Department of Zoology

 

 

1. Name and address of the department     :   Department of Zoology

                                                                       PO & Dist. Bongaigaon

                                                                      (ASSAM), PIN 783380

2. Telephone number/s                               :  03664-228808 (office)

3. Date of establishment of the department : w. e. f. 1986-87

4. Built-up area of the department in sq. m.  109 Sq. m

5. Programmes  offered :

 

Programme	Level of study	Cut-off  marks at  entry level in %	Student strength
B.Sc. Major	UG	Passed HS exam with at least 40% in the subject Biology	20
B.Sc. General	UG	Passed HS exam with at least 30% in the subject Biology.	50

 

6. List the teaching staff  : 

Name of the Teaching staff	Designation	Highest Qualification	Specialisation
Sri Pronoy Kr. Deka.	Senior Lecturer	M.Sc.	Fish & Fishery Biology.
Sri Biplab Kr. Saha.	Senior Lecturer	M.Sc.	Cell Biology
Mrs. Purnima Devi	Selection Grade Lecturer	M.Sc.	Fish & Fishery Biology
Dr. Hilloljyoti Singha	Lecturer	Ph. D	Animal Ecology & Wildlife Biology

 

7. Infrastructure :

      Jointly with the Botany Department, an Herbal Garden Maintenance committee is being run. In this Herbal Garden, besides some botanical components the department has a butterfly-rearing house. The department has a field Lab in the herbal Garden itself and the adjoining hills, which are also the property of the College.

 

 8. Activities :

(a) The Department monitors overall performance of the students through regularly conducting unit tests, seminar, group discussion, fieldwork etc.

(b) The teachers update themselves by attending U G C sponsored orientation course, Refresher course, attending workshops, seminar, group discussion, etc.

 (c) The Department has a unique Field Lab, Butterfly Rearing House in the Herbal Garden, where students earn extra knowledge besides the regular learning. Moreover, the Department guides on Basic Ornithology to its students.