro3t: unit o5 Mollusca- torsion in gastropods View File NA
5 ZOOACOR03T: UNIT-5 Mollusca: Pearl Formation in bivalves View File NA
6 ZOOACOR03T: Unit-06 Echinodermata View File NA
7 ZOOACOR02P : Unit 2 View File NA
8 ZOOACOR05T/ UNIT:3 // ORIGIN OF CHORDATA View File NA
9 ZOOLOGY (H) : SEMESTER I ZOOACOR02P UNIT 2 View File NA
10 ZOOACOR06T / Unit 4: Muscular System View File NA
11 ZOOACOR01T UNIT:03// CNIDARIA: CORAL REEF View File NA
12 ZOOACOR01T UNIT:3// CNIDARIA:POLYMORPHISM View File NA
13 ZOOACOR05T: UNIT 4 FISHES - PARENTAL CARE View File NA
14 ZOOACOR10T: UNIT 5; IMMUNOGLOBULINS View File NA
15 ZOOADSE01T : ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR: UNIT 3: Social Behaviour and Sexual Behaviour and Communication View File NA

Magazine


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